Press Releases
Christmas dinner saved! Sprouts gain natural disease defence
Brussels sprouts will remain safely in our Christmas dinners, thanks to University of Warwick research giving them natural defences against devastating crop diseases.
Behind-the-scenes access at Warwick’s life science labs
Scientific laboratories at the University of Warwick are once again being opened up to members of the public – giving YOU behind-the-scenes access to cutting-edge research happening in Coventry.
Care home dementia study finds failure to reduce antipsychotic prescribing
Despite government guidelines there has been no reduction in the level of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to dementia patients.
The finding follows the government’s 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS), which recommended a review of the medication’s use in light of potential serious side effects.
The research was conducted by a group of academics including Dr David Owen from the University of Warwick and published in the medical journal BMJ Open.
Your chance to explore science labs at Warwick
Members of the public are to be given behind-the-scenes access to scientific laboratories at the University of Warwick, as well as the chance get to grips with cutting-edge research.