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What is the Value of a Degree? Updated: 2011-12-08 11:13:59 Description: Professors Kate Purcell and Peter Elias, from the Institute of Employment Research, discuss the value of a degree....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How employable are today's graduates? Updated: 2011-12-08 11:12:33 Description: In the second of a series of podcasts on graduates and employability, Professor Kate Purcell and Professor Peter Elias discuss what employers are really looking for in today's graduates...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Anonymous" Discussion Updated: 2011-11-11 13:28:49 Description: Exploring the theory that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays that we attribute to Shakespeare. Roland Emmerich's new film Anonymous has re-opened the Shakespeare authorship debate. In this video, Prof Carol Rutter and Prof Stanley Wells ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dating the Birth of Jesus and the 'first Christmas' with a Herodian Coin Updated: 2010-12-20 15:51:21 Description: Anno domini. Today we use the system devised by the sixth-century monk, Dionysius Exiguus, as a way of synchronising events, and associate its origin with the nativity of Jesus and the 'first Christmas'. But did Dionysius get his dates right? Profess...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Donald Singer and Dr Michael Hulse discuss this year's Hippocrates Prize Updated: 2010-11-22 13:57:43 Description: Warwick Medical School's Professor Donald Singer and Associate Professor Michael Hulse, English, chat about the hugely successful international poetry and medical Hippocrates Prize...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Shaun Breslin and Professor Adil Najam: The Strategic Partnership and Globalisation Updated: 2010-11-18 11:57:18 Description: The University of Warwick's Professor Shaun Breslin and Boston University's Professor Adil Najam, Director, Frederick S Pardee Centre discuss the strategic partnership between the two universities particularly in the field of Globalisation....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The University of Warwick's Professor Wyn Grant in conversation with Boston University's Professor Graham Wilson about politics and the strategic partnership. Updated: 2010-11-18 09:57:29 Description: Prof Graham Wilson, Department for Political science, Boston University & Prof Wyn Grant, Department of Politics, The University of Warwick, discuss their joint political workshops and how the strategic partnerships between the two universities is pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The University of Warwick's Professor Shaun Breslin in conversation with Boston University's Rachel Thrasher about the growth area of South South Trade. Updated: 2010-11-17 16:27:50 Description: Part of a series of conversation pieces that demonstrates the strategic partnership between the University of Warwick and Boston University....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD University of Warwick's Richard Higgott - The Theory and Practice of Global Economics Governance: The Limits and Prospects of Multilateralism in the 21st Century Updated: 2010-11-16 13:11:52 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD University of Warwick's Timothy J. Sinclair - Conflicts of Interest and the Global Financial Crisis Updated: 2010-11-16 13:09:34 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cardiff Business School's Glenn Morgan - Constructing Financial Markets: reforming Over-the-Counter derivatives markets in the aftermath of the financial crisis Updated: 2010-11-16 13:07:03 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The University of Warwick's Shaun Breslin - China and the Global Crisis: Global Responsibility meets Domestic Vulnerability Updated: 2010-11-16 13:04:43 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's Min Ye - ‘Coethnic Foreign Investment (EDI) versus non-Ethnic Foreign Investment (FDI): How have they impacted China and India differently? Updated: 2010-11-16 13:02:51 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's Kevin Gallagher - Facilitating Foreign Investment for Strategic Resources: Evidence of China in Latin America after the Crisis Updated: 2010-11-16 13:00:30 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's Vivien Schmidt - ‘What Happened to the SMEs? France, Italy and Spain? Updated: 2010-11-16 12:57:21 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD University of Warwick's Ben Clift - French Responses to the Global Economic Crisis: The global economy of ‘post-dirigisme’ and new state activism Updated: 2010-11-16 12:47:19 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's Cathie Jo Martin - Social Solidarity in Scandinavia after the Fall of Finance Capitalism Updated: 2010-11-16 12:45:16 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's William Grimes - The Future of Regional Liquidity Arrangements in East Asia: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis Updated: 2010-11-16 12:38:20 Description: Part of the 2nd Joint Boston/Warwick Politics and International Studies Workshop on Aspects of the Post Financial Crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sport is Big Business for University of Warwick Updated: 2010-10-28 11:01:41 Description: First-class sporting facilities and award-winning conference venues are making the University of Warwick the preferred option for top-flight sports clubs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrating 30 years of WMG Updated: 2010-10-26 09:00:00 Description: This year celebrates 30 years of WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) - an international multi-disciplinary group that was established by Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 in order to reinvigorate UK manufacturing, through the application of cu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bank of England at Warwick Updated: 2010-10-22 13:44:46 Description: Two leading economists, Professor Andrew Sentance and Paul Fisher, both Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee discussed the UK economy and the work of the MPC at the University of Warwick's Business School on 20th October. Th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick Medical School 10th Anniversary Updated: 2010-10-19 09:54:04 Description: Warwick Medical School (WMS), originally established as part of a partnership with Leicester Medical School, celebrated 10 years of achievement in September. A celebratory event took place at the University on 30 September, attended by invited guest...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ELVIN (Electric Vehicle with Interactive Noise) Updated: 2010-10-18 15:34:30 Description: A little green van called ELVIN is whizzing around the University of Warwick as part of a major research project aimed at tackling the safety issues linked to the lack of sound from electric vehicles....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A question of race and mental health Updated: 2010-10-13 17:38:04 Description: Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry at Warwick Medical School, Professor Swaran Singh discusses his contribution to a special issue of Prospect magazine on race and mental health...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD End of Life Care: A discussion between Dr Rodger Charlton and Dr Chris Andry Updated: 2010-09-15 12:08:46 Description: Dr Rodger Charlton Associate Clinical Professor in Medical Education and Lead for GP Specialty Teaching at WMS and Dr Chris Andry from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine explore the issues surr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Care home environment and the effect on resident wellbeing Updated: 2010-09-14 15:58:21 Description: Bart Sheehan and Elizabeth Burton from the University of Warwick discuss their latest paper on care homes and the built environment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Storytelling and healing in South Africa Updated: 2010-08-13 10:56:32 Description: Early Career Fellow Sorcha Gunne talks about her work on South African post-apartheid literature and whether revealing the 'brutal truth' can heal the troubles of the past...