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The Faculty of SEM has launched its annual Thesis and Post Doc prizes in January 2026 for the best thesis and research output of 2025 affiliated to the University of Warwick.

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.

During the first week of the Easter break (30th March - 2nd April) the department welcomed 12 students to our annual work experience programme. The programme is option to year 10-12 students with an interest in Physics, with priority for local students and those from under-represented groups*. The programme forms part of the department's wider outreach work to broaden access to physics.

Warwick Chemistry is seeking to support talented candidates for the Royal Society University Fellowship Scheme 2027Link opens in a new window.

Forests were growing on the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland thousands of years earlier than previously believed, according to a major new sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) study led by Professor Robin Allaby

The findings suggest that Doggerland may have provided a surprisingly hospitable refuge for plants, animals, and potentially humans, thousands of years before forests became widespread across Britain and northern Europe.

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the research reveals that temperate trees such as oak, elm, and hazel were present more than 16,000 years ago, and even detected DNA from a tree genus thought to have vanished from the region 400,000 years ago. The findings also show that parts of Doggerland survived major flooding events, including the Storegga tsunami around 8,150 years ago, and parts of the landscape remained above water as late as 7,000 years ago.

Two new Assistant/Associate Professor permanent positions for Research & Teaching

Degree Apprenticeship programmes delivered by Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick have been recognised as among the strongest offered by any Russell Group university, according to newly released government data.

Figures released through the Government’s Explore Education StatisticsLink opens in a new window service show that Warwick ranks among the top-performing Russell Group institutions for achievement rates in Higher and Degree Apprenticeships (Levels 6 and 7) during the 2024/25 academic year.

WMG highlights  

Two courses offered by WMG ranked first in England:

• The Level 7 Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist programme thrived with a 100% achievement, retention and pass rate.

• The first cohort on the Product Design and Development Engineer Standard on the Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering programmeLink opens in a new window succeeded with a 94% achievement rate.

Huge congratulations to Professor Nikos Zygouras, who has been awarded one of this year's Frontiers of Science Awards.

A UK-wide trial, managed by Warwick Medical School, finds that online rehabilitation at home can meaningfully improve quality of life for some intensive care survivors.

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.