Press Releases
Starving, sprouts and strolls: how to step into Christmas healthily
You can offset some of the effects of Christmas overindulgence with a few easy steps – quite literally!
‘Chameleon’ ocean bacteria can shift their colours
Cyanobacteria - which propel the ocean engine and help sustain marine life – can shift their colour like chameleons to match different coloured light across the world’s seas, according to research by an international collaboration including the University of Warwick.
Io Io Io! Modern Christmas vs Roman Saturnalia
Partying, pantomime, feasting and gift-giving are all established traditions of the Christmas season. At the same time of the year over 2000 years ago, Romans had the very same customs in celebration of a different festival – Saturnalia.
The not so sweet side of Christmas
A new video by the University of Warwick highlights a bitter side to our sugar consumption at Christmas. Available to view on YouTube the short film highlights how excessive consumption of sugar can affect our health – and how the sugar trade in the past and today has caused inequality and bloodshed.
Foot-and-mouth crises to be averted with vaccination strategy
Future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can be controlled effectively and quickly with vaccinations – saving millions of pounds and hundreds of thousands of livestock – according to research by the University of Warwick.
The historical journey of Christmas turkeys
Professor Rebecca Earle, food historian at the University of Warwick has been researching the traditional Christmas turkey, in order to find out how this north American bird become a mainstay of festive food.