Press Releases
Crops can be grown in Arsenic contaminated soil without being poisonous
On World Soil day 2018 (5th December) the University of Warwick looks at ongoing research into the growing of crops in Arsenic contaminated soil without the edible part of the plant being effected.
Falls are more likely when you’ve had a bad night sleep
Disturbance during sleep decreases capability to control posture and balance according to researchers from the Department of Engineering and Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick who have an article published today in Scientific Reports (www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36053-4)
Trains of Thought: How Railways Helped Ideas to Travel
The role of rail transport in driving economic change is now widely recognised – but its role in enabling the spread of grass-roots social and political activism is equally significant, according to new research from University of Warwick economics researcher Eric Melander which uses Sweden as a case study to investigate how technology influences the spread of political ideas.
‘Unleashing the popular will’ to combat climate change
How can we harness the collective will of the people to avert disaster? Experts are to meet with students and members of the public at the University of Warwick to share their insights.
Autonomous Vehicle testing Simulator wins gold
Researchers from WMG at the University of Warwick have won gold at National Instruments Engineering Impact Awards 2018 for the WMG 3xD Simulator project. WMG’s 3xD Simulator is a world’s first-of-its-kind facility that enables autonomous vehicles to drive around in a virtual environment– accelerating testing before they are road ready.
Preterm Children’s lives are to be improved by new standards of child care advised by Warwick Academic.
European Standards of Care for New-born Health are being launched at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 28th November. The University of Warwick’s Department of Psychology’s Professor Dieter Wolke will be there as he chaired the set of standards for pre-term babies when they’ve been discharged from Hospital – he stresses they are key to reducing morbidity rates and quality of life for families.