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Gold medallist joins charity netball tournament at the University of Warwick raising over £32,000

National cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better teamed up with England Netball to host its Annual Charity Netball Tournament at the University of Warwick, raising over £32,000 for people undergoing treatment for cancer.

Fri 22 Mar 2024, 14:00 | Tags: Event, Charity, cancer, fitness, Sport and Wellness Hub

University of Warwick celebrates Holi with spectacular colour party

The University of Warwick campus celebrated the beginning of spring this week with a Holi Colour Party.

Over 400 students celebrated in the traditional way by throwing brightly coloured powder at each other.

Fri 08 Mar 2024, 15:00 | Tags: Event, Students, Warwick Presents, Holi

Top university climbers to whizz up walls at The University of Warwick this weekend

The National Universities Lead and Speed Climbing Championships (NULSCC) event on Saturday 17th February is set to showcase some of the best UK climbing talent. Over 100 athletes from universities across the country will be taking part using the state-of-the-art climbing facilities at Warwick Sport and Wellness Hub, with the final rounds free to watch for public spectators


Revitalising Coventry’s Automotive legacy: University of Warwick experts lead Transport Museum Takeover to empower future innovators

Academics from departments across the University of Warwick will take over Coventry’s landmark Transport Museum for one day in July, and welcome 100 students from 10 local schools.

Mon 03 Jul 2023, 11:06 | Tags: Event, WMG, Coventry Transport Museum, widening participation

World’s brightest students to meet at Warwick to discuss some of the biggest challenges facing humanity

Some of the brightest young minds from around the world will gather at the University of Warwick to discuss how to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the globe.

Mon 03 Apr 2023, 13:52 | Tags: Event, International, events, vice chancellor, undergraduates, EUTOPIA

Queen of Ska Pauline Black to receive honorary degree from University of Warwick

Pauline Black, founding member of legendary 2-Tone band The Selecter, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Warwick on Thursday 21 July. The honour is one of 14 to be given by Warwick in its summer degree ceremonies being held this week.

Thu 21 Jul 2022, 11:10 | Tags: University of Warwick, Event, Graduations

Children from Coventry schools discuss legacy of the transatlantic slave trade at cathedral

400 school children have gathered at Coventry Cathedral to explore the impact of the transatlantic slave trade.

Wed 20 Jul 2022, 12:03 | Tags: Event, community, council, Coventry, schools, Colonial Hangover, football, PAIS

University of Warwick welcomes graduates back to campus for biggest ever celebration

Thousands of Warwick graduates will descend on its campus over the next three weeks for the biggest graduation celebration the University has ever seen – as ceremonies return for the first time in two years.

Tue 12 Jul 2022, 18:36 | Tags: University of Warwick, campus, Event, graduates, Campus news

Celebration for Coventry’s Kare Adenegan at the University of Warwick

An official celebration marking the success of Coventry Paralympian, Kare Adenegan ,has been held at the University of Warwick.

Fri 18 Mar 2022, 13:11 | Tags: Event, Students, Sport and Wellness Hub, History, Sport

Science spectacular back in action at the University of Warwick

Scientists from the University of Warwick will be leaving their labs and striding on stage next week to entertain and amaze audiences as the Christmas Lectures series returns next week.


Coventry Creates returns with 12 partnerships between academics and Coventry artists

· The University of Warwick and Coventry University have announced the 12 successful projects which will receive Arts Council England funding as part of the Coventry Creates 2021 project.


University of Warwick mobilises people to find the sound of Coventry in year-long festival to Resonate with City of Culture

A previous similar event organised by the UniversityFinding the future sound of Coventry is just one event in a newly launched year-long festival announced today, Monday 10th May 2021 to Resonate with Coventry’s year as City of Culture.


University of Warwick's Christmas Lectures move online to bring the annual science extravaganza to your living room

Physicists at the University of Warwick will be working their way onto your Christmas viewing schedules as their spectacular Christmas Lectures return once again, with a little bit of Christmas magic (explained by physics). The University of Warwick Department of Physics has moved its annual science extravaganza online and they are available from 15 December.


EUTOPIA Week: inclusivity, mobility, and community in European HE

Students, researchers, and staff from the EUTOPIA network of six European universities will come together this month for the second EUTOPIA Week, hosted virtually by founding member the University of Warwick.


Enjoy the 2020 Festival of Social Science from your sofa – online programme revealed

Residents of Coventry and Warwickshire are being invited to take part in the 2020 ESRC Festival of Social Science from the comfort and safety of their homes. The University of Warwick has unveiled a fully-online programme of events for the popular festival, which has gone digital this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed 28 Oct 2020, 12:05 | Tags: Event, Campus news, Faculty of Social Science, ESRC

UK Vegetable Genebank celebrates 40 year anniversary today

The UK Vegetable Genebank (UKVGB), part of Warwick Crop Centre on the University of Warwick’s Wellesbourne Campus, celebrates its 40th anniversary today (Thursday October 8 2020).


UK Vegetable Genebank celebrates 40 years

The UK Vegetable Genebank (UKVGB), part of Warwick Crop Centre on the University of Warwick’s Wellesbourne Campus, celebrates its 40th anniversary next week.


Coventry lockdown arts project funded by universities goes live next week

A showcase of work by Coventry artists, funded by the city’s universities and produced during lockdown, will launch online next week (Monday 5 October).


Warwick Students’ Union helps take Pride 2020 online

Pride events, marches and festivals have been cancelled to reduce the risk of a second wave of coronavirus cases. Anxious to make sure LGBT+ students, staff and allies could still take part in Pride this year, Warwick SU has thrown its support behind Campus Pride, a summer-long online festival of events and challenges being organised by a coalition of UK students unions.

Fri 05 Jun 2020, 11:47 | Tags: Event, Campus news, LGBT+

Warwick is slicing up science for International Women’s Day

Fancy learning about space science, making protein jelly, and lighting up a few LED circuits – all before you enjoy tea and cake?

An event at the University of Warwick this weekend (Sunday 8 March) will allow visitors to do just that.