2014essential

about us

The University of Warwick is globally connected, forward-looking and entrepreneurial. We create new ways of thinking and achieving: making us stand out from our competitors and creating an inspiring place to study and undertake research. Consistently at the top of UK league tables, we topped the list of universities targeted by the top 10 employers in 2013 and rank 7th in the UK for our research.

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our mission

» Tobeaworldleaderinresearchandteaching

» Throughresearchofinternationalexcellence,toincrease

significantlytherangeofhumanknowledgeandunderstanding

» Toproducegraduateswhoareglobalcitizens,equipped

tomakeanimportantcontributiontotheeconomyand

tosocietyinourinter-connectedworld

» Toserveourlocalregion–academically,culturally

andeconomically

» TocontinuetomakeaWarwickeducationavailableto

allthoseabletobenefitfromit,regardlessofeconomic

orsocialcircumstances

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our qualities

our ambition

» Excellenceinresearch

andteaching

» Ambitionanddrive

» Accessibility

» Entrepreneurialflair

» Cosmopolitanism

» Commitment–tosolving

globalproblems

» Service–totheUniversity’s

surroundingarea,theUK

andinternationally

We aim to become a universally acknowledged world centre of higher education.

» Community–lively,

welcomingandchallenging

forstaffandstudents

» Independence–the

Universityisanindependent

entity,autonomousinits

governance,subscribing

totheprinciplesof

unfetteredrationalenquiry

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our people

Total number of students 23,872

including Undergraduate 12,840

Postgraduate 9,775

Non-UK 8,340

Full time undergraduate admissions, October 2013

Applicants 28,365

Intake 4,209

Faculty populations (as % of total student numbers)

Arts 84%undergraduates,16%postgraduates 12%

Science 63%undergraduates,37%postgraduates 35%

SocialSciences 47%undergraduates,53%postgraduates 45%

Medicine 44%undergraduates,56%postgraduates 8%

Total number of staff 5,429

including Academics/Researchers 1,764

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finance

Turnover (2012–13) £459.6 million

Academic fees and support grants £190 million

including:

UK/EUstudentfees £81.2million

Internationalstudentfees £89.5million

Othercoursefeesandsupportgrants £19.3million

HEFCETeachinggrant £31.4million

HEFCEResearchgrant £33.8million

NationalCollegeforTeachingandLeadershipgrants £2.4million

Research grants and contracts £83.7 million

Other operating income £106.4 million

(includingoperatingincome,catering,

conferencesandmanagementtrainingcentres)

Other Government grants £9.8 million

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research

Setting Global Research Priorities

Respondingthroughresearch

toglobalchallenges,ourGlobal

ResearchPrioritiesfocusour

world-class,multidisciplinary

researchonkeyareasof

internationalsignificance

andbringtogetherscholarly

expertisefromacrossfaculties

anddepartments.

Warwick’scurrentGlobal

ResearchPrioritiesare:

BehaviouralScience;

ConnectingCultures;Energy;

Food;GlobalGovernance;

InnovativeManufacturing;

InternationalDevelopment;

Materials;Scienceand

TechnologyforHealth;

andSustainableCities.

www.warwick.ac.uk/research/

priorities

WeareoneoftheUK’sleading

researchuniversitiesandthe

qualityandimpactofour

researchisdemonstratedby

ourexcellentresearchrankings.

Inthe2008Research

AssessmentExercise:

» ourresearchranked7th

overallintheUK(basedon

multi-facultyinstitutions)

andtopintheMidlands

» 65%ofourresearchwas

‘world-leading’(3*)or

‘internationallyexcellent’(4*)

» 19Warwickdepartments

wereinthetop10intheUK

intheirunitofassessment

Almost90%oftheacademic

staffweresubmittedin

RAE2008.

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MRC Consortium for Medical Microbial Bioinformatics

WarwickMedicalSchoolhas

beenawarded£8.5mtolead

onaMedicalResearchCouncil

(MRC)ConsortiumforMedical

MicrobialBioinformatics.

Thisisoneoffivemajor

MRCawardsintendedto

improvecapability,capacity

andcapitalinfrastructurein

medicalbioinformatics.

Building a National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC)

A£100mNAICisbeingcreated

atWarwick,fundedbythe

Government,JaguarLandRover

(JLR)andTataMotorsEuropean

TechnicalCentre(TMETC).

JLRandTMETC,working

closelywithWMG(Warwick

ManufacturingGroup),

envisagea10timesreturnon

investmentthroughincreased

valueaddedfromexploitation

ofresearchoutputsinnew

andimprovedproducts,

processesandservices.

