http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com Lectures, Masterclasses, Discussions and Debate from Coventry University Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:57:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chris Jury (Broadcaster, Lecturer and Activist) discussing his radio show called Agitpop- and shares some of his work and reflections on pop and protest as part of the Creative Activism Open Class You can download the slides and tracklist from Chris' show by visiting this page on the Creative Activism class http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/02/07/agitpop-%e2%80%93-protest-and-social-change-in-popular-music-%e2%80%93-chris-jury/ Sam Gregory is a human rights advocate, video producer and trainer. He directs WITNESS‘ programmatic work, including supervising the Campaign Partnerships, Tools & Tactics, and Cameras Everywhere Leadership initiatives. In 2005, he was the lead editor on the handbook Video for Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Activism (Pluto Press), and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/02/05/cameras-everywhere-sam-gregory-discussing-video-advocacy-at-witness/ Documentary Filmmaker, Ken Fero from Migrant Media, discusses his documentary called ‘Newspeak’ which was the last film to be broadcast by Press TV on 20th January 2012. The film questions the relationship between Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, and power. The film uses poetry and experimental ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/02/01/newspeak-discussion-with-radical-documentary-filmmaker-ken-fero/ Dr Houghton is Assistant Professor in Media and Communication in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Her co-edited book Nexus: New Intersections in Internet Research (Peter Lang, 2011) brings together collaborative research from the alumni of the 2009 Oxford Internet Institute Summer ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/02/01/blackout-the-viral-counterpublicity-of-online-protest-%e2%80%93-dr-tessa-houghton/ On 27 January 2012, Richard Ancock spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism and Media about ‘Motoring Research Using Twitter’.He demonstrated how he uses the platform to keep up with industry news, and offered tips for journalists who are just starting off using Twitter for research.This was part of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/30/richard-ancock-data-journalism-masterclass/ On 27 January 2012, Richard Ancock spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism and Media about ‘Motoring Research Using Twitter’.He demonstrated how he uses the platform to keep up with industry news, and offered tips for journalists who are just starting off using Twitter for research.This was part of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/30/richard-ancock-data-journalism-masterclass/ “We are news and sport.” is how Adrian Van Klaveren described BBC Radio 5 Live. Adrian is the controller of both BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. He spoke at a Coventry Conversation about BBC Radio 5 Live and Radio can be successful. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/27/the-art-of-successful-radio-adrian-van-klaveren/ Judith Townend - Digital Journalist, discusses how interactive media is changing journalism. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/27/robot-in-the-basement-how-interactive-media-is-changing-journalism/ Executive Producer, Comedy BBC Jon Plowman talks about producing comedy for the BBC. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/27/ab-fab-welcome-back-edina-and-patsy-jon-plowman/ Dean Stockton the Senior Creative Director, Chello Media International talks about the future as a media creative. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/27/what-do-you-expect-%e2%80%a6-the-media-future-is-computing-dean-stockton/ London 2012, the view from two Coventry athletics heroes. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/27/london-2012-david-moorcroft-david-long/ Joey Skaggs is a fine artist and social activist. Although he has painted and sculpted throughout his life, starting with his iconoclastic and controversial performance-art protests in the Sixties, his public work took on a new direction. Skaggs realized he could use art to challenge the system. Appalled at the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/25/the-art-of-the-prank-and-culture-jamming-with-joey-skaggs/ This weeks guest podcast is from John Mair, who is Broadcaster and Academic. In this podcast John discusses how he helped to orchestrate a media campaign to stop lorries using the B430 in Weston-on-the-Green. They had been using it as a rat-run to avoid congestion on the M40, causing all kinds of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/18/get-your-facts-straight-and-do-the-work-for-them-%e2%80%93-john-mair/ John Jackson is a New York-based writer and activist originally from London, covering social activism and international affairs. He is co-author of 'Small Acts of Resistance, How Courage, Tenacity and Ingenuity Can Change the World (2010)'. In this talk he discusses the book as well as some useful advice for ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/12/small-acts-of-resistance-john-jackson/ Open Art, or What could Open Art mean? - Round table discussion with Elly Clarke (Coventry University), Penny Whitehead and Daniel Simpkins (Independent artists) and James Wallbank (Access Space Sheffield). Elly Clarke (Artist/Curator) Elly Clarke is an artist, photographer and curator/founder of Clarke Gallery in Berlin, but which is currently mobile, or one, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/12/open-art-or-what-could-open-art-mean-round-table-discussion/ It is often claimed that networked media, and in particular the internet, has democratized the production of information and culture. The  online encyclopedia Wikipedia is repeatedly used to exemplify how new open models of production, notably peer-production, are radically changing the the way we think about content producers and consumers. In this talk, I will critically ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/10/peer-production-of-culture-independent-film-making-in-the-wreckamovie-community-isis-hjorth/ Emily James’ Documentary film ‘Just Do It’ lifts the lid on climate activism and the daring troublemakers who have crossed the line to become modern-day outlaws. Documented over a year, the film follows the lives of activists as they blockade factories, attack coal power stations and glue themselves to the trading ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/07/just-do-it-exploring-the-world-of-climate-activists-with-documentary-filmmaker-emily-james/ Simon Chadwick is the Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at Coventry University. In this talk he discusses corruption in the world of sport. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/03/corrupt-as-fk-how-fixing-is-killing-sport-prof-simon-chadwick/ Jim White a sports journalist for The Daily Telelgraph discusses the career of  Alex Ferguson, the greatest ever manager? http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/03/alex-ferguson-the-greatest-ever-manager-jim-white/ On the 6th October 2011, Coventry University were lucky enough to play host to the Executive Producer of the recent ‘Our War’ documentary series, Colin Barr. ‘Our War’ is a documentary series about the conflict in Afghanistan and was designed to reach a young audience. It all began from a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2012/01/03/making-%e2%80%98our-war%e2%80%99-colin-barr/ The links between the university system and broadcasting have rarely been analysed. Universities began as media studies – as theological training schools for the medieval church: that dominant broadcasting system which, from its centralized hub, crafted and produced a single doctrine, carried through its technologies – the monasteries, manuscripts and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/20/open-sourcing-knowledge-towards-a-university-20-william-merrin/ Charles Miller the producer will come to Cov three days after transmission of this one of the best advertised, most high profile BBC documentaries of the year fronted by Emily Maitlis to talk about making it, Facebook and getting Mark Zuckerberg on camera. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/16/facebook-inside-the-inside-story-charles-miller/ Following a “massive year for the visibility of the gypsy community” which inundated Europe’s largest ethnic minority with negative publicity, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding brought the Traveller community to the forefront of the media’s attention. Jake Bower, one of 3 journalists representing the traveller community, tries to expose the deceit which spread “verbal ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/16/jake-bower-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-a-gypsy-life-for-me/ Nativity 2: The Second Coming is the sequel to Nativity which was released in 2009 and filmed in Coventry. The Director, Debbie Isitt, who lives in Coventry, came to the University to talk about the filming of the sequel. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/16/debbie-isitt-%e2%80%93-the-making-of-nativity-2/ Simon King, Director of Operations and IT and one of the founding members of Imagination(www.imagination.com), the award winning global communication and brand experience agency, will be coming to Coventry University for a presentation and a Q&A about his company and his career in digital communications. Imagination has been number 1 ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/13/creative-practice-in-the-new-media-environment-simon-king-imagination/ Richard Peppiatt, the reporter who gained attentention when he quit the Daily Star in spectacular circumstances talks at the Winter Season of Coventry Conversations. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/09/confessions-of-a-red-top-reporter-richard-peppiatt/ Professor Paul Bradshaw talks about news is accessed and shared in a digital age. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/08/dont-be-afraid-of-the-future-professor-paul-bradshaw/ The sizeable public outrage at the News of the World has left some paper’s cowering in the shadows, worried for their lives but Kevin Marsh the former Editor at the BBC College of Journalism turned the spotlights on them. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/08/hutton-and-all-that-kevin-marsh/ Channel 4 News Presenter, Jon Snow gives an insight into the world of broadcast and tabloid journalism in the Winter season of Coventry Conversations. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/12/08/is-hackgate-really-the-biggest-story-%e2%80%93-jon-snow/ How will the phone hacking scandal effect Journalism? What will be the outcome of the Leveson inquiry? Professor Stewart Purvis, Professor of Television Journalism at City University and former Editor-in-Chief of ITN talked about Hackgate at a recent Coventry Conversation. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/29/journalism-after-phone-hacking-%e2%80%93-professor-stewart-purvis/ Peter Sissons came to speak about some of his life experiences and about his brilliant 45 year career in the Media at a recent Coventry Conversation. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/29/peter-sissons-%e2%80%93-the-beatles-hillsborough-and-a-great-career/ Jon Williams, World News Editor for the BBC talks about reporting in the Arab Spring. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/29/%e2%80%9cthe-arab-spring-has-been-a-marathon-and-not-a-sprint%e2%80%9d-jon-williams/ Paul is a BAFTA award-winning television screenwriter. He has become one of the most critically and commercially successful television writers working in Britain today, following his work on many popular series, including Coronation Street, Cracker and Shameless, the latter of which he created. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/28/paul-abbot-shameless-and-much-much-more/ Jonathan Worth introduces the final #phonar task. For more information, see http://www.phonar.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/15/phonar-the-final-task/ Fred Ritchin author of After Photography, Professor of Photography and Imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and former picture editor of The New York Times Magazine, is here in conversation with his assistant Alison Wynn for #phonar. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/10/phonar-fred-ritchin-on-what-matters-now/ After a successful 25 year career in public relations, working for big brands like IBM, Diageo and P&G, Richard Stacy has turned his attention to Social Media and Brand Storytelling. 'Does Photography need photographers?' Will sharing inconsequential data have huge consequences ?' are just some of the provocative questions ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/09/phonar-richard-stacy-on-the-social-media-revolution/ Phonar's Matt Johnston speaks to documentary filmmaker Adam Hopkins about his approach to narrative, research and storytelling among other things. Adam has worked for the BBC, Channel 4 and most recently National Geographic on situational documentaries. For more information see www.phonar.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/07/phonar-documentary-director-adam-hopkins/ Professor David Campbell takes part in a follow up seminar to his 'Narrative, Power and Responsibility' lecture with #phonar students at Coventry University. Here David tackles questions on changing narratives, tools, authorship, research and interpretation. For more information see http://www.phonar.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/03/phonar-david-campbell-on-narrative-responsibility-and-power-a-seminar/ Photographer Travis Shaffer discusses his own work in relation to photographic reproduction, appropriation and authorship as well as an introduction to his involvement with ABC (Artist’s book cooperative) and experience with book making and distribution. This lecture was given as part of the free and open photography class #phonar - http://www.phonar.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/01/photography-talk-travis-shaffer-we-are-all-thieves-right/ How can contemporary agricultural issues inform debates around ‘openness’ in media and cultural studies? How can these debates in turn productively ‘mediate’ agricultural struggles in the context of technoscientific knowledge production? As a way of approaching these questions, I will re-trace my own steps from new media studies to an ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/11/01/mediating-agriculture-in-the-age-of-%e2%80%9copen-source%e2%80%9d-gabriela-mendez-cota/ Matt Johnston, co-founder and editor of the Photo Book Club http://www.photobookclub.org speaks at the London Design Festival 2011. Johnston presents a case for the future of the printed photobook, highlighting importance of community, experience and the book as an object. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/31/photography-talk-matt-johnston-on-the-future-of-photobooks/ Mike Lusmore, a photographer and photofilm producer talks to the attending #phonar class about photofilms, transmedia and transformative storytelling. For more information: http://www.phonar.