Press Releases
New Research on Small Firms and Employment Tribunal Cases
It is well-known that small firms are more likely to face Employment Tribunal claims than large ones, and raw figures suggest that they tend to lose cases that reach tribunals. New research from Warwick Business School shows that small firms are not in fact disadvantaged if they follow appropriate disciplinary procedures.
WBS Research Asks - Can The Public Sector Become Lean?
Research by Dr Zoe Radnor and Mr Paul Walley of Warwick Business School has found that the methods employed by Toyota, to make their production system "Lean", can be applied to public sector services. This could have a positive impact on employee morale, customer satisfaction and process efficiency.
Dean of Warwick Medical School wins CBI First Women Science Award
Professor Yvonne Carter, Dean of Warwick Medical School, at the University of Warwick, has won the national Science Award at this year's CBI Real Business First Women Awards ceremony which took place on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Hybrids Charm 150 government reps manufacturers and policy makers & researchers
National and local government policy makers, manufacturers and researchers are flocking to Warwickshire to see how hybrid vehicle technology can provide us with a range of quality vehicles that will improve performance whilst using less fuel and help conserve the environment to boot.
Young Footballers Swap Traffic Cones for Radar Powered Soccer Buddies
A Birmingham company has worked with the University of Warwick to devise a child focused "Soccer Buddy" football training aid that can even use radar to track the speed of each child's shot at goal.
Disability Research Leads to Chip & Pin Shoulder Surfing Fraud Breakthrough
Research initially aimed to help partially sighted customers use chip & pin keypads has led to the creation of a device which will protect all customers from "Shoulder Surfing" - A method where a "criminally motivated" bystander can casually observe consumers secret PIN when paying for goods or services.