The University of Warwick has just announced that it has surpassed the goal it set of raising £50 million to invest in research and teaching by the end of its 50th anniversary year in 2015.

A local GP registrar is on a crusade to improve breast cancer detection rates across the West Midlands. Dr James Gill, who is also a teaching fellow at the University of Warwick, is holding a 2000km virtual cycling marathon to raise £10,000 for state-of-the-art medical training equipment.

One World Week is a festival celebrating international culture and diversity that is hosted anually at the University of Warwick. Now in its eighteenth year, One World Week will run from Saturday 26 January to Saturday 2 February 2013. As well as being an entirely student-run event, OWW is a non-profit initiative that aims to stimulate personal development.

Students at the University of Warwick were officially declared ‘hale and hearty’ following a two day heart screening health initiative on campus organised by third year History student, Bianca Nobilo.

This week is RAG week at Warwick! RAG is for Raising And Giving and every year students around the country dedicate a week to fundraising through various activities.

We are pleased to announce that the University of Warwick raised a total of £5,223,040 in philanthropic income during the 2010/11 financial year. This is a fantastic achievement and moves us another step closer to reaching our £50 million fundraising goal as part of the 50 Forward campaign.