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SCFS host international ‘Nurturing Hope’ conference on Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures

On 8th-9th May 2025, the Liberal Arts department and the School for Cross Faculty Studies ran an international conference titled ‘Nurturing Hope: Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures,’ which aimed to demonstrate how even 2,000 years later, Liberal Arts education can still provide valuable critical tools for addressing modern-day problems from the very local (Warwick) to the global. The conference was planned as part of the University of Warwick’s 60th year anniversary celebrations and looks forward to the Liberal Arts department’s 10th year anniversary – which it will be entering in 2026.

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Liberal Arts department welcomes new Research Fellow Dr Katherine Travers

Dr Katherine (Kate) Travers has recently joined the Liberal Arts department at the University of Warwick as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow. They previously held the position of Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College at the University of Oxford.

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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Najma's Story

We recently caught up with alumna Najma; who was part of our first student cohort when we launched Liberal Arts in 2016. Najma currently works in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis as a specialist corporate lawyer, with a focus on financial services regulation. She shares her story about why she first chose to study Liberal Arts at Warwick and how her degree continues to benefit her legal career today.

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Wed 19 Feb 2025, 17:03 | Tags: Liberal Arts Alumni Student stories Undergraduate

“It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!” Teaching The Legend of Zelda in Liberal Arts

Student plays Legend of Zelda on computer

Our Liberal Arts and Design Studies departments recently collaborated with Warwick’s Nintendo Society to deliver a unique, immersive, and interactive learning experience for students enrolled on our ‘The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys’ module, led by Dr. Bryan Brazeau.

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School for Cross-Faculty Studies welcomes Architectural History Expert for Engaging Workshops

On 13th November 2024 our Liberal Arts and Global Sustainable Development departments collaborated with leading theorist and historian Francesco Proto to run a series of workshops for students and staff around the concepts of Baudrillard and the hyperreal, along with an overview of Francesco’s theoretical work and his recently published book.

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Mon 16 Dec 2024, 19:30 | Tags: Liberal Arts Event School for Cross-faculty Studies

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