Expert Comment
WMG Academy Trust welcomes plans to offer technical subjects in schools
Stewart Tait, CEO of the WMG Academy Trust for Coventry and Solihull, comments on the Prime Minister's proposed education reforms for secondary school pupils to study subjects such as manufacturing and AI alongside core academic learning.
Professor Peter Wheatley responds to funding cuts by the Science and Technology Facilities Council
Professor Peter Wheatley responds to the recently announced physics funding cuts, including to the Next Generation Transit Survey, and outlines the negative impact that this will have on UK scientific research and innovation.
Emily Erickson responds to Work and Pensions Committee report on youth, education and training
The Work and Pensions Committee has published its Youth Employment, Education and Training inquiry report. IER Research Fellow Emily Erickson contributed evidence on apprenticeship schemes, drawing on VET2050 research.
Dr Pierre Purseigle comments on the implications of the Marine Le Pen verdict
Following the decision of an appeal court in Paris to shorten Marine Le Pen's sentence for embezzlement conviction, an avenue has opened up for the politician to stand in the 2027 French presidential election.
Warwick experts react to the challenges of heatwaves for UK infrastructure
Professor Xueyu Geng, Professor in Geotechnical Engineering and Dr Reyes Garcia, Associate Professor in Structural Engineering, from the School of Engineering respond to questions on how our buildings and transport networks cope with heat?