Routinely ranked among the top 10 teaching and research universities in the UK by the quality press, University of Warwick, UK (estb. 1965) has speedily risen in peer and public esteem Promoted in 1965, University of Warwick has risen quickly in peer and public esteem to be ranked among Britain’s Top 10 teaching and research institutions. In the latest 2013 rankings of Britain’s universities by the Guardian, Warwick is ranked 5th while The Complete University Guide 2013 ranks it 6th, and The Sunday Times 10th. Internationally, the 47-year-old varsity is ranked 124 in the THE World University Rankings 2012-13, and third in QS’ ‘Top 50 under 50’ varsity rankings. Moreover, UK’s Research Assessment Exercise 2008 deemed 65 percent of Warwick’s research to be 3* or 4* (‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’). “Warwick is a remarkable institution which has grown swiftly from small beginnings. The university opened its doors to a small number of graduates in 1964 and 450 undergraduates in 1965. Our current student population stands at nearly 24,000. Warwick has an unstinting commitment to excellence in everything it does. Consistently ranked in the top ten UK universities, Warwick aims to be ranked among the top 50 universities of the world by 2015,” says vice chancellor Prof. Nigel Thrift. Warwick’s four faculties (arts, science, social sciences, medicine) and 30 academic departments offer a wide range of bachelors, Masters and doctoral research study programmes. The university which is all set to celebrate its golden jubilee in 2015, also boasts 6,411 foreign students from 140 countries, and academic collaborations with over 200 higher education institutions worldwide. Coventry. The University of Warwick, UK is sited not in the eponymous county town of Warwickshire but on the outskirts of the city of Coventry (pop. 300,000). Cosmopolitan and student-friendly, Coventry is famous for its cathedrals. The Cathedral of St. Michael, which dates back to 1373, was famously destroyed by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, but was re-built and consecrated in 1962. In fact, extensive bombing during World War II greatly impacted the city’s history and landmarks, forcing much of it to be rebuilt in the post-war years. Now a modern city with a treasure of historical monuments, Coventry also hosts a large number of pubs, restaurants, and shops. While Coventry is the nearest city to the university, the 18th-century town of Royal Leamington Spa — a vibrant student habitat — is also within easy reach of campus. Moreover, Birmingham is a mere 20 minutes from Coventry station and the bright lights of Britain’s capital, London, are just an hour away. The campus is also close to historic centres such as Kenilworth, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace and host to the Royal Shakespeare Company. As elsewhere in Britain, winters are cold, wet and at times frosty, and spring is crisp. Average summer temperatures range between 15o-25 o C and winter 0 o-10 o C. Campus facilities. Warwick University’s Central, Gibbet Hill and Westwood campuses sprawl across 290 hectares on three contiguous sites on the outskirts of Coventry.…
