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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!

We are delighted to celebrate the 20 accepted papers at the 40th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), involving colleagues and students from the Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the University of Warwick, together with their collaborators. NeurIPS is the leading international venue for AI and machine learning research and will be held on 6-12th December, 2026 in Sydney, Australia along with two satellite locations at Paris, France and Atlanta, United States of America.

Professor Giuseppe Cannizzaro has been awarded a prestigious 2026 Philip Leverhulme Prize in recognition of his research in probability.

Giuseppe is one of 30 researchers honoured in this year’s awards, including five recipients in Mathematics and Statistics. The prizes recognise researchers whose work has already achieved international recognition and whose future research shows exceptional promise.

Giuseppe’s research brings together probability theory, statistical mechanics and stochastic analysis to understand the mathematics of randomness. He investigates how complex random systems behave at large scales and why common mathematical patterns emerge across different models.

Speaking to the Department about the award, Giuseppe said:

“I am thrilled and honoured to have received the Philip Leverhulme Prize and grateful both to the trustees for the support and to the department for the nomination. Thanks to the award, I will have the opportunity to expand my research agenda and enhance our understanding of statistical physics systems at and beyond the critical dimension.”

The award follows Giuseppe’s receipt of the 2026 Rollo Davidson Prize for his advances in understanding scaling-critical two-dimensional stochastic systems, marking a year of significant recognition for his contributions to probability.

Read the Leverhulme Trust’s announcement and learn more about Giuseppe’s research.

In September, the department was delighted to welcome The Blackett Lab Family (BLF) to Warwick as hosts of their annual Amplify Symposium, bringing together Black and mixed-Black undergraduate physicists from across the UK.

A Warwick-led publication entitled "Coordination-cage-templated multivalent glycan arrays: effects of mixed-glycan composition and chain length on lectin binding" has been chosen as ChemSci Pick of the Week.

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.

From July to September, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick welcomed senior representatives from government, industry and higher education institutions worldwide.

The visits showcased WMG’s role in connecting research, industry, and policy, while strengthening international partnerships.

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

Choice of general anaesthetic for major surgery can continue to be based on patient and clinician preference, according to the largest ever trial comparing the two main techniques used in the NHS.

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.