Press Summary November - November
International
4News – Monica Giuliette, associate professor of global energy at Warwick University discusses why companies would want to lower gas prices
Australian - Article on Murdoch University, mentioning Professor Richard Higgott and Jon Baldwin, former members of staff at Warwick
Cornell University - Nick Chater, WBS, has helped write a report which found humans have evolved a flexible learning system to keep up with rapid linguistic change
CCTV News – Professor Shaun Breslin, Politics, comments regarding China’s Communist party’s call for confidence
Also in: CRI English
Aboutxinjiang
CheckBiotech – BBSRC have announced 20m worth of Biology projects. 4.5m will be going towards research directed by professor Challis of Warwick University to better understand natural biological ‘factories’
Economist – Shaun Mukand, Warwick, calculates the effect of migration by half of the developing world’s workforce to the rich world.
Education World – Piece by Summiya Yasmeen, advertising what the University of Warwick has to offer
Examiner – Researcher’s at the University of Warwick look into how the study of emotions helps cartoonists draw more threatening characters
Fox News - WMS study has found women who sleep less than five hours a night are more likely to suffer from hypertension
Fox 5 News – The University of Warwick have contributed to the development of the Ion AmpliSeq Community Panels technology
Also in: Dallas South News
CBS5AZ
ITbriefing.net
Green Technology World – New partnership between University of Warwick Science Department and Bull information Systems
Also in: IT Analysis
Comms Dealer
IOL Lifestyle – Research carried out by The University of Warwick proves a link between lack of sleep and obesity
Irish Herald - Chris Boyce comments on a Warwick study which found people are happy with their wages until they find out that colleagues or friends are earning more
Manufacturing Chemist – Research will be carried out by Warwick University’s Dr Michael Chappell in order to help reduce animal experiments
Medical Xpress - Physicists at Warwick have been working with Lulea on using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyse hydrogen bonds in Amyloid-beta peptide
Medical Xpress – Research by Warwick indicates vaccinating the family could protect young babies against common winter virus’ that can be fatal
Also in: Science Newsline
Health Canal
News RX – Reports Summarise Paediatrics study results from Warwick Medical School
IT Analysis – Steven Jarvis, Head of high performance systems group at Warwick, comments on a piece about the Allinea software development
Also in: Press Release Point
HPC Wire
Reuters Global Market News – British regulators file charges against owners of the Sellafield nuclear waste site, Paul Dorfman, Nuclear waste expert Warwick, comments
Also in: Reuters Green Business News
Yahoo News Maktoob
Science Daily – A team of Warwick University Students have developed a new 3 step method that can detect mitotic cells
Also in: Democratic Underground
BioPortfolio
Medcompare
Phys Org
Religion and Ethics – Steve Fuller, Warwick August Comte Chair in Social Epistemology writes a piece on the unreasonableness of naturalism
SpectrocopyNOW – Researcher’s at Warwick have uncovered new clues into Alzheimers disease’s causative elements
The Language Factory – Piece on Fruit and Vegetables showing a proven link to happiness, carried out by students at WMS
The Week – Piece on modern comforts and whether they have made the human race dumber as a result. Psychologist Thomas Hills of Warwick University comments
Also in: CBS News
Common Dreams
Softpedia
Business Insider
Latinos Post
Latercera
Therapeutics Daily – University of Manchester receives funding boost from Warwick, amongst other benefactors, for research into biotechnology and bioenergy. Professor Greg Challis will coordinate the research
Times Colonist – Warwick University comments on a piece that discusses bullying and methods of deflection
Today (Singapore) – Richard Lambert, Chancellor of University of Warwick, is quoted on the current Euro crisis
National
Barron’s - Review of Lord Skidelsky, Economics, new book How Much is enough? Money and the Good Life
BBC News – A study carried out by Academics at the University of Warwick have found that the salary advantage of having a degree has eroded by 2% every year this decade
Also in: Mail Online
University Business
Student Times
BBC News – Warwick’s chocolate fuelled F3 car featured on an online multiple choice questionnaire
Business News Daily – Professor Kevin Mole, WBS, talks about LEPs and the necessary restructuring in order to see plans through
Also in: The Star
SouthWest Business
Chemical Engineer - Greg Challis, Chemistry, comments on new research that has found an enzyme in the bacterium that causes potato scab can catalyse an aromatic nitration reaction