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Peter Mack discusses his new role as Director of the Warburg Institute Updated: 2010-07-19 13:40:34 Description: Professor of English, Professor Peter Mack discusses his new role as Director of the Warburg Institute...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Hilary Pilkington discusses her new book exploring the concept of skinheads in Russia Updated: 2010-07-15 15:46:18 Description: Hilary Pilkington talks about her new book Russia's Skinheads: Exploring and rethinking subcultural lives...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD boston_wyn_grant-gra16d550.mp3 Updated: 2010-07-14 14:08:46 Description: boston_wyn_grant-gra16d550.mp3...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Premium Vehicle Customer Interface Technologies Centre of Excellence Updated: 2010-06-23 11:06:57 Description: PVCIT (Premium Vehicle Customer Interface Technologies) is a Centre of Excellence part funded by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide support to industry based within the region. The centre is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Medieval mason’s marks could spell the end of flat-pack furniture misery Updated: 2010-06-04 12:28:42 Description: A medieval system of marking stone in building work could be a cheap and effective way of ending the modern day frustration of constructing ‘flat-pack’ furniture, according to a University of Warwick academic. Mason’s Marks refer to m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German Studies professor Erica Carter speaks about her new book on early filmmaker Béla Balázs Updated: 2010-06-02 12:56:23 Description: Professor Erica Carter from the University of Warwick’s Department of German Studies talks about the release of her new book Béla Balázs: Early Film Theory, the first English translation of the Hungarian's work, and the accompanying ex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Boston University's Prof Cathie Jo Martin talks to Warwick's Prof Wyn Grant about her research in the field of politics and international economics. Updated: 2010-05-18 10:04:47 Description: IAS Visiting Fellow Prof Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science at Boston University and chair of the Council for European Studies talks to the University of Warwick's Professor Wyn Grant about her research and new book which focuses on the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt from Boston University speaks to PAIS PhD students Andrew Hammond and Ben Jacoby about her research into political theory. Updated: 2010-04-30 11:10:19 Description: Warwick PhD students Andrew Hammond and Ben Jacoby from the Department of Politics and International Studies interview IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt about her research in political theory, the role of the state and democracy in Europe....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt from Boston University speaks at the Warwick RIPE debate along with Warwick Business School's Professor Colin Crouch and the University of Sheffield's Professor Colin Hay Updated: 2010-04-30 10:51:19 Description: The Department of Politics and International Studies hosted the third annual Warwick RIPE Debate in IPE in collaboration with the Review of International Political Economy. The main speaker at the 2010 debate was Professor Vivien Schmidt of Boston Un...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Charles Sheppard - Protecting Indian Ocean Coral Reefs Updated: 2010-04-30 09:24:53 Description: Professor Charles Sheppard from the Department of Biological Sciences talks to Peter Dunn about his research into the biogeography and biodiversity of Indo-Pacific coral reefs, including the development of wide scale reef monitoring programmes. He di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick Business School’s Dr Sue Bridgewater, discusses the high pressure world of football management Updated: 2010-04-26 14:12:35 Description: Author of the new book “Football management” Dr Sue Bridgewater from Warwick Business School discusses the high pressure world of Football Management drawing on her own research and management development work working directly with football...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick Business School’s Dr Sue Bridgewater discusses the emergence of global brands in football Updated: 2010-04-26 14:07:41 Description: Author of the new book “Football Brands ” Dr Sue Bridgewater from Warwick Business School draws on her dual expertise in Branding and the business of football to explore how concepts such as loyalty, affiliation, emotional ties with footb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How do we deal with domestic violence? Updated: 2010-03-24 15:33:20 Description: Two new publications from the School of Health and Social Studies tackle the issue of domestic violence. Ravi Thiara talks about her book 'Violence Against Women in South Asian Communities' and Donna Chung discusses her book, 'Domestic Violence: Work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quantum Doughnuts Updated: 2010-03-23 15:47:28 Description: Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light based computing to the possibility ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neuroimaging: Eyetracking - Everything you need to know Updated: 2010-03-17 12:41:51 Description: Rob Carpenter (TNS Magasin) presents on the high tech methods used by TNS Magasin, a pioneer in the field of shopper behavioural research. One of a range of research techniques demonstrated included "eye tracking". Eye Tracking utilises an infra-red...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neuroimaging: Engineering a Positive Response from Users Updated: 2010-03-17 12:28:32 Description: Professor Paul Jennings, WMG presents on the neuroscientific research his Experiential Engineering team undertake to analyse the end users experience of products within key public sectors. The automotive industry, looking at sound quality in vehicles...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neuroimaging: Brainwaves for Marketers Updated: 2010-03-17 11:54:13 Description: Professor Gemma Calvert, Chair of Applied Neuroimaging presents on the methods and technology that is enabling science to help marketers eliminate much of the risk in new product development. Demonstrating the potential to accurately predict and stee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How the baby boomers took their children's future Updated: 2010-02-18 15:05:04 Description: During a visit to the university to present a lecture, David Willetts MP, Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills, spoke to Peter Dunn about his new book "The Pinch: How the baby boomers took their children's future - and why they should give it ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Women in Afghanistan Updated: 2010-01-27 10:24:52 Description: Afghan social activist Wazhma Frogh discusses women's rights and the future of her country...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick and Boston Partnership Updated: 2010-01-14 14:42:00 Description: Warwick's Professor Wyn Grant and Boston University's Professor Graham Wilson discuss Politics and the Financial Crisis along with the research collaboration and partnership between the two institutions....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Wyn Grant Discusses UK Election Politics Updated: 2010-01-12 16:50:15 Description: In the year of a General Election, Professor Wyn Grant from the Department of Politics and International Studies discusses the complexities of UK election politics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why was Christmas banned for almost 20 years in England Updated: 2009-12-14 21:21:16 Description: Historian Professor Bernard Capp reveals how a ban on Christmas sparked a second Civil War in England...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Hippocrates Prize Updated: 2009-11-26 14:23:32 Description: The University of Warwick announces a new international medical poetry prize to be judged by poet Dannie Abse, NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh and broadcaster and James Naughtie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The damage caused by bullying Updated: 2009-11-17 10:22:30 Description: Professor of Developmental Psychology Dieter Wolke discusses his research into bullying to mark Anti-bullying Week...