Medicine
Improving the health of people in resource-poor communities
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Collaborating with our local hospital partners and health organisations to drive up the quality of healthcare in Coventry and Warwickshire -
Working with local communities to reduce rates of diabetes and obesity in the West Midlands, focussing on the most deprived areas
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Innovating in bio-medical cell biology to identify new treatments for cancer
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Building the capacity and improving the quality of healthcare in Africa and the developing world
It is the energy and enthusiasm for research that transpires when you talk to investigators on the campus and the pace with which the Medical School is moving forward. The atmosphere here instils the feeling that anything is possible. If you can’t pull it off at Warwick, it isn’t going to happen elsewhere.
Warwick Academic
For more information about supporting Medicine, please contact Robin Leonard.
Warwick is at the forefront of research and learning in the areas of Health and Medicine. We are currently working on a wide range of research, which is highlighted in more detail on the Knowledge Centre. For example:
Trialling Therapy to Beat Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing experience for the patient. In the past one-size-fits-all treatments have been given to patients based on whether their cancer is low, moderate or high risk. Now research at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is investigating personalised treatment for a specific group of women with breast cancer. In a recent lecture, Prof Janet Dunn explained the work of the Unit and the new type of clinical trials that they're running.
Read more about this on the Knowledge Centre
Studying Metals in the Brain
Could the presence of iron in brain cells help to explain why some people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease? Mary Finnegan, PhD student at the University of Warwick, is using specialist technology called the Diamond accelerator to improve our understanding of the relationship between Alzheimer's and trace metals, with the hope that diagnosis and treatment can be improved in the future.
