Warwick Medical School
Why Warwick Medical School?
5th
in the UK for Medicine - The Guardian University Guide 2027
7th
Warwick is 7th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2027
Gold
Warwick has been awarded Gold in all three Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) categories
7th
Warwick is 7th in the UK Complete University Guide 2027
Study at Warwick Medical School
With a strong emphasis on research, critical thinking and patient-centred care, we prepare our students to excel. Supported by dedicated academic teams, expert clinicians and the very best clinical placements, our students will make a significant impact on the future of healthcare.
Our Research
Our commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration combined with state-of-the-art facilities enable our research teams to tackle the world's most pressing health challenges. Our vibrant academic community drive impactful research that transforms patient care and informs global health policy.
Community
Our People
Our people are at the very core of everything we do. At WMS we are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the public, whether this be through medical education or through the impact of our research. With over 800 staff, we have teams dedicated to answering the big health questions through clinical trials, exploring ways to improve patient care, progressing biomedical cell biology and so much more.
Alumni
Medical school may be over but we would love it if you stayed in touch. By sharing your experiences at WMS and beyond you can inspire our current and future students. You can also join Warwickgrad to stay connected to fellow graduates and the wider alumni community.
Athena Swan
The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. Established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEM) employment, the Charter is now being used across the globe to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Warwick Medical School we are incredibly proud of the diversity of our community, and are committed to delivering excellent teaching and research by ensuring that there is equality of opportunity for all. Our MB ChB programme is one of only a few courses in the UK to accept graduates from any degree, and our students regularly tell us that the diversity of their intake is one of their favourite aspects of the course.
News at WMS
Bright Probes, Blurred Metabolism: Navigating Fluorescent Protein Cross-Excitation in NADH FLIM
Recent work from Falk Schneider and his team reveals an unexpected challenge in combining fluorescent protein reporters with label-free metabolic imaging. The study shows that many commonly used fluorescent proteins, including green, yellow, and red variants, produce fluorescence that overlaps with NADH signals and can be misinterpreted as changes in cellular metabolism. By establishing a pipeline to assess this interference, the work provides practical guidance for selecting compatible fluorescent reporters and designing more reliable experiments for metabolic imaging in context of other labelled structures.
New Book Launch: Obesity – Life Beyond the GLP-1 Injection
Dr Thomas Barber has published a new book, Obesity: Life Beyond the GLP-1 Injection, which aims to challenge common misconceptions about obesity and separate scientific evidence from the growing amount of misinformation surrounding weight management and fad diets.
Each chapter takes a holistic, multidisciplinary approach that extends well beyond dietary change alone, joining together the individual pieces of obesity prevention and management, from appetite physiology and the gut microbiota to muscle health, sleep, fibre intake, and the broader environmental drivers of weight gain.
Warwick researchers secure £1.3 million for two state-of-the-art imaging platforms
The University of Warwick has been awarded approximately £1.3 million by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to install two advanced imaging platforms, following a double success in the funder’s ALERT25 call.
The new equipment will give researchers across Warwick Medical School, the School of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics the tools to observe biology as it happens, at the level of individual cells and the molecules within them.