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dr Angie Hobbs Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy Updated: 2009-10-19 11:23:11 Description: Dr Angie Hobbs discusses her new role as the first ever UK “Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy”, charged with bringing philosophy to as wide an audience as possible in Britain and beyond....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What newly-released MI5 archives reveal about American actor Sam Wanamaker Updated: 2009-10-16 14:57:15 Description: Theatre researcher Tony Howard discusses what the newly-released MI5 archives reveal about American actor Sam Wanamaker...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rodney Bickerstaffe, Hon LLD Updated: 2009-07-21 09:55:28 Description: The former trade unionist and pensions campaigner speaks ahead of receiving his honorary Doctor of Laws....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Val Gooding, CBE, Hon LLD Updated: 2009-07-20 16:06:46 Description: Val Gooding, non-executive director to the BBC's executive board, speaks to the University ahead of receiving her honorary degree....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professor Joseph Roach, Hon DLitt Updated: 2009-07-20 14:48:26 Description: Professor Joseph Roach of Yale University, lead of the World Performance Project, who receives an honorary Doctor of Letters....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brenda King, MBE, Hon MA Updated: 2009-07-16 13:45:03 Description: Ms Brenda King, Chief Executive of ACDiversity, speaks to the University ahead of receiving her Honorary Degree....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David MacKay - Without Hot Air Updated: 2009-06-17 15:13:33 Description: Cambridge Professor, David MacKay, talks about what is required for the UK to be self sufficient on renewable energy. Note: Due to the file size it may take some time to load before playing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IAS Visiting Fellow - Geoff Eley Updated: 2009-06-01 15:43:30 Description: Professor Erica Carter and Christina Achinger of the German Studies department speak to IAS visiting fellow, Geoff Eley (University of Michigan) about interdisciplinarity....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD International Political Economy Debate - Part Two Updated: 2009-05-07 15:05:07 Description: A Politics and International Studies department debate on IPE with Mark Blyth, Shirin M Rai, Dr Matthew Watson and Dr Jeffrey Chwieroth....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD International Political Economy Debate - Part One Updated: 2009-05-07 15:03:01 Description: A Politics and International Studies department debate on IPE with Mark Blyth, Shirin M Rai, Dr Matthew Watson and Dr Jeffrey Chwieroth. Listen to Part Two...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mapping social interaction for predicting how infections spread. Updated: 2009-05-06 15:31:30 Description: Professor Matt Keeling on his research mapping social interaction in order to better predict the spread of infection....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Should we be worried about Swine Flu? Updated: 2009-05-06 15:16:13 Description: Professor Nigel Dimmock talks about the threat of Swine Flu and how we might respond to a global pandemic....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD False memories Updated: 2009-04-09 16:22:21 Description: Associate Professor of Psychology Kimberley Wade talks about why people develop false memories...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guns and Rubles III Updated: 2009-02-23 10:45:05 Description: Professor Mark Harrison discusses the military-industrial complex in the final part of his series on his book Guns and Rubles...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Death of Privatised Keynesianism Updated: 2009-02-20 10:52:34 Description: Professor Colin Crouch explains how a model of privatised Keynesianism has lead to financial meltdown and considers what changes are needed to resolve weaknesses in the global economy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guns and Rubles II Updated: 2009-02-12 13:39:41 Description: Professor Mark Harrison discusses Stalin and secrecy in the second of a three-part series on his book Guns and Rubles...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guns and Rubles Updated: 2009-02-05 09:47:42 Description: Professor Mark Harrison discusses Stalin, the Great Terror, and how defense was at the core of Stalin’s system of rule....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Social Impact of the Arts Updated: 2009-01-30 11:58:41 Description: How have writers attempted to articulate the impact of the Arts in society? Oliver Bennett and Eleanora Belfiore discuss what an understanding of this history of ideas brings to contemporary debates on Arts policy and the value of the Arts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'The story of Warwick Medical School is the story of three powerful women' Updated: 2009-01-27 11:33:08 Description: Sir Donald Irvine, another of our honorary graduates, was the first GP to be elected President of the General Medical Council and changed the way medicine is practised in the UK. Here, he reflects on his links with Warwick Medical School....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'It's critically important to disseminate knowledge on a large scale' Updated: 2009-01-27 11:25:19 Description: Dr Rajendra Pachauri, one of this year's honorary graduates, is chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and one of the world's leading figures in the science of climate change. In 2007 he received the Nobel Peace Prize on b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'We need to publicise sport to disabled children' Updated: 2009-01-27 11:18:45 Description: Honorary graduate and gold medal-winning Paralympic athlete Melanie Easter talks to us about her sporting career....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mental Health In-patient Care Updated: 2008-12-12 11:06:51 Description: Professor Scott Weich talks about recent research into mental health in-patient care...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Digital Forensics Updated: 2008-09-18 16:15:13 Description: Dr Matthew Sorell, Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study, explores the problems and opportunities of the emerging approach to 'Digital Forensics'....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vadim Jean: "The only thing limiting you is your own imagination" Updated: 2008-09-17 12:31:54 Description: Award-winning TV and film producer Vadim Jean talks about his years at Warwick University, his recent work on Terry Pratchett's adaptation of ‘Hogfather’ for Sky One, and gives invaluable advice for any budding film producers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Psychology Affects Our Credit Card Payments Updated: 2008-09-05 08:37:05 Description: A psychological phenomenon called ‘anchoring’ can determine the amount you pay on your credit card bill. Dr Neil Stewart from the Department of Psychology at Warwick University sheds light on how we can be more ‘credit savvy’ when...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick Scientists use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Understand “Glass Bones” Updated: 2008-08-26 14:27:33 Description: Scientists at Warwick University have helped discover the secret behind a new bioglass that will change the way we treat broken bones. Professor Mark Smith talks about this new research and the benefits of the collaborative effort between Warwick Uni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What do Greta Garbo, Madonna and Napoleon have in common? Why Glamour, Darling! Updated: 2008-08-20 13:36:04 Description: Stephen Gundle from the Department of Film and Television Studies at Warwick has published the first ever history of Glamour. Here he demystifies the mystery behind one of mankind’s most elusive concepts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shakespeare Studies with Stanley Wells Updated: 2008-08-20 12:03:48 Description: Professor Stanley Wells discusses his life's experiences studying the works of William Shakespeare....