Departmental news

Prehospital critical care teams are less likely to attend cardiac arrest patients in more deprived neighbourhoods, according to a study led by Warwick Medical School.

A powerful evening of conversation, performance and reflection took place on Thursday 29 May at Leamington Town Hall, as part of The University of Warwick’s Resonate Festival.The ‘Women in Politics’ event brought together activists, academics and local government experts to explore women’s political participation – past, present and future.

History's Dr Tara Morton joined headline speaker Professor Helen Pankhurst – writer, activist, and great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst - Professor Khursheed Wadia (University of Warwick), and Clare Mitchell from Warwick District Council. Together they explored local suffrage history, the underrepresentation of racially minoritised women in local politics, and the often-overlooked women who keep local government running behind the scenes.

More information about the event can be found in the news section of the University website.

Carolina Alonso Bejarano and inter-disciplinary artist Miguel Alejandro Castillo’s dance-theater project, ELMO-MENTO, has received a Finalist Award for the National Dance Project Production Grant. This $10,000 award is granted by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), and it allows winners to apply for $100,000 to produce a proposed performance piece.

On Saturday 5th July we will be gathering to celebrate 60 years of Physics at the University of Warwick. All current staff and students, former staff members and alumni are invited to come along and get involved in a day of talks, demonstrations and tours. For more information and to register please visit: Physics 60th celebration

In a recent episode of BBC Radio 5 Live, Matt Chorley interviewed Dr. Dave Steele, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick and Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society. The discussion delved into the rich history of political protesting in Westminster, offering listeners a comprehensive overview of how public demonstrations have shaped British politics over the years.

Congratulations to Raad Khair Allah who has received an IASH Postdoctoral Digital Humanities Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh!

Professor Reinhard Maurer has received Germany’s most valuable research award. He was nominated by the University of Göttingen in conjunction with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.

A new book by Bishnupriya Gupta published by Cambridge University Press has been launched at the British Academy in London.

An Economic History of India: Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century offers a major new economic history of India from the reign of Akbar in the sixteenth century to India’s post-independence integration into the global economy.

Over 50 delegates attended the launch to hear from a range of social science experts on the important role the new book plays in understanding India’s economic position in the world.

Describing a professional relationship spanning 25 years, Mark Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick and fellow of the British Academy introduced Bishnu’s influential work on Asian and Indian history. He described its significance in uncovering old myths and establishing new facts over a period of 500 years.

Bishnu then talked about the journey her research took to truly understand the effect of colonialism in India. She highlighted the need to take a long view, and a particular need to write about the impact of colonisation on the average person. How did they fare under British rule? How did they respond to globalisation? And who benefitted from the railways?

“To understand any period in history you need to understand what went before and what came after”

Tirthankar Roy, Professor in Economic History at the London School of Economics followed. He described the importance of understanding economic history to show growth and inequality – not just for specialists but for everyone.

Finally, Ilari Mäkelä, science communicator and podcast producer, discussed the questions the book raises around the great divergence debate, grounding history in the experience of real people, and social bias in policy implementation – particularly educational investment.

Bishnupriya Gupta said:

“I am happy to be able to bring this work to publication. The book has been based solely on evidence and data, and spanning economic, sociological and cultural study. I hope it answers the fundamental question - how do we know what we think we know?”

About the Author

Bishnupriya Gupta is Professor of Economics at University of Warwick and CAGE Research Director. She has published widely on industrial development in colonial India, gender norms in India and is a key contributor to the debate on the Great Divergence.

• An Economic History of India: Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century can be purchased from Cambridge University Press
• Listen to CAGE Research Director, Bishnupriya Gupta discuss her work on colonialism and the economic history of India for the On Humans podcast What about India? Moghuls, British and the Causes of Poverty