University of Warwick Podcasts
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Public Bailout of Bank’s Recklessness
15:21, Fri 8 Aug 2008
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 the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick University talks about these recommendations, and how the global ‘credit crunch’ is affecting Labour’s popularity with the electorate.
(MP3 format, 12 MB)
Chilli, Chocolate, and Chips: Foods that Originate from the New World
16:36, Mon 4 Aug 2008
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 ingrained in many cultures.
(MP3 format, 13 MB)
“Fungal footbaths” could save the honey bee
11:51, Fri 25 Jul 2008
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 Warwick University may have found a natural solution to this problem. Dr Dave Chandler from Warwick HRI explains how.
(MP3 format, 11 MB)
'Art Gives One Complexity'
13:20, Tue 22 Jul 2008
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’.
(MP3 format, 7.6 MB)
‘Troubles in Zimbabwe must be resolved peacefully’
14:30, Fri 18 Jul 2008
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 experiences, and the need for peaceful resolution of events in Zimbabwe.
(MP3 format, 12 MB)
Central banks ‘key’ to stop recession
15:03, Thu 17 Jul 2008
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 Bank of England and other central banks around the world.
(MP3 format, 16 MB)
‘Second life’ for Warwick Commission
11:48, Thu 17 Jul 2008
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 negotiations of the World Trade Organisation.
(MP3 format, 12 MB)
Warwick's links with business will be 'essential' in economic hardship
12:14, Wed 16 Jul 2008
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 business.
(MP3 format, 13 MB)
‘Poverty is not forever’
18:16, Tue 15 Jul 2008
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 about how helping people to help themselves is the most effective way of eradicating poverty.
(MP3 format, 11 MB)
‘The biology of the 21st Century’
11:25, Mon 14 Jul 2008
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 Century.
(MP3 format, 9.2 MB)
RSC Actors Receive Postgraduate Award for Teaching Shakespeare
10:45, Mon 14 Jul 2008
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 success.
(MP3 format, 9.9 MB)
Green up with car sharing
12:07, Thu 10 Jul 2008
Co-ordinator of Warwick's car sharing scheme Joy Warren explains the advantages of sharing your drive to work with a colleague.
(MP3 format, 7.0 MB)
Polar bears and icebergs: Warwick students return from the Arctic
16:10, Mon 7 Jul 2008
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.
(MP3 format, 13 MB)
Chinese TV and film director Zhang Ji Zhong visits Warwick
13:03, Wed 2 Jul 2008
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.
(MP3 format, 5.8 MB)
Reduction in junior doctors’ hours will be beneficial
17:19, Tue 1 Jul 2008
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 reduction will actually improve patient care.
(MP3 format, 21 MB)
Islam in contemporary societies, an MA course
11:12, Fri 27 Jun 2008
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.
(MP3 format, 9.6 MB)
Saving the British strawberry
12:15, Wed 25 Jun 2008
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.
(MP3 format, 10 MB)
Innovation summit
16:14, Tue 17 Jun 2008
New ways of fostering collaboration between the university and the students' union was discussed at an innovation summit.
(MP3 format, 7.1 MB)
First structured education programme for type 2 diabetes
10:56, Tue 3 Jun 2008
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 Debbie Durk the practice nurse at a GP practice in Birmingham, who was part of the trial, and Angela Jones, a person with diabetes, who has been helped by the Diabetes Manual.
(MP3 format, 15 MB)
Has belonging been lost?
10:58, Thu 22 May 2008
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.
(MP3 format, 25 MB)
For more information on Warwick Podcasts contact Emily Little:
E.Little@warwick.ac.uk / 024 76575329
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