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Welcome to the Spring 2025 edition of Spotlight.
In this edition, check out our project achievements and get involved in opportunities coming up this month.
Plus, read first-hand experiences of our wonderful female researchers, their advice to future academics and how their curiosity powers everything they do.
Best wishes
Professor Caroline Meyer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) |
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Our researchers see further, achieve more and change lives by following their relentless hunger for new discoveries. Hailing from across the globe and all walks of life, they are united by their passion, purpose and infinite curiosity.
Meet the women behind the research.
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In the Department of Economics, The ESRC Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) has been awarded £7.1 million to deliver its ambitious social science research vision over the next five years.
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation's 2024 winner is the poetry collection Revelation Freshly Erupting by Nelly Sachs, translated from German by Andrew Shanks and published by Carcanet Press.
Professor Tim Lockley found lost episodes of ‘Letter from America’ while researching classical music broadcasting. Found on the reverse side of Toscanini broadcasts, the episodes (pictured right) were made in the New York BBC studio.
WMG scientists have been listed in the World’s Top 2% database. Congratulations to Dr Harjinder Lallie (pictured left) and Dr Saif Ul Islam.
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Economics Professor Sonia Bhalotra held a workshop that brought together economists from the UK, Europe, America and India to discuss policy designed to address violence against women.
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School of Life Sciences' Dr Melissa Webby has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award to undertake world class research into new approaches to combat antimicrobial drug resistance.
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Professor Paul Botley has prepared an edition of the letters of the northern European poet, rhetorician and historian Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613), transforming the new edition into a reliable and substantial source.
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Warwick Medical School MB ChB students Rosie Rudin and Louisa Harris are authors of a recently published systematic review: Exploring different interventions for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
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Dr Petra Hanson from WMS has recently been profiled in CATCH (Clinical Academic Training and Careers Hub). Her research encompasses metabolic medicine, type 2 diabetes, obesity, digital health tools, and mindfulness.
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PAIS Professor Heath-Kelly’s ERC project has exposed new collaborations between Counterterrorism Policing and the NHS. Read more on the unhealthy liaisons.
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REWIND (pictured left), a physical theatre devised by Ephemeral Ensemble, was named the 4th best theatre show of 2024 by the Guardian. The show is based on Professor Alison Ribeiro de Menezes' research on the legacies of violence in Latin America.
Warwick Business School (WBS) secured two awards for its research from the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference, highlighting WBS’s commitment to addressing critical business and societal issues through rigorous academic inquiry.
Warwick Venice Centre has restored a significant historical document (pictured right) that has been lost for more than 70 years. The project was undertaken as part of the University’s Marco Polo International Programme.
The Centre for Applications of Mathematical and Computing Sciences (CAMaCS) received a UKRI award of £2m to develop impact-driven career pathways in mathematical and computing sciences.
WMG's Professor Mark Williams helped West Midlands Police convict a criminal for making 3D printed guns. The 3D scanning machines are 100 times more powerful than a hospital CAT scanner and can view detailed images smaller than a human hair.
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A life-sized Lego Suffragette statue (pictured right) named ‘Hope’ will be on display in the FAB Agora between 10-28 February, marking 75 years since the election of the first female MP for Coventry, Elaine Burton, in 1950.
Our Future Health virtual webinar - Presentations by Dr Ryan Arathimos, Senior Statistical Geneticist with Our Future Health (pictured left) and Dr Jodie Lord, Senior Product Manager, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. Monday 24th February 2025 12-1pm.
Portfolio Delivery within IDG introduce the new research portfolio which works closely with the RTP’s and is dedicated to advancing digital solutions supporting University research. Read further details on the portfolio here.
The WUBHUB - the Warwick Ukraine-Belarus Hub invites attendees to discuss: Negotiated peace settlement: What does it mean for Belarus and Ukraine? Join the zoom webinar 26th February 3pm.
Warwick PATHWAY programme events:
Friday 28th February, 12:00-13:00, OC1.02. Led by Victoria Wright from the Science Technologies and Facilities Council.
Wednesday 12th March, 12:00-13:00, R1.03. Azzedine Dabo completed their PhD in Chemistry at the University of Warwick and is now a principal investigator at GlaxoSmithKline.
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