Press Releases
Butterfly Farming to Help Save Rain Forest
Researchers at the University of Warwick's plant research arm Warwick HRI have received a £295,000 Darwin initiative grant to develop a butterfly farming industry in Guyana that will help support 5000 people in 16 rainforest communities and help save the rainforest itself.
Super Broccoli takes brassica family to Chelsea Flower Show
Warwick HRI, the University's plant research Department, has created a stand at the Chelsea Flower showcasing their research to breed a "Super Broccoli" which will: help us live longer, last longer on our shelves, and use much less pesticide and fertilizer.
Research Points to Key New tool for identifying Problem Badger Setts harbouring Bovine TB
Research led by University of Warwick biolgists has revealed atechnique that could become a valuable way of identifying badger setts that harbour TB diseased and infectious badgers.
Research shows vaccination benefits during Foot & Mouth outbreak
New research led by the University of Warwick, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust, has outlined a combined culling and vaccination policy that could achieved a ten fold cut in the number of farms loosing livestock compared to the 2001 UK foot and mouth outbreak; with an optimally targeted vaccination policy providing a four fold increase over prompt and efficient culling.
Hanging Baskets of Sex and Death Help Fruit Growers
A hanging basket style device is at the heart of a plan by researchers at the University of Warwick to harness the sex drive of a major pest of fruit orchards as a weapon to spread a virus to kill that very same pest. The device allows growers to selectively target the pest with a virus that kills its larvae without killing other beneficial insects.
University helps Company create Big Brother for Birds with Wireless Camera Bird Box
Working with the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group, the company, based on the University of Warwick's Science Park, have developed a clever wireless camera equipped bird box that allows people to easily observe nesting birds around the clock.