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Research says modern work–related stress damages national output more than 1970s strikes

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

Research presented by Bernard Casey of the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research shows that work-related stress today damages national output even more than the loss to national output due to strikes at the peak of industrial unrest in the 1970s.

: 23 Jun 2009 14:30 |  Tags: Press Releases Society Sociology |  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