Press Releases
One of UK's foremost NHS chief executives to lead Healthcare Systems activities at WMG
It was announced today, Thursday 26th April 2018, that Dame Julie Moore, currently Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), is to become a Professor of Healthcare Systems at WMG, University of Warwick. Her new role will see her leading on a range of both research and education projects, leading collaborations with the NHS and other healthcare providers.
University of Warwick ranked in top 10 in the UK and first in the UK for in Creative Writing
The University of Warwick has been ranked top 10 in the UK, and the leading university in the West Midlands, according to the latest UK University league table. “TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk
WMG to help Jaguar Land Rover develop self-driving car that can ‘see’ around corners
WMG at the University of Warwick is to work with Jaguar Land Rover in a key part of a £4.7 million project called AutopleX which will develop vehicles that can ‘see’ around corners and through obstacles, enhancing the capability of self-driving cars.
Warwick Law School teaching fellow wins British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award 2018
Dr Andi Hoxhaj, Teaching Fellow in the University of Warwick Law School, has won a British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award. The prestigious award will support Dr Hoxhaj’s work on anti-corruption policy and the rule of law with a particular focus on the Western Balkans, the UK and the EU.
Warwick and Aston awarded half a million pounds to study 10,000 of the UK’s smallest businesses
The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) led by Professor Stephen Roper of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick, and Professor Mark Hart of Aston University has been awarded half a million pounds to research up to 10,000 of UK’s smallest employing businesses.
New research could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells
Physicists at the University of Warwick have today, Thursday 19th April 2018, published new research in the Journal Science today 19th April 2018 (via the Journal’s First Release pages) that could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells by physically deforming each of the crystals in the semiconductors used by photovoltaic cells. The paper entitled the “Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect” was written by Professor Marin Alexe, Ming-Min Yang, and Dong Jik Kim who are all based in the University of Warwick’s Department of Physics.