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Congratulations to the WMG graduates who celebrated their achievements at the University of Warwick's Winter Ceremonies.

A total of 1307 Master’s, Postgraduate Research and Undergraduate students graduated from across WMG Including:

• 1,212 Master’s students; with 1,123 of those full-time, 38 part-time, and 51 studying overseas.

• 11 PhD students and one EngD student

• 83 Undergraduate students from Applied Engineering; Digital and Technology Solutions; Cyber Security; and Digital Healthcare Science

At the event, keynote speeches were delivered by members of the WMG alumni community - Dr Andy Palmer CMG, MSc Manufacturing Systems Engineering, (1990), former COO at Nissan and President & Group CEO of Aston Martin; Paul Faithfull MSc/EngD Engineering (UK), (1997), Chairman, Watt Electric Vehicles and Jim Shaw, MSc Engineering Business Management, (1996), Chief Experience Officer, bloom³.

The Warwick Economics Summit (WES) is one of the largest student-led conferences in Europe. WES 2025 will host speakers from Nobel Peace Laureates to former World leaders and showcase keynote speeches on chemical disarmament to panel debates on the future of AI.

The summit is hosted yearly at the University of Warwick, with its 24th edition, WES2025, set to take place from 24-26 January 2025. Among our past speakers, we have hosted 19 Nobel prize recipients and numerous heads of state. Some of the summit's attractions include keynote speeches, specialist discussion panels, and workshops targeted at delegates.

Daniel Rego, co-President of WES 2025 said

“It has been a great experience working with such a talented group of students to bring the 24th edition of WES to life. This year, we have increased the number of discussion panels in the conference as well as broadened our scope to include more conversations between economists and experts in science and technology. I am personally looking forward to our panel on digital currencies and the challenges and opportunities resulting from their widespread adoption”.

Keynotes

• Kate Raworth – Author of Doughnut Economics (In-Person)
• Tawakkol Karman – 2011 Nobel Peace laureate, journalist, and human rights activist (In-Person)
• Paul Donovan – Chief Economist of UBS (In-Person)
• Ugochi Daniels – Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (In-Person)
• Ahmet Üzümcü – Former Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (In-Person)
• Paolo Gentiloni – European Commissioner for Economy, former Prime Minister of Italy (In-Person)
• Simonetta Sommaruga – Former President of the Swiss Confederation, Former Member of the Swiss Federal Council (In-Person)
• Max Klymenko – Consultant, Forbes 30 under 30, and TikTok creator on business (In-Person)
• Michael Spence – Nobel Economics Winner (Virtual)
• Kevin Chika Urama – Chief Economist at African Development Bank (Virtual)

The Future of Global Development: Envisioning a Path for Economic Convergence

• James John – Director of IMF Europe Offices
• Chinwe Egwim – Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research at Coronation Merchant Bank
• Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin – Former Investment Minister of Egypt, Executive Director at IMF, and World Bank Managing Director
• Arianna Legovini – Director of the Development Impact (DIME) department at the World Bank
• Chelsey Dulaney – EM Reporter at Wall Street Journal

Healthcare In Crisis: The Role Of Nationalisation And Government In Pandemic Response

• Nora Colton – Director of the UCL Global Business School of Health
• Katharina Hauck – Professor of Health Economics and Deputy Director at Imperial College London
• Rocco Friebel – Associate Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit at LSE
• David Rowland – Director of the Centre for Health and Public Interest
• Sarah Neville – Global Health Editor at Financial Times

The AI Economy: The Role of AI in Transforming Industries

• Professor Thorsten Beck – Director of the Florence School of Banking and Finance
• Dr. Anjali Mazumder – AI and Justice and Human Rights Theme Lead at Alan Turing Institute
• Michael Peel – Journalist at Financial Times

Beyond Banknotes: Navigating the Future of a Cashless Society

• Nick McLaren – Head of Future of Money at Bank of England
• Paul Buitink – Managing Director of Holland Gold
• John Howells – CEO of LINK

The World Ahead: Navigating The Next Economic Era

• Richard Portes – Professor at LBS, Founder and Honorary President of CEPR
• Felipe Camargo – Lead Global Economist at Oxford Economics
• Bhanu Baweja – Chief Strategist at UBS
• David Omojomolo – Economist at Capital Economics

Among the invited guests, Warwick Economics alumnus Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin will be delivering a keynote talk. Dr Mohieldin, who was awarded an Honorary Degree at the Department of Economics degree ceremony on 23 July last year, is a former Investment Minister of Egypt, Executive Director at IMF, and World Bank Managing Director.

WBS alumnus, Max Klymenko (MSc International Business, 2017), is also a keynote speaker at the conference. Max was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 and is known as a TikTok creator on business.

For details of the event please visit Warwick Economics Summit: https://www.warwickeconomicssummit.com/

Hatton and Sosso groups report a zinc-based transparent electrode for organic solar cells in Advanced Energy Materials. Read more at bit.ly/40LTnXKLink opens in a new window

Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our graduating students to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers! We are proud to announce this year's winners.

Congratulations to Dr Jack Bowman, Teaching Fellow in Modern History, who has been given an Honourable Mention in the inaugural Historical Journal Early Career Prize! Jack gives an insight into their article 'The Early Political Thought and Publishing Career of V. K. Krishna Menon, 1928–1938', which was published last year.

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WMG at the University of Warwick celebrated the success of its full-time Master’sLink opens in a new window students at the annual Scholarship Dinner on Thursday 16 January 2025.

The event was held to celebrate the achievements of the scholars, with over 178 from 46 countries attending, and gave them the opportunity to network with peers and faculty members.

WMG’s prestigious departmental scholarships are merit-based awards, offering tuition fee discounts to outstanding candidates. Among this year’s scholars, 135 were recipients of the highly competitive WMG Excellence ScholarshipLink opens in a new window.

Additionally, 63 students were supported by over 20 international funding bodies, including governments, charities, development funds, and industry organisations. Notable among these were Chevening Scholars, funded by the UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

On 14 January 2025, WMG at The University of Warwick hosted the inaugural lecture of award-winning designer and WMG Industrial Professor, Sebastian Conran.

The lecture was held in the Design Showroom in the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC), with an audience of design and engineering partners, staff and students.

The evening was opened by Professor Robin ClarkLink opens in a new window, Dean of WMG, who spoke about the future of the manufacturing industry and the need for designers and engineers to work together seamlessly to meet society’s challenges. Professor Clark highlighted Sebastian Conran’s work in the design engineering space, and his role in the development of WMG’s new Master’s in Engineering Design ManagementLink opens in a new window.

Sebastian’s lecture, titled ‘Engineering Emotional Experiences’ - Lessons in Collaborative Implementation of Innovation, took the audience on a journey from his early years growing up and wanting to be an inventor, to his teenage years stacking shelves at Habitat, his time at art school studying industrial design engineering, and his career where he’s seen thousands of products through from concept to consumer.

Doctors could soon be able to predict your individual chances of getting cancer and offer personalised detection and prevention, thanks to a new research project involving Warwick Medical School.

Dr Melissa Webby, a biochemist from the University of Warwick, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award, to undertake world class research into new approaches to combat antimicrobial drug resistance.
Press release (22 January 2025)

This week we are delighted to interview Professor Gary Watt, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.