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Open days, visits and live chats
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£1.5m Crop Research Centre opens
The Elizabeth Creak Horticultural Technology Centre, which also contains The Jim Brewster Laboratory, is a £1.5 million facility which will use cutting edge techniques such as gene-editing to improve vegetable crops. Addressing issues relating to disease resistance, crop yield, adaptability to climate change and nutritional value in horticultural plants, the research will help with the key global challenges of climate change and feeding the world’s growing population.
Press release (10 November 2022)
University Open Days - book your place!
The University hosts a number of Open Days. During these Open Days we present course information and run live demonstrations illustrating some of the School's research. You will be able to join a tour around Life Sciences, which includes a visit to our labs, and attend a talk covering study with us and detail on our degrees. There will be members of staff and student ambassadors on hand to answer questions.
Campus Open Days:
- Saturday 22 October
Please be aware that these days are frequently oversubscribed and you must book a place in order to attend.
The School of Life Sciences has been recognised for its commitment to Athena SWAN in the achievement of a Silver Award in 2018.
As of 2021, we transformed into the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC). While maintaining our core Athena Swan activities, we have widened our scope to take care of numerous aspects that are decisive for an inclusive and productive learning and teaching environment at SLS.
Impact
We aim to make a positive contribution to the health and welfare of others.
Case Study: The Warwick Crop Centre - Genetic improvement of vegetable crops.
90% of research in the School of Life Sciences was rated as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' in REF2021