Warwick Commission: The Future of Cultural Value

Wehavelaunchedatwo-year

Commissiontoundertakea

holisticinvestigationintothe

futureofculturalvalue.The

Commissionaimstogather

theevidenceandarguments

toenergisedebatesabout

thefutureofinvestment

andengagementinour

culturallives.

International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM)

WMGistocreatea£4.1m

InternationalInstitute

forNanocomposites

Manufacturing,afirstof

itskindintheworld.The

Institutewillhousestate-of-

the-artfacilitieswhichwill

enableindustrypartnersto

innovatetheirmanufacturing

technologiestoproduce

polymernanocomposites.

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£1.8m for new research on Italian cultures and the study of Modern Languages

ResearchersatWarwickare

takingacentralroleinanew

researchprojectlookingat

howmodernItalianculture

hasdevelopedaroundthe

world.Theprojecthasbeen

awarded£1.8mbytheArtsand

HumanitiesResearchCouncil

(AHRC)andaimstoforgeanew

frameworkforthedisciplineof

ModernLanguagesasawhole.

Warwick Medical School investment in the field of Microbiology and Infection

WarwickMedicalSchoolhave

invested£4mintoresearchin

thefieldofMicrobiologyand

Infection,creatingavibrantnew

researchcommunityofaround

20staffandpostgraduate

students.Theresearcherswill

benefitfromstate-of-the-art

laboratoryfacilities,including

aMiSeqhigh-throughput

sequencinginstrument.

Artist’sImpression:NAICBuilding

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international profile

Non-UKstudents 8,340 Including

undergraduates 3,520

postgraduates 4,820 non-UKalumni 54,572 living in 196 countries

International Foundation Programme (IFP) –Offers

over300international

studentsaccessto

prestigiousUKuniversities.

Study Abroad

Outgoingstudents 517 Incomingstudents 563

Warwickstudentsare

encouragedtostudyabroad.

Studentscansignupfora

workorvoluntaryplacement

overseas,orastudyabroad

opportunityatoneofour237

partnerinstitutionsinone

ofthe40countriesonoffer.

MonashUniversity,Australia

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Research Collaborations–

Warwick’sInternational

PartnershipFundshave

supportedcollaborationsin

keydevelopedandemerging

researcheconomiesincluding

Brazil,China,India,Indonesia,

USA,SingaporeandSouthAfrica.

Monash-Warwick Alliance–

AninnovativeHEalliance

betweenWarwickand

MonashUniversityinAustralia

establishesbothas‘globally

connected’universities.The

Allianceisdevelopingjointly

delivereddegreesandcreating

opportunitiesforstudent

collaboration.Itismakingjoint

academicappointmentsand

supportingresearchprojects

atbothuniversities.

CUSP–Warwickistheonly

Europeanpartnerinan

internationalconsortium

ofworld-classinstitutions

andtechnologycompanies

creatingtheNewYorkCenter

forUrbanScienceandProgress.

CUSPisauniqueresearch

initiativeaddressingthe

complexchallengesfacing

theworld’scities.

Warwick in Venice–Our

full-timebaseinVenice,the

PalazzoPesaroPapafava,enables

undergraduatesandgraduates

toexperienceaprogramme

ofin situstudy,whileits

uniquelocationencourages

collaborativeprojectswith

internationalpartners.

Warwick in Africa–An

educationalprogramme,funded

philanthropically;Warwick

studentsspendpartoftheir

summervacationsteaching

MathematicsandEnglish

inSouthAfrica,Ghanaand

Tanzania;aparallelscheme

enablesAfricanteachersto

enhancetheirclassroomskills.

International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY)–a

collaborativeinternational

learningandsocialcommunity

forthetop5%oftheworld’s

13–18yearolds.IGGYhas

around3,000members

frommorethan40countries.

www.warwick.ac.uk/international

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widening participation, improving access

200studentson2+2 Degrees

(offeredinconjunctionwith

localcolleges)

194studentsstudyingfor

Foundation Degrees

100studentsonthePart-Time Degree programme

Certificate programme

attracting339registrations

350studentsontheInitial Teacher Programme–

LifelongLearningSector

30 studentsontheWarwick

GatewaytoHE:SocialStudies

programme

Financial support for undergraduates–Warwickhas

generousfinancialsupportfor

studentsfromlowerincome

familiesthroughtuitionfee

waiversandbursaries.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cll

Enhanced Outreach–

supportingdisadvantagedand

talentedstudentstoachieve

theirpotentialandenterthe

mostselectivehighereducation

coursese.g.summerschools

andmentoring.

‘Thinking About University?’ –

anaward-winningwebsite

offeringuniqueinformation,

adviceandguidanceto

students,parentsandteachers.