Chemical Engineer - Warwick has been nominated for Chemical Engineering Project of the Year Award
Construction Index – Warwick University have collaborated to help fund Larkfleet Homes ‘Test House’ technology. This new testing demonstrates potential for faster construction and energy efficient houses in future
Daily Mail – Professor Dieter Wolke, Psychology, headed up a study into how babies who are born to stressed mothers are of higher risk of being bullied in school
Also in: The Times of India
Indian Express Life-style
Medical Xpress
StsNews
Zimbabwe Star
Sify.com
International Business Times
Alpha Galileo Foundation
Science Newsline
Bio-Medicine
Examiner
News Track India
PsychCentral
The Medical News
Daily Me
Medcompare
Laboratory Equipment
Daily Mail - WMS research has shown people who get less than seven hours sleep a night are twice as likely to become obese
Also in Genevieve
Daily Telegraph - Dr Paul Dorfman, WBS, writes a letter to the editor on wind development and nuclear power
Daily Telegraph – Warwick University share their research into why a rising number of professionals are opting to settle abroad
Also in: Vision
Reuters
London South East
Farmers Weekly – Piece on the risks of Badger sett TB testing. Speaks of Warwick’s several years of PCR testing
Farming UK – Warwick is amongst many Universities with a shortage of Plant Pathology lecturers, threatening tree health
Guardian - Graduates with first-class degrees are half as likely to suffer unemployment as contemporaries with lower degrees, according to IER's Futuretrack study
Also in: BBC
Daily Mail
Financial Times
Huffington Post
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Independent
Times
THE
Woman & Home
Guardian – Professor Peter Elias of the University of Warwick comments regarding the gender pay gap between graduates
Guardian – WBS has expanded its Master’s programmes in order to cater for the increasing number of applications. Assistant Dean of Finance, Alex Stremme comments
Guardian – Stephen Roper, WBS, explains why the UK needs a research centre focused on small business growth. Speaks of Warwick University being award winning for its research centre
Huffington Post - Chris Olivola, WBS, has written a paper called Elected in 100 milliseconds: Appearance-based trait inferences and voting - showing candidate appearance is important in elections
Independent - Professor Jackie Labbe, English, comments in an article on postgraduate funding
Independent - Student John Morgan contributes to an article on the benefits of learning a different language
Inquire – Piece about Landlords rushing students into signing contracts. Katie Wyvill, Sociology student at Warwick discusses how her poor off campus accommodation has affected her health
Laboratory News – Physicists at Warwick and Tokyo University have images for the first time of Landau levels
Lancet - Article on the Wes Midlands Surgical Training Centre at UHCW and Warwick
Machinery Market - The NAIC will go ahead with high tech research with multi million pounds backing from The University of Warwick, amongst other beneficiaries.
Manufacturing Chemist - Dr Michael Chappell, Engineering, is carrying out analysis as tools for quantitative and systems pharmacology to support NC3Rs and reduce animal experiments
Midlands Business News – French company RCD have chosen Warwick University for location of first UK office
Also in: Insider
Midlands Business News – Dave Atkinson has been appointed director for SME funding by Lloyds TSB. He recently completed an accredited training programme at Warwick
Also in: Insider Media Limited
Birmingham Post
Mortgage Introducer –WBS compiled a survey that has shown bank lending to businesses to be at its lowest since 2006
New Civil Engineer Mention of the new Tunnelling course at Warwick
Practical Parenting & Pregnancy – Warwick Medical School researchers have devised a formula to predict your chances of pregnancy according to your age
Also in: Healthy Women
Re:Locate – Graduates remain positive despite economic realities. Professor Peter Elias, Warwick co-investigator, comments
Student BMJ – Mobile phone apps have been devised in order to make orthopaedics easier to understand for students. 2nd Year Medical Student of Warwick reviews
Sunday Telegraph - Article on those in the running to take over from Mervyn King as Governor of the Bank of England, mentioning Warwick graduates Andy Haldane and Spencer Dale
The Sunday Times – Rising costs of Asian factories may bring manufacturing back home. The government has taken steps to improve Britain’s manufacturing sector, starting with WMG amongst other research centres
Surveyor - Cyclists have celebrated the opening of the latest stretch of a £1 million cycleway lining the town with Warwick University
