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University of Warwick awarded share of £100 million AI funding for human-centred research on AI

The University of Warwick has been awarded a share of £100 million of government funding to research AI, including funding for a groundbreaking new project entitled ‘AI in the streets’. 


Young disabled people experience institutional discrimination and stigmatisation in mainstream schools in England, research finds

New research by the University of Warwick has found that disabled young people in England experience institutional and structural discrimination in mainstream schools, with two thirds fewer achieving level 2 qualifications compared to non-disabled peers. Academics argue that these experiences are a key barrier to educational and occupational attainment.


People with terminal illness still fearful of dying early from Covid-19

People with terminal illness across the West Midlands are still living in fear of catching Covid-19 and dying early according to research. Their experiences were described in four reports, which contain recommendations for hospices.

Mon 28 Nov 2022, 14:41 | Tags: sociology, research, society, Warwick Medical School, COVID-19

Early Career Researcher Network holds inaugural meeting at the University of Warwick

The University of Warwick recently welcomed guests from the British Academy to its first event as a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Midlands Hub. The Research Café event, held in the new Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) was focused on early career staff at Warwick, and brought together researchers from across the Humanities, Social Science and Arts to share experiences and learn informally from each other.


World Population Day: The research at Warwick making gender a mainstream consideration in the analysis of development

This year's UN World Population Day (11 July) theme is gender equality. The Warwick Interdisciplinary Centre for International Development (WICID) seeks to make gender a mainstream consideration in the analyses of development issues today.

Fri 09 Jul 2021, 17:07 | Tags: Policy, equality, Social Science, women, sociology, research, society, PAIS, WICID

Disability gap in young people’s post-16 destinations and employment outcomes revealed by new analysis

Important differences in the post-16 pathways of disabled young people compared to those of their non-disabled peers have been revealed in a new working paper from University of Warwick researchers. The working paper also documents the impact of different types of disabilities, and shows that disability inequalities in post-16 destinations and economic activity in early adulthood are also influenced by social class, ethnicity, and gender.


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