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Our 60th Anniversary

Our 60th Anniversary

60 years and beyond. Making a better world together

 

In our 60th year, we’re honouring our past, celebrating our present, and looking ahead to our future. And we’re inviting our community to celebrate with us!

One celebration you won't want to miss is Eternal Echoes - University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra & Chorus at Warwick Arts Centre.

We also welcome your feedback to help us understand what you enjoyed about the 60th Anniversary events.

Our Global Illuminations ProcessionLink opens in a new window saw campus came alive with a dazzling light procession.

Watch the highlights as over 1,200 people, representing our global and cultural community, joined the dazzling international light procession.

 

Celebrate with us

We invite you to join us in celebrating our anniversary by taking part in a series of special events on campus and in our local community.

Upcoming events

The Anniversary Book Collection

Date Mon, 28 Apr to Wed, 31 Dec
Location Library

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the University of Warwick, the Library has created a special collection of fiction books from the last 60 years.

Come to the Library's Breathing Space to browse at your leisure or discover the collection online by searching "University of Warwick 60th Anniversary Collection" on the Library website.

Dive into the words and worlds of popular authors!

Poetry Trail: A Science Art Collision

Date Mon, 15 Dec to Wed, 31 Dec
Location Around Campus

Celebrating the work of academics from Gibbet Hill, the trail will encourage people to explore wonderful but relatively less accessed green spaces. It will provide an opportunity for everyone to enjoy our beautiful campus through this unique experience blending literature, biology, and outdoor activity.

Humans of Warwick

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60 Years of Arts and Culture

Universities bring together a multitude of people, ideas, and of course plenty of creative thinking. So, when it comes to inspiring the student and local community, what could be more vital than a central creative touchstone?
Positioned on the doorstep of campus, the Arts Centre emphasises the warm welcome Warwick offers as well as embodying the University’s creative heart.

Visualisation of the STEM campus

University Strategy: Reshape, Refresh, Renew

The 60th anniversary energises and animates the ambition laid out in our University Strategy: to point the way ahead so that, together, we can make a better world.

Historic picture of the Arts Centre

Reflecting on 60 years

We've come a long way in 60 years. Delve into our history, and explore the events and achievements that have been formative in ensuring Warwick is a place where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

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