Expert Comment
US gun reform protests: social media savvy students could effect change
Students in the USA have staged a 'lie-in' outside the White House to demand reforms to gun laws, following the Florida school shooting which killed 17 people. Professor Tim Lockley, from the School of Comparative American Studies at the University of Warwick, comments on the story.
Macron's Calais visit to "shore up popularity" - Dr David Lees
"Yet Macron is facing discontent at home around his economic plans and it is clear he is deeply concerned about public opinion on immigration." - Dr David Lees, French Studies in the University of Warwick's School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Macron won’t let protests interfere with economic change: Dr David Lees
Dr David Lees, expert in French culture and politics from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, comments on the protests in France against President Macron's labour law reforms.
Dr James Hodkinson discusses religion in Germany on BBC Radio 4
Dr James Hodkinson, Associate Professor in German and Silke Horstkotte, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow in German Studies from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures discuss the place of religion in modern Germany on the Beyond Belief programme on BBC Radio 4.
The global history of the potato explored
In its time, the potato has been called the root of filth, misery and obesity - but is it fair to call it the 'food of the poor'? Professor Rebecca Earle investigates on BBC World Service, The Food Chain in a two-part series. The Food Chain goes to the very roots of the world's most popular vegetable, digging up some new perspectives on its history.