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The University of Warwick to host Nobel Prize winner Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah
Nobel Prize winner for literature, Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah, will give the annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture at the University of Warwick on Wednesday, November 15.
New Faculty of Arts Building puts collaboration and engagement at the heart of a new campus ‘cultural quarter’
On 6th December, the new Faculty of Arts Building will open its doors to students, staff and the public. The £57.5m eight storey building, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and constructed by Bowmer + Kirkland, brings together a diverse and international mix of minds from all walks of life, creating the optimum environment for generating a universe of ideas.
Eleven young researchers selected to help Warwick deliver ambitious research strategy
The University of Warwick has been chosen to host eleven of 2019’s Leverhulme Early Career Fellows – just under ten per cent of the national total. Early Career Fellowships are awarded to enable young researchers to undertake a research project, under the supervision of a Warwick academic mentor, which will lead to publishable results and help them get a foothold on the academic career ladder.
2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation open for submissions
The University of Warwick is pleased that submissions for the 2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation are now open.
Will Eaves' 'Murmur' nominated for 2019 Wellcome Book Prize
Murmur, the latest novel by Will Eaves of the University of Warwick'English and Comparative Literary Studies, has been nominated for the Wellcome Book Prize.
English and Comparative Literary Studies celebrate awards and ranking success
One of the world’s leading English literature departments is celebrating awards, nominations, and grant success—and has once more secured a top 20 world ranking.
English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick has been ranked 20th in the world for English Literature in the 2019 QS Subject Rankings, the third year in a row the department has achieved a top 20 ranking. The department was previously ranked 1st in REF2014.