Warwick Innovation
Warwick is one of the UK's leading research universities. In all the Government Research Assessment Exercises (RAEs), it has been consistently ranked in the top ten UK universities and in the 2008 RAD was ranked seventh.
Leading-edge research is carried out in every department of the University. It often has very direct relevance to the world we live in, contributing to the solution of particular problems. For instance, the 2009 Warwick Commission used the expertise of Warwick academics together with external economic experts to examine the future of banking and finance worldwide and reported to the international political and economic communities.
Other research projects across the University include the problem of bees, and why their population is dwindling; sleep and its effect on well-being and illness; white dwarf stars; food security, and memory.
YOUR OWN RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
As an undergraduate at Warwick, you can share in the excitement of carrying out original research along with members of the academic staff. Our Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme provides funding for you to work as part of a research team, with supervision and training. This research experience will set you up to continue your studies as a postgraduate research student, if that is what you decide to do.
Case Study: Ian RobinsonUndergraduate Research Scholar 2008-9As a third year student in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Ian reviewed dependency theory in the East Asian Tiger economies by studying the economic, political and social development of the Hong Kong SAR. Ian stayed at Warwick to do an MA in Politics. |
Case Study: Hannah PearsonUndergraduate Research Scholar 2008-9In the final year of her Engineering with Appropriate Technology course, Hannah used her Undergraduate Research Scholarship to find a way of improving water quality through the development of an affordable household water treatment method, carrying out fieldwork in Uganda. |
"As part of Warwick’s commitment to enriching the learning experience of all students, the URSS scheme enables academics and students to work together in the advancement of knowledge."
Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift
"URSS was an invaluable experience that gave me the confidence to pursue my ambition of doing a PhD."
Saroor Patel, Department of Biological Science
"URSS was an enjoyable chance to get involved in a meaningful piece of research which may result in improvements to clinical practice."
