Global Sustainable Development News
Design Studies team wins Community Engagement Award for work with vulnerable elderly communities
Our Design Studies department has been awarded the Community Impact Award by the 2025 Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) in recognition of their ongoing commitment to advancing sustainable innovation within local communities through interdisciplinary and socially engaged design.
GSD staff and students representing at the Warwick Education Conference
Two members of our teaching faculty and a current student will be representing the Global Sustainable Development department at this year’s Warwick Education Conference. This conference is a significant annual event in the academic calendar and aims to bring students and staff together to connect, share ideas and experiences, and inspire each other.
My University Journey - Professor Chris Dolan
In the latest of our University Journey series – where members of our GSD teaching faculty discuss what they picked for their undergraduate degree and why – we speak to Professor Chris Dolan, who convenes on our modules Violence, Peace, and Sustainable Development, Taboo Topics, and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. He shares his experiences of his university days; from switching degrees in his second year of study to his research on internally displaced persons struggling to survive conflict in Northern Uganda.
GSD academic receives significant research grant for study on climate warmth and its effect on children’s mental health
A member of our teaching faculty has received a £150,000 grant to conduct research as part of a larger project investigating climate-induced high temperatures and how they impact the mental health of children.
GSD academic publishes new book exploring finance sector impact on capitalism
A member of our teaching faculty has recently published a new book questioning whether the finance sector remains the true culprit for capitalism’s toxic effects.
GSD professor publishes research in prestigious humanitarian law journal
One of our GSD academics has seen his pivotal research on sexual violence published in a world-renowned humanitarian law, policy and action journal.
GSD professor obtains teaching leadership award
Professor Stephanie Panichelli-Batalla, a GSD professor and the University’s Academic Director for Sustainability, was awarded the Principal Fellowship of Advance HE. The fellowship is awarded to highly experienced Higher Education teaching professionals whose practice involves a sustained record of effectiveness in strategic leadership of high-quality learning.
My University Journey - Dr Ed Loveman
In this piece, Dr Ed Loveman discusses how a significant turning point in his life would eventually lead to him becoming one of the first members of teaching staff at Warwick’s newly established Design Studies division.
My University Journey - Dr Romain Chenet
In our University Journey blog series, the team behind our Global Sustainable Development department share their personal experiences of university and how it helped them get to where they are today. Dr Romain Chenet is GSD’s Senior Teaching Fellow, as well as our Director of Undergraduate Studies and Admissions. Romain here shares early experiences of university and how GSD has developed to prepare students for the modern world.
Design Studies Staff Run Engaging Esports Camp for Young Aspiring Game Designers
Two academics from Warwick’s newly established Design division recently delivered a range of engaging activities for an Esports camp aimed at young aspiring game designers.
Over the Easter holidays, Dr Edward Loveman and Dr James MacKrill were involved in a holiday camp for young attendees aged 4-16, who were able to experience the process of designing games based around sustainability and environmental awareness issues.