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Warwick Translation and Cultures MA showcased by British Council in Hong Kong

How does a book or a map change when it is translated to another language, for people in a different culture? Is it essentially the same as the original, or something new altogether? Find out at an online event from the University of Warwick, City University of Hong Kong, and the British Council.


China welcomes world’s largest scenario database for autonomous vehicle safety

The Safety PoolTM Scenario Database, the largest public repository of scenarios for testing autonomous vehicles in the world — led by WMG at the University of Warwick and Deepen AI —will now be used in China, thanks to a new partnership with Automotive Data of China, a subsidiary of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC).


£2.6m Turing award will help over 1000 Warwick students study and work abroad

The UK Government has announced today (4 August 2021) that the University of Warwick will be awarded £2.6 million for international student mobility, as part of the inaugural Turing Scheme.


Mental health screening study to protect students’ wellbeing during pandemic

The mental health and wellbeing of students at the University of Warwick during the COVID-19 pandemic will be tested, tracked, and tackled by internationally renowned psychologists at the institution.


1000+ face masks from Shanghai to Warwick will equip local care homes

More than 1000 face masks, donated to the University of Warwick by its partner Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in China, will help protect key workers in care homes across Coventry and Warwickshire.


Face masks from Beijing to University of Warwick will equip local NHS

Around 1000 face masks, donated by Beijing City University in China to the University of Warwick, will be given to NHS key workers across Warwickshire on the front line against COVID-19.

Wed 29 Apr 2020, 12:54 | Tags: Community and region, Global Engagement, China, WMG, International

Warwick Engineering Professor works with Association of British Chinese Professors to buy PPE equipment for 10 UK hospitals

Professor Jihong Wang, from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, has been working with the Association of British Chinese Professors (ABCP), where she is Vice President for Finance, to raise funds to purchase personal protection equipment (PPE) for ten UK hospitals to support the NHS in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed 22 Apr 2020, 09:24 | Tags: China, Engineering, School of Engineering, coronavirus, Sciences

Top Hong Kong entrepreneur receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Warwick

One of Hong Kong’s top entrepreneurs, Professor Roy Chung, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warwick UK – his alma mater, and an institution with which he has forged many significant links throughout his career.


Over 90% of Chinese graduates from UK universities secure high level jobs

More than 90% of Chinese students at universities in the UK enter professional, technical or managerial employment after graduating, according to new collaborative research led by the University of Warwick.


Warwick and Shanghai Jiao Tong University launch a new Joint Seed fund and offer a greater range of opportunities to study abroad

A University of Warwick delegation led by Prof. Stuart Croft and Prof. Simon Swain visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) this week to sign several key agreements designed to further increase the depth and breadth of partnership between our institutions.

 

Fri 24 May 2019, 10:01 | Tags: University of Warwick, Global Engagement, China, International

Shanghai’s biggest UK university careers fair welcomes Apple, PayPal & Tesla

The largest UK university careers fair in Shanghai – co-led by the University of Warwick – welcomed over 1,200 students and major global companies such as Apple, PayPal and Tesla today (2 April 2019).


UK Universities host high-profile careers fair in Shanghai

Careers professionals at the Universities of Warwick, Birmingham and Nottingham are busy planning their next business partnership in China after their first joint graduate careers event in country attracted praise from employers, students and alumni.

 


Professor Lord Bhattacharyya recognised by China

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman and founder of WMG, at the University of Warwick, has been honoured by the presentation of a China Talent Visa (R), in recognition of his high-level expertise in manufacturing and inward investment and sustained interaction with the People’s Republic of China.

Wed 04 Apr 2018, 09:07 | Tags: China, WMG

Cancer cells destroyed with dinosaur extinction metal

Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.


Employability boosted by Warwick online tools

The employability and entrepreneurship skills of UK-educated Chinese students has been boosted, thanks to new online interactive tools – the only resources of their type in the UK - designed by the University of Warwick.


Warwick hosts joint UK University China Careers Fair

Students from seven UK universities got the chance to meet Chinese employers – and discovered career opportunities in China - at the China Careers Fair, hosted for the first time by the University of Warwick this month.


British Council entrepreneurial prize awarded to Warwick grad

A University of Warwick graduate has scooped a top prize at the ‘British Council Study UK Alumni Awards 2017’ in Hong Kong.


Warwick student selected for Schwarzman Scholarship

A student from the University of Warwick has been selected for the prestigious Schwartzman Scholarship in Beijing, China.

Fri 02 Dec 2016, 09:27 | Tags: University of Warwick, China, International, Students, Business

Depression’s physical source discovered; potential for new treatments

Understanding of the physical root of depression has been advanced, thanks to research by the University of Warwick, UK, and Fudan University, China.


UK and Chinese universities fight cancer together

A deadly cancer which mainly occurs in China could be more effectively treated, thanks to joint research by the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Centre (SYSUCC).