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Warwick astronomer awarded £3 million to transform observations of the sky
A University of Warwick astronomer has been awarded £3 million to develop a ‘digital telescope’ that will be capable of producing a highly sensitive continuous movie of the night sky.
Warwick Arts Centre programme shortlisted for Museums and Heritage Award
The University of Warwick’s Arts Centre has been shortlisted for Community Engagement Project of the Year at the national Museums and Heritage Awards for its ‘Playing Out in Canley’ programme.
Scientists reveal how Solar System might die in new white dwarf research
Our solar system might be pulled into the gravity of a white dwarf star, crushed and ground to dust, according to scientists from the University of Warwick.
Student escapes war in Sudan and makes epic four-month journey across three countries to start course at the University of Warwick
A student escaped the civil war in Sudan and embarked on a perilous four-month journey dodging bullets and surviving arrest to start his Masters course with just hours to spare at the University of Warwick’s Business School.
When the civil war broke out between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group in April, Amin Elsheikh, 27, had to flee for his life from his home in the capital, Khartoum, where the fiercest fighting was.
Mysterious rainbow ‘glory’ lights observed on distant planet
For the first time, signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ have been detected on a planet outside our solar system. Glory are colourful concentric rings of light that occur only under peculiar conditions.
University support boosts West Midlands economy by £450 million – For every £1 invested, £22 returned to the local economy
WMG at the University of Warwick has boosted the West Midlands economy by £450 million – with every £1 invested into WMG’s small and medium enterprise (SME) programmes, around £22 has returned to the local economy.