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/31/phonar-mike-lusmore-on-photofilms-transmedia-and-transformative-storytelling/ Chinese Organised Crime in Italy -  Dr Stefano Becucci http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/chinese-organised-crime-in-italy-dr-stefano-becucci/ A Coventry graduate Steve Carpenter and a BBC sports reporter John Sinnott talk about the world of sports journalism. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/football-reporting-%e2%80%93-john-sinnott-and-steve-carpenter/ Darren Parkin, editor of the Coventry Telegraph and Jeremy Pollock, managing editor of BBC Coventry and Warwickshire talk about how the world of media and journalism is undergoing a significant change. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/dawn-of-a-new-age-%e2%80%93-darren-parkin-and-jeremy-pollock/ Steve Cropley the Editor-In-Chief of Autocar magazine talks about getting ahead and how to get a position as an intern and your first job. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/steve-cropley-%e2%80%93-making-yourself-stand-out/ The founders of Blitz Games, the Oliver twins talk about the future of computer games. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/the-oliver-twins-the-future-of-video-games/ Dr John Beech talks about football and asks if it is on the road to penury. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/24/dr-john-beech-football-on-the-road-to-penury/ Freelance photographer and MA course director in Photography at Coventry University, Jonathan Worth introduces some of McLuhan's ideas and themes in relation to 21st century photography, as well as investigating how 'Transmedia' tools can be applied to storytelling. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/21/photography-talk-jonathan-worth-on-mcluhan-transmedia-and-generatives/ Jonathan Worth speaks to Jon Levy, founder and editor of foto8.com and 'eight' magazine about the importance of touchstones and tuning signals from today's total noise. Worth and Levy also talk about photographer's "product" and ask is 'eight' magazine the product or is it something else? http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/12/phonar-jon-levy-in-conversation-with-jonathan-worth-on-touchstones-and-product/ Jon Levy talks to Jonathan Worth about why he set Task 1, and why it is an important and useful exercise. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/12/phonar-jon-levy-on-setting-task-1/ Jonathan Worth asks Jon Levy, founder and editor of foto8.com and 'eight' magazine, how the #phonar class can submit work to to the magazine. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/12/phonar-jon-levy-on-submitting-work-to-foto8/ Founder and editor of foto8.com and 'eight' magazine, Jon Levy talks to the #phonar class about storytelling. audience, getting work seen and having an authorial voice in photography. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/10/12/photography-talk-jon-levy-on-foto8-and-storytelling/ The Centre for the International Business of Sport (CIBS) associate and researcher, Dr Dave Arthur, discusses the economic impact of the RWC 2011 with Stuart Cameron, vice president, Regional Marketing, Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/09/13/the-economic-impact-of-rugby-world-cup-2011/ This one million pound project is a collaboration between Coventry University (CU), BT Heritage and The National Archives (TNA). It aims to catalogue, digitise and develop a searchable online archive of almost half a million photographs, images, documents and correspondence assembled by BT over 165 years. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/08/19/bt-e-archive-project-launch/ Guest speakers including a Coventry graduate now working at the investment arm of Barclays speak to year 12 students to give an introduction and information about studying economics. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/19/economics-taster-day/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference Esther Paniagua a health journalist from Spain discusses the importance of specialisation in health for journalists. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism.com http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/the-importance-of-specialisation-in-health-for-journalists-the-spanish-case/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference Afroditi Veloudaki, Director of HeaRT (Health Reporter Training Project) talks about improving the training and raising Standards in Health Journalism in Europe. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism.com http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/raising-standards-in-health-journalism/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference Gary Schwitzer - Publisher of award winning website healthnewsreview.org discusses Pressing for accuracy, balance and completeness in health journalism. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism.com http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/pressing-for-accuracy-balance-and-completeness-in-health-journalism/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference Rita Araujo from the University of Minho discusses health news coverage in Portugal. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism.com http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/news-in-the-making-features-and-changes-in-health-coverage-in-portugal/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference Trudy Lieberman, contributing editor Columbia Journalism Review discusses health care news coverage in the US and the attack on Medicare. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism.com http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/health-in-the-headlines-the-attack-on-medicare/ As part of the Health in the Headlines conference francoise Cluzeau, Senior Advisor from NICE International discusses how NICE works globally and with the NHS and also its treatment from the press. To find out more please visit www.europeanhealthjournalism http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/07/08/health-in-the-headlines-how-nice-works-globally/ ANDREW BECK is the International Co-ordinator in the Coventry University School of Art and Design. He is a much published author on communication studies Andrew has thirty years experience as educationalist, consultant, author, examiner, and curriculum designer. This Coventry Conversation is from a conference titled ‘Mirage In The Desert’, and how ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/andrew-beck-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ PROFESSOR RICHARD KEEBLE Is the acting head of department at the Lincoln University School of Journalism. Richard is the doyen of the ‘hackademics’ writing many of the standard texts in use in Higher education.He has Co-edited five books to date with John Mair.The latest ‘FACE THE FUTURE’ was published in ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/prof-richard-keeble-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ ALEX THOMSON is the Chief Correspondent for Channel Four News. He was also worked for the BBC In Northern Ireland. He is the leading Channel Four News ‘fireman’ sent to Japan,Tunisia and Libya inter alia this year. Alex spoke at a previous Coventry Conversations conference on Reporting Afghanistan and contributed ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/alex-thomson-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ DR MIRIYAM AOURAGH is a Research Fellow Oxford University Internet Institute Miriyam is studying the implications of new generation/Internet 2.0 for Palestinian and Lebanese activists. This Coventry Conversation is from a conference titled ‘Mirage In The Desert’, and how the Arab Spring was reported. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/dr-miriyam-aouragh-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ MOHAMED YEHIA is the editor BBC Arabic online and had (literally) just returned from Egypt. This Coventry Conversation is from a conference titled ‘Mirage In The Desert’, and how the Arab Spring was reported. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/mohamed-yehia-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ OLIVER POOLE War Reporter Oliver reported from Libya this year. He is a war corr veteran.He was the Daily Telegraph Correspondent in Baghdad where he lived and wrote the well received book ‘Red Zone: Five bloody years in Baghdad’ This Coventry Conversation is from a conference titled ‘Mirage In The Desert’, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/oliver-poole-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ ANDREW BUTTERS is a Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. This Coventry Conversation is from a conference titled ‘Mirage In The Desert’, and how the Arab Spring was reported. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/06/22/andrew-butters-mirage-in-the-desert-reporting-the-arab-spring/ Photographer Seba Kurtis talks to students on the Photography BA (Hons) course at Coventry University. Seba discusses his life in photography, the theme of immigration, and how he manipulates light and analogue technique for unique results. Click here for more information The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/05/26/photography-talk-seba-kurtis/ Filipo Grandi, Deputy Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees delivers a lecture to students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/05/10/filipo-grandi-deputy-commissioner-general-of-un-relief-and-works-agency-for-palestine-refugees/ Professor Simon Chadwick from the Center for Business in Sport (CIBS) at Coventry University talks to MasterCard’s Head of Sponsorships, Asia/Pacific Middle East & Africa, Stuart Cameron, about the sport’s growth markets, IRB investment and the influence of Sevens ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/04/05/rugby-lifted-by-growth-in-emerging-markets/ Alex Connock is the CEO of Ten Alps which he Co-founded in 1999 with Bob Geldof. You may not have heard of him but he is one of the most powerful people in independent media in the UK. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/31/scaling-the-summit-of-indie-production-alex-connock/ Rich Peppiatt a Tabloid reporter bit the hand that fed him-that of Richard Desmond the proprietor of the Daily Star (and much more). Peppiatt resigned as a reporter with the tabloid in a fury over their ‘anti-Islamic bias’ and the tendency to get him to simply make up stories. His ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/31/rich-peppiatt-the-daily-star-ate-my-profession/ Stephen Cole, one of the most widely-recognised faces on international television news. The Hereford-born presenter, who currently anchors the English version of the Arab news network Al Jazeera, has over 26 years of experience in both print and broadcast. In this talk he gives a unique insight into work at Al ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/30/stephen-cole-al-jazeera-and-the-recent-arab-revolutions/ Jon Snow is a journalist and presenter best known for presenting Channel 4 News. He has won several RTS Awards -- two for reports from El Salvador, one for his reporting of the Kegworth air disaster, and two as "Presenter of the Year". He is a Visiting Professor at Coventry ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/29/jon-snow-hacking-into-the-unknown-the-challenge-of-covering-the-japanese-tsunami/ Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/26/international-student-welfare-advice-studying-at-cu/ Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/26/international-student-welfare-advice-living-in-the-uk/ Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/26/international-student-welfare-advice-british-culture/ Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/26/international-student-welfare-advice-before-you-travel/ Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/26/international-student-welfare-advice-arrival/ Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived? Eamonn Matthews is Executive producer of ‘Unreported World’ on Channel Four. He has produced many ‘Dispatches’ and ‘Panoramas’ and won RTS, BAFTAS and EMMYS for his films. The ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/eamonn-matthews-investigative-journalism-dead-or-alive/ Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived? Donal Macintyre is the best known practitioner of undercover in Britain. His series ‘Macintyre Undercover’ for the BBC in 2000-2003 broke new frontiers with revelations about Chelsea hooligans, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/donal-macintyre-investigative-journalism-dead-or-alive/ Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived? Paul Lashmar is (acting) Head of Journalism at Brunel University. He was a well known investigative journalist with the Observer and the Independent and has also worked ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/paul-lashmar-investigative-journalism-dead-or-alive/ Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived? Phillip Knightly is the distinguished (former) writer of Insight on the Sunday Times where he was a Special Correspondent for two decades. Twice winner of Journalist of the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/phillip-knightley-investigative-journalism-dead-or-alive/ Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived? Kevin Marsh is Executive Editor of the BBC College of Journalism. He is a former editor of ‘Today’, ‘The World at one’ and ‘PM’ on Radio Four. Professor ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/kevin-marsh-and-madeline-atkins-investigative-journalism-dead-or-alive/ Trish is a committed media professional with a proven track record of TV/Radio Presenting and also in developing, producing and having her formats aired. She talks about how to develop and sell a format. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/24/formatsdiversity-trish-adudu/ Jake Bowers is one of Britain’s very few Romani journalists. Screened on Channel 4, the series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding was described by it’s makers, Cutting Edge, as “Ancient traditions meet modern fashions in an ostentatious culture clash in the world of 21st-century gypsy and traveller weddings.” How accurately ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/23/my-big-fat-gypsy-wedding-fact-or-faction-coventry-conversations/ Dennis Clark is a former Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police and is now PhD Candidate at Coventry University. In this talk he discusses the response taken by the UK Police force to organised crime. To find out more about courses at Coventry University please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/17/the-response-to-organised-crime-in-the-uk/ Clare Birchall is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Kent. She is the author of Knowledge Goes Pop: From Conspiracy Theory to Gossip (Berg, 2006), co-editor (with Gary Hall) of New Cultural Studies: Adventures in Theory (EUP, 2006), and editor of a special issue of Cultural Studies (21 ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/16/why-wikileaks-might-not-be-as-radical-as-it-thinks-clare-birchall/ Dr Martin Evans gives a talk to Coventry University students entitled Contested Spaces. In the talk, he discusses conflict, international aid and political restructuring in Senegal's southern borderlands. