All staff - within and outside the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine - are invited to attend an update meeting to discover more about the STEM Grand Challenge. Led by Mike Shipman (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) and STEM GC workstream leads, the session will cover recent progress around the development of new courses and our vision for research, as well progress and engagement around the Science Precinct.

To help students and staff to work together and to improve the university experience, we’ve opened new spaces in the Library - a Co-creation Space for students and staff to work together, plus the Breathing Space to support student wellbeing. Lib 1 study space is also now managed by the Library.

This week, we are welcoming many new students onto our campus and into our community. As they settle into their new homes, take a peek inside some of our award winning campus accommodationLink opens in a new window and hear from some of the staff involved in creating Cryfield Village.

Apologies for the short notice but we would like to let you know about the temporary traffic lights on Gibbet Hill Road which may cause commuting delays, this week.

We start with the good news that Warwick is ranked 9th overall in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. We’ve featured in the top ten every single year since the Guide began in 1992 – find out more and see the departments ranked highly for their subject areasLink opens in a new window.

As we approach the start of our new academic year, take a moment to watch this short video reflecting on some of our community’s successesLink opens in a new window from the past 12 months, and to recognise how much we have achieved together. 

Congratulations to Professor Sai Gu, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (China), who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, recognising his outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.

Professor Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, has joined an esteemed group of world-class researchers named a Citation LaureateLink opens in a new window by the Institute for Scientific Information, for his pioneering contributions to the economics of happiness and well-being.

Dr. James Poskett, Associate Professor in the Department of History, is shortlisted for the prestigious British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingLink opens in a new window for ‘recasting the history of science across time and place’. You can read more from Dr. Poskett and Dr. Claire Shaw, Associate Professor in the Department of History, on how history shapes creative and resilient scientistsLink opens in a new window in their article for Nature on the long struggle for scientific freedom in Ukraine.