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Warwick students will this summer have supported some of the region and the UK’s biggest events, thanks to their volunteering with St John Ambulance - and will do so once again at this weekend's Godiva Festival.

UK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship RV Polarstern is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past the North Pole.

Six berths on the 120m-long icebreaker have been confirmed for UK researchers, including Dr Hendrik Schaefer of the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ’s school of Life Sciences, who will work alongside up to 600 international scientists and crew from 17 countries as part of this major international effort to better understand the fastest changing environment on the planet.

Dr Anna Harpin and Dr Rachel Bennett from the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ have 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.

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 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ.

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 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ'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.