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/11/contested-spaces/ Jeff Jarvis blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. He is associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York. He is consulting editor and a partner in Daylife. He writes a new media column for The Guardian and is host of its ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/09/jeff-jarvis-guardian-columnist-and-associate-professor-of-interactive-journalism/ Philip Oliver co-founded Blitz Games Studios in 1990 with his twin brother Andrew Oliver, following nearly ten years of designing and writing many number 1 UK games, including the hugely popular Dizzy series. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/09/philip-oliver-co-creator-of-blitz-games-studios/ Andrew Davenport is an award winning British producer, writer and composer specialising in creating television and publishing for young children. Davenport created the Teletubbies, and wrote all 365 episodes. He created ‘In the Night Garden’ and wrote all 100 episodes, composed the title theme and incidental music. The Coventry Conversations are ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/09/andrew-davenport-co-creator-of-the-teletubbies/ Dr. Ombretta Ingrasci (Queen Mary College, London & University of Milan) visits Coventry University to deliver a lecture to students. She discusses mafia women, from traditional roles to leadership positions in contemporary Italy, and answers student questions on the changing role of women within mafia organisations. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/09/mafia-women-in-contemporary-italy/ Daniel Rourke is a writer and researcher based in London. His work explores the forgotten territories of text and writing, through experiments with alternate art history, post-humanist philosophy, digital noise and fictional science. Daniel is currently undertaking a Practice-Based PhD in Art and Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Find ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/08/errors-in-things-and-%e2%80%9cthe-friendly-medium%e2%80%9d-daniel-rourke/ In March 2011, the high commissioners from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon and Nigeria visited Coventry. In Coventry Cathedral, the high commissioners talk to students from Coventry University, and answer their questions on a variety of topics including politics, student issues and how young African people can contribute to the future ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/03/08/african-high-commissioners-q-a/ María Mencía is an artist and Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at Kingston University. She holds a PhD in Digital Poetics and Digital Art by the University of the Arts, London. She studied English Philology at the Complutense University in Madrid, Fine Art and History and Theory of Art at ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/24/open-meaning-in-digital-writing-maria-mencia/ On Monday 21 February, Malcolm Woollard, Professor of Pre-hospital and Emergency Care from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University, gave a Professorial Lecture about the use of the ‘kiss of life’ and why some experts in 1998 controversially recommended that mouth-to-mouth training be removed from public ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/23/kiss-of-life-or-the-kiss-of-death-professor-malcolm-woolard/ He made his first Panorama in 1999. Paul has reported on Gap and Nike breaking anti-sweatshop rules in Cambodia. In 2006 his investigation into a bail hostel revealed serious criminals were not being properly monitored after release. In 2000, he was given his own BBC One series, Kenyon Confronts, a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/23/how-to-make-a-panorama-in-ten-easy-steps-paul-kenyon/ In 2009 Phil purchased a number of heritage Midlands stations, including BRMB, Beacon, Mercia and more, Phil now runs the stations as CEO of Orion Media. Steve’s career highlights include high profile radio station launches and re-launches. Last year he set up a company which now owns six Midlands based ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/23/last-men-standing-in-local-radio-phil-riley-and-steve-orchard/ Benjamin Chesterton is a documentary producer for BBC radio 4 as well as forming half of 'Duckrabbit' productions and blog. Here Benjamin talks to students about the use of stills images alongside audio and video in Robert Gumpert's work in San Francisco jails as well as 'Open Eye: Lebanon's Missing', ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/22/photography-talk-benjamin-chesterton-telling-stories/ The Headington Shark at 25; a brief history. The Shark became the most famous resident of Headington when it landed in the roof of 2 New High Street in the early hours of Saturday 9th August 1986. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/22/the-headington-shark-bill-heine-bbc-radio-oxfordshire/ Jim was a founding member of The Independent in 1986 and worked there for a decade before moving to The Guardian. He won sports columnist of the year during his time there and established himself as one of the most well-respected sports journalists. He now writes for the Daily Telegraph ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/22/wayne-rooney-trousers-down-pay-up-jim-white-daily-telegraph/ Reuse, remix, remediation, and various other inventions of the “re” are an emblematic part of contemporary digital culture. This talk gives an insight into how we can reimagine media archaeology as an artistic methodology of circuit bending and reinventing old media into new uses – something we refer to as ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/14/zombie-media-media-archaeology-as-circuit-bending-jussi-parikka/ Professor David Campbell discusses the new ecology of information and how social media is challenging Universities as part of the Open Media Lecture Series at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/09/the-new-ecology-of-information-how-social-edia-challenges-the-university-professor-david-campbell/ Pete Brook talks about the work of Robert Gumpert in San Francisco jails Click here for more information The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/09/photography-talk-pete-brook-tattoos-scars-and-tears-robert-gumperts-work-in-san-francisco-jails/ Simon Chadwick speaks about the changes that have taken place in Barcelona football club over the past decade. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, Media Production and Photography. You can ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/barcelona-fc-the-end-prof-simon-chadwick/ Pete Ogden is a Coventry Uni graduate and is now a producer/director for X-Factor. He talks about his experiences working in the media. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/behind-the-scenes-from-the-x-factor-peter-ogden-tv-producer/ Mike Valente is one of the UK’s leading car photographers. Although not conventially trained as a photographer he has now accumulated over 30 years experience in his field. Mike shoots in studio and on location and is now working on various future projects including the 2012 olympics. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/i-love-photographing-cars-mike-valente-professional-photographer/ David Bailey has written extensively on globilisation, economic restructuring and policy responses, with special reference to the auto industry. He has an extensive media profile, having undertaken over a thousand media interviews in recent years. Simon Chadwick’s research and teaching interests lie in the areas of sponsorship, sports marketing and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/working-the-media-david-bailey-simon-chadwick/ Darren Parkin is the editor of the Coventry Telegraph, he has been in this post for over a year and talks about his experiences managing the Coventry Telegraph. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/surviving-the-perfect-storm-editor-coventry-telegraph-darren-parkin/ Andy presented his Radio 1 show for 15 years and joined Radio 3 in 2001. A journalist at heart, he has often reinvented himself as a foreign correspondent for BBC radio news and occasionally made travel documentaries for Channel 4. He reported for the BBC from the midst of a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/no-off-switch-radio-presenter-andy-kershaw/ Gill Furze is Professor of Adult Nursing and Health Care at Coventry University. To find out more about upcoming Professorial Lectures please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/events/lectures/Pages/ProfessorialLecutures.aspx http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/02/07/gill-furze-biomedical-vs-biopsychosocial-treatments-the-example-of-angina/ Professor Peter White of Coventry University discusses carbon emission reduction, with a focus on the automobile.
Topics raised in the lecture include technical innovation, alternative fuels and consumer attitudes towards motoring. Part of the Coventry University professorial lectures series. To find out about upcoming lectures, please visit: http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/events/lectures/Pages/ProfessorialLecutures.aspx http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2011/01/20/reducing-carbon-emissions-can-the-automobile-make-a-positive-contribution-professor-peter-white/ Steve Herrman speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Steve Herrmann is Editor of the multiple award winning BBC News website bbc.co.uk/news, a role he has held since January 2006. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/steve-herrmann-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference/ Oliver Snoddy speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Oliver Snoddy was hired in October this year by Doremus to support the New York office in its digital activities. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/oliver-snoddy-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference/ Matthew Eltringham speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Matthew Eltringham is one of the BBC’s leading figures in social media and user generated content. He has spent over 15 years at the BBC working across radio, tv and web output. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/matthew-eltringham-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference/ Marc Reeves speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Marc Reeves is editorial director of regional business news website TheBreakfastDesk.com, before joining the online only business he had a 22 year career in local and regional newspapers across the UK. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/marc-reeves-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference-24th-november-2010/ Julian March speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Julian March is the Executive Producer for the Sky News Website. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/julian-march-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference/ Judith Townend speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Judith Townend is researching legal restraints on the media and specialises in online media reporting at the industry site Journalism.co.uk http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/judith-townend-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference-24th-november-2010/ Fred Mudhai speaks at the Face the Future Coventry Conversations conference 24th November 2010. Fred Mudhai was part of IT and Civil Society Network of the IT and International Cooperation Program. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/20/fred-mudhai-face-the-future-coventry-conversations-conference/ Mafalda Stasi discusses Transmedia and Fan cultures as part of the Open Media Lecture Series at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/16/transformative-works-and-the-politics-of-contemporary-media-engagement-mafalda-stasi/ David Yelland is a British writer, a former journalist and editor of The Sun and a partner at Brunswick Group LLP, a global finance public relations and communications company. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/14/david-yelland-%e2%80%9cmy-life-in-and-out-of-the-sun%e2%80%9d/ Christian is a writer and broadcaster specialising in transport. He has spent nearly all of his working life as a journalist and has written on a wide range of subjects from cricket to the Private Finance Initiative. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/14/christian-wolmer-the-railways-of-war-%e2%80%9clonger-bloodier-and-more-extensive%e2%80%9d/ Paul is an English documentary filmmaker. He is an influential figure and has been responsible for a number of important documentaries since the 1960s. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/14/paul-watson-my-life-is-one-long-documentary/ Prof. Keith Popplewell, Jaguar Cars Professor of Engineering Manufacture and Management. gives a lecture entitled Sharing enterprise knowledge to collaborate - A competitive strategy for SME's. This lecture was part of the Coventry University Professorial lecture series. To find out more please visit Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/10/prof-keith-popplewell-sharing-enterprise-knowledge-to-collaborate/ Mischief on the beach is childrens story written and narrated by Emilie Jones. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories. To find out more about Coventry Words please visit the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/06/mischief-on-the-beach-by-emilie-jones-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Drake is a children's story written and narrated by Tyler Murray. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more about Coventry Words please ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/06/drake-by-tyler-murray-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Pete Brook talks about the treatment and portrayal of Haitian prisoners following the earthquake of 2010. Click here for more information The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/03/photography-and-photojournalism-in-haiti-pete-brook/ Professor David Campbell talks about power and responsibility in relation to photographic narratives. Click here for more information The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/03/photography-narrative-power-and-responsibility-professor-david-campbell/ Simon Roberts talks about the role of authorship in photographic practice and leveraging public support. Click here for more information The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/03/photography-and-authorial-identity-simon-roberts/ This is a story about Penny is a childrens story by Beth Golds Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more about Coventry ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/this-is-a-story-about-penny-by-beth-golds-a-coventry-words-podcast/ The Spaceship in the shed is a childrens story by Kyle Weir Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more about ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/the-spaceship-in-the-shed-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Shadows and 66 is a poem by Kyle Weir. