Editing University of Warwick (section)

====Esports facilities====
In September 2021, Warwick opened its esports centre in the new Junction building on central campus, marking it as the first esports facility opened in a [[Russell Group]] university and also the first university esports facility to be opened in the UK that is not tied to a degree.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_-_uks/ |title=Warwick – UK's top esports university – invests £275,000 in new esports centre and seeks backers to bring skills, tourists, and new opportunities to Coventry and Warwickshire |publisher=University of Warwick |date=18 May 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924142458/https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_-_uks/ |archive-date=24 September 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J12tlRiTx4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7J12tlRiTx4| archive-date=11 December 2021|title=UK's First Russell Group University Esports Centre |publisher=British Esports Association |date=21 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|url-status=live }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sacco|first=Dom|title=University of Warwick invests £275,000 in new esports centre research hub and competition venue, grand opening set for September|url = https://esports-news.co.uk/2021/05/18/university-of-warwick-invests-in-new-esports-centre/|newspaper=Esports News UK|date=6 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924141910/https://esports-news.co.uk/2021/05/18/university-of-warwick-invests-in-new-esports-centre/|archive-date=24 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The centre is equipped with 24 PCs,<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 14 September 2021|title= Esports Centre Launch – BBC Midlands Today|type= news report|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnNSuk6j_W4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/AnNSuk6j_W4| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date= 24 September 2021|location= Warwick Esports Centre|publisher= BBC|quote= "...the technolog here is cutting edge. This computer here is about 30x more powerful than your average domestic PC. It has a water cooled microprocessor. It also has specialist keyboard and mouse, the very latest graphics cards available, and the internet connection here is faster than you can get anywhere else in the UK."}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people= BingBing|date= 19 September 2021|title= My uni just opened an esports centre!|type= tiktok|url= https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMR47CdJs/|access-date= 24 September 2021|location= Warwick Esports Centre|publisher= TikTok|quote= "Ryzen 5900X, Corsair Vengence, 32GB 3200Mhz Ram, Nvidia RTX 3080, 500GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD}}</ref> and is designed to be easily configurable and moveable to facilitate the hosting of larger scale events.<ref>{{cite news|last=Duran|first=H.B.|title=University of Warwick announces new £275,000 esports centre|url = https://esportsinsider.com/2021/05/university-warwick-esports-centre/|newspaper=Esports Insider|date=18 May 2021|location=London|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519185556/https://esportsinsider.com/2021/05/university-warwick-esports-centre/|archive-date=19 May 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The centre is open to all of the public, not just students of the university, and this is all only part of "Phase 1" of a larger push from the university to invest in esports.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Warwick Esports Centre – A force for good|url = https://www.gfinityesports.com/esports-news/the-warwick-esports-centre-a-force-for-good/|newspaper=Gfinity|date=16 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924141020/https://www.gfinityesports.com/esports-news/the-warwick-esports-centre-a-force-for-good/|archive-date=24 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The centre is sponsored by Uninn and Coventry City Football Club, partnered with Sky Blues in the Community, Women in Games and Special Effect and has its tech supplied by Chillblast and HyperX.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/about/community/newsandevents/news/esports_centre_set/ |title=Esports Centre set to officially open on campus |publisher=University of Warwick |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924140518/https://warwick.ac.uk/about/community/newsandevents/news/esports_centre_set/ |archive-date=24 September 2021|url-status=live }}</ref>