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Warwick sociologist wins EU grant to study the role of religion in power struggles over mining

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The prestigious £1.8 million Consolidator Grant will fund a 5-year, cross-continental, cross-faith investigation of the role of religious authority in the extractive industry.

40 years of homicide: landmark long-term study finds deep-rooted inequalities in patterns of lethal violence

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT

A study led by the University of Warwick examining homicide trends has revealed generational, gendered, and racial inequalities.

University of Warwick awarded share of £100 million AI funding for human-centred research on AI

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:04:00 GMT

The University of Warwick has been awarded a share of £100 million of government funding to research AI, including funding for a groundbreaking new project entitled ‘AI in the streets’.

Young disabled people experience institutional discrimination and stigmatisation in mainstream schools in England, research finds

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:31:00 GMT

New research by the University of Warwick has found that disabled young people in England experience institutional and structural discrimination in mainstream schools, with two thirds fewer achieving level 2 qualifications compared to non-disabled peers. Academics argue that these experiences are a key barrier to educational and occupational attainment.

People with terminal illness still fearful of dying early from Covid-19

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:41:00 GMT

People with terminal illness across the West Midlands are still living in fear of catching Covid-19 and dying early according to research. Their experiences were described in four reports, which contain recommendations for hospices.

Early Career Researcher Network holds inaugural meeting at the University of Warwick

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:04:02 GMT

The University of Warwick recently welcomed guests from the British Academy to its first event as a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Midlands Hub. The Research Café event, held in the new Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) was focused on early career staff at Warwick, and brought together researchers from across the Humanities, Social Science and Arts to share experiences and learn informally from each other.

World Population Day: The research at Warwick making gender a mainstream consideration in the analysis of development

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:07:42 GMT

This year's UN World Population Day (11 July) theme is gender equality. The Warwick Interdisciplinary Centre for International Development (WICID) seeks to make gender a mainstream consideration in the analyses of development issues today.

Disability gap in young people’s post-16 destinations and employment outcomes revealed by new analysis

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:06:00 GMT

Important differences in the post-16 pathways of disabled young people compared to those of their non-disabled peers have been revealed in a new working paper from University of Warwick researchers. The working paper also documents the impact of different types of disabilities, and shows that disability inequalities in post-16 destinations and economic activity in early adulthood are also influenced by social class, ethnicity, and gender.

Making green energy the default choice can help tackle climate change, study finds

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:31:43 GMT

Researchers studying the Swiss energy market have found that making green energy the default option for consumers leads to an enduring shift to renewables and thus has the potential to cut CO2 emissions by millions of tonnes. The study, published today in Nature Human Behaviour investigated the effect of changes in the Swiss energy market that presented energy from renewable sources as the standard option for consumers - the "green default." Both business and private customers largely accepted the default option, even though it was slightly more expensive, and the switch to green sources proved a lasting one.

‘Violent Ignorance’: new book calls us to face up to and challenge injustice

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:57:00 GMT

Are we making injustice worse by turning a blind eye to issues which make us uncomfortable? In her new book published today sociologist Dr Hannah Jones highlights the problems caused by the phenomenon she has dubbed “violent ignorance,” and suggests small steps everyone can take to work towards recognising and changing unfairness in society.