News and Events

Wednesday 15 March 2017, 19:00-20:00 | Humanities Studio

Experience the entire history and future of the universe in the space of under an hour! There will be metaphors but no interval.

The fifth annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) will be held on Tuesday 26 & Wednesday 27 September 2017 and is open to undergraduate researchers from any discipline. Submit your abstract of 250 words for the chance to present to an audience around the world via state of the art video-conferencing technology. Deadline: 20 May 2017 (early submissions encouraged).

We are now accepting applications for an IATL/IAS (Institute of Advanced Study) Early Career Teaching Fellowship, which will be to develop interdisciplinary pedagogy. Application deadline: Friday 10 March 2017.

We are looking to recruit up to three undergraduate students to support and host the award winning International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR), to take place on 26 & 27 September 2017 here at Warwick. Application deadline: Friday 24 February 2017.

Thursday 23 February 2017, 10:00 – 16:00 | Teaching Grid, Library

Undergraduates and postgraduates are invited to take part in a unique, IATL-funded public policy event modelled on a Citizens' Jury. Deliberate about and vote on public policy concerning advertising to children on television, all in the presence of expert witnesses from academia and industry.

Two members of IATL staff, Caroline Gibson and Amy Clarke, travelled to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore in January for discussions with International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) colleagues from NTU and Monash University. The visit was a great success and further cemented the relationships between the three institutions. Follow the link for more about ICUR.

This article, co-authored by IATL's Director, Nicholas Monk, and Monash colleagues Gabriel Garcia Ochoa and Sarah MacDonald, was published online on 19 January in the journal Intercultural Education.

On 14 December 2016 IATL hosted the showcase event 'Re-shaping the Learning Environment: IATL Funding for Staff', providing a platform for our funding recipients to share ideas and techniques from their exciting work with the wider Warwick community. Our next staff funding application deadline is 5 May 2017 and we encourage you to get in touch about your project idea.

The works from the University of Warwick Art Collection chosen for installation in The Oculus are intended to enhance its multi-disciplinary environment and act as informal provocations for ideas. Staff and students, including IATL’s Director, Dr Nicholas Monk, were invited to contribute labels to accompany the works of art to open up their areas of enquiry to the users of the building. Follow the link for the full briefing document from Sarah Shalgosky, Curator.

Read the latest post, 'Students as Leaders: A Campus of Ideas', in which students Nia Hughes, Dominic Nah and Dammy Sokale outline their plans for research into developing innovative learning outcomes and partnerships as part of an IATL-funded strategic project.