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Professor Christoph Mick on Holocaust Memorial Day

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Professor Christoph Mick, from the Department of History at The University of Warwick, says, "The name Auschwitz stands for immeasurable suffering, for genocide and crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany. About one million Jews, 74,000 Poles, 21,000 Roma, 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war, and thousands of others targeted by the Nazis were murdered in the Auschwitz camp system."

Dr Joshua Fullard comments on school leaders’ union ASCL ballot to strike

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:17:00 GMT

Dr Joshua Fullard, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick said: “Teachers’ pay has been persistently eroded.

Changes to the Jobs Support System - expert comment

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:34:26 GMT

"It is still more about dousing the fires than thinking about how to rebuild the damaged house." Professor Chris Warhurst, Director of the Warwick Institute for Employment Research, comments on the Chancellor's revisions to the Job Support Scheme.

Expert comment - collapse of BrightHouse

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:52:00 GMT

"The most important question now is what happens to these credit consumers?" Dr John Morris of the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on what the collapse of BrightHouse may mean for people unable to access conventional credit but who need to make "big-ticket" purchases.

Should Government consider a generalised stay of enforcement of financial covenants? Expert Comment

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:04:00 GMT

Should Government and the Bank of England take steps to lessen the pressure on corporates to satisfy financial covenants, given the economic difficulties caused by the "suppression strategy"? Dr Stephen Connelly from Warwick Law School comments.

Allegations that Saudi agencies may have hacked Jeff Bezos phone - expert comment

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:54:00 GMT

Professor Mark Skilton of Warwick Business School comments on the issues raised by reports that Amazon head Jeff Bezos may have had his phone hacked by a fake video message.

The proposed Hong Kong-China extradition bill - expert comment

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:31:56 GMT

"The current Hong Kong protests have all the hallmarks of being an issue of postcolonial relations between Hong Kong and mainland China." Dr Raza Saeed, Assistant Professor in Warwick Law School, comments on the proposed Hong Kong extradition bill.

Expert comment - a defined and dignified historic response

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:33:33 GMT

Dr Abdullah Sahin, Reader in Islamic Education, University of Warwick, comments on the ways New Zealand's people and politicians have responded to the terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch.

Expert comment on the Grande America oil spill

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:45:00 GMT

French authorities have warned that an oil slick is heading towards the Nouvelle-Aquitaine coastline after an Italian cargo ship sank in the Atlantic. Dr Jessica Shepherd , Senior Teaching Fellow in Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick, explains the environmental risks.

Dr Abdullah Sahin on the London Islamic Centre attack

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:59:28 GMT

Dr Abdullah Sahin, expert in Islamic Education in the Centre for Education Studies, comments on the car attack outside an Islamic Centre in north London during a time of spiritual significance in both the Islamic and Hebrew calendars.