Press Releases
Love, loss and longing: the Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 announces shortlist
The Warwick Prize for Writing announces today, 2 October 2015, its shortlist of six titles under consideration for the £25,000 biennial literary award. The prize, which is run by the University of Warwick, is uniquely international and cross-disciplinary award, open to any genre or form of writing. The theme for this year’s prize is ‘Instinct’.
Theatre groups receive funding for Fringe Festival success
Two theatre groups from the University of Warwick have received financial support to help take their shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year and are pulling in the crowds.
Public Festival of the Imagination marks 50 years of University of Warwick
A TV chef, a pioneer of Coventry’s musical heritage and a polar explorer and will be helping to highlight the contribution the University of Warwick has made at home and abroad since it was established 50 years ago.
University of Warwick to host British Chess Championships
The University of Warwick will be hosting the British Chess Championships which take place from Saturday 25th July to Saturday 8th August. This is the second time that the University has hosted the championships, the first occasion having been back in 1970.
Cancer research pioneer calls for emphasis on prevention as well as cure
Noble prize winner and University of Warwick honorary doctor, Prof. Harald zur Hausen, has called for more emphasis on cancer prevention.
Dennis Potter's ‘A Beast with Two Backs’, is back!
The University of Warwick and the University of Gloucestershire are working together to put on the first ever theatrical screening of playwright Dennis Potter’s ‘A Beast with Two Backs’ which is taking place in the Forest of Dean.