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more please visit the website. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/shadows-and-66-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Nebula Horizon is a poem by Kyle Weir. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more please visit the website. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/nebula-horizon-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Blue Endings is a poem by Kyle Weir Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more please visit the website. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/blue-endings-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ 333 is a poem by Kyle Weir. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more please visit the website. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/333-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ 53 is a poem by Kyle Weir. Coventry Words has been set up to enable local creative writers and students showcase their work. Written work including Poetry, Song lyrics and Descriptive prose to Short stories and Plays will be showcased. To find out more please visit the website http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/12/01/53-by-kyle-weir-a-coventry-words-podcast/ Mark is a multi-award winning producer and director of global television programmes with 20 years of experience in the UK film and television industry. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/26/coventry-conversations-mark-wild-building-meerkat-manor/ Trevor Morris is Visiting Professor in Public Relations at the University of Westminster and an author, business consultant and mentor. He was formerly the CEO of Chime Communications Public Relations Group, the UK’s largest PR group. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/26/coventry-conversations-trevor-morris-talks-pr/ Tamara Abood, commissioning editor of news and current affairs on Channel 4, talked about her career and the experience of producing dispatches The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, Media Production ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/26/coventry-conversations-tamara-abood-producing-dispatches/ Shaun Hides and Peter Woodbridge (Coventry University) present ‘Open Source Education: A radical case for the Arts and Humanities’. Exploring some of the open projects in the department for Media and Communication at Coventry University. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/21/open-education-a-case-for-the-arts-and-humanities-shaun-hides-peter-woodbridge/ Federica Frabetti discusses Open Software and Digital Humanities as part of the Open Media Lecture Series at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/09/open-software-and-digital-humanities-federica-frabetti/ Tom Reeves and Brody Swain speak about their experiences working in local radio, the changing environment of local radio and how to get a job working in local radio. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/04/coventry-conversation-tom-reeves-brody-swain-bbc-local-radio/ Two Coventry University graduates talk about their experiences of working in journalism since their graduations. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/04/coventry-conversations-cj-hubbard-greg-keane/ Kirsteen Wark is a Scottish journalist and television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Two’s news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review which is now relaunched as “The Review Show”. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/02/coventry-conversation-kirsty-wark-bbc-newsnight-renaissance-woman/ Jon is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/11/02/meet-the-business-prof-jon-billsberry/ Les is Professor of Strategic Analysis at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/25/les-worrall-meet-the-business-prof/ Charlie Beckett is the first director of Polis. He has 20 years of experience with LWT, BBC and ITN’s Channel 4 News. He broadcasts and writes regularly on media and political affairs The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/25/charlie-beckett-news-networks-back-to-the-future/ Neil Forbes, Professor of International History gives a lecture entitled Defenders of Democracy? (Big business, ideological crisis and war, 1931-1940) as part of the University’s Professorial Lecture Series. To find out more about upcoming Professorial Lectures please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/ProfessorialLecutures http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/22/neil-forbes-defenders-of-democracy/ Adam Shaw is a journalist, actor and presenter, currently employed by the BBC. Between 1994 and 2008 Shaw presented on Working Lunch, working alongside Adrian Chiles. He was particularly known for the Shaw’s Shares segment of the programme, in which he rounds up the day’s happenings on the stock market. The ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/18/financial-reporting-adam-shaw-bbc-radio-4-presenter/ Debbie Isitt has made three feature films – Nasty Neighbours, Confetti and Nativity. Nativity was released in November 2009; It had a world premiere in Coventry and got to number four in the Christmas film charts. She still lives in Coventry. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/18/the-nativity-brand-extensions-debbie-isitt/ Denise is Acting Dean and Professor of Human Resource Management. Here she discusses her work. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/14/meet-the-business-professor-denise-skinner/ Paul is a BAFTA award-winning television screenwriter. He has become one of the most critically and commercially successful television writers working in Britain today, following his work on many popular series, including Coronation Street, Cracker and Shameless, the latter of which he created. The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/07/shameless-more-paul-abbott/ Nick Owen is the main presenter on BBC Midlands Today. He came to national prominence in 1983 as one of the first faces to appear on breakfast television in Britain. Nick is a past President of Derbyshire County Cricket Club and current chairman of Luton Town Football Club. In 2006, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/10/06/on-your-screen-nightly-bbc-midlands-today-nick-owen/ Peter Clifton has overall responsibility for all new developments on BBC Journalism’s multimedia platforms. These include the News, Sport, Weather and Local websites, mobile, Red Button services and IPTV. Peter is responsible for the design and delivery of projects such as Democracy Live, the relaunch of the News and Sport ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/30/bbc-cyber-frontiers-pete-clifton/ Jeremy is a British journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa. He is the current host of the BBC Radio 2 program, Jeremy Vine, which presents news, views, and interviews with live guests. He ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/29/i-started-in-cov-jeremy-vine/ Steve is the Editor-in-Chief of Autocar and has been described as one of the most influential reporters working today. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/29/life-is-more-than-top-gear-steve-cropley/ Simon became Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at Coventry University Business School in 2007. Simon has published extensively in the areas of sports marketing and sport business strategy and has collaborated with various organisations. He has also worked as a consultant to a variety of sport businesses. Here ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/28/sports-business-strategy-and-marketing-professor-simon-chadwick/ Professor Simon Chadwick, from Coventry University Business School, discusses ambush marketing and its impact on sports in the future. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/27/ambush-marketing-in-sport-simon-chadwick/ Stephen Garrett is responsible for over 100 hours of broadcasting a year. His list of production credits includes work from TV drama 'Psychos' to the movie 'Pure' and the first series of 'Spooks', he is also an Executive Producer on the US version of 'Life on Mars'. In this Coventry Conversation ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/09/16/life-on-mars-and-other-adventures-in-tv-drama-stephen-garrett/ Kee Hean Lim discusses the pros and cons of the Occupational Therapy model KAWA (River). To find out more about Occupational Therapy courses at Coventry University please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/hls/ot http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/08/31/the-pros-cons-of-3-models-of-occupational-therapy-kawa/ Kee Hean Lim discusses the pros and cons of the Occupational Therapy model MOHO. To find out more about Occuptional Therapy courses at Coventry University please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/hls/ot http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/08/31/the-pros-cons-of-3-models-of-occupational-therapy-moho/ Kathleen Nthakomwa-Cassidy discusses the pros and cons of the Occupational Therapy model CMOP. To find out more about Occupational Therapy courses at Coventry University please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/hls/ot http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/08/31/the-pros-cons-of-3-models-of-occupational-therapy-cmop/ Hear what leading business figures think about Coventry University London Campus. To find out more please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/LondonCampus http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/29/coventry-university-london-campus-a-real-business-experience/ The series entitled 'Healthy Debates at Coventry' has attracted influential contributors from the Health and Social Care sector. In this talk Dr Mike Short; Vice President Telefonica Europe, O2 discusses the the use of mobile technology within the NHS. To find out more please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hls http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/15/dr-mike-short-the-international-health-service-the-power-of-mobility-and-broadband/ The series entitled 'Healthy Debates at Coventry' has attracted influential contributors from the Health and Social Care sector. In this talk Dr Malcolm Fisk; Chairman of Telecare Services Association discusses the Impact of Telecare and TeleHealth. To find out more please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hls http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/15/dr-malcolm-fisk-care-or-custody/ The series entitled 'Healthy Debates at Coventry' has attracted influential contributors from the Health and Social Care sector. In this talk Professor Bryan Stoten; Chair of NHS Confederation discusses the the current issues facing the NHS. To find out more please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hls http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/15/professor-bryan-stoten-from-good-to-great-what-will-they-do-to-the-nhs-next/ The series entitled 'Healthy Debates at Coventry' has attracted influential contributors from the Health and Social Care sector. In this talk Professor Sir Bruce Keogh; Medical Director NHS discusses the current issues facing the NHS. To find out more please visit http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hls http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/15/professor-sir-bruce-keogh-focussing-on-quality-and-innovation-in-the-nhs/ Coventry University academics from the African Studies Centre and visiting experts discuss the issue of Irregular Migration. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/14/irregular-migration-discussion-part-two/ Coventry University academics from the African Studies Centre and visiting experts discuss the issue of Irregular Migration. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/14/irregular-migration-discussion-part-one/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. In this closing plenary session, Professor Emeritus Michael Baker discusses Transformational Marketing and Social Business. To find out more please visit http://www.am2010.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/transformational-marketing-social-business-prof-michael-baker/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. In this talk entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh discusses the role of transformational marketing on the future of businesses and brands. To find out more please visit http://www.am2010.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/transformational-marketing-rachel-elnaugh/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. In this talk Professor Russell Belk discusses benign envy. To find out more please visit http://www.am2010.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/benign-envy-russell-belk/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. This roundtable discusses Corporate Social Responsibility from a number of perspectives and includes representatives from IBM, Severn Trent and United Arab Emirates. It is chaired by Sir John ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/industry-roundtable-on-corporate-social-responsibility/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. David Thorp and Thomas Brown from The Chartered Institute of Marketing discuss the issue of Improving Marketing Capability in business. To find out more please visit http://www.am2010.org http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/the-future-of-marketing-capability-the-chartered-institute-of-marketing/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. This talk was delivered as part of the Doctoral Colloquium that took place alongside the conference. Professor Emeritus Michael Baker offers advice on defending your dissertation at the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/defending-your-dissertation-michael-baker/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. This talk was delivered as part of the Doctoral Colloquium that took place alongside the conference. Professor Adamantios Diamantopoulos discusses establishing rigour in the PhD process. To find ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/rigour-in-the-phd-process-adamantios-diamantopoulos/ The Academy of Marketing 2010 Conference, entitled Transformational Marketing, took place between the 6th to the 8th July 2010 at Coventry University. This talk was delivered as part of the Doctoral Colloquium that took place alongside the conference. Professor John Cadogan and Professor Nick Lee discuss their model for making ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/10/publishing-roundtable-john-cadogan-and-nick-lee/ Gary Armstrong, Deputy Director International Office, and Tim Hunt, Regional Manager Africa, speak about Coventry University and Coventry University London Campus in this radio interview. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/03/coventry-university-speaks-to-education-radio-nigeria/ Tim Hunt, Regional Manager Africa at Coventry University, speaks to Carole Leuwe from Nostalgie radio about Coventry University and Coventry University London Campus. