Press Releases
Computer scientists use Twitter to predict UK general election result
Computer scientists from the University of Warwick are using Twitter to predict the outcome of the UK general election and believe their forecasts could be more accurate than traditional opinion polls.
Autistic and non-autistic brain differences isolated for first time
The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a new methodology for analysing MRI scans.
Developed by researchers at the University of Warwick, the methodology, called Brain-Wide Association Analysis (BWAS), is the first capable of creating panoramic views of the whole brain and provides scientists with an accurate 3D model to study.
Vince Cable announces that Warwick will be 1 of the 5 universities to lead the Alan Turing Institute
The University of Warwick is one five universities announced today, Wednesday 28th January, by the Rt. Hon. Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, as leaders of the prestigious new Alan Turing Institute.
National Trustworthy Software Initiative to be based at WMG's Cyber Security Centre
WMG's Cyber Security Centre at the University of Warwick is to host a million pound programme designed to enhance the cyber security of many of our everyday technologies and tools by ensuring the software that underpins them is more trustworthy.
New software to provide multilingual learning unveiled
A new learning system, designed by a University of Warwick PhD student, could soon be providing South African school children with easy access to multi-lingual education materials.
First real-time natural light 2D Hand Gesture Recognition technology unveiled
Mobile phones could soon be turned into hand gesture recognition devices following a technological breakthrough. Software developed by researchers at the University of Warwick would allow the 2D cameras in everyday consumer electronic products, such as mobile phones and tablet computers, to become hand gesture recognition (HGR) devices in uncontrolled environments with both natural and artificial light.