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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.

Second Warwick Commission to examine international financial reform

The Second Warwick Commission is to meet for the first time on 29th January as it begins work into the examination of international financial reform in light of the present financial crisis.
Wed 28 Jan 2009, 15:51 | Tags: Business, Economics, Politics, Research

Australia adopts Warwick Commission recommendations

Recommendations made by the first Warwick Commission on the future of the trade system have been incorporated in the biggest review of Australian trade policy in almost twenty years.
Thu 02 Oct 2008, 09:13 | Tags: Academic Staff, Economics, Politics

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.

BBC Question Time at Warwick

David Dimbleby and the Question time panel came to Warwick Arts Centre on Thursday 17th January. The programme, which sources questions from the audience to be answered by a mixture of politicians and journalists, was aired on BBC 1 on the night at 10.30pm.
Mon 21 Jan 2008, 10:03 | Tags: Celebrities and Personalities, Politics

U8 International Student Summit: 9-11 March

U8 International Student SummitOver 150 students from top universities around the world are traveling to Warwick, between 9-11 March to inform policy makers, share ideas and perspectives and bridge the gap between research and policy on development issues.  Major social economic and political issues affecting developing countries like conflict, trade, migration, global warming, and health will be at the forefront during the 2nd Annual U8 Summit talks.
Mon 05 Mar 2007, 12:52 | Tags: Community, Culture, International, Politics, Welfare

Night walk for a good cause

Coventry is one of 32 cities worldwide taking part in GuluWalk Day UK on Saturday October 22. The walk, lead by Warwick University student Farah Williamson, aims to raise awareness of the thousands of children in Northern Uganda who walk into Gulu each night to sleep in relative safety and avoid abduction by the rebel army.
Tue 18 Oct 2005, 12:26 | Tags: Politics, Campus Life, Community

Get on board the 'Pro Bono Bus'

As part of National Pro Bono week, the Law Society of England & Wales in association with The Institute of Legal Executives, Solicitors Pro Bono Group and Bar Pro Bono Unit has embarked upon a unique promotional event to raise the profile of pro bono work.
Thu 12 Aug 2004, 13:45 | Tags: Business, Politics, Law, University Affairs

Corporate Social Responsibility - 2004 Warwick-Acas Lowry Lecture

Ms Renate Hornung-Draus, European and International Affairs Director of the Confederation of German Employers - one of Europe’s most influential employer bodies – surveyed the changing role of employers’ organisations in delivering the 2004 Warwick-Acas Lowry lecture. The series was initiated two years ago by IRRU.

Wed 11 Aug 2004, 10:29 | Tags: Welfare, Business, Politics, Economics, University Affairs

David Baker - Warwick Academic and Artist

Dr David Baker is both a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for Politics and International Studies and also a poet and artist.
Mon 09 Aug 2004, 08:42 | Tags: Politics, University Services, University Affairs, Art

Chinese Delegation Visits Institute of Employment Research

A high-ranking delegation of officials from China’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS) are visiting the University’s Institute of Employment Research today to research policies and measures adopted in recent years to promote employment in the UK.

Fri 06 Aug 2004, 13:54 | Tags: Business, Politics, Economics, University Affairs

Edward Said 1936 - 2003

Professor Edward Said, the Jerusalem-born international writer and scholar who argued the Palestinian cause died Thursday 25 September after eleven years fighting leukemia. He was 67.
Tue 03 Aug 2004, 13:56 | Tags: Politics, University Services, University Affairs, English

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