Birkbeck Voices

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  • Editora: Podcast
  • Duração: 8:05:59
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Welcome to Birkbeck Voices the monthly podcast about the latest news and research from Birkbeck, University of London. From the Arts and Science to Business, Law and the Social Sciences, find out what our academics are saying about important and in...

Episódios

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 14)

    31/10/2013 Duração: 14min

    Demographic research rarely dominates the headlines, but the comparison of the last two censuses has proved to be an exception. In this interview, Professor Eric Kaufmann, of Birkbeck’s Department of Politics, describes his analysis of the figures, w...

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 13)

    31/10/2013 Duração: 12min

    Gloria Miqueles – a Chilean activist and Birkbeck alumna – shares her extraordinary and inspirational account of surviving prison and torture during Augusto Pinochet’s brutal regime. She explains her memories of the coup in 1973, and her involvem...

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 11)

    13/08/2013 Duração: 11min

    Professor David Latchman, Master of Birkbeck, shares his interest in genetics, findings from his research, and describes the courses on offer through Clearing this August in this 12-minute podcast.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 10)

    22/07/2013 Duração: 12min

    Two prominent politicians from both sides of the House of Commons share their thoughts in a podcast focusing on the role of universities in research, and studying politics at Birkbeck.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 9)

    11/07/2013 Duração: 10min

    Professor Glaucius Oliva, head of the Science without Borders initiative, speaks about his time as a PhD student in the crystallography department at Birkbeck in the 1980s and his future plans for the ambitious Science without Borders programme. Scienc...

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 8)

    05/04/2013 Duração: 13min

    Baroness Joan Bakewell, Birkbeck’s new President, talks about the importance of part-time study and her excitement about joining Birkbeck in this 12-minute podcast.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 7)

    03/04/2013 Duração: 19min

    The health of migrants, and the impact of imperialism and racism, are both discussed by the authors of new books in this podcast.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 6)

    19/03/2013 Duração: 17min

    Match-fixing in the beautiful game and Be Birkbeck – a new membership scheme to promote public debate – are both discussed by academics in this podcast.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 5)

    19/03/2013 Duração: 17min

    The history of pain from the 18th century to the modern day and reflections on Barack Obama’s presidency of the US are shared by researchers in this podcast.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 4)

    19/03/2013 Duração: 16min

    Interviewees discuss how the Department of Politics celebrated its 40th anniversary, and how a new project is investigating the links between Down’s syndrome and dementia.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 3)

    19/03/2013 Duração: 16min

    New research about the advantages of part-time study is shared in this episode, which also features a discussion about the films of J.M. Barrie – the author of Peter Pan.

  • Birkbeck Voices (Episode 2)

    29/10/2012 Duração: 25min

    Birkbeck alum Rob Williams re-lives the excitement of winning silver at London 2012, and academics talk about sport and business, and intensive law courses in this latest episode.

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