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MSc Advanced Critical Care Practice awarded full accreditation by Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Warwick Medical School's MSc Advanced Critical Care Practice has been awarded full accreditation by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM), one of only three courses in the UK to achieve this.
Womb lining test developed by WMS researchers offers miscarriage hope
A study led by WMS researchers has revealed an abnormal process in the womb lining as the explanation behind some preventable pregnancy loss, paving the way for new tests and treatments for some women who experience recurrent miscarriage.
Karuna Sampath "PRESIDENT-ELECT" International Zebrafish Society
The International Zebrafish Society (IZFS), comprising of over 900 members, is the premier society in this research area.
Karuna was declared winner in the Board of Directors ElectionLink opens in a new window on 18 June 2025. Karuna will succeed Professor Cecilia Moens (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA,USA) and will be President of the International Zebrafish Society 2026-2027.
ISOBAR team wins Best Film Award
A film produced by the ISOBAR project team at Warwick Medical School has won the Best Film Award at the annual conference of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD).
Warwick Medical School students and staff recognised at SU Awards
Warwick Medical School students and staff have been recognised at the Warwick Students' Union Awards.
Prehospital critical care teams less likely to attend cardiac arrest patients in deprived neighbourhoods, finds study
Prehospital critical care teams are less likely to attend cardiac arrest patients in more deprived neighbourhoods, according to a study led by Warwick Medical School.
Multi-Omics clinical research platform launches at UHCW
The Institute of Precision Diagnostics and Translational Medicine at UHCW was delighted to welcome a nationwide audience to the launch of its Multi-Omics platform on Thursday 8 May 2025.
New trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies
Published in The Lancet, findings from The Big Baby Trial - co-led by Prof Siobhan Quenby MBE of WMS - show early induction of labour of babies suspected to be large for their age in the womb can reduce complications at birth.
WMS ranked 10th in UK for incorporating planetary health in medical education
Warwick Medical School has been ranked 10th out of all UK medical schools for incorporating planetary health into medical education.
Warwick Medical School awarded over £400,000 for major study on job quality and health
Warwick Medical School has been awarded £440,000 by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for a major new study exploring how job quality affects workers' health.
Warwick Medical School part of new NIHR INSIGHT programme – Inspiring Students into Research
Warwick Medical School is proud to be part of the new NIHR INSIGHT programme: ‘Inspiring Students into Research’, working with other higher education institutions, the NHS, and local authority partners in the West Midlands. This £4.6M investment from NIHR provides an opportunity for newly qualified and early career health and care professionals (excluding medical and dentist professionals) to undertake research training leading to a Master's qualification.
New Warwick Medical School Professor receives NIHR Senior Investigator Award
Congratulations to Professor Lisa Dikomitis, incoming Director of Warwick Applied Health at Warwick Medical School, for receiving a highly prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator Award.
WMS project with DDM Health aims to empower women with chronic health conditions
A groundbreaking new project, GroW, aims to empower women with chronic health conditions by providing a personalised and adaptive digital health tool to support long-term health management. The project, spearheaded by DDM Health, in collaboration with Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Walsall Housing Group (whg) has been selected for funding through the SBRI Healthcare Women's Health competition.
Warwick Medical School part of new NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Incubator
Warwick Medical School is part of one of five new Incubators announced by the NIHR to support research careers. The NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Incubator will develop a national learning network of experts in knowledge mobilisation and practice.
Warwick Medical School Prizegiving celebrates student and staff success
The 2025 Warwick Medical School Prizegiving Evening took place on Wednesday 12 February, celebrating the fantastic work and achievements of our undergraduate and MB ChB students over the last year and recognising teaching and personal tutoring excellence amongst our staff.
Professor Janet Dunn leads pioneering Mammo-50 Trial
The Mammo-50 trial, the first major study to investigate the safest, most effective monitoring of women after surgery, has been published in The Lancet.
Professor Sian Taylor-Phillips to co-lead cutting edge trial to detect Breast Cancer using AI
The EDITH trial (‘Early Detection using Information Technology in Health’) is backed by £11 million of government support via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). It is the latest example of how British scientists are transforming cancer care, building on the promising potential of cutting-edge innovations to tackle one of the UK’s biggest killers. Read the full news item here.
Professor Lisa Dikomitis to join WMS as Director of Warwick Applied Health
We're delighted to announce that Professor Lisa Dikomitis will be joining us as Director of Warwick Applied Health from 1 May 2025. Currently based at Kent and Medway Medical School, Prof Dikomitis is an anthropologist whose research encompasses global health, migration and refugee studies, health services research and medical education.
Warwick Medical School shares in £10 million project to identify individual cancer risk
Doctors could soon be able to predict your individual chances of getting cancer and offer personalised detection and prevention, thanks to a new research project involving Warwick Medical School.
New study explores co-operation between motor proteins dynein and KIF1C
A groundbreaking study sheds light on the collaboration between dynein and KIF1C, two essential motor proteins responsible for transporting cellular cargo in opposite directions. Dynein, which moves towards the cell body, is linked to conditions like Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, while KIF1C, which carries cargo towards the cell periphery, is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia and spastic ataxia.
World leading research from Warwick Medical School recognised in New Year Honours list
World-leading research from Warwick Medical School (WMS) has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours List.
Professor Gavin Perkins, Dean of Medicine at Warwick Medical School since August 2023, has been awarded an MBE for services to Resuscitation Science. There is also an MBE for Professor of Obstetrics Siobhan Quenby for services to obstetrics research.
Leading UK study aiming to improve outcomes for patients with potentially life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms has successfully completed recruitment
A leading UK study aiming to improve outcomes for patients with potentially life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) has successfully completed recruitment at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.
Warwick Medical students take health checks into the community
For the last few months Warwick Medical School students have been offering health checks to staff, students and members of the community from their base at the University of Warwick Sports Centre. This includes height, weight, blood sugar and blood pressure checks. 200 service users have passed through the doors of 11 clinics.
I-WOTCH research study selected as NIHR evidence piece
The I-WOTCH research study, which was conducted at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, has been featured as an evidence piece by the NIHR (National Institue for Health and Care Research).