Epidemiologist Dr Matt Combes was recently interviewed for the Guardian about Ash die-back in the UK and the scientific efforts to protect ash trees. The publication highlights Matt's review article on ash die-back and his more recent work at Warwick modelling the severity of the disease and how this may interact with the emerald ash borer beetle. The modelling is part of the SMARTIES (Surveillance and Management of multiple Risks to Treescapes: Integrating Epidemiology and Stakeholder behaviour) project.
Read the Guardian article (20 December 2024).
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Two doctoral training programmes led and supported by the University of Warwick are to receive fresh funding from UK Research and Innovation:

• Midlands Integrative Bioscience Training Partnership (MIBTP)
• Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA)

The investments in both programmes are part of a £500 million investment package announced by UKRI to support doctoral students to develop their skills and experience across the biological and environmental sciences at their respective institutions.

Press Release (9 December 2024)

Master's student Ellie Cameron is one of four individuals across the UK who were selected to receive a postgraduate agricultural bursary for NFU Mutual’s 2024 Centenary Award. The award will support Ellie in her MSc in Food Security.

The Centenary Award was launched by rural insurer NFU Mutual to celebrate its 100^th anniversary in 2010; to support agricultural leaders of the future, and champion research and innovation within the industry. It provides annual bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected postgraduate students in agriculture. To select the award recipients, the judging panel looked for applicants who are not only excellent academic performers, but also have a real passion for UK agriculture and demonstrate potential to become a future industry leader.

NFU Mutual Press Release (December 2024).

'Communities within a Community - Life based on the Invisible' is a new artwork suspended above the lower ground floor of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building at The University of Warwick. The set of five canvases are the result of a collaboration between the sculptor Suse Stoisser and Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Wellington.

We are recruiting 3 full time, permanent Assistant or Associate Professors to join our dynamic research and teaching environment.

• Plant Sciences (x2)
• Host-Pathogen Interactions (x1)

Applications close on Sunday 15 December 2024.

Find out more and apply

Meet Dr Sarah Bennett from the School of Life Sciences - who's shortlisted for 'Outstanding Technician of the Year' in the Times Higher Education Awards! Sarah's been recognised for her exceptional leadership and innovation - so we caught up with her to find out more about her work.
See the interview (6 November 2024)