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Rise and Fall of the Working Men's Club Updated: 2008-08-18 10:25:08 Description: As we bid a fond farewell to Coventry Working Men's Club, the oldest in the UK, Dr Ruth Cherrington from the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies talks about the gradual decline of the Social Club, and how they have impacted on our...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Public Bailout of Bank’s Recklessness Updated: 2008-08-08 14:21:37 Description: In response to the ongoing sub-prime crisis, the recently published Crosby Report recommends that the Government uses public money to swap bank’s seriously damaged mortgage-backed securities for pristine government bonds. Matthew Watson from th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chilli, Chocolate, and Chips: Foods that Originate from the New World Updated: 2008-08-04 15:36:31 Description: Dr. Rebecca Earle from the Department of Comparative American Studies talks about the importance of diet in creating the Indian and Spanish identities in the early modern era, and how the foods that the Spanish once avoided in the New World are now i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD “Fungal footbaths” could save the honey bee Updated: 2008-07-25 10:51:38 Description: Globally, the honey bee population is in decline. This has serious implications for the cross pollination of commercial crops and wild plants. One of the major causes of this decline is the “Varroa Destructor” mite. However, researchers at ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Art Gives One Complexity' Updated: 2008-07-22 12:20:25 Description: Novelist and academic Eva Hoffman has been awarded an honorary degree at Warwick. Here, she talks about her life experiences and the inspirations behind her best selling memoir ‘Lost in Translation’ and her new novel ‘Illuminations...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ‘Troubles in Zimbabwe must be resolved peacefully’ Updated: 2008-07-18 13:30:00 Description: Dr George Kanyeihamba, one of this year’s honorary graduates, helped establish democracy and the independent judicial system in Uganda, and is considered the ‘Founding Father’ of human rights in Africa. Here, he talks about his experie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Central banks ‘key’ to stop recession Updated: 2008-07-17 14:03:17 Description: Economist Professor Stephen Nickell, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and one of this year’s honorary graduates at Warwick, says the UK could see a severe recession but that will depend on the action of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ‘Second life’ for Warwick Commission Updated: 2008-07-17 10:48:30 Description: Chair of the first Warwick Commission Pierre Pettigrew, one of this year’s honorary graduates at Warwick, says the commission report into the future of world trade is set to have an even bigger impact after the completion of the Doha round of ne...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick's links with business will be 'essential' in economic hardship Updated: 2008-07-16 11:14:03 Description: Business leader John Edwards, the former chief executive of the regional development agency Advantage West Midlands and one of this year’s honorary graduates at Warwick, talks about the continuing importance of the university’s links with b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ‘Poverty is not forever’ Updated: 2008-07-15 17:16:04 Description: Yesu Persaud is a leading Guyanese businessman and philanthropist. He is renowned for his support of human rights and democracy, and has also been honored for his outstanding contributions in business and Indian history and culture. Here, he talks ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ‘The biology of the 21st Century’ Updated: 2008-07-14 10:25:33 Description: Professor Denis Noble, who was a pioneer in the field of systems biology building the first working mathematical model of the heart and has been given an honorary degree at Warwick, talks about how the future study of biology will change in the 21st ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RSC Actors Receive Postgraduate Award for Teaching Shakespeare Updated: 2008-07-14 09:45:55 Description: The Postgraduate Award for Teaching Shakespeare was launched in 2007 by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the CAPTIAL Centre at the University of Warwick. RSC actor Miles Richardson and Professor Jonathan Neelands talk about the course’s succes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Green up with car sharing Updated: 2008-07-10 11:07:24 Description: Co-ordinator of Warwick's car sharing scheme Joy Warren explains the advantages of sharing your drive to work with a colleague....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Polar bears and icebergs: Warwick students return from the Arctic Updated: 2008-07-07 15:10:00 Description: Warwick students Casper ter Kuile and Emma Beirmann return from their WWF Arctic ‘Voyage for the Future’ to help raise awareness of the effects of climate change....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chinese TV and film director Zhang Ji Zhong visits Warwick Updated: 2008-07-02 12:03:15 Description: Veteran Chinese TV and film director Zhang Ji Zhong, on his first visit to the UK, talks about his new film, The Monkey King, and his aim to promote Chinese culture in the West, during a talk at Warwick Arts Centre....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reduction in junior doctors’ hours will be beneficial Updated: 2008-07-01 16:19:40 Description: A study by Franco Cappuccio, Professor of cardiovascular medicine and epidemiology at Warwick Medical School, has shown for the first time that the planned reduction in junior doctors’ hours will not compromise patient safety and suggests the re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Islam in contemporary societies, an MA course Updated: 2008-06-27 10:12:36 Description: Maqsood Ahmed, the government’s senior advisor on Muslim communities, talks about being the first student on the MA course in Islam in contemporary societies....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Saving the British strawberry Updated: 2008-06-25 11:15:17 Description: Researchers at Warwick HRI describe a project which could help to prevent the disappearance of UK grown strawberries due to changes in the weather by helping farmers combat the effects of climate change....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Innovation summit Updated: 2008-06-17 15:14:20 Description: New ways of fostering collaboration between the university and the students' union was discussed at an innovation summit....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD First structured education programme for type 2 diabetes Updated: 2008-06-03 09:56:22 Description: Dr Jackie Sturt, from the Health Sciences Research Institute at Warwick Medical School, talks about the trial of the Diabetes Manual, the first one-to-one structured education programme for people with type 2 diabetes in the UK. Alongside her is Debb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Has belonging been lost? Updated: 2008-05-22 09:58:08 Description: Sociology Professor Zlatko Skrbis from the University of Queensland in Australia, a visiting fellow to Warwick, considers the effect of a loss of a sense of belonging for some groups in society particularly since 9/11....