Press Releases
Warwick research finds communication complexity in orangutans thought to be uniquely human
In groundbreaking work from The University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.
Researchers from The University of Warwick warn marginalised young adults in low and middle-income countries face “growing online abuse”
A major new international study has found that young adults in low- and middle-income countries who are sex workers, gay men, transgender or living with HIV are facing a surge in online abuse - from harassment and blackmail to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
New trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies
Published in the Lancet, findings from The Big Baby Trial led by The University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the Perinatal Institute, provides crucial new information to help women choose how to safely deliver babies suspected to be large for their age.
Local poet brings Warwick’s discoveries to life in new book
A brand-new poetry collection inspired by groundbreaking research at The University of Warwick has been launched as part of the University’s 60th celebrations.
University of Warwick’s secure E-voting software used in first real-world election
The University of Warwick’s pioneering Self-Enforcing E-Voting (SEEV) technology has been successfully used in a real-world election for the first time at the UNITA Students Assembly elections, assuring accuracy and verifiability of the vote tally while preserving anonymity.
£1.3m awarded to Warwick and the Crick to define the rules of cell fate
A research team led by David Rand at The University of Warwick and James Briscoe at the Francis Crick Institute have been awarded over £1.3 million from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to establish a rulebook that defines the decision-making processes by which cells determine their fate or ‘type’.