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Expert comment: Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage

Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote today, Friday the 17th May 2019.

Dr Daniel Luther, from the Department of Sociology and co-founder of Queer Asia share his thoughts along with Dr Song-Chuan Chen, from the Department of History.

Fri 17 May 2019, 11:40 | Tags: Expert comment, Sociology, History, taiwan, LGBTQ+

Expert comment: The fire at Notre-Dame, Paris

Dr Jennifer Alexander, from the Department of the History of Art at the University of Warwick comments on the fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

She says:

"French buildings are more vulnerable here than UK ones because they don't usually have a stone tower in the centre that would act as a fire-break, this is what saved York Minster in 1984 when the transept roof caught fire but the tower stopped it spreading further."

Tue 16 Apr 2019, 14:28 | Tags: Expert comment, Arts, History

Expert comment, the People's Vote March

Warwick researcher Dave Steele comments on the People's Vote march and the UK's tradition of mass protest.

Mon 25 Mar 2019, 14:01 | Tags: Brexit, Faculty of Arts, Expert comment, Britain, History, Social Affairs

"Le Grand Kilo" - expert comment

"The kilogram was first introduced by the French revolutionary government in 1795, a symbol of a more enlightened and rational future." Dr James Poskett,Assistant Professor in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Warwick, explains why scientists should take heart from today's vote on redefining the kilogramme.

Fri 16 Nov 2018, 11:22 | Tags: French Studies, Faculty of Arts, Expert comment, Europe, History, Sciences

"Keeping one’s head in the sand for another couple of years will not do.”

As further details emerge of the possible consequences of no-deal Brexit, Dr Pierre Purseigle from Warwick History comments on developments.

Thu 13 Sep 2018, 10:38 | Tags: Politics, University of Warwick, Brexit, Expert comment, History

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