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Empire’s Fruit: Colonial Ecologies, Food Systems, and Imperial Power - Call For Papers

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:41:26 GMT

Working with Publishers - a one-day workshop for PGRs and ECRs - Registration now open

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

The Future of Publishing in the Humanities - one-day symposium - Registration now open

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:11 GMT

Humanities Research Fund (HRF) - Funding Call

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:37:47 GMT

The Humanities Research Fund (HRF) is now accepting out-of-cycle applications for activities to be carried out between 1 December 2025 - 31 July 2026.

These will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The panel will review applications approximately every 1-2 weeks until the money is allocated.

Funding is available to support research activity in the Faculty of Arts, including:

Pump-priming to kick-start new, innovative research projects
Research Supplements
Publication costs
Conference travel

Please note that this fund requires a 10% departmental contribution.

For more details and to apply please see:

https://warwick.ac.uk/services/ris/researchstrategy/researchfunding/rdf/hrf/

Enquiries can be directed to WarwickHRF@warwick.ac.uk

Winners of the HRC Doctoral Fellowship Competition

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to:

Aidan Diable (History) / Adam Coleman (History of Art) - Pride and Place: Negotiating Self, Civic, and National Identities in Space

Jade Lindo (History) - Empire’s Fruit: Colonial Ecologies, Food Systems, and Imperial Power

Francesca Luppino (SMLC) - Say a Body where None. Necromanticism and Thanatological Imagination of the Afterlife in the Modern and Contemporary Age (1764-2027)

(Neo)Colonial Images and Literature: The Construction of the Other - Registration now open

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:50:31 GMT

Women, Power and Money - Registration now open

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:37:00 GMT

'Whose Freedom? Worksites of Freedom and the Aesthetics of Solidarity’: CFP

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:14:47 GMT

Warwick India Network Launch

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:07:42 GMT

Monday 16th March, 15:00-17:30
Panorama, Rootes Building

Join the launch of the Warwick India Network and help shape our institutional engagement with India:

Hear from the University’s senior leaders and reflect on what is, and should be, Warwick’s distinctive approach to engaging with India.
Learn about many inspiring and impactful projects that our researchers are undertaking in collaboration with partners in India.
Find out more about the Warwick India Network, and how it will connect colleagues across the institution, and facilitate collaborations with partners in India.
Sign up to the Warwick India Network mailing list to receive our news and participate in future India opportunities and events.

EU Funding & Training Opportunities

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:57:44 GMT

Please find below a summary of current EU funding and training opportunities that may be of interest across the Faculty of Arts.

Seed Funding for collaborations and for proposal writing for EU funding opportunities:

Horizon Europe Seed Fund reminder – still open for submissions, next deadline: Wed 18 March 2026, 5pm

No applications received for this deadline yet- this will be the final deadline for this academic year.

Training for Horizon Europe opportunities:

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (2026 call)- call deadline: 9 Sep 2026; deadline to apply for training: Fri 8 May 12pm. Also open to external applicants looking to be hosted at Warwick.

ERC Training by Yellow Research: Starting and Consolidator Grants 2027 calls- call deadlines: Oct 2026 for ERC STG; Jan 2027 for ERC COG; deadline to apply for training: 5pm on Wed 6 May

ERC Plus Grants- Thursday 23 April, 1.30pm- 2.30pm, online. Overview of the ERC’s newest scheme, ERC Plus Grants, with a deadline in Sep 2026. Grants of up to €7 Million (lump sum), 4-7 years, and open to all disciplines. Overview of the session. Sign up form.

MSCA Doctoral Networks- bespoke consultancy support of up to 25 hours per consortium to be offered for up to 2 proposals coordinated by Warwick academics and to be submitted to the 2026 round exclusively. Apply by 5pm on Mon 11 May.

If you have any questions about these opportunities, please get in touch.

Kind regards,

Lelia

Lelia Buretia | EU Research Development Officer | Research & Impact Services

E: lelia.buretia@warwick.ac.uk