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/07/03/coventry-universitys-tim-hunt-speaks-to-nostalgie-radio-960fm-cameroon/ Interviews and highlights from the Media Festival at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/media-festival-2010/ Highlights from the Design and Visual Arts Launch night at the 2010 degree show in Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/design-and-visual-arts-degree-show-2010/ Highlights from the Performing Arts degree show at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/performing-arts-degree-show-2010/ Highlights of the 2010 Fashion Show at Coventry School of Art and Design http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/fashion-show-2010/ Highlights from the industry private view from the Industrial Design department at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/industrial-design-degree-show-2010/ The advert from the 2010 Degree Show at Coventry School of Art and Design http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/25/degree-show-2010-ad/ The Reverend Canon Andrew White "The Vicar of Bagdhad" talks about Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice. The talk was held in the Holy Trinity church and was part of the opening ceremony for the Conference of European University Chaplains held at Coventry University. To find out more about the conference ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/23/the-vicar-of-bagdhad-peace-reconciliation-and-social-justice/ Dr Mike Titterton (from HALE: Health and Life for Everyone) discusses his research into Risk and Risk Behaviours in Health by reflecting on his experiences in the UK and Internationally. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/06/01/risk-behaviours-and-health-dr-mike-titterton/ John worked at the meteorological office at Manchester Airport for two years from 1970 before studying Applied Physics at what is now Coventry University. From 1980 he worked at the Nottingham Weather Centre, presenting his first forecast for Radio Lincolnshire, then further forecasts for Midlands Today. In 1985 he became ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/27/stormy-days-ahead-john-kettley/ David French is Professor of Health Psychology in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences in Coventry University. In this talk he discusses the health benefits of helping people to be more active through walking and the way that health psychology interventions can dramatically improve the amount of walking that ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/26/how-can-we-get-people-to-walk-more-professor-david-french/ Rob Hopkin was at the very apex of the General Election programme. He was the main director in the Television Centre gallery responsible for bringing together scores of outside broadcasts in four nations, five star presenters in London and much more. Here he discusses how such a huge broadcasting operation ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/18/directing-the-general-election-rob-hopkin/ Richard Parry-Jones is an automotive engineering leader who worked for the Ford Motor Company for 38 years. Richard spent nearly ten years as group Vice President in charge of Research and Development for Ford and its subsiduary companies worldwide, leading a staff of 30,000 Product Development professionals in 15 countries. ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/17/life-in-the-motor-industry-richard-parry-jones/ Dr Roger Mortimore is Director of Political Analysis at Ipsos MORI. He was co-editor of the last two Political Communications studies of British general elections, and co-author of a number of other books on British elections. Here he discusses statistics and polls undertaken throughout this years general election, including how the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/12/the-election-in-numbers-roger-mortimer-mori/ Richard Keeble is a director of the Institute of Communication Ethics and co-edits their quarterly journal, Ethical Space. He is on the editorial board for a number of international journals. Here he discusses the role of peace journalism in challenging key issues around war and contemporary culture. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/11/give-peace-journalism-a-chance-professor-richard-keeble/ Gavin is one of Britain’s best-known motoring writers. He was editor of Car magazine when it was the best selling motoring magazine in Britain, and is a former motoring editor of The Independent and the International Herald Tribune. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/11/the-car-is-still-the-star-gavin-green/ In this Coventry Conversation Motorsport broadcasting legend Murray Walker talks about his long and distinguished career as a motorsport commentator. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/05/07/murray-walker-talks-about-his-career-in-motorsport-broadcasting/ The Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship (IAE) is home to all enterprise and entrepreneurship activities at Coventry University. The Institute offers the region and its students, graduates and staff a broad range of entrepreneurial support and services for every level and stage of business start-up and growth. The vision of the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/28/enterprising-staff-at-coventry-university/ In this video Mike Dickison (Coventry University) & Angus Lock (MIRA) talk about the work they are doing around the area of low carbon technology within the automotive industry. To find out more please visit www.coventry.ac.uk http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/28/enterprising-partnerships-mira/ Mike was the founder and editor-in-chief of BBC News Online, the BBC’s Internet news service. He led the team which launched the service in 1997, and held the post of editor-in-chief of BBC News Interactive until 2004. During this time News Online won all four interactive news BAFTA awards and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/11/getting-bbc-news-online-mike-smartt/ In this issue; Special focus - Sports Dream Machine - The University made one man's lifelong dream come true with a bespoke car design Living off the land - An educational project in nigeria is training graduates to profit from organic sustainable agriculture Recession Buster - A funding package is helping businesses realise their ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/11/innovate-issue-7-applied-research-at-coventry-university/ Cultural commentator and author Peter York discusses the recent exhibition about 'Fashion vs Sport' at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/08/fashion-v-sport-peter-york/ Professor Bruce Baker talks about Coventry University's involvement with the Migration Aware project. Migration Aware is a project funded by the European Union and administered by the United nations development programme that aims to fill the information gap preventing potential irregular migrants in Ibadan, Nigeria from making an informed decision ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/08/the-migration-aware-project-african-studies-centre/ The 4th issue of the Coventry University magazine looking at issues in health. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/04/01/health-at-coventry-university-issue-4/ Dr Janet Hanah, Director of CULC, meets Dr Mike Short, Vice President, Research & Development at O2, to talk about Coventry University London Campus. To find out more information about London Campus please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/londoncampus http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/28/coventry-university-london-campus-meets-mike-short-from-o2/ A visualisation of the new Coventry University London campus in Central London.* To find out more please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/LondonCampus *A representation of what the Coventry University London campus will look like http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/22/coventry-university-london-campus-visualisation/ Harris Beider is Professor of Community Cohesion at iCoCo. Here he introduces the Three Models of Community Cohesion seminar day. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/introduction-to-the-three-models-of-community-cohesion-seminar-prof-harris-beider/ Nick is a public policy professional, with extensive experience of policy development, research and strategic leadership. He is a leading writer and commentator on issues of integration, equality and cohesion. Here he discusses the history of community cohesion in the UK: including the issues, challenges and next steps. This talk is ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/a-short-history-of-community-cohesion-in-the-uk-nick-johnson-icoco/ Dr Eva Dick and Dr Katrin Gliemann are from Technische Universitat in Dortmund, Germany. Here they discuss Immigrant Integration on the Local Level in Germany, focusing on Dortmund. This talk is part of the AHRC funded series on Community Cohesion. This event was titled ‘The Three Models of Community Cohesion’. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/immigrant-integration-on-the-local-level-in-germany-dr-eva-dick-and-dr-katrin-gliemann/ Susan J. Popkin is both Director of The Urban Institute’s Program on Neighborhoods and Youth Development and a Senior Fellow in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center. Here she discusses the role of public housing transformation and its role in segregation. This talk is part of the AHRC funded series on ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/public-housing-transformation-and-integration-in-chicago-dr-susan-popkin/ Ted Cantle is Professor of Community Cohesion at the Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo). In this Professorial Lecture he discusses how Community Cohesion emerged as a new policy framework for race and diversity issues just over 9 years ago. Since then it has been widely adopted by statutory and voluntary ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/community-cohesion-in-an-era-of-super-diversity-ted-cantle-icoco/ This conference was organised by Coventry University, Journalism.co.uk and the BBC College of Journalism to discuss the role of the media in the Afghanistan conflict. Speakers included Stuart Ramsey, Vaughan Smith, Jonathan Marcus, Tim Luckhurst, Jon Williams, Brigadier Mark van der Lande, Hanan Habibzai, Richard Keeble and Fred Mudhai. Chaired ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/18/afghanistan-conference-are-we-embedding-the-truth/ Bob Barnes is a former Principle Officer in the Serious and Organised Crime Agency and Detective Sergeant in the National Crime Squad. Here he discusses organised crime in the UK. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/17/investigating-organised-crime-in-the-uk-bob-barnes/ Coventry University is serious about business. Already one of the largest providers of business-related degree courses in Europe, we are now expanding our distinctive portfolio even further. From October 2010 we are offering MBA courses and undergraduate top-up programmes that will be delivered in one of the world’s most powerful ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/16/coventry-university-london-campus/ The work carried out in Coventry within the MAESTRO European project on Methods and Advanced Equipment for Simulation and Treatment in Radiation Oncology (MAESTRO) has demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the amount of radiation dose delivered to healthy tissues during radiotherapy treatment by compensating for organ motion using ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/16/fighting-cancer-with-control-theory-olivier-haas-ctac/ Guido Coppolla discusses the issues involved in fighting the Mafia. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/15/fighting-the-mafia-guido-copolla/ Dr Adam Dinham welcomes guests to the Institute of Community Cohesion's ESRC Seminar Series discussing 'Does faith have a role in community cohesion'. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/11/introduction-to-does-faith-have-a-role-in-community-cohesion-dr-adam-dinham-goldsmiths/ Dr Rachael Chapman is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Northumbria University. Here she discusses 'Faith, representation and cohesion' at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in Community Cohesion?' http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/11/faith-representation-and-cohesion-dr-rachael-chapman-northumbria/ Martha Shaw, Goldsmiths. discusses Multi-faith forums as structures for Community Cohesion at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in Community Cohesion?' http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/11/multi-faith-forums-as-structures-for-community-cohesion-martha-shaw-goldsmiths/ Richard Slade is undertaking PhD research exploring the role of conflict resolution processes and dialogue in addressing tensions between communities in the UK. In this talk he discusses 'Faith, conflict resolution and peace building in Community Cohesion' at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/11/faith-conflict-resolution-and-peace-building-in-community-cohesion-richard-slade/ In November a group of Coventry University Criminology students went on a trip to Krakow in Poland. As part of the trip they visited the Nazi concentration camps in Auschwitz and Birkenau. In this video some of the students share their experience. To find out more about ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/10/criminology-students-visit-auschwitz-and-birkenau/ Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martinelli discuss their work at igloo. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/10/igloo-seminar-ruth-gibson-and-bruno-martinelli/ Peter Barron’s digital incarnation might surprise those who know him best as the man who steered Newsnight for four years. His move to Google last September caused a stir. Since his arrival he has had to deal with controversies such as privacy issues in Google Street View and more. Here ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/09/google-us-for-the-future-peter-barron/ Sita Popat is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds, developing her interests in dance performance and choreography in a variety of digital and new media contexts. She has choreographed on dancers, robots and digital sprites, and is fascinated by the interrelationships between performers, operators and computers. She is ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/08/digital-dance-partners-fusing-performance-technology-academy-industry-sita-popat-scott-palmer/ Chris Arnot has been a national freelance journalist for nearly 20 years and is currently writing a book about The Archers. After updating the programme’s Who’s Who last summer, he was commissioned with script-writer Simon Frith to write The Archers’ Archive to mark the 60th Anniversary of the world’s longest ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/04/why-we-love-the-archers-chris-arnott/ Dr Colette Balmain is a published author and specialist on East Asian Cinema. Here she gives a brief introduction to 'South' Korean Horror Cinema and introduces the screening of 'Shadows in the Palace'. This talk was organised by the Coventry University East Asian Film Society. