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A generous philanthropic gift of £250,000 from Warwick alumnus Rui Fernandes will establish the Fernandes Fellowships programme, in support of Warwick in Europe. This gift will provide Early Career Researchers from Europe to have the opportunity to launch collaborative research projects at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

Associate Professor Mirko Draca was named by the and as the winner of this year’s prize for his promising early-career work in economics, especially for his work on the effect of Chinese imports.

Professor Hilary Marland, of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Centre for the History of Medicine, has been shortlisted for the Health Humanities Medal, a new national award led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council in association with the Wellcome Trust.

Eight leading universities in the Midlands, including the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and humanities researchers, thanks to funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

A new research programme by WMG at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, and XPI Simulation, co-funded by Innovate UK, is examining the potential for applying the simulation technology used to train Formula 1® drivers for the testing and certification of autonomous vehicles. The market for such vehicles is expected to reach £52 billion by 2035, according to government figures.

As President of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS), Professor Ingrid De Smet, of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s School of Modern Languages and Cultures and Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, hosted, with fellow members of the Executive Committee and local organisers the society’s XVIIth International Congress.