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The Faculty Thesis and Post Doctoral Prize winners have been announced. Each of our 10 departments picked outstanding research contributions from their PhD and Post Doctoral communities to be awarded these prizes. Congratulations to all our Faculty Prize winners for 2026!

Professor Giuseppe Cannizzaro has won the Rollo Davidson Prize for 2026, in recognition of his great advances in our understanding of scaling-critical two-dimensional stochastic systems.

The Rollo Davidson Prize commemorates Rollo Davidson (1944-1970). Since 1976, it has been awarded annually to young probabilists. The announcement post can be found at: https://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/rollo-davidson-prize.

For decades, ICPS and CPEM conferences have helped shape two closely connected fields: semiconductor physics and the science of precision electrical measurement. During August and September 2026, Warwick’s Semiconductors Research Group carried its research from Tokyo to Madrid, contributing nine presentations at ICPS before taking centre stage with a keynote lecture at CPEM.

Scientists have shown that a material treated for 40 years as a uniform, textbook superconductor is in fact a patchwork of different crystal structures throughout its bulk, using one of the latest 3D imaging techniques to see deep inside the crystal for the first time.

Dr Xuming Zhang and his team have found that a sensor in our nerve endings that detects warm temperatures also plays a direct role in switching on chronic pain signals, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for conditions that affect millions of people.

10.1073/pnas.2532289123.

A £3m UK Government-backed autonomous driving research project led by Nissan in partnership with WMG and PAVE UK (Partners for Automated Vehicle Education UK) is set to revolutionise the future of mobility in the UK. ADventure will deploy a UK mobility service in Cambridge to explore how autonomous drive (AD) passenger services can be safely introduced to benefit real-world communities.

A number of researchers from WMI have been awarded Faculty Prizes.

The WMS-led TRANSFORM research project, ‘Improving access to mental healthcare for people with serious mental illness in urban slums in Bangladesh and Nigeria by working with faith and traditional healers’, has received a Commendation for Inclusion in the NIHR Impact Prizes 2026.

The retrofit of the Psychology Building within the University of Warwick campus marks a significant milestone in the broader development of the campus, while simultaneously supporting the continued growth and success of the Department of Psychology.

This transformative project will enhance the university’s infrastructure by providing state-of-the-art teaching spaces, collaborative areas, and the opportunity to showcase key lab spaces to the public.

These upgraded facilities will not only accommodate a variety of teaching methods but also foster an environment that encourages innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring the department remains one of the UK's leading research hubs.