Press Releases
350,000 stellar systems to be mapped by Warwick astronomers
Astrophysicists from the University of Warwick have joined the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V) – one of the most-successful and influential surveys in the history of astronomy – making Warwick the first UK institution to be formally part of the project.
Dr Katherine Astbury appears on Radio 4's In Our Time to discuss Germaine de Staël
"A liberal writer and thinker who actively engaged in politics during the early years of the Revolution, she developed a new aesthetic path for the French novel through two essays, on fiction and on literature, and two major novels, Delphine and Corinne.", writes Dr Astubry of de Staël.
Queen’s wedding cake resurrected with scanning tech for 70th Anniversary
Cutting-edge technology has brought Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding cake back to life in time for hers and Prince Philip’s 70th anniversary, thanks to research by WMG at the University of Warwick.
Warwick announces the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated from German by American translator Susan Bernofsky and published by Portobello Books, has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
New University of Warwick Brexit Briefing launched
With less than 18 months to go until the UK leaves the EU, the University of Warwick is launching a series of briefings exploring the implications of Brexit for the job market, workers’ rights, and employment policy.
The briefings will cover migration and skills, unemployment and training, job creation and loss, and employment rights.
Professor French awarded the Decision Analysis Society’s highest honour
The award recognises Professor French’s numerous contributions to the theory and practice of decision analysis. This includes the publication of six books focused on Bayesian statistics and decision theory. In addition to these books, Professor French has nearly 200 other publications and is currently editing a book entitled Expert Judgment in Risk and Decision Analysis.