Press Releases
Minerva partners with Aston University and University of Birmingham Enterprise to launch new angel investor network for Birmingham
University of Warwick-based Minerva, one of the UK’s largest traditional angel investor networks, has teamed up with Aston University and University of Birmingham Enterprise to expand the funding opportunities available to start-up businesses in the West Midlands by launching a network of ‘business angels with insight’ for Birmingham.
Five Centres for Doctoral Training to be funded by the University of Warwick
Five Centres of Doctoral Training (CDTs) in maths and stats, diamond technology, analytical science, future mobility technologies and Computer Science will be funded by the University of Warwick in partnership with industry to keep investing in science and engineering.
Awareness campaigns not enough to stop superbug crisis in developing countries
In a landmark study of health behaviours in developing countries, researchers have found that awareness campaigns alone are not enough to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and, in fact, could risk making the superbug crisis worse. The research project, led by Dr Marco J Haenssgen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Sustainable Development, involved more than 2,000 people in Thailand and Laos and challenges conventional wisdom that global public awareness campaigns are one of the best tools to tackle drug resistance.
Molecular heaters to boost crop growth thanks to €4.9m project
A €4.9m EU H2020 grant will enable a consortium of researchers from across Europe, to embark on a project called ‘Boostcrop’. They will use state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical methodologies to design molecular heaters which will enhance crop growth under cold and freezing stress.
New parents face six years of disrupted sleep
The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers’ sleep, particularly during the first three months after birth. Researchers at the University of Warwick have also found sleep duration and satisfaction is decreased up to six years after giving birth for both parents.
£7 million funding to grant XMaS wish
A facility that allows scientists to use x-rays to examine materials for purposes as diverse as reducing corrosion on metal artefacts to re-growing teeth from stem cells is set for a multi-million pound upgrade.