We are delighted to report back on another successful summer of activity in collaboration with the Laksh Foundation where 12 Warwick students spent their summer.

The University’s Outstanding Student Contribution Award (OSCA) aims to recognise exceptional student achievements and is a celebration of individuals whose efforts have made a real difference and a significant contribution to a community.

We are pleased to announce that OSCA has been awarded to Hasan Suida, a former volunteer and associate of the Warwick Laksh Programme. Hasan, who recently was awarded his degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, has undertaken two placements in India at the Laksh Foundation on behalf of the programme.

Edward, a 3rd Year Physics student, is one of nearly 200 scholars to benefit from your donations through his Warwick scholarship.

Thanks to your donations, our researchers have discovered that we can destroy cancer cells more effectively and selectively with a unique new reusable treatment, activated with a substance found in stinging nettles and ants.

Last year your donations let 316 Year 6 children visit Warwick

Warwick Arts Centre's popular 'Aspiration Days' give local schools a creative, fun field-trip, and a chance to see what life at University is like.

Last year, gifts like yours helped our specially trained Education team to work with schools which historically have a low proportion of students going on to higher education.

Because of donations like yours, Andrew was able to take a medical elective with the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.

Jess has had a tough few years, but your support has helped her get through and she'll soon begin a career in her dream role.

She's one of 22 scholars to benefit from a new scheme at Warwick, the Women in Engineering Scholarship, which aims to support women to inspire other women into STEM roles.

Last year thanks to donations like yours, Warwick Badminton won an award of £180 to run their new Para-Badminton Day.

Last year thanks to donations like yours, the Club entered a national tournament

But thanks to you, we've offered a helping hand.

Every year at Warwick, donors support students in emergency need by donating to student hardship funds. Last year you helped 38 students who found themselves in financial crisis and hardship. You helped them stay at Warwick and complete their course of study, no matter what they were facing, with emergency loans or grants.

Last year thanks to donations like yours, every member of the Wind Orchestra was able to take part in an international tour to Vienna.

The Warwick Laksh Programme has received a pledge for a donation of £2,000 from the Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha community organisation in Bedford.

We are delighted to report back on another successful summer of activity in rural Haryana, India.

From supporting student campaigns like #WeGetConsent and Are You OK? to Alzheimer's and cancer research; we're now delighted to announce that the projects listed here will be funded or partly funded by donations. Thank you to all of our donors and well done to recipients!

You've helped to support a PhD studentship for Vindy Tjendana Tjhin, looking at the role of iron in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease.

A University of Warwick employee and her disabled son have taken part in the Superhero Triathlon to raise money for Warwick Cancer Research Centre.

Last year, your donations helped to support performance sport at Warwick, training athletes and offering financial aid too.

Kidz Camp is a four day residential holiday for Year 5 children from a local primary school which takes place during the first week of the Easter vacation...

The University of Warwick is delighted to have been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities in 2018.

Hear from Professor Lawrence Young, our new Director, and find out all about our latest research news and events including our upcoming Open Evening.

It's an exciting time for the arts on campus, with transformations afoot for the Warwick Arts Centre and Humanities building too.

'To my anonymous donor: hello and thank you for your generous gift! I have been waiting all year for the chance to speak to you; and what an amazing year it’s been...'

Hear from staff and scholars in our two new impact reports from our Warwick and Multicultural Scholars' Programmes: download your copies now!

We're getting ready for another year, transforming maths and English teaching in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa.

Find out more and read our latest impact report now!

Thank you to every Warwick staff member who joined in with our Christmas Dress Down Day 2016. Your funds are now hard at work in the chemistry labs with our new Flow Cytometer.

whose gift in her will has meant a revolutionary blood test for early osteoarthritis.

Great news at Warwick, where the Wolfson Foundation have generously agreed to donate £2m towards our new Mathematical Sciences Building.

This future home to researchers and students will allow the departments to increase in size by 10%.

It has just been announced that the University of Warwick has been awarded £2 million from The Wolfson Foundation to help construct a new Mathematical Sciences building.

The PRiDE study will help predict and prevent diabetes, and we couldn't have done it without your help.

