Warwick People

First published in CommUnicate, issue 315.

A paper by Linda Dickens and Mark Hall from the Industrial Relations Research Unit at Warwick Business School was recently published on the 10 Downing Street website on the occasion of a lecture by the prime minister considering the role of work in the 21st century. The lecture was one of a series of 'Our Nation's Future' lectures, which look at the big challenges facing Britain in the years ahead.

Congratulations to Lauren Wilcox, Warwick's Swimming Scholarship holder who won a Bronze Medal at the BUSA Championships. Lauren came third in the 200m Backstroke with a Personal Best time of 2:24:53 minutes.

Congratulations to Danielle Stewart, a Warwick Triathlon Scholar, who recently qualified to represent Great Britain at the European Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh.

Greg Crump, chef de partie at Warwick Conferences’ has triumphed at the 2007 Conference Centres of Excellence/IACC Chefs’ Challenge, winning both the overall Gold award and the ‘Best Dessert’ category.

First published in CommUnicate issue 314

Hilary Pilkington is a Professor in the Department of Sociology. She recently attended a workshop in St Petersburg which looked at her four-year research project into racism across Russia – a joint project with Ulyanovsk State University as part of a wider Eu-funded framework project into subcultures and lifestyles.