Press Releases
New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
A new telescope, made up of two identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, will track down sources of gravitational waves. The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO), led by the University of Warwick, will help shepherd in a new era of gravitational wave science.
Queen of Ska Pauline Black to receive honorary degree from University of Warwick
Pauline Black, founding member of legendary 2-Tone band The Selecter, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Warwick on Thursday 21 July. The honour is one of 14 to be given by Warwick in its summer degree ceremonies being held this week.
Experience Coventry as you never have before at new University of Warwick exhibition
Coventry and Warwickshire residents are getting a second chance to see and experience artworks created as part of the Sensing the City project, previously shown in The Herbert in 2020.
Children from Coventry schools discuss legacy of the transatlantic slave trade at cathedral
400 school children have gathered at Coventry Cathedral to explore the impact of the transatlantic slave trade.
Shift workers ‘can’t all adjust to a night shift’: new research
Scientists at the University of Warwick, jointly with those at Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm and Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (France), have challenged the widespread belief that shift workers adjust to the night shift, using data drawn from wearable tech.
Scientists develop a new non-opioid pain killer with fewer side effects
Scientists have found a promising new compound, benzyloxy-cyclopentyladenosine (BnOCPA), which has been shown to be a potent and selective pain killer in test model systems . BnOCPA is also selective in its action, and non-addictive, opening up the potential for the development of potent analgesics without side effects.