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Parish pieties Updated: 2008-05-21 09:25:14 Description: The sixth Warwick Symposium on Parish Research, held in the humanities research centre on May 17, 2008, drew together scholars from the UK, Europe and North America to consider religious devotion in late medieval and early modern parishes. Here the o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hybrid embryo research could ‘offer chance to treat incurable diseases’ Updated: 2008-05-20 14:09:32 Description: Justin St John, Professor of reproductive biology at Warwick Medical School, explains some of the details of planned legislation that would permit for the first time in the UK the wide scale creation of hybrid human embryos for research, containing h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Improving solar cells Updated: 2008-05-14 14:26:33 Description: Professor Chris McConville, from the department of physics, talks about his work on the semiconductor indium nitride which could make the conversion of solar energy more efficient. Professor McConville won the John Yarwood Memorial Medal for his work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD White British working class children make the worst progress in secondary school Updated: 2008-04-22 12:02:12 Description: Dr Steve Strand from the Warwick Institute of Education talks about his report which shows that white British children from working class backgrounds make the least progress compared to other ethnic groups at secondary school....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Programme promoting international research begins Updated: 2008-04-11 10:23:58 Description: The director of the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany, Professor Klaus Kern, talks about collaboration with Warwick as he completes the first of a programme of visits by academics from across the world aimed at promoting intern...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pregnancy with diabetes Updated: 2008-04-09 10:52:21 Description: Dr Roger Gadsby from the institute of education at Warwick Medical School talks about a study in to how women with diabetes plan for pregnancy which could have major implications for care in this area....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Positron emission imaging Updated: 2008-04-07 09:23:05 Description: The newly appointed dean of the school of engineering Professor Jonathan Seville talks about how his area of expertise, positron emission imaging, is set to develop and what lies ahead for the whole discipline of engineering....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The case for embryo research Updated: 2008-03-25 11:13:31 Description: Professor of reproductive biology at Warwick Medical School Justin St John explains why his proposed work into using very early stage hybrid human-animal embryos for research is necessary. For more details see www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making history live through improvisational theatre Updated: 2008-03-19 12:39:17 Description: How improvisational theatre is providing a new insight into the history of capital punishment....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Honour crime and the legal system Updated: 2008-03-17 14:43:38 Description: Prof Shirin Rai talks about a joint study into how honour crimes are dealt with by the legal systems in India and Pakistan....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD War and Peace at Warwick Updated: 2008-03-11 16:07:21 Description: Polly Teale, the co-director of a production Tolstoy's War and Peace being staged at Warwick Arts Centre, talks to Prof Michael Bell from the English department. The Shared Experience production runs at Warwick Arts Centre from Thursday March 13 t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kosovo independence; a threat to Balkan stability? Updated: 2008-03-03 13:42:52 Description: What are the implications of an independent Kosovo for security in the Balkans?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A better mind on drugs? Updated: 2008-02-29 09:33:53 Description: One of the co-inventors of a type of brain improving drug, and leading neuroscientist, Prof Gary Lynch talks about the implications of mind enhancing drugs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sharia and UK Law Updated: 2008-02-11 14:12:52 Description: Professor Shaheen Ali talks about Dr Rowan Williams' recent comments regarding Sharia and English law....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Chinese medicine in to balance Updated: 2008-02-01 12:01:45 Description: Director of the Health Science Research Institute and chair of public health Professor Sarah Stuart-Brown talks about some of the fundamentals of Chinese medicine and her own experience of the practice....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Economic meltdown for 2008? Updated: 2008-01-22 15:51:31 Description: Economist Professor Andrew Oswald talks about the chances of an economic recession and what consumers could do if it happens....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finding gratitude at Christmas Updated: 2007-12-21 11:52:01 Description: Psychologist Alex Wood talks about how gratitude could be the key to happiness and how our Christmas gifts can best generate gratitude....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A future direction for multilateral trade Updated: 2007-12-06 08:02:23 Description: Pierre Pettigrew, Chair of the Warwick Commission, talks about the Commissions' report on the future of the multilateral trade system....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Women's fight for equal pay Updated: 2007-11-30 12:34:40 Description: The launch of the equal pay archive at Warwick’s Modern Records Centre is discussed by three figures who have played a central role in the battle for equal pay for women. They are Jo Morris, senior equality and employment rights officer of th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democracy in Burma, where now? Updated: 2007-11-21 10:30:20 Description: Dr Peter Ferdinand, director of the Centre for Studies in Democratisation, discusses the future of democracy in Burma after the violent put down of protests in the country....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The history of working men's clubs Updated: 2007-11-13 12:13:45 Description: At the height of their popularity there were more than 4,000 working men's clubs across the UK. Now there are just over half that number. Dr Ruth Cherrington, lecturer in cultural studies, talks about her research into how the club movement start...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD DoctorÂ’s gender a factor in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease Updated: 2007-10-03 14:34:27 Description: Dr Ann Adams, principal research fellow at the Health Sciences Research Institute, talks about her work which shows that women family doctors are not picking up on an important risk factor in the diagnosis of heart disease....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Unwarping' biometrics Updated: 2007-09-27 14:58:50 Description: Li Wang, from The University of Warwick Computer Science Department, talks about new technology which would make fingerprint recognition more accurate by "unwarping" distorted fingerprints....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Overcoming claims of racism in the UKÂ’s psychiatric services Updated: 2007-09-24 11:34:20 Description: Professor Swaran Singh talks about research which shows that claims of racism in psychiatric services cannot be supported by evidence. He discusses a new study aimed at tackling some of the social factors that make people from an ethnic minority back...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cultural led regeneration part II Updated: 2007-09-07 15:20:07 Description: Dr Jonathan Vickery, of the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, completes his discussion of cultural led regeneration by considering if the policy has been a success....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cultural led regeneration part I Updated: 2007-09-07 14:26:51 Description: Dr Jonathan Vickery, from the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, talks about his study of cultural led regeneration under New Labour. Here he explains the concept and why the Labour government embraced it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How swarming theory could inform plasma physics and financial markets Updated: 2007-08-23 15:13:28 Description: Postgraduate researcher Robert Wicks talks about how a tool to analyse swarming could be used to analyse plasma in the solar wind and movements in financial markets....