Hard copies of reports from projects funded in previous years can be viewed in the Modern Records Centre (behind the Library).

Lists of previous projects are available here:

Projects from 2010

Projects from 2009

Projects from 2008

Projects from 2007

Projects from 2006

Projects from 2005

Projects from 2004

Projects from 1968 - 2003*  

*The website to accompany a report on one of the projects funded in 2003 can be found here: 'A Photographic Study of the University of Warwick'

Examples of earlier projects include:

• Tibetan Monastic debate and the role of monasteries in the lay community.
• Food Traders in Tamil Nadu – Technology of street cart cooking.
• Seasearch survey of the Scilly Isles.
• Expedition to the North Pole.
• ‘Boing!’ – Community Theatre Cultural Exchange.  
• The Trans-Mongolian Rail: A Journey Through Images.
• State Flowers in the Rocky Mountains**
• The role and influence of the English-Speaking press in Buenos Aires.
• ‘Lure’ and ‘Big City Blue’ – Film Projects.
• A photographic study of Italian architecture.**
• Seeing and Believing: A Review of Pulsar Observation**

**These reports received additional awards of £250 - £500 for being of outstanding calibre, at the discretion of the Trustees.

The first Lord Rootes award was made in 1967 to the University Boat Club, to buy a coxless four.