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Beyond the Classroom: Revolution and the Modern Musical

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:28:00 GMT

In our ‘Beyond the Classroom’ interview series, we speak to our Liberal Arts module convenors to reveal the deeper purpose and vision behind their academic modules. In our first entry to the series, we spoke to Dr William Rupp about his module Do you hear the people sing? Revolution and the Modern Musical.

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Liberal Arts welcomes new Head of Department as Dr Bryan Brazeau receives promotion

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:18:00 GMT

The Head of our Liberal Arts department Dr Bryan Brazeau has now completed his tenure as departmental lead; a responsibility which he has held since 2021. He has now passed on the mantle to Dr William Rupp, who has been an Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts department for four years.

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Warwick’s Liberal Arts ranked best in UK by Times University Rankings 2026

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:28:02 GMT

Our Liberal Arts programme has been recognised as the leading Liberal Arts course in the UK by the Times and Sunday Times UK University Rankings 2026. The University of Warwick has also placed 8th overall for the Best UK University.

Liberal Arts Graduation: Congratulations Class of 2025!

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:53:00 GMT

On Monday, 21 July, we were proud to witness our 2025 Liberal Arts final-year students make their way onto the Butterworth Hall stage to receive their degree certificates and become graduates of University of Warwick!

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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Najma's Story

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:03:36 GMT

We recently caught up with alumna Najma; who was part of our first student cohort when we launched Liberal Arts in 2016. Najma currently works in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis as a specialist corporate lawyer, with a focus on financial services regulation. She shares her story about why she first chose to study Liberal Arts at Warwick and how her degree continues to benefit her legal career today.

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“It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!” Teaching The Legend of Zelda in Liberal Arts

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:06:00 GMT

Our Liberal Arts and Design Studies departments recently collaborated with Warwick’s Nintendo Society to deliver a unique, immersive, and interactive learning experience for students enrolled on our ‘The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys’ module, led by Dr. Bryan Brazeau.

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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Ashley's Story

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:20:34 GMT

Ashley is a Liberal Arts alumnus currently completing his PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Music at Queen Mary, University of London. He also works as a research assistant (University of Edinburgh; The Alan Turing Institute) and new media artist. Here, he discusses what made him switch to the Liberal Arts programme after initially studying Maths at Warwick, and why he believes it was the best decision for him and his career.

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Why I chose Liberal Arts: Prishika's Story

Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:00 GMT

Prishika is a student and one of our Liberal Arts ambassadors who is currently in her final year of study. In this blog, Prishika reflects on her studies as a Liberal Arts student and shares her plans upon finishing her undergraduate degree.

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Why I chose Liberal Arts: Charlotte's Story

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:58:00 GMT

Charlotte is a Liberal Arts student currently in her second year of study. We discuss what initially attracted her to the course and the direction she is taking her Liberal Arts education.

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Research funding success for School for Cross-faculty Studies students

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:24:28 GMT

Congratulations to our students for securing funding for research projects over the summer!

The Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) enables undergraduate students to carry out an interdisciplinary summer research public engagement project. The scheme is open to any undergraduate student at Warwick and research can be completed in the UK or abroad.

This year, one student from the Liberal Arts Department and five students from the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Department have successfully secured a URSS bursary. Their work will be recognised at the URSS Showcase 2022 on Wednesday 16 November between 1-4 pm in the Panorama room in the Rootes Building - all are welcome to attend!

Find out about our students' summer research projects.