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Released: 19-Aug-2015 5:05 AM EDT
Key Professions Losing Staff Due to Lack of Support for Student Mothers
University of Warwick

Key professions such as nursing, teaching and social work are losing thousands of potential recruits as student mothers drop out of higher education due to a lack of support from universities.

Released: 12-Aug-2015 10:20 AM EDT
Adult IQ of Very Premature Babies Can Be Predicted by the Age of Two
University of Warwick

Research from the University of Warwick indicates that the IQ of adults born very premature or of very low birth weight can be predicted when they are just a toddler.

Released: 7-Aug-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Public Festival of the Imagination Marks 50 Years of University of Warwick
University of Warwick

A TV chef, a pioneer of Coventry’s musical heritage and a polar explorer and will be helping to highlight the contribution the University of Warwick has made at home and abroad since it was established 50 years ago

Released: 7-Aug-2015 9:05 AM EDT
AIDS Research Prize for Warwick Academic
University of Warwick

A researcher at the University of Warwick has received international recognition for his contribution to AIDS research.

Released: 27-Jul-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Research Reveals Universities Not Yet as International as They Think
University of Warwick

Universities’ internationalisation rankings have limited significance according to new research from the University of Warwick.

Released: 24-Jul-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Research Links Premature Birth to Withdrawn Personality
University of Warwick

New research indicates that adults born very premature are more likely to be socially withdrawn and display signs of autism.

   
Released: 14-Jul-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Family Support More Important Than Pre-School Care in Securing Children’s Wellbeing
University of Warwick

The government needs to focus as much on supporting deprived and disadvantaged families as it does on increasing the number of hours of free pre-school care if it is to secure the best outcomes for young children, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

Released: 7-Jul-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Cancer Drug 49 Times More Potent Than Cisplatin
University of Warwick

Tests have shown that a new cancer drug, FY26, is 49 times more potent than the clinically used treatment Cisplatin.

Released: 7-Jul-2015 1:00 AM EDT
Experts Call for More Understanding of Hospital Weekend Death Risk
University of Warwick

Two academics from the University of Warwick say more research is needed to understand why patients are more likely to die in hospital at the weekend.

Released: 6-Jul-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Faster Detection of Hidden Objects by Warwick Terahertz Sensor
University of Warwick

A new type of sensor, that is much faster than competing technologies used to detect and identify hidden objects, has been developed by scientists at the University of Warwick.

Released: 6-Jul-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Warwick Researchers Help Reconstructing the Michelangelo Bronzes
University of Warwick

Engineers and imagers from the University of Warwick’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and anatomists from Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick are helping Art historians from the University of Cambridge have been working together to try to understand how the two mysterious Renaissance bronzes were made and why they look the way they do by making accurate replicas of the originals. The latest technology-neutron imaging, XRF analysis, 360 degree laser scanning, 3D printing, and real-time x-ray videography - has been involved in this Renaissance ‘whodunnit’.

24-Jun-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Red Dwarf Burns Off Planet’s Hydrogen Giving It Massive Comet-Like Tail
University of Warwick

A giant cloud escaping from a warm, Neptune-mass exoplanet is reported in this week’s Nature. Depicted in an image by Mark Garlick and issued by the University of Warwick, it has been suggested that low-mass exoplanets orbiting close to their parent stars could have had some fraction of their atmospheres ‘burnt off’ by extreme irradiation from the star, but confident measures of such losses have been lacking until now.

Released: 15-Jun-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Self-Awareness Not Unique to Mankind
University of Warwick

Humans are unlikely to be the only animal capable of self-awareness, a new study has shown.

Released: 15-Jun-2015 5:05 AM EDT
Secrets of Innovation Revealed in Study of Global Video Game Industry
University of Warwick

From the adventures of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider to the apocalyptic drama of Fallout - new research from the University of Warwick has revealed the secret to how some of the world’s most iconic video games were created.

Released: 19-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Persistent Nightmares in Childhood Could Be Linked to Psychotic Experiences in Later Adolescence
University of Warwick

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a significant link between the presence of persistent nightmares in childhood and psychotic experiences in later adolescence.

Released: 19-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Warwick Researchers Secure £3.19m Boost to Tackle Superbugs
University of Warwick

Researchers at the University of Warwick have been awarded £3.19m in funding to support a flagship project into antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The funding will enable multi-partner collaborations in order to tackle the growing threat of superbugs as part of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary effort to fight their prevalence. Awarded by a cross research council ‘war cabinet’ on AMR comprising the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the funding marks one of the largest UK public grant investments in AMR research.

Released: 14-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
New Treatment for Common Digestive Condition Barrett's Oesophagus
University of Warwick

New research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust could transform treatments and diagnosis for a common digestive condition which affects thousands of patients.

Released: 2-Apr-2015 4:05 AM EDT
Body Clock Genes Could Hold Key to Recurrent Miscarriages
University of Warwick

Researchers at the University of Warwick and UHCW have discovered how body clock genes could affect women’s ability to have children.

Released: 17-Feb-2004 5:30 PM EST
Astrophysicists Listen to Loops Shivering on the Sun
University of Warwick

Researchers and Lockheed Martin's Solar and Astrophysics lab in Palo Alto have found a way to "listen" to the "shiver" of solar flaring loops, increasing our understanding of these huge events which can affect telecommunications, GPS satellites, and energy supply lines.

Released: 12-Feb-2004 5:20 PM EST
‘New Man’ Is Not So ‘New’ and Spaniards Are Traditionally More Romantic
University of Warwick

New research charts the language of love used by men who emigrated to Spanish America to reveal that over 300 years ago men commonly used flowery, romantic words to express emotions. Research also suggests Spaniards were more romantic than their American or English contemporaries.

Released: 2-Feb-2004 7:00 AM EST
Broadcasters, Theatres’ Music Costs Could Double to Recoup CD Sales Drop
University of Warwick

Research by Dr Andrew Burke of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick has concluded that the broadcasters and theatres could see the licenses which they pay to the music industry increase by up to 287%.

Released: 8-Jan-2004 6:20 AM EST
High Heels Don’t Harm Knees
University of Warwick

Fears that wearing spine-bending high-heeled shoes could lead to knee arthritis are unfounded, says new research carried out at the University of Warwick, UK. Choice of fashionable footwear will not lead to knee joint problems and may even prevent them.


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