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The University of Warwick secures £1.5m for research to tackle the problem of unhealthy jobs

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:06:34 GMT

The University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research (IER) has been awarded £1.5 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to lead a major study on job quality and health.

Poor job quality costs UK economy £41 billion a year according to research from The University of Warwick

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:05:00 GMT

Job-related ill health is costing UK businesses up to £41 billion a year, with 1.77 million workers suffering due to poor job quality according to new research from The University of Warwick.

Ethnic minority veterans twice as likely to face unemployment, Warwick study finds

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Ethnic minority veterans are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white peers, a new University of Warwick study has found.

Classify gig workers as workers rather than self-employed and abolish exploitative zero-hour contracts, says new report

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:12:00 GMT

Gig workers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed, and exploitative zero-hour contracts should be abolished, says a new report released today [30 September].

€1.45m awarded to research the role of human skills for economic development

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:00 GMT

Dr Federico Rossi, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, is one of just 400 researchers across Europe to have been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, to study which human skills are crucial for future economic development.

University of Warwick and University College Birmingham partnership to support regional skills gap

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:58:00 GMT

The University of Warwick and University College Birmingham have launched an ambitious partnership to address skills gaps and support businesses in the West Midlands.

New programme launches in Westminster which aims to put the UK at the forefront of hydrogen innovation

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:27:00 GMT

An initiative which is designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands was formally launched this week at the House of Lords, to an audience of MPs, peers, businesses, academics and senior civil servants. (Issued by ERA).

Urgent need to tackle mental ill-health in the workplace, says ReWAGE

Wed, 11 May 2022 14:20:20 GMT

The latest policy brief from work and employment think-tank, ReWAGE, argues that there is an urgent need to reduce rising levels of mental ill-health in the workplace and to help organisations retain and integrate employees with mental conditions.

Under a quarter of firms report that introducing AI has led to a loss of jobs

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:39:37 GMT

Less than a quarter of firms introducing AI technology over the past five years believe it has led to a net loss of jobs, a new survey led by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sussex Business School reveals.

New NatWest Accelerator hub to open at University of Warwick

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:39:03 GMT

NatWest and the University of Warwick are opening a new business Accelerator hub on the University’s campus, with the focus on supporting and empowering students, local entrepreneurs, and local business owners to grow their businesses. Applications are now open for local businesses and students to join the first cohort, starting in January.