The University of Warwick has welcomed former student, His Excellency Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, back to the university’s Coventry campus to talk with students and to learn more about research being undertaken. A number of EPP students were among those to ask questions on topics including His Excellency's life in public service, how his studies at Warwick have informed his career, and industrialisation.

With a number of energy suppliers collapsing in recent weeks, and reports today of two more companies ceasing trading, Professor David Elmes from Warwick Business School and Professor Mike Waterson from the Department of Economics comment on some of the factors that have led to this situation.

Dr Thijs van Rens discusses how people’s diets are affected by their income levels and the area they live in. Is the obesity epidemic due to people’s choices and preferences, or is it caused by factors in the external environment such as the price and availability of food? To what extent should policymakers intervene?

Dr Thijs Van Rens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. Find out more about his research.

Hear from Professor Nigel Driffield from WBS, as he discusses how we define what we mean by “essential work”.

Negotiations expert Professor Abhinay Muthoo comments on the immediate priorities after the UK leaves the EU this evening:

“Brexit will happen this evening at 11pm GMT. In many ways it will be a sad moment, and many will have mixed emotions. That said, the UK now needs to focus sharply on its future, and to work out how, in this new world, it can secure prosperity for all its citizens. That is of first-order importance."