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University of Warwick boosts UK economy by £3.8 billion

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:43:06 GMT

From job creation to skills development and cultural engagement, University of Warwick continues to play a leading role in growing the regional and UK economy.

New report forecasts 100,000 extra jobs in the West Midlands by 2035

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:12:00 GMT

New industries could add £6.5bn to the West Midlands regional economy and lead national growth agenda.

Cuts in Social Spending are psychologically damaging, finds new research

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:59:29 GMT

There are substantial psychological gains from having a strong welfare state, finds new research done jointly by the University of Warwick and City University. Social spending acts to reduce citizens’ worries about the future.

€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 to spend millions of pounds on cost-of-living support for students and staff

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:51:33 GMT

The University of Warwick has announced a £3.5m cost of living support package which will deliver help for thousands of students from the lowest income families, one-off payments to staff and an open invite for the local community to make use of facilities on campus this winter.

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).

Scottish steel industry needs to be revived to thrive

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:27:34 GMT

The value of the Scottish Steel sector in relation to the rest of the world and also the UK specifically has been analysed by researchers from WMG, University of Warwick, who have found investment could be the key to reviving the industry into a thriving industry.

Warwick economist will help map the route to a healthier and fairer food system

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:17:11 GMT

Residents in the West Midlands could enjoy healthier and more affordable food in the future thanks to a new research project involving the University of Warwick. Focusing on the city of Birmingham, the research team will map the current food system in the region, then explore what changes could provide fairer access to healthier and more environmentally sustainable food for everyone.

Freelancers urged to get involved with new study exploring their importance to the creative industries

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:32:00 GMT

Creative Freelancers living and/or working in Coventry, Waltham Forest and Northumberland are being urged to get involved with a new study into the contribution of freelance workers to the economic and place-based impacts of the creative industries. Warwick's Institute of Employment Research is one of the partners carrying out the research, which is commissioned by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC).

National livestock movement bans may prove economically damaging

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:38 GMT

New research from the University of Warwick has pioneered an economic perspective on controlling livestock diseases. Focusing on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), bovine TB (bTB) and bluetongue virus (BTV), the researchers draw striking conclusions about the role of movement bans in controlling an outbreak.