Researchers at Warwick have carried out a study in local schools and found that an emhpasis on neatness of handwriting could be having a detrimental effect on children's literacy skills. Children who can write more quickly and even messily, often display greater skills in composition and creativity. Find out more on the Channel 4 website

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.

In August 2007, parents, teachers, policy makers, and academics from across the globe will come to the University of Warwick for the World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children.

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children's 17^th Biennial World Conference will host lead speakers from Africa, Canada, China, Finland, The United Kingdom and the United States of America with delegates from more than 50 countries.

New research from the University of Warwick reveals that, despite receiving praise for its objectivity in a country where different versions of what happened in the past can be used as political weapons, today history teaching in some schools across Northern Ireland may be overbalanced to the point of blandness.

The University of Warwick gave fifty youngsters a taste of university life last week. The budding students were attendees of the ‘Aim Higher Summer School’ and they experienced all aspects of university life, including informal but informative lectures, demonstrations, a day out and, of course, lots of social events!

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart Palmer explains what steps the University is taking to prepare for the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).