Achievements

Since launching our 2030 plan, and despite the challenges, we've made significant progress through a number of big investments and achievements.

Achieved Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023

highlighting our outstanding student experience and outcomes.

92% of our research rated 'world leading' or 'Internationally excellent

In the most recent REF results – a remarkable 50% of our submitted research was awarded the highest possible rating of ‘world leading’ (4 stars).

5 years after graduating, Warwick graduates ranked within the UK top 10 for highest earnings in over 11 subjects

(UK government's 2021 Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset (2018-19 data))

Academic excellence

Our students are brilliant and successful – they are now the 5th most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers and 7th highest paid (and the highest outside London and the South East) after graduation.
Warwick ranked in the top three in the Russell Group across all question themes in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS), an improvement of seven places from ranking 10th in 2018.
Achieved Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023, highlighting our outstanding student experience and outcomes.
64% increase in international applications, British applications up by 10% since 2018.
We have grown from 25,815 students to 29,165 students, from 6,574 staff to 9,065 staff, from an income of £631.5 million to an income of £839 million as at 1 February 2024.

Campus developments and partnerships

We have developed a 10-year financial strategy and capital programme.
We supported the Coventry City of Culture programme, which brought in £172.6 million for the city and engaged over one million people.
We helped found EUTOPIA, a European University Alliance, with 10 partners.
We celebrated 10 years of our partnership with Monash, an alliance which continues to deepen.
We launched an innovative partnership with University College Birmingham, unlocking new opportunities for local students in the region.
We have a new Africa hub and a series of partnerships.
Along side key partners, we have developed and grown our Wellesbourne site into the Stratford Innovation Campus.
We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arden Cross to develop a Health Innovation Campus by 2030.
Increased philanthropic support, raising ambitions from £5 million to £15 million per year since 2018.
Our Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) has been awarded the West Midlands Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in May 2024.

Research and innovation

Our research income has reached new highs each year for the past five years, standing now at £191 million in 2022/23.
We are attracting and developing the next generation of talented researchers, securing 210 new fellowships over the past three years, to a value of over £55 million.
Nurtured innovation, fostering 2,380 companies and attracting £145 million in investment, involving 14,000 students.
92% of our research rated 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
Launched National Centre for Research Culture.

Public engagement and diversity

Following on from the success of hosting the British Science Festival, we have created a sector-leading model for public engagement, the Warwick Institute of Engagement. In addition, through the Resonate Programme, we created opportunities for over 30,000 interactions with members of the public, more than 2,000 students, and around 2,200 members of staff.
We have been awarded the Race Equality Charter Mark and hold an Institutional Athena Swan Silver Award, as well as numerous department awards.
500 Warwick Scholars supported, since the programme launched in 2019, and raising British Black student numbers by 50% to 1,404.
Enhanced student support, with available financial aid at £70 million, set to rise to £87 million in the next 5 years.
We are proud to have successfully renewed our Athena Swan Charter Silver Award for gender equality in February 2024.

Sustainability commitment

We have grown our commitment to sustainability since 2018: signing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord in 2020 and launching our Way to Sustainable strategy in 2022. We have committed to five goals including net zero carbon emissions and biodiversity net gain, driving us not just to operate sustainably but also contribute to global agendas through our research, teaching, and engagement work.

Investing in our estate

In 2018, we committed to investing in our campus facilities, buildings and environment.

The interior of the Sports and Wellness Hub

Sports & Wellness Hub, 2019

£49m multisports facility for students, staff and local community. Supported the Commonwealth Games and International Children’s Games (2022).

The exterior of the Degre Apprenticeship Centre

Degree Apprenticeship
Centre, 2019

£10m dedicated facility to deliver Degree Apprenticeships, opened by the Minister of Apprenticeships and Skills in 2021. Funded by Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

Warwick Arts Centre, 2021

£43m four-year transformational development of modern, accessible new spaces with a welcoming foyer, new gallery and three new cinemas.

The exterior of Cryfield Village student accommodation

Cryfield Village, 2021

£58m, completion of 830 new bedrooms in 15 blocks, in a village environment with a central social hub.

A drone photograph of the exterior of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB)

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB), 2021

£50m highly sustainable construction. Home to, and housing laboratories for 300 biomedical researchers across the School of Life Sciences and Warwick Medical School.

The exterior of the Faculty of Arts Building

Faculty of Arts Building, 2022

£59m learning hub, awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National Award and runner-up in the Stirling Prize in 2023.