Regional News

An evening of talks and discussion brought together University of Warwick academics, exhibition curator and artist Hardish Virk, and members of the public at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry on Tuesday 5 May 2026, as part of the Resonate Festival.

Figures released through the Government’s Explore Education Statistics service show that Warwick ranks among the top-performing Russell Group institutions for achievement rates in Higher and Degree Apprenticeships (Levels 6 and 7) during the 2024/25 academic year.

The University of Warwick marked the tenth anniversary of its Writing Wrongs programme with a special event, bringing together young people, alumni and current Warwick students to celebrate a decade of creativity, confidence and opportunity.

The University of Warwick welcomed primary school pupils to the West regional final of its School Tasking programme at Kenilworth Castle on Wednesday 29 April.

The event was delivered as part of CreaTech Frontiers, an AHRC (UKRI)-funded programme supporting innovation across the West Midlands’ creative industries.

A new community project from the University of Warwick is challenging the persistent stereotype that women aren’t funny by inviting local women to try stand-up comedy for the first time.

The event highlighted Warwick CreaTech’s role as an industry-led innovation network, harnessing breakthrough research and talent to solve real-world challenges.

The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund is a ‘triple-helix’ model where academic, business and civic leaders work together to deliver projects to accelerate regional economic growth, scale up high-potential innovation clusters, and bridge the gap between research and commercialisation. In the West Midlands, three projects are expected to benefit from the initial £50m of government funding in line with the region’s Growth Plan.

The power of poetry meets scientific research, as the University of Warwick announces the unveiling of a new Poetry Trail to coincide with World Poetry Day (21 March).

This year’s British Science Week at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) engaged over 2,300 children from more than 40 schools across Coventry and the surrounding region with hands-on STEM workshops, campus visits, and interactive activities.

Two of the region’s most iconic institutions – the University of Warwick and Aston Villa Football Club – have today announced a landmark partnership that will unite world-class education, elite sport, and cutting-edge research.

The 96th PowerHouseGames brought energy, teamwork and fully inclusive sport to the University of Warwick, with 68 participants from Cardinal Newman, Arnold Lodge, and Avon Park, coming together for a day built around one simple motto: nobody left on the bench.

The University of Warwick opened its doors to 250 creative and cultural professionals for Future Works III, Coventry’s annual gathering for the city’s creative community.

On Thursday 19 February, young people from across Coventry had the opportunity to explore science, technology, and digital innovation when the University of Warwick hosted ‘Science Night!’ at Cheylesmore Community Centre.

A major new national study led by the University of Warwick is set to uncover the true economic and wellbeing impact of the thousands of volunteers who bring theatre, music, dance, and comedy to village halls and rural communities across England.

The University of Warwick has moved up five places in the latest QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026 to a record high position of 17th.

University of Warwick is to co-host the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Conference Finals across the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme has announced the results of the 2026 Co-Lab Policy Network Awards: an ambitious intervention to reorientate place-based cultural policymaking in a new context of UK devolution and the UK Government Missions.

A new University of Warwick study evaluating W8Buddy, a digital specialist weight management service, has started patient recruitment, potentially offering a solution to improve access to obesity care across the NHS.

Looked-after children from Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull are discovering university life through the University Explorers programme at the University of Warwick, which was Highly Commended at the national HELOA Awards for its outstanding work introducing young people to higher education.