University of Warwick
The University of Warwick (Warwick) received its Royal Charter in 1965. Warwick is a member of the Russell Group, focused on research and interdisciplinary academia. In 2007, Warwick was permitted to award its own medical degrees for its over 400 medical students enrolled at the Warwick Medical School. Warwick has 29 academic departments and 50 research centers and institutes. Warwick's campus is located in the area of the City of Coventry and borders the County of Warwickshire.
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Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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"University of Warwick" in the news:
High salt intake directly linked to stroke and cardiovascular disease
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High salt intake is associated with significantly greater risk of both stroke and cardiovascular disease, concludes a study published in the BMJ today.
Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research ...
Ticking stellar time bomb identified (w/ Video)
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "One of the major problems in modern astrophysics is the fact that we still do not know exactly what kinds of stellar system explode as a Type Ia supernova," says Patrick Woudt, from the University ...
Two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University have discovered two earth sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres - however there is a bit of a disappointing snag for anyone ...
Too much selenium can increase your cholesterol
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A new study from the University of Warwick has discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium in your diet can increase your cholesterol by almost 10%.
Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in ...
Virtual reality games could help bullying victims
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified a particular combination of health problems that can double the risk of heart attack and cause a three-fold increase in the risk of mortality.
Astronomers explore 'last blank space' on map of the Universe
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The most distant object ever discovered is described in this week's edition of the science journal Nature. Two international teams of astronomers report their observations of a gamma-ray burst ...
Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests... including 100s of builders' thumbs
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two ...
Metals could forge new cancer drug
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University ...
US Nobel sweep points to brain drain
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Cash-rich US researchers have again dominated this year's Nobel awards, but it seems identifying the nationality of laureates is not an exact science, and change may be on the way.
Premium car research & cow dung point to new high tech disease diagnosis
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at the University of Warwick have taken high tech gas sensors normally used to test components for premium cars and applied the same techniques to human blood, human urine, and even cow dung samples ...
World-first sustainable racing car to take on Formula 3 at Brands Hatch (w/ Video)
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Can the idea of 'green motorsport' actually work? Yes, according to Dr Kerry Kirwan at the University of Warwick, who led the research team which designed and built the worldfirst fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car.
UK official: Vaccine unlikely to have caused death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died.
