Arts Research Impact at Warwick
Impact through creativity
We enrich tomorrow with cultural understanding, historical context and human expression.
Our research has informed policy, changed practices and brought attention to crucial world issues. Our projects have benefited local communities, and made a difference on an international scale. Through collaborative exhibitions, artworks, plays, scripts, books, television shows and events, we have engaged audiences of thousands, as well as informing both industry and government.
Select one of our case studies to see how Warwick is changing how we understand our world.
Amateur Theatrics in the Royal Navy
Heritage, drama and the Royal Navy Theatre Association
Performing Portchester's Hidden Stories
Forgotten Napoleonic theatre brought back to life
Ageing as Embodied Time
Using literature to understand and improve wellbeing in older age
Gender and Political Culture in Britain
Female political activism during the 19th century
The City and the Archive
Building civic pride, bridging the generation gap
Madness and Migration
Mental health care and the treatment of Irish migrants in Victorian Lancashire
Let's Talk About Race
BAME resilience and agency through Caribbean art heritage in the UK
The Ancient Greek World: Then and Now
Reaching new audiences and unravelling stereotypes
REF 2021 has recognised 92% of Warwick's research as world-leading or internationally excellent. In the most recent REF results – announced in May 2022 - a remarkable 50% of our submitted research was awarded the highest possible rating of ‘world leading’ (4 stars). A further 42% is ‘internationally excellent’ (3 stars).