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University of Warwick announces five ERC Advanced Grant Winners for 2025

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

The European Research Council has awarded five ERC Advanced Grants to The University of Warwick, the third most of any UK institution.

Flood protection in Brazil and hearing aids in Nepal thanks to UKRI award

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:33:26 GMT

Mitigating disastrous flooding in Brazil and providing hearing aids in Nepal are the focus of two new international research projects by the University of Warwick, thanks to more than three quarters of a million pounds from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Awareness campaigns not enough to stop superbug crisis in developing countries

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:23:00 GMT

In a landmark study of health behaviours in developing countries, researchers have found that awareness campaigns alone are not enough to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and, in fact, could risk making the superbug crisis worse. The research project, led by Dr Marco J Haenssgen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Sustainable Development, involved more than 2,000 people in Thailand and Laos and challenges conventional wisdom that global public awareness campaigns are one of the best tools to tackle drug resistance.