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A collection of podcasts and videos from the University of Warwick focussing on research stories in society, politics, philosophy and law.
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Dr Ben Richardson and Dr Ben Clift, both from PAIS, discuss France, Sarkozy and the future of the Eurozone.
Professor Nick Chater presents 'The Mind is Flat: The illusion of depth in motives, markets and morality'. He presents the case that there are no hidden depths from which the real motivations for human behaviour emerge.
Prof Pilkington talks about what was behind the recent UK riots and discusses her new research project looking at how young people engage with their communities and society.
Fatima Anwar talks to Prof Angie Hobbs of the Philosophy Department at Warwick about Plato's take on fame. In light of the upcoming release of Big Brother on Channel 5, Prof Hobbs compares our view of fame with that of the ancient Greek philosophers.
Prof Wyn Grant talks to Amy Mcleod about the recent scandal at the News of the World.
Within the HE sector many are beginning to challenge the dominance of hierarchical learning. Is the lecture/seminar format always the best way to learn?
Professor Richard Aldrich and Simon Willmetts present 'Landscapes of Secrecy: Methods in the study of the Central Intelligence Agency'.
Kent Roach, University of Toronto, presents a lecture which is based on his book of the same title. He examines the post 9/11 fallout in counter-terrorism law and policy with a focus on the role of the United Nations and the United Kingdom.
The University of Warwick's Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy and the Coventry Telegraph hosted a public debate on the referendum on the Alternative Vote.
Head of Warwick's French department Professor Nick Hewlett discusses his new book, 'The Sarkozy Phenomenon'.
Dr Angie Hobbs discusses her new role as the first ever UK 'Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy', charged with bringing philosophy to as wide an audience as possible in Britain and beyond.
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.
Dr Steve Strand from the Warwick Institute of Education talks about his report which shows that white British children from working class backgrounds make the least progress compared to other ethnic groups at secondary school.
Prof Shirin Rai talks about a joint study into how honour crimes are dealt with by the legal systems in India and Pakistan.
Professor Shaheen Ali talks about Dr Rowan Williams' recent comments regarding Sharia and English law.
The launch of the equal pay archive at Warwick’s Modern Records Centre is discussed by three figures who have played a central role in the battle for equal pay for women.
They are Jo Morris, senior equality and employment rights officer of the Trades Union Congress, Sue Hastings, an independent pay and employment adviser, along with Rodney Bickerstaffe, the former general secretary of the public sector union Unison and chairman of the Modern Records Centre’s Advisory Board.
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
Karen Throsby from The University of Warwick's Sociology Department talks about the relationships between gender and body image as well as cosmetic and weight loss surgery in the light of the recent Radio 1 survey on the topic.
Length: 18 minutes
Professor Roger Trigg talks about the relationship between faith, religion and public office. Should we make a clear distintion between public office and private belief?
Length:25 minutes
Dr Sean Neill discusses a recent report highlighting the issue of pupils using sexually abusive language in schools.
Length: 21 minutes
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