The digital revolution has dramatically changed our world and will continue to do so in ways we can't yet imagine. People across the world are more connected than ever before; the way we live our lives is captured in huge data sets; decisions can be made by machines faster, and based on far more information, than the human brain can process: processes of discovery, design, manufacture and operation can be fully automated. Warwick is at the heart of this transformation from the most basic data science, through development of smart applications, to interpretation of data, and consideration of ethical and policy implications.

Stone, iron, glass, plastic, concrete, silicon, cellulose, lycra – development of materials and what can be made from them has defined the technology of society throughout history. Future advanced materials promise new, disruptive opportunities that will impact on society worldwide. Warwick has very strong, interdisciplinary activity and an excellent reputation in fields of advanced material discovery, synthesis, analysis and manufacturing, which will continue to expand and form the central core of STEM activity.

Health research is based on a fusion of technologies across sectors, is data-rich and relies on advances in an astonishing range of fields, from molecular and structural biology to population health. Advances in medical technology mean that previous untreatable conditions can now be addressed with routine procedures. But this has raised societal expectations, and with a globally aging population, there are no limits to the demand for further advances in healthcare. As well as core life science and medical research, the mathematical and physical sciences can make a major contribution to medical advances through the understanding of epidemiology, sequencing and interpreting the genetic code, development of imagining and diagnostic tools, personalised health plans, to building replacement body parts and technologically enhanced humans.