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Warwick Podcasts allow you to hear from University experts commenting on important issues, their research and events.

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The history of working men's clubs

12:13, Tue 13 Nov 2007

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 started and why it has declined.

(MP3 format, 19 MB)

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Doctor’s gender a factor in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease

15:34, Wed 3 Oct 2007

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.

(MP3 format, 10 MB)

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'Unwarping' biometrics

15:58, Thu 27 Sep 2007

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.

(MP3 format, 8.1 MB)

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Overcoming claims of racism in the UK’s psychiatric services

12:34, Mon 24 Sep 2007

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 background more likely to suffer psychosis.

(MP3 format, 13 MB)

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How swarming theory could inform plasma physics and financial markets

16:13, Thu 23 Aug 2007

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.

(MP3 format, 12 MB)

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Modelling the spread of foot and mouth infection

15:27, Wed 15 Aug 2007

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.

(MP3 format, 13 MB)

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Building nanotech clay armour for emulsions.

09:27, Wed 8 Aug 2007

Dr Stefan Bon discusses how his team have developed a process for reinforcing pickering emulsions with laponite clay.

(MP3 format, 15 MB)

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From Blair to Brown

13:48, Mon 2 Jul 2007

Professor Wyn Grant looks at the transition from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown.

(MP3 format, 16 MB)

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The Culture of Genetics - part 2

13:48, Mon 11 Jun 2007

Professor Sander Gilman of Emory University continues our discussion on the culture and science of genetics.

(MP3 format, 27 MB)

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The Culture of Genetics

10:04, Thu 31 May 2007

Dr Deborah Steinberg discusses the cultural impact of genetic science.

(MP3 format, 27 MB)

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Tackling obesity

10:22, Wed 23 May 2007

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.

(MP3 format, 14 MB)

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Spooked: Cultures of intelligence in Britain

10:56, Thu 10 May 2007

Chris Moran discusses the Spooked: Cultures of Intelligence in Britain conference hosted by the University of Warwick

(MP3 format, 24 MB)

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Editing the Complete Works of Shakespeare

09:19, Mon 23 Apr 2007

Professor Jonathan Bate discusses editing a new edition of the Complete Works of Shakespeare. Length: 20 minutes

(MP3 format, 18 MB)

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Cholesterol busting statins and blood pressure

11:59, Fri 13 Apr 2007

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

(MP3 format, 25 MB)

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Warwick students to power space satellite

11:48, Wed 4 Apr 2007

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

(MP3 format, 24 MB)

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The legacy of the slave trade

11:53, Fri 30 Mar 2007

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

(MP3 format, 17 MB)

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Metal-containing molecules and DNA

16:14, Fri 23 Mar 2007

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 minutes

(MP3 format, 18 MB)

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Falstaff - a tragic wit or fool and jester?

14:24, Fri 16 Mar 2007

Paul Allen talks about Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest roles.

(MP3 format, 27 MB)

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The history and uses of Aspirin

15:19, Fri 9 Mar 2007

Professor Mike Stillings talks about the history and uses of Aspirin. Length: 20 minutes

(MP3 format, 19 MB)

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The future of multilateral trade agreements

16:24, Fri 23 Feb 2007

Pierre Pettigrew discusses the work of the 2007 Warwick Commission analysing the future of Multilateral Trade Agreements. Length: 12 minutes

(MP3 format, 11 MB)

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