New research suggests improved technology will soon allow self-driving cars to merge onto motorways and highways with better safety. Read more about the WMG research and watch a videoLink opens in a new window showing how the system works.

A £1.5m gift from TVS Motor Company will help continue the legacy of the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, enhancing WMG’s academic expertise in the understanding, development and teaching of engineering and manufacturing internationally. Read more about the new post and the legacy of Lord Bhattacharyya.

UK Research and Innovation has just published its new Knowledge Exchange Framework data. It rates the impact UK universities have on their communities, regional and local businesses, and broader society. Warwick ranked in the top 20% of universities for public and community engagement; working with the public and third sector on contract research; and for working with businesses.

The University of Warwick will be exploring opportunities to deliver world-beating innovation in healthcare as part of the new £3.2 billion Arden Cross Medical & Technology Campus development along with University Hospitals of Birmingham, having signed a memorandum of understandingLink opens in a new window.