Warwick People
Students win prestigious Japanese award with Coventry Cathedral inspired talk
A trio of University of Warwick students have been commended by the Japan Foundation for a talk and presentation on Coventry Cathedral. Caijia Li, Yeng Yeng Shang and David Walton were awarded the War and Peace Prize for their talk at the Seventh Japanese Speech Contest.
Mathematician honoured by the prestigious Ostrowski Foundation
Professor David Preiss, from the Mathematics Institute, has been awarded a top academic accolade for his ‘outstanding achievement in pure mathematics’.
Dr. Rosemary Collier awarded Carlo Naef Trophy 2012
The Carlo Naef Trophy for 2012 has been awarded to Dr Rosemary Collier in recognition of her contribution to the UK flower bulb industry over the last 20 years.
Warwick Undergraduate to be Olympic Torchbearer
First year Computer and Business Studies undergraduate, Richard Salter, will be carrying the Olympic Torch on 22 May through Yeovil in Somerset.
Professor Elizabeth Dowler appointed to Defra/DECC Social Science Expert Panel
Professor Elizabeth Dowler has been selected as a member of the new Social Science Expert Panel for Defra and DECC. The panel’s purpose is to bring high quality, multi-disciplinary social science advice to both departments.