Press Coverage
Press Summary - March 8 - March 14
International
Body and Soul – Professor Francesco Cappuccio, WMS, discusses the bad health indicators linked with prolonged sleep
Epoch Times - Associate Professor Eric Jensen, Sociology, discusses what the effective ways of explaining climate change would be
Free News Pos – A comment by WBS Dean Mark Taylor about the status of the online MBA against the campus-based MBA
Frontera – Assistant Professor Dr Maria do Mar Pereira, Sociology, comments on a piece about sex appeal in the workplace
Hindustan Times – Professor Upendra Baxi, Law, comments about a Hitler comment made during India’s elections
Innovo Source – A piece about the collaborative ventures between Warwick and Monash Universities. Dr Nicholas Monk, IATL, is also mentioned for the classroom project which was awarded funding by the Alliance Development Scheme
Medical News Today – Professor Dieter Wolke, Psychology, was part of a research team who have found links between children who regularly suffer from nightmares and the likelihood of psychotic disorders in later life
Also in: Bayou Buzz
Australian Doctor
UT San Diego
Noticias News – An in depth piece about the Warwick study into the mental health benefits of eating more fruit and vegetables
Orlando Sentinel – Professor Wyn Grant, PAIS, discusses the need for change in tax payments of lower income workers
Poets and Quants - An article about business schools and how they rate for their potential to network lists Warwick in the rankings
Process and Control Daily - A mention of the establishment of the battery development centre at WMG in a piece about support services for UK SME nanotechnology companies
Singapore Business Review – A mention of the SIM partnership with Warwick to provide postgraduate programmes to working professionals
The Conversation – PhD student Alice Borchi writes about the Italian fury over the American advert which starred Michelangelo’s David holding a rifle
Times of India - Associate Professor Eric Jensen, Sociology, was part of a study working alongside Chester Zoo that has discovered biodiversity can be taught by visiting the zoo and aquariums
Washington Post – Professor John Thanassoulis, WBS, comments about the leak to media about the Co-op chief Euan Sutherland’s pay after he handed in his resignation
Also in: Bloomberg
Free News Pos
Pioneers Post
MSN News
Marketing Week
National
Art Lyst – Chancellor Sir Richard Lambert has been appointed as new chairman of the British Museum from July this year
Also in: Art Daily
Art Quarterly – The Warwick Commission are mentioned in connection with their work on the future of cultural value in a piece about the impact of art on society
BBC Focus – A short article about the Warwick study which has discovered a new way of freezing blood using fish
Before its News – Professor Kamel Mellahi, WBS, writes about Panasonic becoming the first international company to compensate overseas workers for the subjection to air pollution
Also in: Bullfax
Bookseller – Professor Maureen Freely, English, has been voted English PEN’s new president
Also in: Book Trade
British Psychological Society – Professor Dieter Wolke, Psychology, comments after an Anti-Bullying Alliance report has found high numbers of online bullying of disabled children
Business Desk – Warwick will be exhibiting at a fair at the NEC this week to encourage the next generation of engineers
Business Zone – Associate Professor Dr Stuart Fraser, WBS, discusses research into bad banking relationships and how it can discourage small firms from borrowing
Children and Young People Now – Professor Max Birchwood, WMS, comments about the strain in the EIP services following a cut to funding
Dentistry – Dr Siavesh Mirfendereski, WMS, discusses the dental equipment he uses in his surgery
Economist – Assistant Professor Dr Weisi Guo, Engineering, is mentioned in a piece about new research which enabled scientists to send the first text message using evaporated vodka
Also in: World Industrial Reporter
Farm Business – Dr Jonathan Cave, Economics, discusses the reason behind the end of the baby boom as the economy recovers
Farm Business – Warwick scientists working with the Syngenta Seeds team have discovered a mechanism to combat the MV infection in turnips. Dr John Walsh, Life Sciences, comments
Financial Times – WBS Dean Mark Taylor will be part of an expert panel this week answering questions in a live question and answers forum
Also in: Free News Pos
Freight Business Journal – Professor Janet Godsell, WMG, will be speaking at this year’s Women in Logistics awards about end to end supply chain
Guardian – Assistant Professor Dr Laura Schwartz, History, comments about the campaign attended by her to save the oldest library of women’s history
Guardian Weekly - Warwick academics are mentioned briefly in an argument with the Home Office about the surveillance of International student’s immigration statuses. Professor Nicola Pratt, PAIS, comments
Hospitality – Chef Graham Crump comments about his award win for innovation and management. The Vice Chancellor is also mentioned in connection with Warwick’s 2015 plans
HR Magazine – WBS Associate Dean Simon Collinson discusses the identification and removal of complexity in business
Independent - Assistant Professor Dr Laura Schwartz, History, writes about the relocation of the oldest library of women’s history