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Modelling the spread of foot and mouth infection Updated: 2007-08-15 14:27:39 Description: Matthew Vernon discusses his work modelling the spread of infections such as foot and mouth in cattle and how these models can inform the response to an outbreak....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building nanotech clay armour for emulsions. Updated: 2007-08-08 08:27:25 Description: Dr Stefan Bon discusses how his team have developed a process for reinforcing pickering emulsions with laponite clay....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Blair to Brown Updated: 2007-07-02 12:48:03 Description: Professor Wyn Grant looks at the transition from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Culture of Genetics - part 2 Updated: 2007-06-11 12:48:17 Description: Professor Sander Gilman of Emory University continues our discussion on the culture and science of genetics....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Culture of Genetics Updated: 2007-05-31 09:04:49 Description: Dr Deborah Steinberg discusses the cultural impact of genetic science....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tackling obesity Updated: 2007-05-23 09:22:30 Description: Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown looks at the recent statements on the obesity gene, food supplements and lifestyle changes and asks which is the most effective for tackling obesity....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spooked: Cultures of intelligence in Britain Updated: 2007-05-10 09:56:54 Description: Chris Moran discusses the Spooked: Cultures of Intelligence in Britain conference hosted by the University of Warwick...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Editing the Complete Works of Shakespeare Updated: 2007-04-23 08:19:51 Description: Professor Jonathan Bate discusses editing a new edition of the Complete Works of Shakespeare. Length: 20 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cholesterol busting statins and blood pressure Updated: 2007-04-13 10:59:52 Description: Professor Franco Cappuccio from Warwick Medical School talks about his recent research into the effects of cholesterol busting statins on blood pressure. Length: 27 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warwick students to power space satellite Updated: 2007-04-04 10:48:06 Description: Bill Crofts and student, Kennith Leong, talk about the project they are involved in to design and build power supply systems for a moon orbiting satellite planned for launch by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2011. Length: 26 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The legacy of the slave trade Updated: 2007-03-30 10:53:32 Description: On the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade Cecily Jones discusses the legacy of the trade and why an apology is necessary. Length: 18 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Metal-containing molecules and DNA Updated: 2007-03-23 16:14:30 Description: PhD student, Adair Richards, and Professor Alison Rodger from the Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells Doctoral Training Centre (MOAC) talk about their work and recent article about binding metal-containing molecules to DNA. Length: 20 min...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Falstaff - a tragic wit or fool and jester? Updated: 2007-03-16 14:24:03 Description: Paul Allen talks about Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest roles....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The history and uses of Aspirin Updated: 2007-03-09 15:19:00 Description: Professor Mike Stillings talks about the history and uses of Aspirin. Length: 20 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The future of multilateral trade agreements Updated: 2007-02-23 16:24:20 Description: Pierre Pettigrew discusses the work of the 2007 Warwick Commission analysing the future of Multilateral Trade Agreements. Length: 12 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Perceptions of body image Updated: 2007-02-22 10:04:46 Description: Karen Throsby from The University of Warwick's Sociology Department talks about the relationships between gender and body image as well as cosmetic and weight loss surgery in the light of the recent Radio 1 survey on the topic. Length: 18 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marketing the Movies Updated: 2007-02-15 14:36:45 Description: Chris Meir talks about the Marketing the Movies Conference and how academics are analysing the way films are promoted. My Odeo Channel (odeo/3ad06b38a481c2da)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Religion and Public Office Updated: 2007-02-08 11:43:48 Description: Professor Roger Trigg talks about the relationship between faith, religion and public office. Should we make a clear distintion between public office and private belief? Length:25 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Green Chemistry Updated: 2007-02-01 15:55:39 Description: Professor James Clark from The University of York's Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence talks about sustainable chemistry, current areas of research and how it impacts on our day to day lives and the environment. Length: 26 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Women who have played Hamlet Updated: 2007-01-24 09:33:46 Description: Tony Howard talks about his research looking at the women who have played Hamlet and the influence they have had on both the play and society. Length: 29 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD America's military strategy for Iraq Updated: 2007-01-18 12:38:25 Description: Dr Rob Johnson talks about the implications of President Bush's recent announcement that an additional 20,000 troops will be heading to Iraq. Length: 26 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Developing a test for Pre-eclampsia Updated: 2007-01-10 11:59:54 Description: Dr Manu Vatish discusses his work on developing a test for Pre-eclampsia Length: 11 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Metal ring round white dwarf solves missing planets puzzle Updated: 2006-12-22 10:59:18 Description: Dr Boris Gänsicke and Professor Tom Marsh from The University of Warwick's Astronomy and Astrophysics Group within the Department of Physics talk about their recent discovery of a metal rich gas disc around a white dwarf in the Virgo constellation. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Angels nearly disappeared from our culture. Updated: 2006-12-18 12:22:26 Description: Professor Peter Marshall discusses how the protestant reformation nearly removed Angels from our culture and how they managed to survive into the modern era. Length: 27 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Producing antibodies in plants Updated: 2006-12-08 10:31:08 Description: Dr. Lorenzo Frigerio from Warwick's Biological Sciences Department talks about the Wellcome Trust Translation Award he has received to enable him to validate his lab based work on increased yield of antibody production within plant cells using comple...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD DNA, crime and civil liberties Updated: 2006-11-30 10:00:18 Description: Dr Andrew Roberts asks whether the National DNA Database infringes on our civil liberties and the dangers of a compulsory system. Length: 16 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Abusive Language in Schools Updated: 2006-11-24 09:37:54 Description: Dr Sean Neill discusses a recent report highlighting the issue of pupils using sexually abusive language in schools. Length: 21 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carbon trading Updated: 2006-11-23 08:24:19 Description: Dr Andrew Sentance from the Centre for Globalisation and Regionalisation talks about carbon trading, how it works, how it affects us and the potential benefits. Length: 14 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nanotechnology in medicine Updated: 2006-11-14 14:55:58 Description: Professor David Smith from The University of York talks about nanotechnology and its application to modern medicine. Topics covered include delivery of cancer drugs, tissue engineering and gene therapy. Length: 25 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is policy damaging the Arts in the UK? Updated: 2006-11-08 11:01:00 Description: Munira Mirza argues that current arts policy in the UK may be damaging to the long term health of the arts. Munira Mirza is a writer and researcher on issues related to cultural policy and identity...