News

The call for proposals for the Warwick Education Conference 2025/26 is now open. This year’s theme invites us to explore teaching approaches that centre lived experience, challenge systemic barriers, and nurture students' capacity to imagine and enact meaningful change. Submissions are invited from across the education community (students and staff) and offer a variety of ways for you to share your work or lead community discussions. There is also support for writing your submission and opportunity to become a submission reviewer.

The submission deadline is Monday 9^th February 2026. The conference itself will be taking place on Thursday 4^th June 2026.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact educationconference@warwick.ac.uk

We are delighted to invite you to the following event What Makes a Good Education?, hosted by the Warwick Policy Hub.

At a time when the UK Higher Education sector is under considerable pressure and the form, accessibility, and value of a university education are all up for debate, join us to hear from a panel of experts on what the future of HE will – or should - look like.

Event Details:

• Thursday, 22 January 2026
• 15:00 – 17:00
• Space 43 - Scarman Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Scarman Rd, Coventry CV4 7SH
• FREE – registration essential

This event will include:

• Summary and response to the most recent government Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
• Panel discussion entitled “Is a University Degree Still Worth It?”
• Flash talks in which panellists will each respond to the question "What Makes a Good Education?"

Speakers include high-profile experts in education, widening participation, and public policy including:

• Hollie Chandler - Director of Policy at the Russell Group
• Jablai Saleh - Headteacher at Birmingham's Yenton Primary School
• Charlotte Harding - Head of HR Partnering, Operations at British Airways
• Professor James Hayton - Vice-Provost and Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Professor Chris Moran - Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences (Research and Impact)
• Professor Fiona Copland - Head of the School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences
• Sam Roseveare - Director of National and Regional Policy

This free event aligns with one of the University's 10+1 Big Questions of the Social Sciences, and is an opportunity to explore in depth how Higher Education shapes social mobility and employability; to gain insights from local and national perspectives on both policy and practice; and to connect with a diverse network of colleagues, researchers, students, and external stakeholders who are curious about what a meaningful, equitable education should look like.

Registration is free and essential: Register here.

The Impact Team

UPEN have launched a new funding pot for UPEN institutions. This is a rolling call so there is no fixed deadlines.

Participation Fund launched: awards up to £5,000 available – UPEN

Please take the opportunity to sign up to one of our social media workshops for researchersLink opens in a new window, in January / February 2026, where we’ll run through the new Social Media Playbook and the Social Media Guidance for Academic Staff, as well as having opportunities for Q+A.

Explore how the central university Social Media team and the Research Communications team can help you to promote your research and grow your professional profile.

We look forward to seeing lots of you in the new year!

Kind regards,

Research Communications team | Marketing, Communications and Insight

Did you know that Warwick’s Department of Sociology hosts a world-renowned research centre which organises talks, film screenings and research initiatives focusing on gender and feminism? It is called the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender, and it is a supportive, trans-inclusive meeting place for students (both UG and PG) and staff at Warwick (and beyond) interested in these topics.

If you would like to be kept informed of our events and activities, you can sign up for the CSWG mailing list hereLink opens in a new window.

You can also find out more about the Centre hereLink opens in a new window.

Do pass this email on to friends/colleagues in other departments who also share an interest in gender and feminism...

We hope to see you at one of our future meetings and events (which will all be advertised through the mailing list above). If you want to get in touch in the meantime, you can reach us on cswg@warwick.ac.uk

All the best,

The CSWG Team