At the CASE Europe conference last week, Warwick alumnus, benefactor and Council member Patrick Dunne was awarded the prestigious 'Volunteer of the Year' award, in recognition of his achievements to support the 'Warwick in Africa' initiative, which he founded in 2006.

Rachel Kerr, Warwick Alumnus of Law & Sociology 2008, has won the 2012 MOBO award for Best Gospel Act.

Genevieve Raghu, a 24-year-old English graduate, has joined Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich as Artistic Director.

George Simon, a former Associate Fellow at the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies (formerly the Centre for Caribbean Studies) and Paula Lucie-Smith, a Warwick History graduate have been announced as laureates of The Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence.

Rosemary Starkings, former Warwick student and wife of Dennis Starkings, a senior lecturer in Religious Education at the University, passed away on 14 November 2011. Rosemary was a student in the Warwick Philosophy Department in the early 1970s, and was President of the Philosophy Society.