Councillor Michael Coker has chosen to make a donation of £2,500 to the University of Warwick’s Diabetes research groups from the Mayor’s charitable fundraising. The funds have been raised over the last year through numerous fundraising events and campaigns locally.

Researchers have identified 788 biomarkers in blood that could be used to develop an early stage cancer screening test for the general population.

The team - from the Universities of Sheffield, Coventry and Warwick - started with over 19,000 scientific studies published over the last five years that investigated blood based biomarkers. Systematic review methods - including ruling out studies in fewer than 50 patients - reduced this to 4,000 studies from which the final biomarker list was compiled.

The brightest students from low-income backgrounds in Singapore are being given the opportunity to study at the University of Warwick, thanks to scholarships funded by alumni and friends of Warwick.

The University of Warwick has led the development of a cloud-based microbial bioinformatics resource, which is believed to be the largest of its kind in the world.

The Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (or CLIMB project) is a resource for the UK's medical microbiology community and international partners. It will support their research by providing free cloud-based computing, storage, and analysis tools.

Last year, your donations helped to fund 37 scholarship students from lower-income backgrounds to take up work experience placements. You also helped another 37 young graduates take up internships, 70% of which led to long-term jobs.

Warwick in India is a small community project in Delhi, where students visit and teach a range of subjects, training local teachers too.

Thank you to everyone who tweeted and donated to cancer research here, raising over £3,000 including a special matched gift from Paxman Coolers!

“My mum was a Warwick graduate and Benefactor. She was passionate about Warwick and wanted to leave a gift in her Will too; it’s something we talked about a lot. I’m glad that her gift will support Alzheimer’s research and hope it helps more families in future too.”

(Claire Clifford)

Through Warwick in Africa you are helping young Africans to escape poverty thanks to improved Maths and English skills. Each summer Warwick volunteers travel to Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa and through their inspirational teaching deliver significant improvements in performance, ambition and motivation for learners and their teachers.

Your donations help us offer a holistic programme of support at Warwick to scholarship recipients - from financial aid to careers advice and group activities.

"Saying thank you seems such an obvious thing to do but it is particularly special for me in my first year as Vice Chancellor. I want to thank everyone who has enabled so many projects to take place here at Warwick." (Professor Stuart Croft).

Read our latest donor magazine, landing on doorsteps over the next few weeks!

Well done to the 60 runners who donned bright orange shirts for the annual Two Castles 10k, raising funds and awareness of cancer research and research into premature birth at Warwick. Members of #TeamWarwickUni came from across the University’s academic and administrative staff, as well as friends and family of staff members.

Scholars at Warwick have recently enjoyed a dedicated workshop and more thanks to your gifts. Find out what's going on here!

Thanks to your support we have raised over £3,000 with Gift Aid! You can still text CCSW60 £2 to 70070 or donate online now atjustgiving.com/coolcapselfie

Professor Colin Sparrow, Head of Maths at Warwick, tells us more...

This beautiful run between our two local castles through the Warwickshire countryside finishes with a celebratory glass of fizz. Almost 60 runners will be running and raising money for cancer research at Warwick on 12 June - can you come and cheer them along? If you would like to support the team you can do this here. Thank you!

Meet Sarah Chen, URSS Scholar with our Alzheimer's team

'A good education can alter someone’s life forever, and those around them too. I’ve seen students grow into incredible people, and I believe that Universities make an immeasurable impact on society.

... When we talk about the skills which any degree can offer, and the transformational effect it can have, I see that spark ignite in them – the same one Warwick lit in me.'

We first started working in Tanzania in 2008 thanks to Warwick alumnus Jaymin Trivedi, Warwick graduate and Tanzanian national. This summer he has increased his support to enable us to do even more and have a longer lasting legacy.

We will be piloting two innovative new programmes and bringing that Warwick magic to classrooms across Africa thanks to donors like Jaymin and you.

'Having the scholarship has definitely allowed me to say yes to more things that enrich my experience.'

'I was inspired to do cancer research as a medical student. I was very struck by the fact that you could take very sick people and make them better again...'

(Professor Nick James)

We're delighted to announce three new Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities, and a fourth from your donations too.

'For patients, this means we will mean we will be able to offer more new treatments for miscarriage and greater understanding of why it happens to some women more than others.'

(Professor Siobhan Quenby)