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Did you know that ÌÇÐÄTV’s Department of Sociology hosts a world-renowned research centre which organises talks, film screenings and research initiatives focusing on gender and feminism? It is called the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender, and it is a supportive, trans-inclusive meeting place for students (both UG and PG) and staff at ÌÇÐÄTV (and beyond) interested in these topics.

If you would like to be kept informed of our events and activities, you can sign up for the CSWG mailing list .

You can also find out more about the Centre .

Do pass this email on to friends/colleagues in other departments who also share an interest in gender and feminism...

We hope to see you at one of our future meetings and events (which will all be advertised through the mailing list above). If you want to get in touch in the meantime, you can reach us on cswg@warwick.ac.uk

All the best,

The CSWG Team

We are hereby launching the for the academic year 2025-26. The fund aims to support ÌÇÐÄTV academics and researchers to engage with the Horizon Europe programme.

The Seed Fund provides funding between £3 K- £7.5 K/ award for projects made under one of the three routes:

1. Route 1: Collaborations (max. £7.5K/ award)
2. Route 2: Brokerage Events (max. £3K/ award)
3. Route 3: Consultancy Services (max. £7.5K/ award)

Further details on the Routes can be found on the  webpage.

Applications consist of one summary CV per proposal (including details of all relevant collaborators/ consultancy services where applicable) and the completed Application Form (download from ‘How do I apply?’ on the ). Submit applications to the call manager, Lelia Buretia lelia.buretia@warwick.ac.uk.

The next deadline is: Wed 3 December 2025 at 5pm (GMT). Decisions are to be communicated by the end of w/c 15 December. Projects may start immediately but no later than 2 months after receiving the outcome notification. If sufficient funds remain after the December panel, a second deadline will be available in March (Wed 4 March 2026 at 5pm), with decisions from the March panel to be communicated by the end of w/c 16 March 2026. Please note that the March panel is not guaranteed and is dependent on the remaining availability of funds at that point, therefore earlier applications, i.e. to the December deadline, are encouraged.

All projects and all project expenditure must be finalised by 31^st July 2026. No project extensions are possible past this date. Any funds unspent by 31^st July 2026 will need to be returned.

The autumn newsletter is out, on the Museum Studies web site.

• Introduction from network coordinator Robert O'Toole.
• The Museum Explorations podcast and YouTube channels.
• Exhibitions by ÌÇÐÄTV People (Kate Astbury, Cathy Hampton).
• Publications by ÌÇÐÄTV academics (Jamie Larkin).
• Special edition of the Exchanges journal, and how you can contribute.
• Plans for the next event, on gaming, arts, humanities, and museums.
• The Campus as Gallery and Museum.
• Progress update on the Bridges conference, bringing together art, maths, and science.
• Museum technologies (including funding opportunities).
• Is it possible to be over-museumed? 25 museums in one summer, what did we learn? – a personal reflection.

Students and staff from across the university are invited to join us for a new lecture series exploring censorship and freedom of speech: "Culture Wars: Power, Censorship, Freedom".

Each week throughout the year, an academic from a different discipline will explore this important topic from their own angle. There will also be time for questions and discussion.

This term, all lectures are in MS.04 (Zeeman Building) on Mondays, 11am-12pm, beginning on Monday 13 October (Week 2).

The first lecture, by Professor Gary Watt from the School of Law, is titled "Moving Statues and Social Movements - Free Speech Acts and the Colston Case".

You can read a schedule for the series and descriptions of each talk in Term 1 here:  

Do please join us.

Dr Stephen Purcell

English and Comparative Literary Studies