Partnerships–workingwith

localcommunityservicesand

collegestowidenparticipation

ofthehardest-to-reachand

thoseleastlikelytoenterhigher

education,includingfunded

projectssupportinglooked-

afterchildrenanddisabled

youngpeople.

Warwick-RSA Partnership –

aninnovativeprogramme

offeringactivitiestoschools

withintheRSAFamilyof

Academies,focusedonraising

students’aspirations,increasing

awarenessofuniversityand

improvingattainment.

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UniTracks–ournational

schemesupportinggiftedand

talentedstudentsaged14-18

toachievetheirpotentialand

enterthemostselectivehigher

educationcourses.

Raising Achievement–wide-

rangingacademicprovision

withschoolssupportingAlevel

workandteacherCPD.

Collaboration–oneof15leading

universitiesworkingtogether,

throughthenationalRealising

Opportunitiesprogramme,to

promotefairaccessandsocial

mobilityofstudentsfromunder-

representedgroups,aged16–18.

Continuing Professional Developmentprogrammesin

computerscience,education,

medicine,healthlaw,business

andengineering.15

business

AtWarwickwe’re

entrepreneurialandbusiness-

focused.Weworkwithover

400successfulcompanies,from

globalcorporatestostart-ups

inmarketsincludingenergy,

healthcare,transport,advanced

manufacturing,financial

servicesandcreativemedia.

Weaccelerateinnovationand

helpambitiouscompaniesto

growbygivingthemaccess

toourworld-classresearch,

education,consultancy,

facilitiesandnetworksof

funders,businesses,support

bodiesandentrepreneurs,

bothlocalandglobal.

Collaborationswithindustry

takeplacewithallourresearch

departmentsandcentres,

enablingbusinessestobenefit

fromourextensiverangeof

expertise.OurGlobalResearch

Prioritiesprogrammeprovides

collaborativeopportunitiesand

otherindustrylinksinclude

partnershipsinagriculture

viaourWellesbournecampus,

andinhealthcare,withthe

UniversityHospitalsCoventry

andWarwickshire.Industry

clubssuchasthePolymer

Clublinkover40companies

withcomplementary

expertiseinWarwickand

MonashUniversities,giving

unrivalledglobalreach.

WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) isworkingwiththe

HighValueManufacturing

Catapult,astrategicinitiative

bringingtogetherindustry,

governmentandacademia

asacatalystforfuture

growthandsuccessofUK

manufacturing.Thisoffers

extensiveopportunitiesto

improvecompetitivenessin

automotiveandmanufacturing

organisationsglobally.

Warwick Business School engageswithworld-

classorganisationsfor

learninganddevelopment,

research,consultancyand

studentprojects.

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Warwick Scientific Services accessesthelatestanalytical

equipmentandexpertise

providingturnkeyservices

fromindividualmeasurements

tointegratedsolutions.

Warwick Ventures Ltdprovides

accesstoourIntellectual

Propertythroughlicensingand

creatingspin-outcompanies.

University of Warwick Science Park isfullyintegratedwith

ouracademiccommunityand

offersflexibleofficeandlab

spaceoncampusandacross

Coventry,Warwickshireand

Solihullaswellasbusiness

supportservicesfromstart-up

tostrategicconsultancy.

Warwick Conferences providesbusinesseswith

award-winningconferenceand

trainingfacilitiesatitsthree

dedicatedcentresoncampus.

www.warwick.ac.uk/business

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community engagement

Economic

Anexternally-commissioned

studyestimatedthatthe

Universitycontributesaround

£520mayeartotheregional

economy,andsupports15,500

jobsacrosstheWestMidlands.

Weprovideawiderangeof

servicestolocalbusinesses,

includingresearchand

development,consultancy,

continuingprofessional

development,training

andconferencefacilities.

OurScienceParkhasaround

150tenantcompanies

employingnearly2,000

staff;itprovidesfacilities

forstart-upsandestablished

companies,aswellasbusiness

growthservicestofirms

withinandoutsidethePark.

TheUniversityisactiveinthe

CoventryandWarwickshire

LocalEnterprisePartnership,

anditsvariousthematicgroups.

Educational

Weworkwithhundredsof

primaryandsecondaryschools,

throughteachertraining

partnerships,mentoringand

otherinitiativesincluding

encouragingyoungpeople

(especiallyfromdisadvantaged

communities)toconsider

highereducation;artsprojects

andcampusvisits.

ThenewWMGAcademy,which

wearedevelopingwithlocal

employers,willprovidea

radicallearningandteaching

environmentfor14–19year-olds

fromthelocalarea,focusing

onengineering,ICTand

digitaltechnologies.

