Research Stories
The way ahead is driven by expert researchers who are exploring ways to create a better world for everyone.
The future feels more uncertain than ever, but excellent research gives us the chance to see over the horizon.
Warwick's skilled and talented researchers work across the arts, sciences and social sciences to unlock the future.
We’re sharing their perspectives and stories to show how they're pointing the way ahead towards a better future.
The way ahead for plastic pollution is to challenge industry and corporations on environmental damage
Professor Alice Mah, Department of Sociology
The way ahead is realising the NHS means more than ‘free healthcare’
Professor Roberta Bivins, Department of History
The way ahead for forensics is 3D
Professor Mark Williams, WMG
The way ahead runs on happiness
Professor Andrew Oswald, Department of Economics
The way ahead for supplying astronauts with oxygen is through photosynthesis
Dr Katharina Brinkert, Department of Chemistry
The way ahead is born in the bonds between research and education
Professor Christine Ennew OBE, Provost
The way ahead is seeing the bigger picture behind what we say and how we say it
Dr Christopher Strelluf, Applied Linguistics
The way ahead for children with brain tumours will be powered by machine learning
Professor Theo Arvanitis, Chair of Digital Health Innovation, WMG
The way ahead is understanding that climate change is a political issue as well as a scientific one
Dr Caroline Kuzemko & Professor Simon Caney, Politics & International Studies
The way ahead happens faster when different perspectives join forces
Professor Jacqueline Hodgson, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) & School of Law
The way ahead is using polymer chemistry to make more sustainable recyclable plastics
Professor David Haddleton, Department of Chemistry
The way ahead for research involves working together
Professor Caroline Meyer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
The way ahead is making everyone a lifesaver
Professor Gavin Perkins, Warwick Medical School
The way ahead for preventing miscarriages starts by understanding how embryos implant
Professor Jan Brosens, Warwick Medical School
The way ahead is a world of healthy jobs
Chris Warhurst, Warwick Institute for Employment Research
The way ahead, as life expectancy rises, demands a deeper understanding of how it feels to be old
Dr Liz Barry, English and Comparative Literary Studies
The way ahead is understanding the marginal gains of the language game
Dr Kieran File, Applied Linguistics
The way ahead is capturing drug biosynthesis in action
Dr Matthew Jenner, Department of Chemistry
The way ahead is challenging our deep-rooted assumptions
Professor Emma Mason, Head of English and Comparative Literary Studies
The way ahead is bringing research and industry together
Margot James, Executive Chair, WMG
The way ahead is improving workplace representation and inclusion for disabled people
Professor Kim Hoque, Warwick Business School
The way ahead is making money talk in Ancient Rome
Professor Kevin Butcher, Department of Classics & Ancient History
The way ahead for children born preterm is to identify their future needs as early as possible
Professor Dieter Wolke, Department of Psychology
The way ahead for carbon fibre is to make it as recyclable as it is light
Professor Kerry Kirwan, WMG
The way ahead for future healthcare is using cryopreservation to store biological material for novel treatments such as regenerative and translational medicine
Dr Gabriele Sosso, Department of Chemistry
The way ahead is health apps that respect Africans’ data
Professor Sharifah Sekalala, Warwick Law School
The way ahead is bridging the gap between youth and adult mental health services
Professor Swaran Singh, Warwick Medical School
The way ahead is protecting tomorrow's history today
Dr Martine Barons, Department of Statistics
The way ahead for sustainable fuels starts with the ammonia economy
Professor Shanwen Tao, School of Engineering
The way ahead is making everyone a lifesaver
Professor Gavin Perkins, Warwick Medical School
The way ahead is managing pests effectively with minimal environmental impact
Professor Rosemary Collier, School of Life Sciences
The way ahead is to use philosophical thinking to help GPs improve their professional practice
Professor Quassim Cassam, Department of Philosophy
The way ahead for event ticketing is about tackling the online touts
Professor Michael Waterson, Department of Economics
The way ahead is bringing molecular reactions to the surface with machine learning
Professor Reinhard Maurer, Department of Chemistry
The way ahead for detecting dangerous bacteria is electrical stimulation
Dr Munehiro Asally, School of Life Sciences
The way ahead for collecting memories and remembering the past is through helping people tell forgotten stories
Professor Alison Ribeiro de Menezes, Modern Languages and Cultures