Our 60th Anniversary
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!
There are plenty of events yet to come and lots of opportunities to get involved. Tickets are on sale now for the homecoming residency of In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats. Late September sees the installation of a legacy mural art piece as part of the Retreat to Create project, with top UK artist David Speed. Later on in the year you will be able to explore our Poetry Trail: A Science Art Collision.
One celebration you won't want to miss is our Global Illuminations Light Festival in November, as we reaffirm our commitment to creating a better world, together.
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.
As well as those events already listed, we will be adding more as we go into our 60th year in 2025.
Upcoming events
The Anniversary Book Collection
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!
Museum of Climate Stories: Campus Kin project
Have you had a memorable experience on campus that made you think differently about your relationship to the world around us?
To mark 60 years of the University as a place where people have been forming relationships with the land on which we live, work and study, we’re looking for stories about your encounters with the plants, lichens, trees, fungi, insects, and animals with which we share our campus.
Evening Talks Series by Academics on Peace and Reconciliation
Remembering the forgotten blitz: bombing and reconciliation in Paris and Normandy and how Coventry showed the way.
1 of 2 talks - the second talk will take place on 24th September.
More information can be found HERE!
Humans of Warwick
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After making its debut last year and becoming the backdrop for many happy family photographs, the ‘Big W’ has been refreshed for this year’s graduation season.
Inspired by the flowers of Madeira, our Gardens team have taken their green fingers and given it a new lease of life, with a nod to our 60th anniversary.
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.
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.