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/03/introduction-to-korean-horror-cinema-dr-colette-balmain/ For more than eighteen years Stephen Cole has fronted the worlds leading and most respected news channels including Sky News and CNN, eventually joining BBC World in 1996. He is now the senior anchor at Al Jazeera English based in London. In this Coventry Conversation he discusses the work of the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/03/01/a-different-view-of-news-stephen-cole-al-jazeera/ IEMS has a catalogue of opportunities to help Coventry University students and recent graduates acquire the skills and attributes to gain international experience and become globally-employable. In this interview Thomas a European Engineering Business Management graduate talks about his experiences studying and working abroad in china, USA, Spain and Luxembourg. ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/27/international-experience-thomas/ Jana Bennett was appointed Director of BBC Vision in November 2006. Jana is in charge of one of the world’s leading multimedia content groups, commissioning, producing and broadcasting across BBC Television and the web. She heads BBC One through to BBC Four, BBC HD, CBBC and CBeebies. The Vision group ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/27/my-vision-for-the-bbc-jana-bennett/ Ewa Jasiewicz is a writer, journalist and activist who takes a radical approach to her work. She was in Baghdad during the US/British occupation of Iraq (including a group protest inside the press conference of the Supreme Commander of the US Occupation Forces General Sanchez where she got physically ejected) and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/26/radical-research-and-video-activism-ewa-jasiewicz/ Chris Nathaniel is CEO of the NVA Entertainment Group, a leading company working across the entertainment and sports industries. Chris has negotiated deals for John Terry and works closely with Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards, Obafemi Martins and Ryan Babel. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/21/managing-rio-ferdinand-and-others-chris-nathaniel/ Andrew Davies has written screenplays for Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Vanity Fair, Wives and Daughters and Tipping the Velvet and many more. He is considered to be British television's adaptation master. In this Coventry Conversations he discusses his approach to writing. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/20/how-i-write-andrew-davies/ Alan Hunter is Professor of Asian Studies at Coventry University. In this talk he discusses the social, cultural and political impact that the internet has had on China- exploring a number of interesting case studies of web-enabled activism within the People's Republic. To find out more about Professor Alan Hunter's work ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/19/the-internet-and-social-change-in-china-professor-alan-hunter/ Amanda Smyth and Mez Packer are both published authors. They speaking here as part of the Coventry Conversations Literary Festival. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/18/how-i-write-amanda-smyth-and-mez-packer/ After many years as a journalist, Peter Sissons' first stint as a newsreader came in 1976 when he began anchoring ITN’s News at One bulletins. In 1987 he left for the BBC and in 1989 he took over as presenter of Question Time. He continued until December 1993. He has ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/14/46-years-in-tv-and-they-hand-you-a-maroon-tie-peter-sissons/ Dhiren Katwa is with the Environment Agency as External Relations Advisor. He has been a trustee of Birmingham Rathbone (a charity for people with mild to moderate learning difficulties) since 2007. In addition, he sits on the ITV Central Diversity Panel and on the Diversity Board of the Chartered Institute ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/12/equality-and-diversity-in-the-media-dhiren-katwa/ Matthew Goodwin, an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, discusses far right politics and the BNP. Recorded at iCoCo on the 25th February 2009 http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/12/far-right-politics-matthew-goodwin/ Nick Carter is a former editor of the Leicester Mercury and is currently Executive Chairman of of Prospect Leicestershire- an economic development company for Leicester. In this talk, recorded on the 21st April 2009, he discusses the role of the media in community cohesion. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/12/the-role-of-the-media-in-cohesion-nick-carter/ Mark is a graduate of Coventry University. As an actor he toured the UK and Ireland and worked overseas too. He worked on a television show in Birmingham that was filmed in and around the city. He now works at BBC Coventry and Warwickshire in the afternoon slot. Here he discusses ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/12/my-life-on-the-radio-mark-powlett/ Dr John Berra is an Independent Scholar and Author who has written extensively about American and Japanese Independent Cinema. His most recent book is The Directory of World Cinema: Japan to be released in February 2010. This talk was organised by the Coventry University East Asian Film Society. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/03/contemporary-japanese-cinema-domestic-appeal-vs-international-prestige-dr-john-berra/ Martin Davidson (Chief Executive of the British Council), Shahid Malik (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government), Mike Hardy (Director of Intercultural Dialogue British Council) and Ted Cantle (Executive Chair of iCoCo) speak at the launch of the Intercultural dialogue online resource guide. This event took place ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/03/promoting-intercultural-dialogue-panel-discussion/ Professor Simon Chadwick continues the examination of Tiger Woods' downfall with a focus on the real costs of what has happened. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/03/the-true-cost-of-tiger-woods-fall-professor-simon-chadwick/ Jim White is a sports columnist for the daily telegraph as well as an author and broadcaster. He was a founding member of The Independent in 1986 and worked there for a decade before moving to The Guardian. He won sports columnist of the year during his time there and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/03/the-fall-of-tiger-woods-jim-white/ Steve Cropley is editor-in-chief of Haymarket’s Autocar magazine. He began working in journalism on the Adelaide Advertiser as a cadet in 1967. He was recruited by CAR in 1978, and became editor from 1981 – 1988. He is still a day to day contributor and columnist at Autocar and still ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/03/my-brilliant-career-steve-cropley/ The Intelligent City project has been developed as a way to help manage congestion in Birmingham. It demonstrates how the exploitation of technology can be a cost effective and innovative route to increase the usage of public transport during the morning peak and subsequently reduce levels of congestion. Coventry University has ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/02/the-intelligent-city-towards-informed-personal-travel/ Professor Tom Donnelly is from the Applied Research Centre Sustainable Regeneration (SURGE) at Coventry University. In this talk he discusses the growing influence of China in the Automotive Industry and describes some of the barriers that Chinese industry needs to overcome in order to become a global player. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/02/01/the-chinese-are-coming-professor-tom-donnelly/ The second episode in the Liquid Theory TV series takes as its focus Gilles Deleuze's short essay 'Postscript on the Societies of Control' and asks why this text remains so relevant in contemporary culture. Liquid Theory TV is an experiment looking into alternative ways of disseminating academic ideas and research in ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/31/deleuzes-postscript-on-the-societies-of-control-liquid-theory-tv-episode-2/ Pete Clifton is the head of BBC News Interactive and the BBC’s head of editorial development for multimedia journalism. He has been in charge of BBC News Interactive since 18 October 2005 - first as Chief Operating Officer then as controller. The News Interactive department includes BBC News Online, the BBC ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/25/the-future-of-multimedia-journalism-at-the-bbc-pete-clifton/ Darren moved to the Midlands in 1993 as Chief Reporter on the Solihull Times and later Birmingham Metro News, winning the UK Press Gazette Young Journalist of the Year three years in succession. He became the country’s youngest newspaper editor at the age of 24, editing the News of Wolverhampton. ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/22/editing-the-coventry-telegraph-darren-parkin/ From the Coventry University Professorial lecture series Huw Williams gives a lecture on Mathematics entitled 'Weapons of Maths Instruction'. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/22/weapons-of-maths-instruction-professor-huw-williams/ Alan has been editor of The Guardian since 1995. Previously he was a reporter, columnist, features editor and the deputy editor of The Guardian. He is a member of the board of Guardian News and Media, of the main board of the Guardian Media Group and of the Scott Trust, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/15/paying-for-the-news-alan-rusbridger-guardian-editor/ Mike Valente is one of the UK’s leading car photographers. He has worked on many UK and leading international publications – both magazines and newspapers – in addition to a whole host of car manufacturers and ad agencies. Mike now also produces and edits video and stills for many online channels ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/14/car-photography-mike-valente/ he Leonardo Da Vinci Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Louis a Creative Technologies student, talks about his placement in Italy working on serious games. This programme is funded under the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/06/working-in-italy/ The International Experience Grants allow students to apply for financial support towards a project or a placement with an international dimension. In this interview Mica talks about her experience teaching English in China. To find out more visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/internationalexperience http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2010/01/06/working-in-china/ 'Hard' vs. 'Soft' Issues in Peacebuilding - Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-professor-andrew-rigby/ 'Hard' vs. 'Soft' Issues in Peacebuilding - Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-professor-yasue-mochizuki/ 'Hard' vs. 'Soft' Issues in Peacebuilding - Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-mr-toru-sagawa/ Theory and Operationalisation of the Concepts - Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-professor-manish-jah/ Theory and Operationalisation of the Concepts -Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-dr-hitomi-kubo/ Theory and Operationalisation of the Concepts - Talks from the International Seminar on Human Security and Peacebuilding that took part in Coventry in 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/23/rhetoric-and-realities-in-peacebuilding-dr-takeuchi-shinichi/ Since 2005, Coventry University has become a leading Leonardo da Vinci promoter among UK universities, enabling hundreds of students to gain work experience in more than 14 EU countries. BNP Paribas is a European leader in global banking and financial services. In this interview Thomas Moreuax - (HR manager, BNP Paribas) ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/19/international-work-placements-at-bnp-paribas/ Since 2005, Coventry University has become a leading Leonardo da Vinci promoter among UK universities, enabling hundreds of students to gain work experience in more than 14 EU countries. The Bertrandt Group has been providing development solutions for the international automotive and aviation industries in Europe and the USA for more ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/18/international-work-placements-at-bertrandt/ A proposal for a sustainable, holistic approach to photography. These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/12/a-proposal-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Sir Roger Penrose is a prize winning mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. In this talk he discusses that there is much observational evidence to confirm the existence of an enormously hot and dense early stage of the universe—referred to as ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/11/aeons-before-the-big-bang-sir-roger-penrose/ Three creative graduates - Verity Pabla, Brad Powell and 'the Don Burroni' - came back to Coventry University to discuss how they have set up their own creative businesses. Verity Pabla co-founded I’m Not a Machine Productions and launched as a professional company in late 2007. Her company has developed a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/creative-life-after-coventry-verity-pabla-the-don-burroni-and-brad-powell/ Reasons to be cheerful (Part Three) These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-three-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Henry McMullen is a former police officer and currently works with the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation. Here he discusses his experience of policing the conflict in Northern Ireland from the 1970s onwards. This talk was part of the degree in Terrorism, International Crime and Global Security at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/policing-the-troubles-in-northern-ireland-henry-mcmullen/ Andrew Oliver is from Blitz Games. Here he discusses what is going on in the games industry as part of the TV graphics day at Coventry School of Art and Design. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/whats-happening-with-gaming-andrew-oliver-blitz-games/ Jonathan Spence is lead graphic designer for the BBC Election and a former Coventry student. Here he shares an insight into the production process for preparing election broadcasting as part of the TV Graphics Day at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/secrets-of-the-bbc-election-graphics-jonathan-spence/ David Richards is one of the most familiar names in British motorsport. He has achieved international success as a competitor, team principle and businessman, and leads two of Britain’s most famous automotive companies. