All 55 entries tagged Experts And Topics

Professor Malcolm McCrae on the HPV vaccination

University of Warwick virologist Professor Malcolm McCrae has commented on the HPV vaccination:

“As with any medical intervention, vaccines are no different in that sense that one can, on rare occasions, see tragic consequences, but overall this is an extremely well tested vaccine which has been produced in response to a critical health issue- cervical cancer a disease responsible for almost one thousand deaths annually in the UK’

Eleanor Lovell : 29 Sep 2009 09:46 |  Tags: Comment Experts And Topics |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Fake video dramatically alters eyewitness accounts

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/fake_video_dramatically/

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that fake video evidence can dramatically alter people’s perceptions of events, even convincing them to testify as an eyewitness to an event that never happened.

: 14 Sep 2009 11:54 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases Research |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Research reveals UK holiday hotspot Cornwall has hidden glamour in buckets and spades

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/research_reveals_uk/

Many families choosing to holiday in Cornwall this summer may be expecting pasties and windy beaches, but a new publication reveals a very different side to the popular UK destination.

: 11 Aug 2009 14:06 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Research suggests UK housing credit binge backed by Government to pay for ageing population

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/uk_housing_credit/

Research at the University of Warwick suggests that the UK housing credit binge was encouraged by the Government to meet the cost of supporting an ageing population.

: 16 Jul 2009 11:15 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases Research Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

National Pensions Savings Scheme could lead to 200,000 job losses and hit small firms hardest

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/national_pensions_savings/

New research by the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research reveals that the UK’s new National Pensions Savings Scheme (NPSS) could lead to the loss of up to 200,000 jobs, the vast majority of which would be in small firms.

: 03 Jul 2009 10:09 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases Research Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Punk did not die, it just moved East

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/punk_did_not/

Thirty years after the release of The Clash’s iconic album London Calling, researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered punk did not die, it is still alive and kicking in Eastern Europe

: 15 Jun 2009 12:06 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Podcast Press Releases Research Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

English critic spurred Robbie Burns to become more political

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/english_critic_spurred/

As Scottish people everywhere prepare the celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of national icon Robert Burns, University of Warwick Professor Jon Mee argues that was an English critic who encouraged the poet to make his work more political.

: 19 Jan 2009 10:37 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

University of Warwick on iTunes U features best–selling authors

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Exclusive material featuring best-selling children’s author Jacqueline Wilson and acclaimed writer Alain de Botton are now available free through the University of Warwick’s new site on iTunes U.

: 13 Jan 2009 09:42 |  Tags: Audio Broadcast Experts And Topics Podcast Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

More evidence needed to show ‘what works’ in prevention of child abuse

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/more_evidence_needed

A paper commissioned by The Lancet on child abuse shows more evidence is needed to discover ‘what works’ to prevent child maltreatment.

A collaborative study involving the University of Warwick and academic colleagues from Canada, New Zealand, and America looked at interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of abuse, and those aimed at preventing its recurrence

: 03 Dec 2008 08:45 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Medicine Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Dead famous: Research says 18th century Obituaries Sparked Modern Cult of Celebrity

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/dead_famous_research/

Research by the University of Warwick shows how death gave birth to the modern cult of celebrity as the sudden rise in the popularity of obituaries of unusual people in the 1700s provided people with the 18th Century equivalent of a celebrity gossip magazine.

: 04 Nov 2008 15:51 |  Tags: Experts And Topics Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem