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Leading Like A Woman: Understanding why the gender gap in personality traits is widening

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:32:59 GMT

A postgraduate student at the University of Warwick is aiming to unravel the complicated interactions between the Human Development Index, gender equality and gender gap in personality traits.

Closing the loop on battery manufacture

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 19:34:00 GMT

A team of polymer scientists at WMG, University of Warwick, is working on a way of making batteries more recyclable, with the aim of closing the loop on battery manufacture.

Good jobs and why they matter

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:01:04 GMT

Good jobs are not a pick ‘n’ mix option - they should be hardwired into the UK economy, explains Professor Chris Warhurst, from the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research.

A nudge in the right direction for the environment

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:56:54 GMT

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our present time. Whilst the world’s leaders are gathering in the UK to reassert their commitment to tackle climate change at COP26, the need for action has never been greater. But how do we get people to engage at an individual level asks Dr Lory Barile an expert in nudge theory from Warwick’s Department of Economics.

Enhancing urban resilience through citizen science

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:11:45 GMT

As 70 per cent of the world population lives in cities, improving urban resilience against disaster is paramount, and to do this effectively you need to involve the communities most affected say Professor Jon Coaffee, Politics and International Studies and Academic lead for the Global Research Priority in Sustainable Cities, University of Warwick, and Dr Vangelis Pitidis, Politics and International Studies.

What is the Energy Trilema and how could it help form policy that will insulate the UK from future energy disruption?

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:46:43 GMT

If we are to take action that will avoid future energy crises, then we need to examine UK energy policy through the lens of the Energy Trilemma, says Dr Jonathan Clarke from the University of Warwick’s Centre for Global Sustainable Development.

Climate finance: rich countries aren’t meeting aid targets – could legal action force them?

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:26:21 GMT

The climate crisis is already taking a heavy toll on some developing countries, causing damage to crops and infrastructure and loss of people’s homes and communities, explains Harpreet Kaur Paul, from the University of Warwick's School of Law.

Gas price spike: how UK government failures made a global crisis worse

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:03:00 GMT

Concerns are growing about the security of winter gas supplies, and industries reliant on gas, such as the fertiliser industry, are curtailing production, threatening various supply chains. Professor Michael Bradshaw from Warwick Business School explains.

How do we deal with more frequent heatwaves?

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:30:00 GMT

Now is the time to act, not only to mitigate against irreversible damage to the planet, but also look at the practicalities of the way we live in order to protect the most vulnerable, explains Dr Raquel Nunes, a public health expert specialising in the effect of heatwaves.

Is it time to substitute sports sponsors for healthier alternatives?

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:34:00 GMT

Sport has long been sponsored by unhealthy products, but maybe it’s time to give them the red card, suggests Dr Oyinlola Oyebode, expert in public health from Warwick Medical School.