Departmental news

WMG is celebrating significant success after two collaborative projects, AeroMC and ZEST, secured major wins at the 2025 Aerospace Technology and Innovation Awards. Hosted by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) as part of its annual conference, the awards recognise the pioneering research and development projects paving the way for zero-carbon aviation. This year, WMG was part of the winning projects that scooped the Team Award and the Shaping the Future Award, highlighting its leading role in advanced manufacturing and sustainable aerospace technology.

A groundbreaking collaboration has revealed how a humble ingredient, table salt, can dramatically transform the chemistry of gold at the nanoscale. Led by the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge, the research draws deeply on theoretical modelling from the University of Warwick, bringing fresh insight to gold’s behaviour in nanotechnology applications.

We are delighted to announce that finalist LLB student Naveera Abhayawickrama has won the Warwickshire Law Society Law Student of the Year award (sponsored by Essential Mediation Solutions) for 2025. This is a fantastic achievement and recognition of excellence in legal practice, innovation, leadership, and service.

Uncover Warwickshire’s hidden histories. Join Harry McNeile and the team as they explore seven iconic locations—from Warwick Castle to Bosworth—revealing stories of legend, conflict, the occult, and post-Blitz regeneration.

Congratulations to MB ChB student Grace Fisher, who has been named joint winner of the 2025 Medical Student Essay Prize from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Perinatal Psychiatry.

Congratulations to the Dean of Warwick Medical School, Professor Gavin Perkins, who has received the Resuscitation Science Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. This prestigious award recognises Gavin’s significant contributions to resuscitation research, including leading major trials evaluating mechanical chest compression devices, adrenaline and intraosseous vascular access.

The South African Banned Persons Memory Project (SABPMP) was initiated to preserve the stories of those silenced under apartheid’s Suppression of Communism Act. Through 179 filmed and recorded interviews; the project documents the lives of formerly banned persons, capturing personal accounts of isolation, resilience, and resistance.

WMG has been chosen to deliver the Innovation Lighthouse Programme, designed to empower and upskill small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bromsgrove and Redditch. Combining WMG’s manufacturing expertise, academic and research excellence, and world-class facilities, the programme will help SMEs grow whilst becoming more competitive and resilient. 

Three Warwick Medical School academics have been named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researcher List 2025.

This week we are delighted to interview Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel, Public Lectures Coordinator and Co-Director of CCLS, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.