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The University of Warwick’s One World Warwick March 2026 programme has demonstrated significant global impact this year, combining international engagement with tangible investment in collaborative research. At the heart of this success is a growing portfolio of joint seed funding schemes, enabling academics to build partnerships and tackle shared global challenges at pace.

We welcome Universities UK International’s timely paper on the future of international mobility and the opportunities surrounding a potential UK association to Erasmus+ for 2028–34. As a founding member of the EUTOPIA European University alliance, the University of Warwick recognises the importance of strong, values-driven international partnerships, and the report clearly sets out the significant academic, cultural, and economic benefits that participation in Erasmus+ brings to students, staff, and institutions across the UK.

For Art Night 2026, the long night of Venetian art, The Levi Foundation and the University of Warwick, also in collaboration with the Venice in Peril Fund, Liceo Marco Polo and the Vogalonga Committee, are pleased to present a joint programme that puts Venice, its lagoon, and rowing as protagonists.

The University of Warwick recently welcomed Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Ghana, to deliver its annual Distinguished Africa Lecture, hosted by the Warwick Africa Hub. The lecture forms part of Warwick’s ongoing commitment to engaging with leading African scholars and deepening partnerships across the continent.

Students from Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering have completed a two-week International Experience Module at the University of Warwick (17–29 May 2026), gaining insight into the UK’s engineering research, industry, and innovation landscape.

Warwick extends its heartfelt congratulations to Professor Marco Sgarbi on his election as the 24th Rector of Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, effective from 1 October 2026.

The Guild’s annual lecture on academic freedom took place on 20 May, with this year’s edition examining the growing tension between the freedom of scientific research and research security ahead of the European Commission’s forthcoming ERA Act proposal.

The University of Warwick has strengthened its global partnerships in Chile through a senior delegation visit led by Deputy Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor (Americas), Professor Mohan Balasubramanian. The visit advanced the University’s International Strategy, with a focus on deepening research collaboration, expanding student mobility opportunities, and building long-term institutional partnerships in a recognised hub for innovation and higher education in Latin America.

In a world where artificial intelligence is making lives easier, it comes with the cost of massive energy consumption. But a new Monash Warwick Alliance funded initiative is seeking to change that by exploring ultra-thin materials that could one day enable radically more energy‑efficient electronic designs.