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£1.5m donation drives UK-Japan collaboration in antimicrobial research
A £1.5 million donation will drive joint research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by scientists in the UK and Japan.
UK and Australia sign trade deal – Monash Warwick Alliance set to benefit
The UK has signed an historic trade agreement with Australia, which includes unprecedented opportunities for academic researchers to work between the two countries — which will boost the already successful Alliance between the Universities of Warwick and Monash.
Researchers look for better ways to help young people in care become independent adults
Better ways to support young people as they leave the care system and become independent adults are at the heart of a major new research project led by the Monash Warwick Alliance and supported by £2m grant from the Economic and Social Research Council.
Female caregivers in war zones need recognition and support – new research
In conflict zones around the world, women’s health and wellbeing will decline further, unless caregivers are given better state social protection, according to collaborative intercontinental research by the University of Warwick (UK) and Monash University (Australia).
More than words: Migration, Identity, and Translation Network public summit calls for action to tackle the monolingual mindset and language exclusion
Academics, practitioners and activists meeting at the University of Warwick call for language teaching and learning to be seen as essential in today’s global society and urge policymakers to adopt a national and international strategy to break the monolingual mindset which can limit access to social and economic opportunity and wellbeing.
Lasers used to detect risk of heart attack and stroke
Patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes may be spotted earlier thanks to a diagnosis tool that uses near-infrared light to identify high-risk arterial plaques, according to research carried out at WMG, University of Warwick, the Baker Institute and Monash University.
First Monash Warwick Alliance science PhD graduate receives degree
The first student from the Monash Warwick Alliance to receive their degree in person graduated at the University of Warwick this week.
Monash Warwick Alliance renewed for further five years
Top British and Australian researchers will continue to collaborate, after a new five year agreement was signed between the University of Warwick, UK and Monash University, Australia on Tuesday 6 December.
Leading the way: Monash Warwick Alliance wins AFR Higher Education Award
The Monash Warwick Alliance has won the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award for International Education. The partnership between Monash University and the University of Warwick brings together the capabilities and resources of two of the world’s top 100 universities.
Quentin Bryce receives first Alliance honorary doctorate
The former Australian Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO has received the first joint honorary doctorate from the Monash Warwick Alliance.
Warwick and Monash hit the road for some full throttled rivalry
Engineering students from the University of Warwick and Monash University have arrived at Silverstone racetrack to compete as opponents in an international competition.
Law students break new ground with first ever international moot
Law students from the University of Warwick will be working together with fellow students from Monash University in the first ever International Collaborative Moot, taking place this month.
Wolfson Research Merit award sees Monash-Warwick professor win prize in each hemisphere
Monash-Warwick Alliance joint professor Sébastien Perrier has been awarded a Wolfson Research Merit by the Royal Society for his ‘molecular engineering’ work - just two months after he was given the prestigious Le Fèvre Memorial Prize by the Australian Academy of Science.
Monash Warwick Alliance strengthens PhD partnership
The Monash Warwick Alliance has strengthened its philosophy presence with its first cohort of joint PhD students and first transnational postgraduate philosophy conference.
Monash-Warwick Alliance researcher wins early career award
A leading polymer chemist, one of the first joint research appointments by the Monash Warwick Alliance, has received the 2013 Le Fèvre Memorial Prize by the Australian Academy of Science
Warwick students rev up for motorsport clash Down Under
Engineering students from the University of Warwick are gearing up for a big Australian motor racing event which will see them go head to head with their friends and rivals at Monash University.
Double clutch of globe-spanning awards for Monash-Warwick Alliance
The Monash-Warwick Alliance is celebrating a double awards success from both UK and Australian funders for research into the worlds of Italian culture and of ageing and pensions.
Alice Oswald: Winner of the 2013 Warwick Prize for Writing
British poet Alice Oswald was announced as the winner of the £25,000 Warwick Prize for Writing 2013 for Memorial (Faber and Faber), a glitteringly original poem which is a reworking of Homer's Iliad.
Warwick Prize for Writing shortlist announced
The shortlist for the third Warwick Prize for Writing was announced today, Friday 30 August, at a special event as part of Melbourne Writers' Festival, Australia.
First joint professors to lead the Monash-Warwick global research agenda
The Monash-Warwick Alliance has made its first three joint research appointments as part of a drive to tackle the global challenges of the 21st Century.