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Smarter Planet University Jam
On Tuesday 21 April, the University of Warwick will be taking part in the IBM ‘University Jam’ – a 72 hour global online conversation between academics, students, IBM business leaders and technologists, and industry professionals from around the world, to discuss how technology and business can help to build “A Smarter Planet”.
The Global Financial Crisis: Causes, Threats and Opportunities
On Monday April 6, Warwick Business School is hosting a one-day conference on the global financial crisis, co-sponsored by the Journal of International Money and Finance and organised by Professor Mark Taylor – Professor of International Finance and Macroeconomics at Warwick and a Managing Director at Barclays Global Investors.
Warwick Alumnus appointed Bank of England Chief Economist
Warwick Alumnus Spencer Dale has been
appointed as the Bank of England’s Chief Economist.
Leaders of Digital Revolution to take the campaign to West Midlands business
Three of the country’s leading figures in the development and use of
digital media have been signed up to highlight how small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West Midlands can take advantage of
digital media. Anthony Lilley, Dr Jon Salkeld and Dr Adam Rutherford
will be the keynote speakers at the ‘Using Digital Media in Marketing
and Communications’ conference to be staged by ideasforlife.tv at Alton
Towers on Tuesday 18th March.
Warwick Economics Summit 2008
The weekend from 15th to 18th February saw Warwick play host to the
entirely student run 2008 Warwick Economics Summit – the largest
academic conference of its kind in Europe. The Summit has been going
strong for seven years since its inception in 2002. Attracting high
profile speakers from the world of business and economics, such as John
Kay (returning to the Summit after his first appearance in 2004) and
Tim Harford, author of the ‘The Undercover Economist,’ and delegations
of students across different universities and countries, the Summit
aimed to provide a platform for the exchange and debate of economic
ideas and the establishment of links across universities.
Gibbet Hill Road Closure
Essential work to replace a major gas main along Gibbet
Hill Road is due to start on Monday 11 February,
subject to final statutory approvals. This work will inevitably cause some
difficulties on roads to and from the University so we advise everyone to allow
extra time for their journeys.
Brian Woods-Scawen receives CBE
University Treasurer, Brian Woods-Scawen, has been awarded the CBE in
the 2008 New Year Honours List for services to business and to the
community in the West Midlands
EU Commissioner to Deliver Public Lecture at Warwick
Dr Janez Potočnik, the EU Commissioner for Science and Research, is
visiting Warwick on 20 September 2007. He’ll be giving a public lecture
on ‘The Role of Science and Research in a Knowledge Based Society’.
Eco One Car in the Community
An environmentally friendly eco-car made from vegetables and designed by students at the University of Warwick has been on tour around Coventry and Warwickshire.
Its first public outing was at the Eden Project in April, but since then Eco One has been on the road meeting school pupils, business leaders and Coventry Ambassadors. Its next stop is a meeting of industry leaders and academics in Birmingham and it will then enjoy a day out at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in July.
Warwick Diabetes Care Partnership to Continue
Warwick Diabetes Care is to continue its successful partnership with healthcare manufacturer LifeScan UK for another three years. The company, part of Johnson & Johnson, has announced a new programme of investment over the next three years, which fits in with their Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the UK and aims to help educate both people with diabetes and the healthcare professionals who care for them.
Warwick's successful Scottish celebrations
Warwick Conferences celebrated yet another successful year of fun and fundraising as they presented £1500 to local schools following their New Year Burns Night bash.
Enterprise Project wins Award
Centre for Education and Industry (CEI) staff members recently attended a House of Commons reception, also attended by new Secretary of State for Education, Ruth Kelly, to celebrate an enterprise project taking the title of 'Enterprise Capital of the Eastern Region'.