Professor Geoff Lindsay, Director of the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) has been appointed Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Education Committee on matters relating to Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Poems from Professor David Morley, Director of the Warwick Writing Programme, are being featured by the online newspaper 'The Huffington Post' to celebrate National Poetry Month in the USA.

The Humanities Research Centre (HRC) have announced the winners of their 2012 Doctoral Fellowship Competition.

Eminent University of Warwick sociologist Professor John Rex, best known for his influential work on race and ethnic relations, has passed away aged 86.

Dr Tim Lockley, Associate Professor, History, and Reader in Comparitive American Studies, took part in last week's symposium on 'Slavery & Freedom in Savannah' in Georgia, US. The event included giving talks on black Savannah history to 300 local people and school children.