Also in Leamington Courier
The Telegraph – Dr Laura Schwartz, assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, supports the battle for the Women’s Library
THE - Rachel O'Reilly, Chemistry, reviews Principles of Polymer Chemistry and student Rachel Dalling reviews Chemistry in Focus
THE – A survey carried out by the University of Warwick found that half the graduates of University were keen to further their education but did not pursue further study due to their reluctance to take on more debt
THE – Rachel Dalling, Chemistry reviews ‘Chemistry in Focus’ textbook
Also in: BIS
THE – Professor Alan Harrison, previous lecturer at WBS, has died
THE – Former Registrar Michael Shattock and Professor Fred Inglis, History, give their views into the different categories Vice Chancellor fall into
THE – Professor Thomas Doherty, English, gives his opinion on the NHC’s attempt at gaining degree-awarding powers
THE – A campus round up talks of Warwick University’s ’Reinvention’ academic undergraduate research journal
THE – Table with Warwick’s grant award’s success rates along with other leading institutions and how they fared 2009-2012
The Business Desk – University of Warwick awarded 2.2m for Science innovation. President Professor Nigel Thrift comments
Top Gear Magazine - WMG have created an F3 car that runs on biodiesel generated from chocolate waste
Utility Week - Monica Giulietti, WBS, comments on possible changes to energy tariffs
Weekly Telegraph - Professor James Mitchell, WBS, comments on the latest GDP figures
Your Healthy Living Researchers, drawn from several institutions, including University of Warwick's Medical School, found a strong positive correlation between high fruit and vegetable consumption and mental wellbeing
Local
Chamber News - Unitemps has opened a new franchise in Leicester
Birmingham Post – Lord Bhattacharyya, WMG, discusses new WMG Academy and improving education in order to secure gradates the best jobs
Coventry Observer - VC Professor Nigel Thrift comments on claims by Santander that local students add £245 million to the local economy
Coventry Telegraph – New 2.9m research centre at Warwick is launched. British Minister pledges to give new power to small firms. Michael Fallon appointed sounding board for new policies
Also in: Midlands Business News
Finchannel.com
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Mail
This is Money
Startups
The Scotsman
The Herald
Research
Politics.co.uk
Mail on Sunday
BIS
Technology Strategy Board
Optics
Coventry Telegraph – University of Warwick, short listed in the best knowledge transfer partnership category 2012 and pair with private firms for development of ground-breaking new products
Coventry Telegraph – WBS students are giving themselves just 24 hours to raise £1,500 on behalf of sick and premature babies
Coventry Telegraph - Warwick is to host some of the UK Corporate Games
Coventry Telegraph – A study shows Warwick University as having one of the highest percentages of academics with doctorates
Coventry Telegraph - Article on the new WMG Academy which is being planned for on campus
Also in: Coventry Observer
Coventry Telegraph – Alan Roe, Ecomonics graduate, has headed a report that discusses the possibility of 14,000 jobs being created around Coventry
Coventry Telegraph - Graduate Nathan Louise is working at the Coventry foodbank
Coventry Telegraph – Stepnell has completed a £2.4 million refurbishment of student accommodation and library at Warwick
Also in: FM World
East Anglian Daily Times – Scientists from Warwick have collaborated with other University researchers to research further into the circulatory system
Essex County Standard - A Warwick study has found families that own a dog have less days off school and work
Jersey Post - Warwick is one of three universities charging students from Jersey international student rates
Kenilworth Weekly News – A detailed study by Warwick students found the best way to bring revenue back to Kenilworth Castle’s grounds could be to include a hotel or leisure complex
Leamington Observer – Peter Dunn, Head of Communications, Warwick, comments on the disruption being caused to Leamington Spa residents due to student’s continuous partying
Nottingham Evening Post – Nottingham Business Park are now rolling out an automated cancer screening system known as BD FocalPoint. Warwick has sequencing tenders towards this
This is Bristol – Piece on the soon to be first mayor of Bristol city. Professor Grant, Politics, comments
Warwick Courier – Piece on Catherine Thompson, Student Recruitment at Warwick, raised £3,0000 when she trekked across the Sahara Desert as a fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer support
Worcester News - VC Professor Nigel Thrift visited Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College to speak to geography students