We are delighted to be planting a significant number of trees and hedgerow plants this winter; this planting will extend habitats and create wildlife corridors. Find out more about how we are ‘leading by example’ in biodiversity.

With increased pressure on businesses to be flexible, resilient, increase efficiency and to meet sustainability goals there is an unprecedented need for new skills in the workforce. WMG has launched the Skills Centre, offering an ever changing and growing range of courses to meet current and future industry and business needs. The Centre is launching with seven new courses in innovative technologies ranging from energy systems, intelligent vehicles, digital and manufacturing.

The first stage of the Warwick Institute of Engagement’s (WIE) collaboration and co-production fund has been completed. Awards of up to £3,000 were available to support activities that focus on building new, or strengthening existing, relationships, with local, regional, and national community partners, groups or organisations. See the selected 4 awardees and find out more about their projects.

Tributes have been paid to the late Dr Iain Smith by his family and the friends who he made through his work in academia and his love of music

Congratulations to Andrew McIntosh, selected as this year's Community winner! Discover all #WarwickAutumn social media winners and hear feedback from local professional photographer and expert, Jamie Gray.

Hear from Shannon Stevenson, Community Communications Executive and Coventry local, in her latest blog.

Matthew Thompson, a Warwick Medical School student who volunteered at Nuneaton's George Eliot Hospital, used specialist equipment to take photographs of staff in their working environment in the summer of 2020. He did this to illustrate the range of people involved in the care of patients during the pandemic, and has now had the portraits put on display as a photography exhibition at the hospital.

The new Faculty of Arts building will open its doors on 6th December to students, staff and the public and will put collaboration and engagement at the heart of a new campus 'cultural quarter'. The new building provides an interdisciplinary learning and research space and will also host events and exhibitions open to all. Learn more about this new, exciting development!

A new role has been created in WMG, University of Warwick, entitled 'The Lord Bhattacharyya Chair in Education', to continue the late Lord Bhattacharyya's legacy enhancing WMG’s academic expertise in the understanding, development and teaching of engineering and manufacturing internationally.

Please be advised the A46 north bound exit slip road will be closed overnight on the 18 November 2021 between 20:00 and 06:00 to allow works to be carried out in the area in preparation for the arrival of bridge beams later this month.

On the morning of Saturday 27 November at 00:01, both north and south bound carriageways on the A46 are to be closed between Thickthorn island at Kenilworth and Stivichall interchange at Coventry. This closure will remain in place until the evening of Sunday 28 November.

TeenTech City of Tomorrow will see Coventry school children make a city of recyclable household items, with help from researchers at WMG, University of Warwick who will teach them all about sustainability. A select few ideas – buildings and technology- will then be exhibited at the Coventry Transport Museum.

We welcomed the Bolivian president to campus last week, a Warwick Alumnus in Economics who inspired a group of gathering students, answering their questions about his studies and time at Warwick. You can find out more and watch the interview.

Open to all, we will be holding our annual act of remembrance on the Piazza this Armistice Day 11 November from 10:45am. You can also join us on Remembrance Sunday 14 November and watch the Big Screen streaming the coverage of the Remembrance Day commemorations at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

Do you have any old, unused, personal laptops that you no longer use? Older laptops can be converted into Chromebooks and the aim of this project is to provide as many converted Chromebooks as possible to Afghan refugee families living in the local area.

Join us, in person or online, for a day of inspiration, networking, innovation and catching up. We will have lots to show you – our space is newly refurbished and ready for innovating! We also have a new Esports space and kit, Incubator and Accelerator programmes and spaces, and you can meet the team too!

The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory aims to create and upskill scientists with a programme of training and, with close links to universities, inspire a new generation to choose a career in STEM. Find out more about the partnership.

Congratulations to the student Warwick Human Powered Submarine Team who were recognised for their work on Godiva Submarine at the International Submarine Races.

Hear from Nigel Driffield, a Warwick world-leading researcher who has helped bring £1 billion of investment to Birmingham, inspired by the mass unemployment of 1980s to help make a difference, seeing economics as a force to improve people's lives.

In the next local history series, Jill Kashi of Westwood Heath History Group shares research on the history of Tocil House Farm.

