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University of Warwick named as one of the UK’s Top 10 Universities by the Guardian
The University of Warwick has been placed 8th in the Guardian University Guide 2023.
Boundary-spanning research centre launches six new projects
From improving mapping of species at risk to analysing the uptake of COVID-19 test and tracing apps by the public, researchers at the University of Warwick's Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) are launching six new projects investigating how new technologies are shaping society, and demonstrating how data science can tackle current social, political and ecological challenges.
One third of fake images go undetected in recent study
Around one third of fake images went undetected in a recent study by the University of Warwick.
Big pants: not just for Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones first showed us her “absolutely enormous panties” 15 years ago - and since then, global sales of support pants have soared, according to joint research by WMG at the University of Warwick and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka.
Scene-Referred: next generation video to be unveiled at IBC Amsterdam
The next generation of “Scene-Referred” High Dynamic Range (SR-HDR) video, developed by a European consortium led by WMG at the University of Warwick, will be demonstrated publicly for the first time at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam.
Film studies ‘is a necessary part of life’ according to award-winning producer
The award-winning producer of the films City of God and The Constant Gardener, believes that the study of film is more than just an academic discipline. Donald Ranvaud made the comment after being conferred with an honorary doctorate during one of the University’s 2016 graduation ceremonies.
Public Festival of the Imagination marks 50 years of University of Warwick
A TV chef, a pioneer of Coventry’s musical heritage and a polar explorer and will be helping to highlight the contribution the University of Warwick has made at home and abroad since it was established 50 years ago.
University of Warwick Honorary Graduate Sir Peter Bazalgette on how class conflict popularised Big Brother in the UK
In the week of the Big Brother final we publish this podcast interview with Sir Peter Bazalgette who brought the Big Brother TV format to the UK. The interview was recorded on the occasion of him receiving his Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick. He reflects on how Big Brother was predicted by the 1968 television play The Year of the Sex Olympics and how class conflict popularised Big Brother in the UK.