Press Releases
Meet the Warwick Students named on The Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2024 List
Two sanctuary scholars from the University of Warwick have been named on this year’s 100 Changemakers list by The Big Issue.
University of Warwick Students Celebrate World Refugee Day by Empowering and Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
On World Refugee Day, the University of Warwick is proud to recognize the extraordinary efforts of its students who have selflessly dedicated their free time to assist and uplift refugees and asylum seekers residing in hotels in Coventry. Led by co-presidents Bel Govier and EloÏse Bui, Warwick STAR (Student Action for Refugees) has over 300 students who are committed to making a difference to the lives of those seeking refuge.
New exhibition at Imperial War Museum London launches featuring Warwick research
Research led by Professor Vicki Squire of PAIS is featured in Refugees: Forced to Flee - a major new exhibition at IWM London. The exhibition, which will run until 24 May 2021, includes an animated audio installation based on research by the Crossing the Mediterranean Sea by Boat project, led by Professor Squire with a team from Warwick, ELIAMEP Athens and University of Malta.