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Why women go to war – new study reveals motivations of female militia fighters
Women militia members make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of Warwick which draws on the experiences of women fighters in Lebanon to challenge current theories about female fighters.
New multi-million-pound ‘Smart City Mobility Centre’ announced for Warwickshire & West Midlands
It will prototype new vehicles and systems that will transform UK transport, by bringing together WMG at the University of Warwick’s research expertise, and Jaguar Land Rover’s leading research and engineering capabilities.
Dr William Barylo and Dr Martha McGill awarded British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
Dr William Barylo, Department of Sociology, and Dr Martha McGill, Department of History, have been awarded Postdoctoral Fellowships by the British Academy to pursue their research on “The Diaspora Strikes Back: lived religion, arts and activism among Sikh and Muslim millennials in Europe” and "Bodies, Selves and the Supernatural in early Modern Britain" respectively.
2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation shortlist announced
Six titles have been shortlisted for the second annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
The £1000 prize was established by the University of Warwick to address the gender imbalance in translated literature and to increase the number of international women’s voices accessible by a British and Irish readership.
Regional leaders attend Paris meeting with the University of Warwick and new alliance members
Regional leaders joined academic and policy staff from the University of Warwick at a summit with European counterparts this week.
The delegation was invited by a new, growing university alliance founded by the University of Warwick, L’Université Paris Seine, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), aimed at forging European links post-Brexit. At the summit hosted by Île de France region in Paris on Monday 5 November, the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia became the fourth institution to join the group. It has also been revealed that discussions are well in advance for further members to join.
Warwick awarded £2.3 million to help develop cutting-edge technologies for cancer diagnosis and personalised treatment
Greg Clark, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), will confirm today (Tuesday 6 November) that UK Research and Innovation will invest £10 million in the PathLAKE project as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The University of Warwick has been awarded £2.3 million of the funding which will be used to create innovative solutions in digital pathology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to speed up the time in which cancer is diagnosed and treated.