Delegates will engage directly with Warwick researchers working at the forefront of developing interdisciplinary ways to help address the challenges of sustainability across our region. Find out more.

We aim to share information about local roadworks activity that may cause disruption to people travelling to and from campus.

You may want to be aware of these roadworks in the coming weeks, when planning your journey to campus.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 9 September) announced the 54 winners of the 2021 RIBA National Awards for architecture, which includes the Professor Lord Bhattacharyya building, home to NAIC (National Automotive Innovation Centre) at WMG, University of Warwick. Find out more.

Micromobility refers to small lightweight efficient vehicles, which can be used to make short distance journeys. The future of micromobility is incredibly topical, and to bring together all aspects of it WMG, at the University of Warwick, hosted the UK’s first live micromobility event. The event not only saw the demonstration of many new exciting and existing micromobility vehicles from e-scooters to e-cargo bikes, but also outlined the opportunities for the UK to lead this sector in battery development and recycling, human factors and behavioural change, materials development and more.

There will be overnight road closures of the A46 between Monday 6th September - Thursday 9th September to install the narrow lanes, subject to the progress of the Highways England’s resurfacing scheme on the A46 between M40 junction 15 and Leek Wootton. Find out more.

West Midlands Cycle Hire is coming to University of Warwick, linking our campus into a network of 1500 hire bikes and 170 docking stations across the region.

They can offer you the resources, training and support you need to bring your ideas to life.

• Do you have a great idea for a project that will benefit your community?
• Do you organise activities that bring people together in your area?
• Can you bring community members together to co-create a project?
• Would you like to gain the skills and confidence to turn your idea into a reality?

Visit the City of Culture webpages for more details and information on how to apply.

Between 31 August and 7 December, roadworks are planned to take place on Westwood Heath Road between the two junctions of Ten Shilling Drive and Roughknowles Road. Coventry City Council have indicated that there may be 2 way or 3 way temporary traffic lights at times during these works— delays are possible.

The road closure will be for 3 weeks followed by 2 weeks of temporary lights on Gibbet Hill Road via the Moreall Meadows junction.

Looking for something fun to do with the family this holiday? Check out our Summer of STEM Padlet, full of exciting suggestions to try at home.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date (29 July 2021) when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We are consuming and destroying too much for our planet to remain habitable. Find out more and see how you can help to move the date back.

See research from Christine Ennew, Provost at the University of Warwick suggest why Government, academia and industry must pull together to combat the climate crisis effectively.

In June this year, Coventry got its first Walk Talk Walk global organisation called Run Talk Run, which was founded by Jess Robson in London in December 2017. The idea was to make movement and wellbeing support less intimidating and more accessible in the communities. The walks take place every Thursday evening at 18:30, starting from the Warwick Sports and Wellness Hub. The routes are planned around the campus area and are usually 3 to 5k long, taking about an hour to complete

We are pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for two different awards this year for the Social Mobility Awards and Student Social Mobility Awards 2021.

An engineering research team at WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) at the University of Warwick have vividly brought to life one of Coventry’s medieval buildings using 3-D virtual reality technology in a new City of Culture exhibition. Find out more and how to attend the exhibition.

University staff have provided advice and assistance getting the megalab up and running. The University is also providing facilities to assist with the recruitment and selection and training activities for new starters.

The University of Warwick’s free Creative Futures Incubator based in Leamington Spa’s co-working space 1 Mill Street is already powering up new local businesses, but now is also powering pedestrians up the Parade in Leamington, with 2 e-trikes. These innovative pedicabs provide a creative, environmentally friendly way for residents to get around the town centre and access the shops.

The programme returned for its seventh series, filmed at UHCW NHS Trust, following the everyday, personal experiences of workers and patients alike, the new series of Hospital tells the story of the NHS in unprecedented times. It also features the research of our own Professor Siobhan Quenby of Warwick Medical School profiles her leading research into miscarriage.

Twenty Secondary Art and Design Trainees who have worked in local schools across the region are showcasing their work with pupils. Plus see some examples of the artwork created in an online exhibition.

Meet Professor Nigel Dimmock who just became a British Olympic Distance Triathlon Champion in the over 80s group, proving that you’re never too old to take part! You can learn more about Nigel’s journey in the Leamington Courier article.