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The state of Russia Updated: 2006-11-01 15:43:48 Description: Professor Christopher Read examines the current state of Russia and its changing political and economic position. Length: 22 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wearing the veil - Part 2 Updated: 2006-10-24 15:09:05 Description: Dr H A Hellyer discusses the recent controversy surrounding the wearing of the veil by muslim women. Length: 28 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A New Direction for the Child Support Agency Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Length: 25 minutes Since its establishment in 1993 the UK's Child Support Agency has faced mounting criticsm about its ability to administer a support system often labeled as inneffective and unfair. Despite revisions to the processes and methods ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Religious and Cultural Clash or a Tribal Showdown - Analysing the Danish Cartoons Crisis. Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Length: 25 minutes The publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has triggered violent protests across the world. The cartoons, which have been reprinted in a number of European papers, have an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Response to the UK Energy Review - Renewable Sources and the Nuclear Option Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: In the face of both increasing concern about climate change and questions as to the security of our gas and oil supplies the Government is undertaking a major review examining the future options for energy provision in the UK. Much of the debate surr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A question of leadership Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Ever since Tony Blair announced he was to stand down as party leader controversy has raged about both when he will go and who his successor will be. Whilst Gordon Brown has been the annointed heir for some time, there is some debate as to whether thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An interview with Tony Wheeler (Graduate) Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Sam Howarth of Warwick's Development and Alumni Relations Office talks to Tony Wheeler, Warwick Alumnus and Co-founder of the Lonely Planet Travel Guides and publishers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are you getting enough sleep? Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Our lives are getting busier and busier and it can often seem that there is not enough time in the day to get everything done. For many of us this means we are cutting down on the amount of time we are asleep. There is plenty of evidence, however, th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building a sustainable response to Islamic extremism in Europe and beyond. Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: How can we resolve the tensions between the different communities in Europe in the light of the growing threat from Islamic extremists, sometimes dubbed the 'Enemy Within'? Hisham Hellyer is a policy analyst, academic and commentator, based at the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Can our economy survive high oil prices? Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: With oil prices hitting record highs, questions are being asked as to how long the global economy can survive the rising cost of one of its most fundamental resources. Are low oil prices necessary for prosperity or will the high price of oil force e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China - Economic Miracle or Economic Timebomb? Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The growth of China in recent years has been described as an economic miracle with Western companies and governments rushing to build partnerships with the new power in the East. The opening up of the Chinese market and the expansion of industry, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China and India - The economic giants of the future Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: China and India are the two burgeoning economic giants of the globalising economy. Dr Simon Collinson of Warwick Business School discusses their comparative positions and looks to the future for these to would-be superpowers. Length: 18 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Defining City Regions Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The concept of 'City Regions' has been picked up by political leaders in the UK at both a national and local level. The concept has been used as the basis for a number of policy initiatives, but what lies behind the idea of a 'City Region' and what a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Developing a 'Protecting Virus' for flu defense Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Research led by Professor Nigel Dimmock at the University of Warwick is developing an entirely new method of protecting against flu. Length: 26 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Escaping the Earth Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: According to Professor Stephen Hawking the future of the Human race is dependent on our ability to begin colonising other planets - within 100 years! Is this a realistic goal and if it is achievable, is it desirable? How might mankind go about bu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happiness, economics and society Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, recently announced that we should focus on happiness and general well being rather than economic growth. The statement raised questions about how we live our lives, the culture of consumerism and wheth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heading for a nuclear showdown in the Middle East Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Iran has issued its response to UN Security Council demands that it stop its uranium enrichment programme by August 31st. Whilst offering to join 'serious talks' on the issue Iranian officials have been clear in their refusal to back down to inter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ideas of heroism and sport Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Dr Angie Hobbs discusses the nature of heroism and whether we should consider our sporting men and women as 'heroes'. Length: 27 mins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Insights into Beckett Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Beckett. From the cells of San Quentin Prison to the streets of Prague, Beckett is one of the 20th Century's most influential writers. In order to understand his legacy, Dr Liz Barry, English...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Intelligent Design or Evolution - Professor Steve Fuller and Professor Jack Cohen Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The controversial issue of whether intelligent design should be taught in American Schools is creating much debate in scientific and religous communities across the world. The latest battleground in the argument has been in the Kitzmiller et al. v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Israel and Lebanon - A History of the Conflict Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: With a UN ceasefire in place in the Lebanon attention now moves to finding a long lasting solution to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. What is the background to the conflict and how can an understanding of the history of both sides help ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Managing Creativity and Creative Management Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: As the Creative Industries become a more important part of the global economy does the stereotype of the creative genius still persist? Do we need to rethink our ideas on creativity and understand how it works more clearly? Dr Chris Bilton, Centre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nepal - making sense of the recent protests Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The streets of Nepal have been filled over the last few weeks with people protesting at the rule of authoritarian King Gyanendra. The protests have resulted in the King reinstating a democratic parliament in the face of calls for an end to the monarc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD North Korea's nuclear diplomacy Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test has triggered an diplomatic crisis. Chris Hughes, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, and Dan Joyner, School of Law, discuss the history of the crisis and how events may unfold....