Information Age – A piece about the Network Rail competition ‘Could IT be you?’ in partnership with Warwick
Ingenia – A piece about business catapults in the UK mentions WMG for being one of the catapult centres for manufacturing
Insight Journal – Student Robert Hughes gave a presentation on advanced EC array technology
Laboratory News - Professor Jan Brosens, WMS, discusses research into the ‘entrance exam’ set by the womb that determines whether or not an embryo is successfully implanted, and what this means for future research and fertility treatments
Men’s Health – Dr Thomas Hills, Psychology, discusses the issue shoppers face with having too much choice
Also in: IVF Net
Midlands Insider Daily - WMG have appointed Professor David Greenwood, for TATA Steel research. Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya and Professor Sridhar Seetharaman, WMG, comment
Natural Products – A mention of the newly published study by Warwick into vitamin supplements
Nursing Older People – Dr Lynne Mitchell, WMS, was part of a research team investigating how to make society a more welcoming place for sufferers of Dementia. Dr Mitchell comments
On Rec - Dr Ioanna Iordanou, WBS, is listed as a panel member for the first Google hangout question and answers online event last month
Practical Diabetes – Dr Milan Piya, WMS, provides a review of the book ‘Prevention of diabetes’
Sunday Times (2) – Professor Don Pollacco, Physics, comments about the Plato Science Consortium led by him which has just been selected for launch by the European Space Agency’s Science Policy Committee
Also in: Daily Star
Free News Pos
Sen
Times Higher Education
Phys Org
Sat News Publishers
Space Daily
Science AAAS
Noodls
Space Ref
Sunday Times (2) – An article about online business courses mentions WBS as being the second best provider of online MBA courses in the world. WBS Assistant Dean of Master’s programmes, Nigel Pye comments
Also in: Business Because
Find MBA
Poets and Quants
Business Week
Beat the GMAT
The Drinks Business – A mention of work with the Warwick incubator programme in an article about an online beer club raising £150k in just 36 hours
Also in: Beer Guild
Angel News
Economic Voice
Bullfax
The Times – Dr Sue Bridgewater, WBS, comments about football team Fulham’s survival strategy
Tunnelling Journal – Dr Benoit Jones, Engineering, gives a guide on stability for tunnels on soft ground
Vantage – A biography about Bob Dover mentions him as a former visiting professor at Warwick
Weekend Sport – Dr Chrysovalantis Vasilakis, Economics, dicusses why it is unlikely that England will win another world cup
World Finance – Professor Kim Hoque, WBS, talks about Britain’s debt
Local
City AM – A mention of the flexibility of WBS courses in a piece about online MBA degrees
Coventry Observer – A mention of National Action group protests and posters being found posted around the Warwick campus
Coventry Telegraph –A piece about the round-the-clock volunteering event by Warwick students
Coventry Telegraph – Dr Richard Hutchins, WMG, discusses the MIPIM event
Coventry Telegraph – Emeritus Professor Eleanor Nesbitt, IOE, will be giving a free talk this week about her latest book
Coventry Telegraph – The University of Warwick are listed as one of the firms to take part in the Enterprise and Employability Campaign
Coventry Telegraph – A mention of Warwick in an article about where the next Coventry City Football Club stadium will be
Coventry Telegraph – A mention of the Warwick Regional Impact Study in an article about how the MIPIM can help improve Coventry and Warwickshire’s economy
Craven Herald and Pioneer - Engineering students at Warwick are building a human powered submarine to compete in a European competition. Student James Fairbairn comments
Also in: Sea Discovery
Derby Telegraph – A feature about the Rolls Royce apprenticeships mentions how participants can earn a full MSc in engineering and business management from the University of Warwick
East Grinstead Courier – A piece about the Warwick student Sophie Kinnear, Chemistry, who will be speaking in parliament about drugs research
Express and Star - Professor Richard Taffler, WBS, comments about the Birmingham City Council putting the NEC up for sale to cover a legal bill
Get Reading – Dr Elizabeth Goldring, Renaissance Studies, discusses the display of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in the Reading Museum
Leamington Courier – Law students at Warwick are working on a new scheme with a local solicitor to provide local people with free legal advice
Also in: Kenilworth Weekly News
Midweek Herald – Dr Martine Barons, Statistics, who will be speaking in parliament about the growing concern over food banks
Northampton Herald and Post – A piece about a Warwick student surviving cancer and raising over £3k for Macmillan
Shropshire Star – Scott Crowther, WMG, comments about the manufacture of a new barrel tracking device launched by a Shropshire brewery
Wales Business Insider – Information about the WMS collaborative project into the analysis of the genetic code of bacteria
Western Telegraph - Professor Liz Dowler and Associate Professor Eric Jensen, Sociology, worked alongside researchers to produce a food aid report which uncovered how welfare reforms are forcing many more people to resort to emergency food hand outs
Also in: Daily Mail