WGA Launch Event

Celebrating
Warwick Global Academy

We are hosting an event celebrating the official launch of our new department name: Warwick Global Academy – and we’d be delighted to see you there.

Join us for an afternoon of networking, refreshments, and a showcase of our Department’s journey: where we’ve come from and where we’re heading next. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, learn more about our vision, and celebrate this important milestone together.

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Programme Details

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Time: 13:45 – 15:30
Location: Faculty of Arts Building, University of Warwick

Time	Location	Event
13:30 - 13:45	FAB Atrium	Showcase opens to all registered attendees Explore the key themes within Warwick Global Academy Our Course Portfolio Teaching and Learning Research Output External Engagement Drinks and light refreshments
13:45 - 14:15	FAB0.08	An Introduction to Warwick Global Academy Led by Head of Department, Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence Our Programmes and People
14:15 - 15:15	FAB0.08	Symposium: Succeeding in Global Education: how do EAP, academic literacies and international pathways enable student success? Led by Fiona Wallace (Director of Education, Warwick Global Academy). Panel members to include: Professor Ursula WingateLink opens in a new window, King's College London Ursula Wingate's main research interests are theoretical and pedagogical models underpinning academic literacy instruction, English language policies and practices, and language teaching methodology. Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence, Director and Head of Department, Warwick Global Academy - and outgoing Chair of the University Pathway Alliance Conrad Heyns, Director of Centre for Academic Language and Literacies, Goldsmiths Conrad is the outgoing chair of BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes), which supports the professional development of those involved in learning, teaching, scholarship and research in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Elizabeth Allen, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Internationalisation, University of Reading Warwick IFP Alumnus, Fabiana Shelmy Quispe Rojas

Time

Location

Event

13:30 - 13:45

FAB Atrium

Showcase opens to all registered attendees

Explore the key themes within Warwick Global Academy
- Our Course Portfolio
- Teaching and Learning
- Research
- Output
- External Engagement
Drinks and light refreshments

13:45 - 14:15

FAB0.08

An Introduction to Warwick Global Academy

Led by Head of Department, Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence
Our Programmes and People

14:15 - 15:15

FAB0.08

Symposium: Succeeding in Global Education: how do EAP, academic literacies and international pathways enable student success?

Led by Fiona Wallace (Director of Education, Warwick Global Academy). Panel members to include:

- Professor Ursula WingateLink opens in a new window, King's College London
  - Ursula Wingate's main research interests are theoretical and pedagogical models underpinning academic literacy instruction, English language policies and practices, and language teaching methodology.
- Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence, Director and Head of Department, Warwick Global Academy - and outgoing Chair of the University Pathway Alliance
- Conrad Heyns, Director of Centre for Academic Language and Literacies, Goldsmiths
  - Conrad is the outgoing chair of BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes), which supports the professional development of those involved in learning, teaching, scholarship and research in English for Academic Purposes (EAP).
- Elizabeth Allen, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Internationalisation, University of Reading
- Warwick IFP Alumnus, Fabiana Shelmy Quispe Rojas

Celebrating Warwick Global Academy

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Programme Details

Celebrating
Warwick Global Academy