Departmental news

Warwick Medical School (WMS) has officially launched its Community First Responder (CFR), part of a wider regional scheme led by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS).

Working alongside paramedic crews and coordinated by WMAS, WMS students respond to 999 calls using a dedicated CFR van equipped with lifesaving equipment such as resuscitation kits and defibrillators, all funded through grants, donations, and partner support.

The initiativeLink opens in a new window, led by WMS and supported by Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Coventry General Charities, and the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), responds to the most serious category one and two calls across Coventry and Warwickshire.

UPEN have launched a new funding pot for UPEN institutions. This is a rolling call so there is no fixed deadlines.

Participation Fund launched: awards up to £5,000 available – UPEN

On 11 December 2025, Warwick Law School welcomed Professor Ryan Calo of the University of Washington School of Law to deliver an invited lecture on the challenges of regulating emerging technologies. The online talk was held as part of the LA319/LA919 Regulation and Technology Governance module led by Dr Svitlana Lebedenko.

On Saturday 15^th November, Professor Rachel Edwards (Deputy Head of Department, Inclusion, Outreach and Engagement), was invited to speak at the world-renowned Royal Institution in London.

An article from the Pike Group has been published in Chemical Science. In this study, the photooxidation of diolate ligands coordinated to titanium-oxo clusters is investigated.

As part of a four-part miniseries, Future of Food, Dr Dave Chandler, a crop researcher and agricultural scientist based at the University of Warwick, Warwick Crop Centre tells the podcast how current global food production practices are one of the most significant drivers of environmental damage and biodiversity loss, how climate change is threatening our ability to grow fresh produce to put on our plates and details some of the current thinking on how we can ensure the future of food production worldwide.

Recent UN data tells us that currently 670 million people around the world are going hungry. There’s little doubt that food security is one of the most serious problems that the human race is facing. How have we reached this point of crisis and what solutions can we put in place to make sure everyone on the planet has enough nutritious food to eat without causing further harm to the environment?

As part of our four-part miniseries, Future of Food, we’re joined by Dr Dave Chandler, a crop researcher and agricultural scientist based at the University of Warwick.

He tells us how current global food production practices are one of the most significant drivers of environmental damage and biodiversity loss, how climate change is threatening our ability to grow fresh produce to put on our plates and details some of the current thinking on how we can ensure the future of food production worldwide.

Earth is heading for a food emergency. Can we stop it?

For their final lecture, Labour Law in Context students had the opportunity to learn about the Modern Records Centre (MRC) archives and explore historical documents through a hands-on interactive exercise. Founded in 1973 and located adjacent to the Warwick campus Library, the MRC is the main British repository for national archives of trade unions and labour relations.

Please take the opportunity to sign up to one of our social media workshops for researchersLink opens in a new window, in January / February 2026, where we’ll run through the new Social Media Playbook and the Social Media Guidance for Academic Staff, as well as having opportunities for Q+A.

Explore how the central university Social Media team and the Research Communications team can help you to promote your research and grow your professional profile.

We look forward to seeing lots of you in the new year!

Kind regards,

Research Communications team | Marketing, Communications and Insight

Warwick Medical School has officially launched its Community First Responder scheme, part of the wider regional scheme led by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust.