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Is Santa Paws visiting your pet this year?

University of Warwick researcher Professor Nickie Charles looks at the ways we make our dogs and other companion animals part of our Christmas and asks whether pets really enjoy the rituals of Christmas alongside their human companions.

Thu 14 Dec 2017, 09:39 | Tags: Christmas Social Science sociology 1 - Research

Santa has never been stuck up the chimney says Warwick quantum physicist

A researcher at the University of Warwick is challenging the theory that ‘Santa got stuck up the chimney’ by suggesting that he uses ‘quantum tunnelling’ to get himself in and out of our homes.

Wed 13 Dec 2017, 09:29 | Tags: Physics, Christmas, Quantum physics, Sciences

Discover Chemistry of Christmas at Fargo Village this weekend

Kids and grown-ups from 5 to 105 are invited to discover the science behind Christmas with FREE, fun family activities this weekend at Fargo Village in Coventry – hosted by the University of Warwick and the Royal Society of Chemistry.


Ping Pong Merrily on High - Christmas lectures return to Warwick

Exploding ping pong balls and a generous helping of fireworks are among the spectacles promised at this year’s Christmas Lectures at the University of Warwick.

Mon 13 Nov 2017, 13:16 | Tags: University of Warwick, Christmas, Outreach, Sciences

Mind-controlled toys: the next generation of Christmas presents?

The next generation of toys could be controlled by the power of the mind, thanks to research by the University of Warwick.


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.


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