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patterns of migration - a problem or opportunity? Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Does the UK's current immigration policy cause us problems or does it provide us with opportunities for economic growth? Are we experiencing a new immigration phenomenon or is the flow of people from country to country something that has always been ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Persistence in Economic and Political Institutions Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Most research in political economy starts with the presumption that institutions persist and shape the political-economic interactions of different groups and agents. Many societies, however, experience frequent changes in their political institution...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Predicting a World Cup Winner - into the knockout stages Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Following on from our previous World Cup discussion with Henry Stott of Warwick's Psychology Deparment and Decision Technology, we examine how the tournament predictions have performed so far and look forward to the knockout phase of the tournament. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Problems in French Politics Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: France seems to be undergoing a period of intense political instability. Dramatic images of demonstrations and riots on the street parallel rumours and scandal in the corridors of power. To what extent do the current events represent a real upheav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Providing for Gifted and Talented Youth Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The announcement of a national register of gifted and talented pupils has raised questions over how we provide for the most able children. Commentators have raised concerns over elitism, how we select people for the register and even whether this is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Responding to Water Scarcity Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Growers in the UK are having to get used to managing with less water. Changing climate patterns mean that techniques long established in Southern Europe are now being adapted for use further north. Dr Jim Monaghan (Harper Adams University College)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tackling Diabetes and Obesity in the UK's South Asian Communities Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Recent research has highlighted the problems of growing rates of diabetes and obesity in the UK's South Asian communities. A number of factors, including diet, lifestyle and genetics, means that there is increased exposure to these conditions and the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Technology Matters - making choices about the tools we use. Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Why does technology matter? How often do we thing about the implications of our choices of one tool over another? What were the decisions that brought us to our current technological world? In his new book Technology Matters, Professor David Nye o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Experience of Muslims in British and French Prisons Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: According to new research there is a significant difference in the way that the British and French prison systems treat Muslim prisoners. Taking the prison experience as a microcosm of both French and British society, Professor Joly explores the issu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future for Business Schools Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: How relevant are business schools for today's managers and companies? How can schools provide practical support for industry whilst maintaining standards of academic rigour in their research. Are business schools effective in managing the demands of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Discworld - Professor Ian Stewart Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The Science of Discworld series weaves together a Discworld story by Terry Pratchett which examines what happens when wizards meddle with history in a battle against the elves for the future of humanity, with scientific commentary by two University o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Translating Orhan Pamuk Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Maureen Freely discusses her work translating the books of Orhan Pamuk and how his work reflects on the political situation in Turkey. Length: 22 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Trends in Football Management - Managerial Dismissals and the Impact on the Game. Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: New research by Dr Sue Bridgewater from Warwick Business School has revealed that over 500 managers from the four top English divisions have been dismissed from their post since 1992 bringing damaging instability to the game. However she also outline...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Understanding the Iranian Nuclear Crisis Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Tension between Iran and the international community is increasing with negotiations over Iran's nuclear capability at the heart of a growing diplomatic crisis. With the likely recommdendation that Iran be referred to the UN Security Council for supp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wanton Nights and Riotous Feasts Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Drunkeness, celebrity gossip, murder and the sex lives of politicians and royalty - commentators in the early modern period were just as concerned about these issues as their contemporary counterparts. A new conference at the University of Warwick, "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wearing the veil Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Professor Daniele Joly discusses the controversy surrounding Jack Straw's comments about Muslim women wearing the veil. Length: 21 minutes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What chance for peace in Sri Lanka? Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: The recent resumption of violence in Sri Lanka between the Tamil Tigers and Government forces has set back hopes that a peaceful settlement could be established in this long running conflict. Miranda Alison of Warwick's Department of Politics and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Cup Special - David Beckham and footballing icons Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Dr Andrew Parker discusses the role of the World Cup in producing sporting icons and talks about the case of David Beckham's transition from national disgrace to international superstar. Length: 17 min...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Cup Special - How to predict a world cup winner Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: After analysing the outcomes of 4500 international games Henry Stott gives his guide to the likely World Cup champions. Length: 11 mins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Cup Special - The development of English managers Updated: 2006-10-24 15:07:14 Description: Dr Sue Bridgewater talks about a programme to professionalise the role of Football Manager and looks at the future for the national job. Length: 12 min...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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