University of Warwick

About us

Location Coventry, United Kingdom Funding Type Public
No of Students 27278 Establishment University
Founded In 1965 Estimated Cost of Living 9207 GBP
Address Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

We’re a world-leading university with the highest academic and research standards. But we’re not letting the story end there.

That’s because we’re a place of possibility. We’re always looking for new ways to make things happen. Whether you’re a dedicated student, an innovative lecturer or an ambitious company, Warwick provides a tireless yet supportive environment in which you can make an impact.

And our students, alumni and staff are consistently making an impact - the kind that changes lives, whether close to home or on a global scale.

It’s the achievements of our people that help explain why our levels of research excellence and scholarship are recognised internationally.

It’s a prime attraction for some of the biggest names in worldwide business and industry.

It’s why we’re ranked highly in the lists of great UK and world universities.

All of this contributes to a compelling story, one that’s little more than 50 years old. But who said youth should hold you back from changing the world?

Why?

5 Facts You (probably) Didn’t Know about Warwick

1. The motto is "mind moves matter". Is this a take off of "mind over matter", like when you hit your knee on the edge of a desk and convince yourself that pain does not exist?  The Latin of this is "mens agitat molem" which would bring out the feminist in me because of the word "men" but because it sounds like "men agitate moles", an unusual visual image, I think I can let it be.

2. The Warwick Business School has a campus in the Shard in London, ie, a couple of rooms. Let’s hope no one has vertigo.

3. The Warwick Student Union is one of the largest in the UK, and uses its profits to employ students in its offices. I like it. There are over 260 societies, so there’s not much excuse for having no friends here. 

4. Warwick won University Challenge in 2007. Take that, Oxbridge.

5. According to Wikipedia, the student male to female ratio at Warwick is 50:50. Yay gender equality.