OurCentreforLifelong

Learningoffersadiverserange

ofshortcourses,degreeand

postgraduateprogrammes,

andprofessionaldevelopment

coursesforlocaladultlearners.

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Morethan2,000ofour

studentsareregisteredwith

theUniversity’svolunteering

network,WarwickVolunteers,

andmanyofthemgivetheir

timetolocalschoolsand

communitygroups.

Ourstaffcontributetheir

expertiseandprofessionalskills

toavarietyoflocalstrategic

partnershipsandeducation,

healthandculturalbodies.

Cultural/Social

WarwickArtsCentreisoneof

thebiggestoutsideLondon,

attractinganestimated750,000

peopleayeartoaround1500

differenttheatre,dance,music,

comedy,andvisualartsevents.

Our5*campussportsfacilities

areusedextensivelybylocal

clubsandindividuals,andwe

regularlyhostmajornational

andinternationalsportsevents.

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Studentscanaccess1:1advice,skillsworkshopstailoredtoundergraduate,Master’sandresearchstudents,andmanyopportunitiestomeetemployersoncampus.Ouronlineportalforstudents,graduatesandemployers,myAdvantage,featuresjobvacancies,workexperienceandotheropportunities.

OtherinnovativeapproachesincludeourPlacementLearningUnit,ourveryactivevolunteeringprogramme,WarwickVolunteers,andMyWarwickJourney,whichhelpsstudentsdevelopandlearnfromtheirownuniquejourneythroughWarwickinpreparationforworkorfurtherstudy.

* The Times Good University Guide 2014

** Graduate Market 2014, research conducted

by High Fliers Research

*** Destination of Leavers from Higher

Education survey, carried out six months

after graduation

www.warwick.ac.uk/careers

graduate employmentWarwickisrankedthirdhighest

intheUKforaveragegraduate

salaries*andweareinthe

top10universitiestargeted

bygraduateemployers**

Students graduating with first degrees, 2012:

Ofthoseavailableforwork,92%wereworking,infurtherstudyorboth.

Students graduating with higher degrees, 2012:

Ofthoseavailableforwork,94% wereworking,infurtherstudyorboth.

(Home and EU, full- and part-time

students) ***

Student Careers and Skills

TheCentresupportsstudentsbeforetheyjoinWarwick,duringtheirstudiesandforthreeyearsaftergraduation,providingthemwithpersonal,professional,academicandcareermanagementskills,togetherwithsupportforgainingemploymentorfurtherstudyafterWarwick.

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environmentTheUniversity

acknowledgesa

responsibilityfor,

andacommitment

to,theprotection

oftheenvironment

atalllevels,andis

determinedtomake

thecampusintoa

genuinegreenicon

andalivinglaboratory

forlowcarbon

adaptation.Stepstaken

towardsthegreening

ofthecampusinclude:

» 2020CarbonReductionStrategy,

withatargetof34%reductionin

carbonemissionsby2020.Constant

worktoimprovetheenergyefficiency

oftheexistingbuildingsoncampus,

andhighenergy-efficiencystandards

fornewbuildings.

» Establishingataxefficientcycle-

to-workschemeforstaffand

implementingacarsharing

initiativeforstaffandstudents,as

wellasengaginginsustainability

awarenessactivitieswithstaff,

studentsandthewidercommunity.

» Continuedmanagementofthe

campusinanenvironmentally

sensitivemanner,seekingtoprotect

andenhancelocalnaturalhabitats

andbiodiversity,reducewater

usageandincreaserecycling.

Ourenvironmentalpracticeshave

beencertifiedascomplyingwithISO

14001byISOQAR,aninternationally-

recognisedcertificationbody.This

recognisesouractivitiesrelatingto

energyandsustainability,construction

projects,andmaintainingthe

campusenvironment.

www.warwick.ac.uk/environment

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principal officers of the University

Chancellor SirRichardLambert

Pro-Chancellor SirGeorgeCox

Treasurer MrKeithBedell-Pearce

Vice-Chancellor and President ProfessorNigelThrift

Provost ProfessorStuartCroft

Registrar and Chief Operating Officer MrKenSloan

Group Finance Director MsRosieDrinkwater

Pro-Vice-Chancellors ProfessorAnnCaesar

ProfessorChristinaHughes

ProfessorTimJones

ProfessorJanPalmowski

ProfessorSimonSwain

ProfessorLawrenceYoung

Academic Vice-President (Monash Warwick Alliance)ProfessorAndrewCoats

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BirminghamInternationalAirport–

20minutesbycar

CentralLondon–2hours(byM40orM1)

Euston–60minutesfromCoventrybyrail

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