Press Releases
More than words: Migration, Identity, and Translation Network public summit calls for action to tackle the monolingual mindset and language exclusion
Academics, practitioners and activists meeting at the University of Warwick call for language teaching and learning to be seen as essential in today’s global society and urge policymakers to adopt a national and international strategy to break the monolingual mindset which can limit access to social and economic opportunity and wellbeing.
Taking the sting out of STEM
In a new international collaboration, experts from the University of Warwick and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg are training South African teachers in a set of research-informed techniques to address anxiety around science, maths and technology subjects and help learners develop more confidence in their own ability to learn.
Warwick academic honoured with British Sociological Association Distinguished Service award
Professor John Solomos from the University of Warwick Department of Sociology has been given this year’s Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award, an award made each year by the British Sociological Association to an outstanding individual who has contributed greatly to the discipline.
Sexual harassment of girls is widespread in schools, researchers find
A new study carried out by University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment research for the NEU teaching union and campaign group UK Feminista has found that over a third of girls at mixed-sex schools in England and Wales have been sexually harrassed while at school.
Kerala government looks to University of Warwick for new healthcare model
The University of Warwick is helping the Indian state of Kerala redevelop its healthcare system.
Warwick Classics expert and TV presenter named National Teaching Fellow
University of Warwick academic, TV presenter and author, Michael Scott, has been recognised as one of the best higher education teachers of the year.