Previously, Warwick was Assistant Secretary of the
Civil and Public Services Association from 1972, On 10 July 1999, she was created a
life peer as
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, of
Undercliffe in the County of
West Yorkshire. When she was created a life peer, some commentators felt that she could not combine running the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) alongside being a Labour baroness in the House of Lords, and there were calls for her resignation. Warwick was Chair of the Human Tissue 2 Authority from 2010 to 2014. From 2020 to 2022, Warwick was Chair of the
National Housing Federation. She is also Chair of
International Students House, London. Warwick was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) degree by the
University of Warwick in 2022. == Personal life ==