Case Studies - Sustainability at Warwick

A study led by Thijs van Rens, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, shows that offering product swaps that include financial incentives of up to £1 off the price while online shopping can significantly shift consumer behaviour towards healthier and more environmentally sustainable food choices.

Dr Jake Locke recently won the Institute of Refrigeration's Ted Perry National Award for his doctoral research into low-carbon thermal technologies. During his PhD, Jake devised a new testing methodology as well as novel materials that can enhance thermally-driven heat pumps.

The University of Warwick is strengthening its position as a global research leader through a growing portfolio of international seed funds designed to spark high-impact collaborations and address shared global challenges. These initiatives are already enabling pioneering interdisciplinary projects, deepening academic partnerships, and supporting innovative research with the potential for worldwide societal benefits.

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) has a formal partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen joint efforts to advance human rights, gender equality, and inclusion, in global and national digital health governance.

Click hereLink opens in a new window to see our sustainability curriculum mapping work so far at Warwick.

Click hereLink opens in a new window to listen to Josh CleallLink opens in a new window, CEO of Team JumpLink opens in a new window, and Yurong TianLink opens in a new window discuss gamification, sustainability, and Warwick's Green Rewards PlatformLink opens in a new window.

The Energy and Sustainability team with the help of amazing volunteers relocated 135 amphibians this season.

Meet Matthew Hayward, Chemistry graduate (1996), now working as a Director of Power & Life Sciences EMEA at Henkel