Over 300 people gathered for the Open Studies Awards Ceremony on Saturday at the University when students received their awards from Professor Stuart Palmer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick.

The University has been invited by the Singaporean Government via the Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore to open a campus in Singapore.

The University House Atrium and Coffee Bar and Restaurant now benefit from a wireless internet ‘hotspot’, where suitably equipped laptops and handheld devices can access the internet at speeds of around 11 megabytes per second, equivalent to around twenty times as fast as a home broadband connection.

Red Square, the area behind Rootes Residences, is having a face-lift. Work is going to ensure the area is more appealing; it is due for completion by the start of the autumn term. The square been ripe for modification since it lost its status as a primary student leisure area when the Piazza was constructed.

The Warwick Arts Centre has an exciting comedy line-up for the Autumn term, including top names Lenny Henry, Tony Robinson, and Linda Smith. The Arts Centre will play host to 12 top comedian acts in the coming months, with more exciting plans for the New Year.

The Medical Research Fund (MRF) Coventry and Warwickshire, the Biological Sciences-based fundraising campaign to support medical research and training fellowships, was successfully launched in March 2004. Over 150 people attended, including local mayors, County councillors, health care professionals, representatives from the business community and senior University representatives.