Press Releases
Warwick awarded £1OO,OOO for 10 Ford Scholarships
Today, Wednesday February 1st, William Clay Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company announced that the University of Warwick is one of only a dozen UK universities to be awarded funding from the Ford Blue Oval Scholarship Programme
Robot welding gets 5 times faster as €4 Million project replaces guess work with maths
Remote Laser Welding is rapidly emerging as a powerful replacement for spot welding technology in vehicle manufacturing. It promises 5 times the speed of spot welding and far more efficiency – however this can only be achieved through a frustrating process of guess work and trial & error today. Now WMG has been awarded 4 Million Euros to lead a project that will replace guess work and wasteful trial & error with precise mathematical modelling.
Major investigation into the role of elected mayors launched
A major investigation into the role of elected mayors in local government in the UK is launched on Monday, November 21, 2011 by the University of Warwick, less than a week after the Localism Act passed into law. The Warwick Commission on elected Mayors and city leadership will set out the challenges and opportunities presented by the government's proposals to introduce elected mayors in core cities in England over the next two years.
Solar power company shines at Lord Stafford Awards
University of Warwick spin-out Molecular Solar has triumphed at the 2011 Lord Stafford Awards, winning its prestigious Innovation in Development Award.
BAE SYSTEMS and WMG sign Memorandum of Understanding for co-operative research and education.
WMG welcomed a senior delegation from BAE Systems to the University of Warwick. Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman of WMG and
New record voltage for organic solar cells opens the tech to consumer electronics
Molecular Solar Ltd, a spinout company from the University of Warwick, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. They have achieved and demonstrated a record voltage for organic photovoltaic cells that means these highly flexible, low cost solar cells can now be devolved for commercial uses in a wide range of consumer electronics.