Europe
Active in Europe
Active in Europe
We play an active role in European higher education, research and innovation, and are proud to be a founding member of the EUTOPIA European University allianceLink opens in a new window. In 2022, the European Commission renewed EUTOPIA’s funding, providing a further €14.3 million for EUTOPIA to continue developing a new model for Higher Education in Europe.
Through our membership of prestigious European networks, including The Guild of European Research Intensive UniversitiesLink opens in a new window, Science|BusinessLink opens in a new window and Friends of EuropeLink opens in a new window, we extend our influence within higher education, research, policy and industry across Europe.
Our beautiful new centre in the heart of historic Venice will benefit thousands of students, researchers and partners from all over the world. Overlooking the Grand Canal, the space within the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin building will be used as an all-year round centre for seminars, summer schools and degree modules.
Our engagement with Europe at a glance
20.5% of academic staff are from the European Union
2,733 collaborating institutions since 2017 & 17,024 co-authored publications since 2017
Over 3,000 students are from Europe
Discover more about what EUTOPIA Link opens in a new windowcan do for you
The mission of EUTOPIALink opens in a new window is to build a unique and daring alliance of transformative and engaged institutions. Warwick remains at its heart, and we are ready to reinvent ourselves to build the European university of the future.
ResearchersLink opens in a new window
We have common research themes and networks so researchers can develop projects that tackle global challenges. EUTOPIA offers a range of funding opportunities including postdoc and PhD scholarships, alongside pump priming funding to facilitate the formation of networks and projects that tackle global challenges.
EducatorsLink opens in a new window
We have common research themes and networks so researchers can develop projects that tackle global challenges. EUTOPIA offers a range of funding opportunities including postdoc and PhD scholarships, alongside pump priming funding to facilitate the formation of networks and projects that tackle global challenges.
StudentsLink opens in a new window
The alliance is student centred and empowered, and provides transformative, open-learning opportunities, and extends students’ horizons, expectations, and abilities. There are many opportunities for students to get involved in EUTOPIA activities so join the Warwick EUTOPIA Student NetworkLink opens in a new window to hear about these first.
Warwick Venice Centre
Warwick's incredible new home in the heart of Venice has flexible spaces to host lectures, seminars, summer schools and research events.
Warwick opens new Venice home as part of £100m investment in the arts
The University of Warwick has announced the opening of a new ‘home’ in the heart of Venice – as part of an ambitious £100m programme of investment in the arts and humanities. Overlooking the Grand Canal, the space within the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin building, will be used for teaching course modules, seminars and summer schools, benefitting thousands of students, researchers and partners from all over the world.
University of Warwick teams up with Ca'Foscari University in Venice to create museum exhibitions of the future
Warwick is working with historians at Ca’ Foscari to scan and analyse artefacts from ancient Roman and pre-Roman Venice, including in 3D and VR forms. Researchers hope that these artefacts, scanned into 3D and virtual reality (VR), could revolutionise how people experience historical items, including in museums.
A history of Warwick in Venice with Luca Mola
Back in June, Warwick opened the doors to our beautiful new home in the very centre of Venice. Now, as the first cohort of students to explore the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin building spend their own term in the city, Dr Luca Molà – Director of the Warwick Venice Centre, Associate Professor of History, and Venetian native – writes about his future ambitions for this space, and why Warwick's links to Europe are more important than ever.
Our European Networks
Warwick is proud to be a member of a number of prestigious networks in Europe. These networks provide Warwick with a wealth of opportunities to effectively engage with higher education providers, researchers, policymakers, industry and other actors across Europe.
Friends of Europe
As a member of this leading think-tank, we are connected to people across Europe to stimulate debate and trigger changes, with the aim of creating a more inclusive, sustainable and forward-looking Europe.
The Guild
As a founding member of The Guild, Warwick has benefitted from the development of The Guild’s reputation as a constructive voice in research policymaking in Brussels.
Science | Business
Warwick has a longstanding membership of Science|Business. Its Network of universities, companies, and research and policy organisations is a uniquely powerful forum for driving innovation forward.
UKRO
The UK Research Office (UKRO) is the European office of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRO's mission is to maximise UK engagement in EU-funded research, innovation and higher education activities.
Our Impact in Europe
We value the innovation and drive our academic collaborations with European Institutions bring to research and education. Below are a few case studies from some of our collaborative projects that showcase the work of our joint efforts across the European region.
EUTOPIA Student Council
EUTOPIA is, at its core, the creation of a European University; the student voice is vital to its success and continued development. Three Warwick students with a range of degree levels (Bachelors, Masters, PhD) are share their perspectives of the council.
Influencing European education policy
Research-intensive universities are unique places for innovation in teaching. In response to the pandemic, Professor Jo Angouri, Academic Director of Education and Internationalisation, initiated discussions with European universities around higher education teaching.
Hear from our Vice-Chancellor
“Europe-wide research and teaching collaboration has helped transform the lives not just of our students and researchers, it has underpinned jobs, and spurred innovation and advances in health, manufacturing, culture and so much more..."
Professor Stuart Croft, University of Warwick Vice-Chancellor
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Funding Opportunities
We have internal and external funding opportunities that aim to strengthen or initiate exchange between Warwick academics and their counterparts from leading European universities, institutes, and industry.
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