Press Releases
Care home dementia study finds failure to reduce antipsychotic prescribing
Despite government guidelines there has been no reduction in the level of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to dementia patients.
The finding follows the government’s 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS), which recommended a review of the medication’s use in light of potential serious side effects.
The research was conducted by a group of academics including Dr David Owen from the University of Warwick and published in the medical journal BMJ Open.
University of Warwick receives another top 100 ranking
The University of Warwick has again achieved a top 100 ranking in a major league table.
Sleep is key to curing chronic pain
‘I won’t be able to cope with my pain if I don’t sleep well’ – research from the University of Warwick reveals that the way chronic pain patients think about pain and sleep leads to insomnia and poor management of pain.
Warwick and IBM join forces to deliver cyber security skills of the future
The Cyber Security Centre at WMG, University of Warwick, has teamed with IBM to develop a module for its Cyber Security master’s course portfolio which addresses key strategic cyber security issues relating to business, particularly from the perspective of an organisation's Chief Information Security Officer.
Professor David Hutchins elected as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor David Hutchins of the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Renowned engineers from across the country are elected to the Academy in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession. The 2016 list also includes two International Fellows, recognised for their significant contributions to engineering outside the UK.
Former Kenilworth Mayor gives diabetes research at Warwick Medical School a boost
Diabetes research at Warwick Medical School is getting an extra boost thanks to the former Mayor of Kenilworth. Councillor Michael Coker has chosen to make a donation of £3,000 to the University of Warwick’s Diabetes research groups.