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Professor Peter Wheatley responds to funding cuts by the Science and Technology Facilities Council

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT

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

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:55:00 GMT

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

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:46:00 GMT

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

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:47:00 GMT

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?

Dr Sangwoo Lee responds to latest UK labour market figures

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:22 GMT

Commenting on the latest ONS figures, Dr Sangwoo Lee highlights that the small decline in unemployment may be driven by people leaving the labour market, alongside a growing shift towards less secure forms of work, underscoring the need for stronger worker protections.

Dr Nomisha Kurian responds to plans for a social media ban for under-16s

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:30:07 GMT

Dr Nomisha Kurian highlights the wider implications of the proposed social media ban for under-16s, including its impact on young people’s digital engagement, education, and wellbeing, as well as the challenges of implementing and enforcing such a measure.

Professor Andrew Oswald on the Government's proposed social media ban for under-16s

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:07:00 GMT

Professor Andrew Oswald has spent the last three decades studying human happiness and mental health. Professor Oswald assess the Government's decision and the impact of social media on the health and happiness of children.

Women’s health can no longer be an afterthought: ��ý experts welcome renewed national strategy

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:40:00 GMT

As a university working at the forefront of women’s health, Warwick researchers and professionals warmly welcome the renewed national Women’s Health Strategy and the direction it sets for improving women’s health outcomes.

Professor Chris Warhurst responds to launch of Fair Work Agency (FWA)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:36:00 GMT

“The Fair Work Agency must carve its remit at speed, rapidly making a clear difference to ordinary people’s working lives. Dealing with workers’ underpayment and job insecurity is key. At the next election, positive change felt in the working lives of disaffected voters disillusioned with mainstream politics, in the ‘Red Wall’ constituencies, and in the most neglected towns, may prove pivotal”.

Dr Sangwoo Lee comments on latest UK labour market figures

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:07:00 GMT

“Unemployment has risen to 5.2%, its highest since late 2020, even as economic inactivity continued declining to 20.7%. Rather than signalling genuine recovery, this pattern suggests a return to work that an increasingly slack labour market is struggling to absorb, with rising unemployment reflecting insufficient demand to accommodate those re-entering the workforce.”