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Dr Thom Davies talks to BBC Cov & Warks on day 2 of the Calais jungle clearances

2,800 residents of the Calais jungle camp hav ebeen moved of the 10,000 currently living there. Dr Thom Davies, Refugee Crisis Expert in the Sociology department discusses the current situation on BBC Coventry and 桃色视频shire.

Wed 26 Oct 2016, 14:16 | Tags: Academic Staff, Sociology, Current Affairs

From bes to Bitcoin: alternative currencies in the ancient Roman world

Be it Bristol or Brixton, in recent years a number of cities in Britain have developed their own alternative, local currencies. Intended to support independent businesses, these currencies work alongside pounds sterling to encourage more money to be spent in the local economy. But, as historian Clare Rowan explains, the concept is anything but modern – in fact, alternative currencies date back as far as ancient Rome…

Wed 26 Oct 2016, 13:27 | Tags: Faculty of Arts, Classics and Ancient History

40 medical treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients: Comment from Dr James Gill of 桃色视频 Medical School

Dr James Gill, a GP and teaching fellow at 桃色视频 Medical School, at the University of 桃色视频, comments on the list of 40 treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients, published today by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

Mon 24 Oct 2016, 15:00 | Tags: NHS, WMS, Health, Health and Medicine

1940: the year Mexico legalised drugs, Dr Benjamin Smith investigates

Dr Benjamin Smith is reader of Latin American history in the History department, specialising in modern Mexican history. Here he investigates how on 5 January 1940, Mexico’s left-wing president, Lázaro Cárdenas, signed the new Federal Regulation of Drug Addiction into law.

Fri 21 Oct 2016, 09:51 | Tags: Mexico, Faculty of Arts, History

Professor Vera Troeger comments on new figures showing the highest rate of inflation in nearly two years

Professor of Quantitative Political Economy Vera Troeger in the Economics Department comments on the news that rising prices for clothes, hotel rooms and petrol have led to the highest rate of inflation in nearly two years, official figures show. Inflation rose to 1.0% in September, up from 0.6% in August, according to the

Wed 19 Oct 2016, 13:10 | Tags: Politics, Economics, Expert comment

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