Podcasts
Oh la la! Gossip and Nonsense in Renaissance France - 24 May 2012
Dr Emily Butterworth, from the Department of French, spills the beans on her joint AHRC-funded project, which will examine literature from the Renaissance period to discover the representations and uses of gossip and nonsense.
The Oriental Miscellany - 17 May 2012
Jane Chapman, artist-in-residence at the Foyle Special Collections Library, talks about her upcoming concert and symposium in the Strand Campus Chapel on Friday 18 May. Jane will be performing with her harpsichord, playing musical pieces from William Hamilton Bird's Oriental Miscellany (1789). The publication was the first collection of Indian music transcribed from live performance into Western notation and adapted for harpsichord. Jane also explains that the Oriental Miscellany is a cross-section of art, culture and music and dance performance practice in late 18th and early 19th Century India. Further information can be found on the Foyle Special Collections Library webpages.
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Sinking the Titanic Myth
For those who aren't Titanoraks, Dr Richard Howells, from the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, explodes some of the myths that have grown up around the fated ship over the past 100 years and explains how they have become embedded in popular culture. And why, a century on, Titanic still influences our responses to disasters.
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Why are there so many Government tsars - 23 March 2012
In the wake of the resignation of Emma Harrison, the Government's employment tsar, Dr Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury, Visiting Senior Research Fellows from the Department of Political Economy, discuss the growing number of government tsars and ask how they are are appointed and what, if anything, they contribute.
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China's rise: how its neighbours and America are reacting to the country's growing confidence - 28 February 2012
Dr Harsh Pant, from the Defence Studies Department, examines whether there is any chance of a military conflict between China and its neighbours, as it begins to exert its power across the continent. He also discusses what America's renewed focus on Asia-Pacific area will mean for diplomacy across the region.
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The State of HR - 23 February 2012
Stuart Woollard, Director of King's HRM (Human Resource Management) Learning Board, discusses the findings of his recently published State of HR Survey, which examines how employees have been affected by recent negative economic conditions and the adverse impact this is having on their organisations. The full survey can be read at http://www.thestateofhr.com/.
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Frustrations and challenges: Egypt a year on from the fall of Mubarak - 15 February 2012
A year on from the fall of President Mubarak, Dr Charis Boutieri and Dr Ashraf Mishrif, from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and Dr Ami Abou Bakr, from the Department of Political Economy, examine the apparent slow rate of political progress in Egypt and discuss the tests the country and its people will face as they make the transition towards democracy.
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Try some natural aphrodisiacs this Valentine's Day - 14 February 2012
Emeritus Professor in Pharmacognosy Peter Houghton, from the Department of Pharmacy, analyses the culture, science and dangers behind natural aphrodisiacs from around the world.
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Much of the science is done - now is the time to act - 10 February 2012
Professor Martin Williams, from the Environmental Research Group, says that if all their recommendations were implemented millions of lives could potentially be saved, crop yields could be boosted, huge financial savings could be made and the earth's temperature could be cooled by half a degree - a significant achievement.
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Need to review penicillin doses for children - 16 December 2011
Dr Paul Long, from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, calls for a review of penicillin dosing guidelines for children, which have remained unchanged for nearly 50 years.
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Cyberspace: war, freedom and the future - 4 November 2011
In the week the Foreign Office held a conference on all things Cyber, Dr Thomas Rid, from the Department of War Studies and Dr Tim Jordan, from the Department of Digital Humanities, assess hacktivism, cyber warfare and the freedom of the internet, and look to the future as we all become 'digital natives'.
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A crucial 24 hours for Greece - 3 November 2011
Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo, from the Department of European and International Studies, says it would be impossible for any government in Greece to go back on the promise of a referendum on the eurozone bailout deal. Download the podcast on iKings.
The death of Gaddafi - 20 October 2011
Dr Michael Kerr, from the Middle East and Mediterranean Studies Programme, discusses the death of Colonel Gaddafi.
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The Power of Stories: The History of Philosophy - 19 October 2011
Professor Peter Adamson, from the Department of Philosophy, discusses his 'History of Philosophy' podcast series.
Professor Adamson will present a talk on his podcasts, and the concept of 'void' in philosophy, at the Arts and Humanities Festival on the 25 October. The overall theme of this year's festival is 'The Power of Stories'.
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The Power of Stories: why we saved our country houses - 17 October 2011
Dr Ruth Adams, from the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, discusses the myths and stories told to convince the British public that the nation's country houses were worth saving.
Dr Adams will present a talk on the subject at the Arts and Humanities Festival on 26 October. The overall theme of this year's festival is 'The Power of Stories'.
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The Power of Stories: AIDS@30 - 'Patient Zero' - 10 October 2011
Dr Richard McKay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Humanities and Health and the Department of History, explains how the case study of Patient Zero - the idea that a single individual started the spread of HIV/AIDS in North America - demonstrates the 'Power of Stories' - the theme for the Arts and Humanities Festival 2011, where he will present his lecture on 27 October.
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AIDS@30: three decades of responding to HIV/AIDS - 28 September 2011
Dr Richard McKay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Humanities and Health and the Department of History, on AIDS@30, his lecture series that will bring together health care professionals, activists and historians to reflect on 30 years since AIDS became a recognised disease and his hopes for new areas of research and inquiry.
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Libya's cultural heritage - 26 September 2011
Hafed Walda, Research Fellow in the Department of Digital Humanities, on the need to save Libya's cultural heritage following the uprising, and the work he is undertaking to help ensure his native country's history is preserved.
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