Press Releases
Social justice under the lens as Screening Rights Film Festival returns to Coventry and Birmingham
The Screening Rights Film Festival returns to cinemas in the West Midlands from 25 – 28 November as part of the University of Warwick's Resonate Festival, showcasing films that provoke both thought and feelings about today’s most pressing issues in social justice.
High-speed propeller star is fastest spinning white dwarf
A white dwarf star that completes a full rotation once every 25 seconds is the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf, according to a team of astronomers led by the University of Warwick.
‘Investment in cities, not towns, is the best way to tackle regional inequality for the long-term,’ finds CAGE Research Centre.
Contrary to reports of a rise in rural living, new research from CAGE shows the COVID pandemic has done little to change the economic geography of the UK. But the preference for urban living revealed in the report offers an opportunity for the government to tackle regional inequality.
£1.5m gift creates new Lord Bhattacharyya Chair in Education role at WMG, continuing Lord Bhattacharyya’s legacy
A private philanthropic gift of £1.5m from a Warwick alumnus has created a new role in WMG, entitled the Lord Bhattacharyya Chair in Education. The new role will continue the late Lord Bhattacharyya’s legacy enhancing WMG’s academic expertise in the understanding, development and teaching of engineering and manufacturing internationally.
New city climate change commission to drive forward low carbon targets
Senior leaders from organisations across Coventry met today to help shape and move forward actions to reduce the impact of climate change.
A new Coventry Climate Change Board will meet regularly to share policies, plans, good practice and work together collaboratively in an effort to keep the city on track for a zero carbon future. The Board is chaired by Margot James, the former minister for culture, communications and creative industries and Executive Chair for the Warwickshire Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick.
The BMJ: Recognise every miscarriage as a bereavement, UK government urged
Miscarriage at any point during the first 6 months of pregnancy should be formally recognised as a bereavement, rather than an illness, as is currently the case in the UK, argues psychiatrist Nathan Hodson of the University of Warwick in correspondence published online in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.