University of Warwick Podcasts
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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)
Doctors 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)
'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)
Overcoming claims of racism in the UKs 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The Culture of Genetics
10:04, Thu 31 May 2007
Dr Deborah Steinberg discusses the cultural impact of genetic science.
(MP3 format, 27 MB)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
For more information on Warwick Podcasts contact Emily Little:
E.Little@warwick.ac.uk / 024 76575329
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