All entries for Friday 27 June 2008

Reflections on China. Part V, political change

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/icast/archive/s2week28/chinabreslin/

In the final part of the iCast series Reflections on China, where experts on China from the University of Warwick talk about aspects of the country’s global influence, Professor Shaun Breslin considers the changing face of Chinese politics.

: 27 Jun 2008 12:36 |  Tags: Affairs China Democracy Economics Icast Politics Warwick World |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Project set to improve care for parents of premature babies

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/icast/archive/s2week28/Premature

The Poppy project, run by researchers at the Royal College of Nursing Research Institute at Warwick University, aims to improve the support and care given to parents of premature babies.

: 27 Jun 2008 12:34 |  Tags: Baby Birth Care Health Maternity Midwifery Post-Natal Premature |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Islam in modern times

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/?podcastItem=islamreeditfinal.mp3

The position of Islamic culture in British society is arguably one of the most difficult issues in the UK.

The University of Warwick offers a taught MA in Islam in Contemporary Societies, which considers some of the difficulties in this area.

Mr Maqsood Ahmed, the government’s senior advisor on Muslim communities, is one of the first students on this programme. Here he talks about his first year on the course.

: 27 Jun 2008 12:32 |  Tags: Islam Religion Society Sociology Theology |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem