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Warwick Medical School ranked among top two globally for planetary health

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:53:00 GMT

Warwick Medical School has been awarded an A+ in the 2026 Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) – one of just two medical schools worldwide to achieve this distinction.

Warwick Medical School academic wins prestigious ASME inclusive medical education award

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:02:00 GMT

Warwick Medical School academic wins prestigious ASME inclusive medical education award

Congratulations to Emily Róisín Reid, Associate Professor and Director of Student Experience, Employability and Progression at Warwick Medical School, on being named the 2026 recipient of the ASME Chair’s Award for Distinguished HPE Scholarship.

The Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) was impressed with Emily’s decade-long dedication to inclusive education and widening participation which has had a transformative impact on thousands of students and educators. From securing vital student bursaries to leading large-scale anti-racism initiatives, they felt her work perfectly exemplifies the leadership and innovation this award celebrates.

Reflecting on her achievement Emily said “I’m honoured to receive this award, which recognises the important work that colleagues, students and I have worked so hard for over the past decade to make our curricula and learning environments inclusive, equitable and innovative. I’d like to thank all of the amazing colleagues and students that I’ve collaborated with on the many, many projects and initiatives.”

Professor Gavin Perkins, Dean of Medicine said, “Congratulations on receiving this well-deserved award, Emily. Your commitment alongside the collective efforts of your colleagues ensure Warwick Medical School continues to lead the way in inclusive medical education.”

Warwick Medical School named best overall medical school in surgical skills competition

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:16:36 GMT

Warwick Medical School students have achieved the highest overall score in the 2026 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh National Surgical Skills Competition.

Prof Sophie Staniszewska named NIHR Senior Investigator

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:25 GMT

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sophie Staniszewska has been awarded the highly prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator award.

Mechanochemistry of Molecular Motors and Cytoskeletal Filaments, a focused scientific meeting, 8-9 May 2026, University of Warwick

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT

A focused scientific meeting on cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors - the cellular machinery that drives cell division, cell migration and the motility and correct distribution of organelles. The programme will include inspiring keynotes from Joe Howard and Kristen Verhey, and provide many speaking opportunities for postdocs and students. Further, we will celebrate the career of Rob Cross and his contributions to kinesin and tubulin biophysics as he transitions into life as Emeritus Professor. The event will also be available via Livestream.

ATPγS substantially defeats the biasing mechanism for kinesin steps

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:33:00 GMT

Kinesin molecular motors step directionally along microtubules inside cells, hauling molecular cargoes. This is fundamental to the way cells organise themselves and is crucially important, for example. for brain function. Karnawat et al use single molecule optical trapping to show that replacing kinesin's ATP chemical fuel with ATPγS, in which just one oxygen atom of ATP is replaced with a sulphur, still allows stepping but defeats most of its directional bias. Asking why reveals the mechanism of directional stepping in unprecedented detail.
Read the paper here.

A geometrically informed permutation test for dependency in spatiotemporal patterns of protein species in microscopic images

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:29:00 GMT

Colocalisation in microscopy is notoriously difficult to quantify. Here, we applied a new statistical method using the Earth mover's distance to analyse microscopy movies of microtubule-associated proteins moving inside cells. The work was done by Tom Honnor in Julia Brettschneider's group in Statistics in collaboration with the Royle lab in BMS.

Read the paper here.

Multiparametric Electrogram Feature Analysis for Ventricular Tachycardia Functional Extra-Stimulus Substrate Mapping

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:39:56 GMT

Defining the critical VT substrate has been a major focus of R&D teams globally. The importance of functional substrate identification has been reported by several world-renowned groups. However, as we move towards implementation, standardisation of functional extra-stimulus mapping is required. Our work just published in JACC Journals attempts to address this.

What are the important electrogram features that provide the greatest accuracy in defining the VT isthmus?

This international, multicentre study provides insights important to consider as we work towards automation of the approach.

Read the paper here.

Patient recruitment begins for major real-world digital weight management study

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:41:00 GMT

A new Warwick Medical School study evaluating W8Buddy, a digital specialist weight management service, has started patient recruitment, potentially offering a solution to improve access to obesity care across the NHS.

Find out more about how W8Buddy began in this BBC news clip

Highly Ranked Scholar - Dr Thomas Barber

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:23:00 GMT

Dr Thomas Barber has been recognised by ‘Scholar GPS’ as highly ranked scholar in field of obesity for the last 5 years, placed in the top 0.05% of all scholars in the specialty worldwide, and ranked number 37 in the world.