From the 20^th to 22^nd April 2022, we will be inviting up to 30 young people from Year 12 to our campus. Participants will spend three days and two nights experiencing university life, with many being away from home for the first time.

Events will involve taking part in Faculty taster sessions, life skills workshops, shopping, cooking and a mini group project. The aim is to support young people to make the transition from school and home life to a more independent future.

For further details, please contact Damien Homer, Faculty of Arts Widening Participation Coordinator at Damien.Homer@warwick.ac.uk

The biennial conference of the SIS at the University of Warwick on 20^th-22^nd April 2022 looks forward to bringing together again the Italian Studies community in the UK and Ireland, Italy, and beyond to share their emergent and ongoing research. We welcome scholars and practitioners at all stages of their academic and professional careers who are working on the diversity of cultures, languages, histories, and creative practices associated with Italy from the medieval period to the present and future. In planning papers, panels, and broader participation, colleagues are invited to think inclusively about what is encompassed by research and teaching in Italian Studies, which kinds of expertise and experience contribute meaningfully to its advancement, and how knowledge, outcomes, and ideas might most effectively be exchanged in the context of this gathering of diverse specialists after the recent interruption to the rhythm of regular, discipline-wide engagement.