The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP; Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom, Dr Alexander Yakovenko will join business-leaders, senior representatives from both the IMF and OECD and Vice-Chancellors from over 30 countries to discuss the relationship between ‘universities and economic growth’.

A new study has proven that being bullied during childhood directly increases the likelihood of self- harm in late adolescence.

Economic sociologist Will Davies, from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick, has been awarded the Political Quarterly Bernard Crick Prize for best essay.

The University of Warwick is leading a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies that will reduce UK energy needs.

Children who are exposed to negative parenting – including abuse, neglect but also overprotection – are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.