Warwick People

I am sure that the many friends, colleagues and associates of the Centre for Education and Industry (CEI), and those within the University more widely, will be saddened to learn that Professor John Woolhouse, the founding Director of CEI, died suddenly at his home in Coventry on Thursday 31 January. John established the Centre in January 1988 and was looking forward to celebrating our 20th birthday with us.

Mike Roberts joins the University on Monday 4 February as the permanent Director of IT Services. Mike brings with him wide IT experience and an ability to develop and deliver robust core services as well as working at a strategic level to help realise long term visions.

Professor Susan Bassnett has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Professor David Dabydeen has been awarded the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence.

A.L. Kennedy, an Associate Professor in the Warwick Writing Program, Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year Award for her fifth novel, Day, the story of a former RAF prisoner-of-war returning to Germany to confront his demons. 

Goodbye and Good Luck to University Secretary, Cathy Charlton, who left the University on Friday 18 January after over 18 years at Warwick.