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UNIVERSITY NEWS
Honorary Degrees
Camila Batmanghelidjh was conferred with an Honorary Degree (Master of Arts) at the winter degree congregation, pictured with Professor Susan Bassnett, Pro Vice Chancellor.
Triple Major Literary Success for English Department
Early 2008 saw a trio of literary successes for the University's Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies.
A L Kennedy, an Associate Professor in the Warwick Writing Programme, has been awarded the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. She also won the Costa Novel Award, one of the UK's biggest fiction awards (previously known as The Whitbread Prize).
The third literary triumph is the fact that Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk has joined the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies as an Honorary Professor.
Warwick to set up new course in Cyprus to improve diabetes care
Health officials in Cyprus have turned to the University to help the country improve its treatment of people with diabetes. The Ministry of Health in Nicosia, Cyprus invited representatives from Warwick Medical School to set up the Certificate in Diabetes Care (CIDC) course for health professionals.
The CIDC course is the UK's leading foundation course in diabetes care and this is the first time Warwick Medical School has delivered the course abroad. Twenty five students have signed up for the course, including hospital nurses and specialist paediatric nurses.
For more information on these stories and other news from the University click HERE |
The Aikido Club
Ian Grubb (Classical Civilisation 1987-90) founded the Aikido club during his years as a student. Ian has now reached a level of 5th Dan and has maintained his links with the club. He will be returning to Warwick on 1 and 2 March to help the club celebrate its 20th Anniversary. All past members of the club are invited to attend - click HERE for details or contact the Aikido club at Warwick on
aikido@sunion.warwick.ac.uk. |
Podcasts
New podcasts from the University's service include:
Economic meltdown for 2008?
Economist Professor Andrew Oswald talks about the chances of an economic recession and what consumers could do if it happens.
A future direction for multilateral trade
Pierre Pettigrew, Chair of the Warwick Commission, talks about the Commission's report on the future of the multilateral trade system.
Visit www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/ |
A date at Carnegie Hall
One of our more muscial graduates, Warren Mailley-Smith (LLB Law 1994-97), will be playing at New York's Carnegie Hall on 24 April and would like to invite you to come along.
Warren will play a selection of music from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, York Bowen and Chopin. Tickets will be on sale from February onwards and more information about the concert, ticket sales and the stunning Carnegie Hall can be found HERE.
For more information about Warren, please visit his personal website. |
Recycling Mobile Phones
Don't forget that if you have an old mobile phone - even if it isn't in working order - it can be recycled to raise funds to support initiatives of the Warwick Graduates' Association, such as the Student Hardship Fund and the Opportunity Fund.
Teaming up with Greener Solutions, the European leader in mobile phone recycling, for every phone you send, the WGA will receive a donation of £2.50.
Send your phone to Greener Solutions (Warwick Graduates' Association), Freepost Lon 17592, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3UZ |
Please click on the link below
if you would like to find out more
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