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/10/aston-martin-and-the-british-motor-industry-david-richards/ Reasons to be cheerful (Part Two) These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/09/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-two-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Reasons to be cheerful (Part One) These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/09/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-one-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Henry McMullen is a former police officer and currently works for the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation. Here he discusses his experience of policing the conflict in Northern Ireland from the 1970s onwards. This talk was part of the degree in Terrorism, International Crime and Global Security at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/09/policing-the-troubles-in-northern-ireland-henry-mcmullen/ A documentary about a six week experiment in teaching and learning carried out by the Creative Computing Team in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University. To find out more please visit Creative Computing at Coventry University http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/12/04/press-play-a-teaching-experiment-in-creative-computing/ A talk given by Professor Gary Hall at the CONFERÊNCIA SOBRE O ACESSO LIVRE AO CONHECIMENTO, University of Minho – Braga, 26-27 November, 2009. Professor Gary Hall discusses the issues around Open Access in the Humanities. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/27/open-access-open-books-open-humanities-professor-gary-hall/ Financial Journalist Evan Davis discusses Dragons' Den, the Today Programme and the state of economics reporting in the UK. Evan gave this talk just moments after receiving his Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/26/into-the-dragons-den-and-out-of-the-recession-evan-davis/ An interview with Phil Riley who is owner of six Midlands radio stations including BRMB and Mercia FM. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/24/source-radio-interviews-phil-riley/ Paul Abbott is a BAFTA winning English television screenwriter. He has become one of the most critically and commercially successful television writers working in Britain today. Here he discusses writing for the screen, the state of British drama and Shameless USA. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/20/being-tvs-shakespeare-paul-abbott/ Trevor Morris is Visiting Professor in Public relations at the University of Westminster and an author, business consultant and mentor. He was formally the CEO of Chime Public Relations, the UK’s largest PR group. Here he discusses his some of the issues in his book 'PR A Persuasive Industry?: Spin, Public ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/20/is-pr-good-for-us-trevor-morris/ Part Three of 'Why you don't need a rep'. These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/19/why-you-dont-need-a-rep-part-three-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Part Two of 'Why you don't need a rep'. These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/19/why-you-dont-need-a-rep-part-two-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Part One of 'Why you don't need a rep'. These podcasts are notes from Jonathan Worth’s blog entitled “New Photographics“. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/19/why-you-dont-need-a-rep-part-one-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Phil Riley is owner of 6 radio stations across the midlands. He joined BRMB in 1980 as a graduate trainee, and subsequently gained extensive programming experience as a Presenter, Producer, then Programme Director. Since 2007 he has advised a number of UK and European Media Group Boards on strategic issues. Here ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/19/does-local-commercial-radio-have-a-future-phil-riley/ Adam Torel is Managing director of Third Window Films, a distribution company who bring East Asian Cinema to the UK. Here he talks about the state of Asian film distribution in the UK, Japanese pop culture and much more! This event is organised by the Coventry University East Asian Film Society ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/18/east-asian-cinema-in-the-uk-adam-torel-third-window-films/ Dr John Lister discusses 'Swine Flu and the Media: Problems with Complex Messages. This talk is part of a series of public lectures from the Masters Degree in Health Communication Design at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/17/swine-flu-and-the-media-dr-john-lister/ This issue focuses on the impact Coventry University's new Engineering and Computing building will have on industry. Also in this issue: Enterprise Culture - How an entrepreneurial focus is making Coventry one of the leading business-facing universities Joining Forces - Creating better leaders in the West Midlands Police force through an innovative new ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/14/innovate-issue-6-applied-research-at-coventry-university/ Peter Foyer is a Visiting Professor in the Principles of Engineering Design at Coventry University. In this lecture he talks about his long and varied career in Engineering Consultancy and Education. Including the work he has been doing on the Trucktrain project. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/12/learning-by-osmosis-and-from-trucktrain-a-messy-engineering-career-peter-foyer/ Rebecca (Bex) Shiner shot to fame on last year’s Big Brother. Here she discusses life after being catapulted into the limelight on the hit Channel 4 show. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/12/life-after-big-brother-bex-shiner/ This is the third issue of the magazine aimed at showcasing Coventry University’s positive contribution to the organisation and delivery of healthcare in the UK and globally. Inside you’ll find articles and interviews that demonstrate our engagement with the health agenda including articles on the work of the Health Design Technology ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/10/health-at-coventry-university-issue-3/ Ted Cantle discusses 10 racist/faithist/sexist/disablist jokes and asks: What role does humour play in diversity and cohesion? http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/10/what-role-does-humour-play-in-diversity-and-cohesion-professor-ted-cantle/ Christian Wolmar is a British journalist, author, and railway historian, best known for his popular books and commentary on transport, especially on Britain’s railway network. Here he discusses his latest book 'Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World'. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/05/blood-iron-and-gold-how-the-railways-transformed-the-world-christian-wolmar/ Bill is the Drivetime presenter on BBC Oxford 92.5fm Monday to Friday. He is considered by many to be very opinionated and perhaps somewhat controversial in the field of radio presenting, Heine is not afraid to speak his mind and allows his listeners to do the same during his phone-in ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/05/from-the-headington-shark-to-radio-success-bill-heine-bbc-radio-oxford/ 'On a good course (the right course for you) there can be some clear and perceivable benefits to making the substantial financial investment. But a person can certainly put themselves into all of the situations in which they'd benefit from the positive aspects of a bricks and mortar education, without ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/11/04/do-i-have-to-go-to-college-to-be-a-photographer-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Roger Southall (Witwatersrand University) discusses the Zuma Presidency at Coventry University's Africa Matters Conference. This event was organised by the African Studies Centre http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/30/zunami-the-zuma-presidency-roger-southall-at-africa-matters-conference/ Alex Vines discusses Asian Oil Strategies in Africa at the Africa Matters Conference at Coventry University. This event was organised by the African Studies Centre http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/30/asian-oil-strategies-in-africa-alex-vines-at-the-africa-matters-conference/ An interview with Ibiza legend Dave Pearce. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/30/source-radio-interviews-dave-pearce/ ...at the core of journalism is the idea that once garnered, information possessed by the journalist must be coveted and hidden. It's value is it's exclusivity. We've got something that we have to share but in traditional business models the only way to consistently realise the material benefit is to ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/30/tradition-is-not-a-business-model-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ Nick Davies has been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year for his investigations into crime, drugs, poverty and other social issues. Hundreds of journalists have attended his masterclass on the techniques of investigative reporting. He has been a journalist since 1976 ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-nick-davies/ Jeremy Paxman is a prominent and noteworthy presenter known and praised his abrasive and straightforward style of interviewing. He started his career in a local radio at BBC radio Brighton and in 1977, he became a part of BBC’s current affairs programme, Tonight. Was a reporter for Panorama and contributed ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-jeremy-paxman/ Judith Townend is senior reporter at Journalism.co.uk, where she covers the digital news industry, with a particular interest in media law, regulation, ethics and press freedom. Before hand, she worked as a researcher at Al Jazeera English and as an occasional freelancer. More recently, she was deputy editor at an ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-judith-townend/ Tim Luckhurst is a former editor and deputy editor of The Scotsman. He began his career as a journalist on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme for which he produced, edited and reported from the UK and abroad. Prof. Luckhurst covered the Romanian Revolution and the First Gulf War for BBC ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-professor-tim-luckhurst/ Richard Keeble is a professor of journalism at Lincoln University. He is also a director of the Institute of Communication Ethics and co-edits their quarterly journal, Ethical Space. He has written a number of articles on the journalism of George Orwell and is currently co-editing for Routledge a collection of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-professor-richard-keeble/ Jeff Jarvis is an American journalist and an associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s new Graduate School of Journalism. He writes a new media column for The Guardian and hosts its Media Talk USA podcast. Jarvis is the creator of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-professor-jeff-jarvis/ Professor Adrian Monck is Managing Director and Head of Communications and Media at the World Economic Forum. The Forum is an independent, international organisation incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in Geneva, Switzerland. He was educated at Oxford University and London Business School and went on to be an award-winning broadcast ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-professor-adrian-monck/ Suzanne Franks is Director of Research at Kent University’s Centre for Journalism. At the start of her journalism career she worked with the BBC as a researcher on documentaries and then joined the Television Current Affairs department, producing programmes such as Newsnight, Watchdog, The Money Programme and Panorama. In the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-dr-suzanne-franks/ Dr George Nyabuga is an award-winning journalist and acclaimed media trainer. He joined Media Convergence Group as Managing Editor earlier this year and has key responsibilities across the Group's multi-media platforms. Dr Nyabuga holds a PhD in Politics, History and Media and a Masters in Online Journalism. Nyabuga brings wide-ranging ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-dr-george-nyabuga/ Okoth Fred Mudhai is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Global Media/Communication at Coventry University, UK. He has written research papers and memos on ICT and politics as a member of the IT and Civil Society Network of the IT and International Cooperation Program, US Social Science Research Council (2003-2005). ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-dr-fred-mudhai/ An interview with Steve Cropley from AUTOCAR magazine http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/source-radio-interviews-steve-cropley/ An interview with former head of Sky News Nick Pollard http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/source-radio-interviews-nick-pollard/ An interview with Suntalk's Jon Gaunt. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/source-radio-interviews-jon-gaunt/ Professor Bo Cui is from the Zhejiang University of Media and Communication in China. Here she gives a Chinese perspective on the question of whether world journalism is in crisis. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/is-there-a-crisis-in-world-journalism-professor-bo-cui/ "History is never antiquated, because humanity is always fundamentally the same." ~Walter Rauschenbusch ...it seems hard to believe to us today that the thought of a personal relationship with God (or as Plato described it, being without a Greek word for religion, Love,Knowledge and Truth), through direct prayer, was as alien ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/why-the-spanish-inquisition-was-good-for-photography-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ .....as part of a structure of dynamic learning methods, it also serves to embed the framework of sustainable practices that are relevant wherever the medium takes us in the future. Right now Twitter enables me to follow the thoughts, processes and debates that other media practitioners are engaging in and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/why-i-use-twitter-to-teach-jonathan-worth-new-photographics/ John Stonborough specialises in media relations, providing an authoritative and discreet media management service to corporate and private clients world-wide. He is the MD of Stonborough Media Group. Here he discusses his role in helping clients to ensure that they are represented fairly. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/29/blocking-investigation-or-ensuring-truth-for-clients-john-stonborough/ Professor David Young addresses learning in the workplace. He argues that work-based learners are willing and capable of taking responsibility for shaping and managing their own learning, that they can initiate and sustain academic discourse on-line and at a distance and that they feel a sense of pride and achievement ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/23/more-than-delivery-transformative-learning-in-the-workplace-david-young-at-iped-2009/ Debbie Isitt is a comic writer, film director and performer. She set up world renowned theatre company Snarling Beasties in the 1980’s to great critical acclaim. She then went on to direct 'Confetti' and here she discusses the making of her latest film 'Nativity', an improvised comedy out this Christmas. ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/22/making-nativity-debbie-isitt/ Far more concrete is produced than any other man-made material. Annual production represents one tonne for every person on the planet. It is an incredibly versatile material, and is used in almost all major construction projects. It does, however, have two serious problems which may threaten its use in the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/15/what-can-we-do-about-concrete-professor-peter-claisse/ Jon Snow is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITN. He is best known for presenting Channel 4 News. Here he discusses the past, present and future of broadcasting and british media. This talk is also available on CUTV http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/15/jon-snow-the-best-and-worst-of-times-in-21st-century-journalism/ Gideon, a former Coventry student, joined BBC GLR in 1994 as sportscaster on the Breakfast Show, he later took over joint-presentation duties. He won a Sony Award in 1995 and another in 1999 for the sports show. He now works at 6 Music for the BBC. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/14/from-here-to-there-gideon-coe-radio-6/ Eamonn Matthews runs Quicksilver Media, and is the Executive Producer of Channel 4’s foreign affairs strand Unreported World. Here he talks about life as a documentary filmmaker. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/08/documentaries-from-tough-places-eamon-matthews/ Erasmus enables UK/EU students to spend between three months and 12 months in a university or enterprise in one of the 31 participating European countries. In this interview Deniss, an International Business Management student, talks about his time studying in Spain. To find out more please visit the International Experience and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/04/studying-in-valencia/ The Leonardo Da Vinci Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Marianna, a computing student, talks about her placement at Airbus in France. This programme is funded under the Leonardo Mobility funding from ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/04/working-in-france/ Each year many students from Coventry University spend between three and 12 months studying abroad. Why not go abroad on a study placement, see the world and broaden your experience? In this interview Kashif, an International Business Management student, talks about his time studying in the US. To find out ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/studying-in-america/ The Erasmus Work Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Natasha, a Spanish and Business student, talks about her placement in Spain working for the HBOS group. To find out more please visit International ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/working-in-spain/ The Erasmus Work Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Louise, an Automotive Design student, talks about her placement in Austria working for Design A Storz. To find out more please visit International Experience ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/working-in-austria/ The Erasmus Work Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Peter, a Motorsport Engineering student, talks about his placement in Hungary working for the Audi. To find out more please visit International Experience ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/working-in-hungary/ The Leonardo Da Vinci Scheme enables students and graduates to work in the EU so that they can become globally minded business thinkers of the future. In this interview Yogesh a Business Management student, talks about his placement at Unilever in Budapest. This programme is funded under the Leonardo Mobility funding from ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/working-in-budapest/ Erasmus enables UK/EU students to spend between 3 and 12 months in a university or enterprise in one of the 31 participating European countries. In this interview Zac, an International Business Management student, talks about his time studying in Spain. To find out more about the scheme please visit the International Experience ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/03/studying-in-spain/ Evolve is the Alumni Magazine for all past Coventry University Students. It contains information about Alumni events, graduate stories and ways to get back in touch with people from your course. This issue features an article about feature film director Debbie Isitt. Join our Coventry University Alumni Group to receive this ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/02/evolve-autumn-2009-coventry-university-alumni-magazine/ Jonathan Charles Gaunt, better known as Jon Gaunt or “Gaunty” is a radio talk show presenter and a newspaper columnist for The Sun. He describes himself as a ‘working-class, educated guy with, in broad strokes, a rightwing agenda.' Here he talks about getting sacked and his new job at The Sun. WARNING ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/02/my-new-life-in-the-sun-radio-jon-gaunt-suntalk/ Steve Cropley, editor-in-chief of Haymarket’s Autocar magazine, has been given top honours by his peers in new awards for motoring journalism. One judge called Cropley “One of the top five most important journalists in the world” and another described him as “The ultimate journalist in every way – professional, personable, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/10/01/looking-beyond-top-gear-steve-cropley-autocar/ The Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship (IAE) is home to all enterprise and entrepreneurship activities at Coventry University. The Institute offers the region – and its students, graduates and staff – a broad range of entrepreneurial support and services for every level and stage of business start-up and growth. Tom Williamson ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/09/25/institute-for-applied-entrepreneurship-tom-williamson/ The Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, based at Coventry University, UK, is at the forefront of British research in the field of pervasive sensing. The Centre was established with the aim of becoming the West Midland region's premier facility for research in Pervasive Computing. In this project Dr James Brusey discusses ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/09/21/using-wireless-sensors-in-bomb-disposal-suits-cogent-computing/ Coventry University's Performing Arts Department has created a number of initiatives in the area of dance and disability. Here's a short film about that work. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/09/14/dance-and-disability/ Dr David Sless, CEO of the Communication Research Institute, gives a talk on health information design. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/10/designing-health-communications-dr-david-sless/ In this podcast, in conversation with Gurnam Singh, Sarah Amsler, Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University shares some of her own praxis in this area critical pedagogy. In particulalr, she discusses the relationship between critical pedagogy, critical theory and the sociology of ‘hope’. In doing so she talks about how critical ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/critical-pedagogy-critical-theory-and-critical-hope-interview-with-sarah-amsler/ Jim Crowther is Senior Lecturer in Education at Edinburgh University. In this talk he explores the ideas associated with popular education and their relevance to higher education. Through reflecting on his working class roots and educational journey, as an adult learner, Jim offers a unique insight the ways in which the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/popular-education-and-higher-education-interview-with-jim-crowther/ In this podcast Michael Williams discusses some the pedagogical strategies that he has developed to address the silencing that takes place in traditional teaching and learning. Michael is the director of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland. Its objective is to become a centre ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/indigenous-pedagogy-interview-with-michael-williams/ In this podcast Dr Phil Chambers, in conversation with Dr Graham Steventon, explores the importance of reflection in enabling critical thinking. In particular the discussion identifies the relationship between some of the principles of critical pedagogy and critical reflection, of the importance of locating self in the learning process, of voice, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/critical-reflection-and-critical-pedagogy-interview-with-philip-chambers/ In this podcast Steve Cowden interviews Dr Steve Wright, the Australian Marxist academic about his work on Italian workerist theory and the social movements. Fitting into the broader tradition of ‘Autonomist Marxism’ associated with the work of writers such as Antonio Negri, Sergio Bologna and Mario Tronti, Steve discusses the relationship ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/autonomist-marxism-social-movements-and-popular-education-steve-wright/ In conversation with Gurnam Singh, in this first of two podcasts, Dr Joyce Canaan, Reader in Sociology at Birmingham City University and Co-ordinator for Sociology at the Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (CSAP)at Birmingham University in the UK, offers a compelling analysis of the impact of neoliberalism on university ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/the-neoliberal-university-critical-pedagogy-and-popular-education-part-1/ In this second in a series of two interviews, following on from her critique of the ‘neoliberal university’, Dr Joyce Canaan outlines some of the political and pedagogical strategies she has developed within her work as a academic activist. Moreover, as a founding member of the Critical Pedagogy and Popular Education ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/07/the-neoliberal-university-critical-pedagogy-and-popular-education-part-2/ Christine Hamilton is the Director of ICE - The Institute for Creative Enterprises at Coventry University. Here she discusses the role and aims of the Institute in helping to drive the creative industries forward in Coventry and the region. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/05/institute-for-creative-enterprises-christine-hamilton/ Martin Bollard is a Senior Lecturer at Coventry University's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Here he talks about his research in Learning Disability in Healthcare and some of the policy issues in the NHS around this issue. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/05/learning-disabilities-in-healthcare-martin-bollard/ A collaboration between ergonomists and children’s geographers to understand factors which effect the participation of pupils in the Building Schools for the Future Programme. The two year AHRC funded project was completed in June 2009. The funding was used to support Coventry and Northampton Universities’ observations of the way and extent ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/08/04/pupil-participation-in-school-design-design-and-ergonomics-applied-research-group/ This is the second issue of the magazine aimed at showcasing Coventry University’s positive contribution to the organistion and delivery of healthcare in the UK and globally. Inside you’ll find articles and interviews that demonstrate our engagement with the health agenda including innovations in learning, policy and research. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/21/health-at-coventry-university-issue-2/ Malcolm McIntosh is an independent writer, broadcaster and teacher on corporate citizenship, sustainability and accountability. He is the General Editor of the Journal of Corporate Citizenship, a Trustee of envolve.co.uk, Visiting Professor, Institute for International Policy Analysis, University of Bath, Visiting Professor at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/20/towards-a-sustainable-world-professor-malcolm-mcintosh/ Professor Gary Hall introduces the context of the Photographic Mediations Symposium. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/introduction-to-the-photographic-mediations-symposium-gary-hall/ Sarah Kember is Reader in New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths University. Here she discusses the virtual life of photography. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/the-virtual-life-of-photography-sarah-kember/ Jonathan Shaw discusses his photographic work in time and space. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/recollections-photography-time-and-space-jonathan-shaw/ Dr Sally Millar is a lecturer in critical theory at the University of Brighton. Here she discusses the camera as witness. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/the-camera-as-witness-sally-miller/ Sarah Kember, Jonathan Shaw and Sally Miller answer questions from the Remediating Photographic Time session at the Photographic Mediations Symposium. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/remediating-photographic-time-qa-session/ Nina Sellars lectures in anatomical drawing at Monash University in Australia. Here she discusses 'Recording the anatomical: images
from Stelarc's Extra Ear surgery'. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/recording-the-anatomical-images-from-stelarcs-extra-ear-surgery-nina-sellars/ Jonathan Worth discusses his work as an editorial photographer. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/why-can%e2%80%99t-i-make-a-portrait-of-a-tree-jonathan-worth/ Joanna Zylinska is a Reader in New Media Communications at Goldsmiths University. Here she discusses the fears around the amateur photographer. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/digital-futures-who%e2%80%99s-afraid-of-the-amateur-photographer-joanna-zylinska/ Nina Sellars, Jonathan Worth and Joanna Zylinska answer questions from the Photographic Inventions and Interventions session. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/photographic-inventions-and-interventions-qa/ The plenary debate from the Photographic Mediations Symposium. The Photographic Mediations Podcasts are brought to you by the Photography Course in the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/photographic-mediations-plenary-debate/ As a TV Presenter, Reporter and Producer Arti has worked in both radio and television for some of the country’s largest organisations including ITV1 Central where she was known as the face of Central News. She has also worked for the BBC, ITN News Channel, Carlton, LWT, Mirror Group and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/working-and-surviving-in-the-media-arti-halai/ Carole Angier is the award-winning biographer of Jean Rhys (1985 & 1990). Her biography of the great Italian writer Primo Levi, was published in the UK and the US in 2002 to critical acclaim. Here she discusses how to write about people. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/how-to-write-a-biography-carole-angier/ Amanda Smith and Mez Packer discuss their books as part of the Coventry Literary Festival 2009. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/16/storytelling-amanda-smith-and-mez-packer-discuss-their-books/ Dr Gurnham Singh discusses his research into Race, Inequality, Diversity, Social Work and Hate Crime. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/14/social-work-hate-crime-diversity-and-equality-dr-gurnham-singh/ This session discusses whether sport can stimulate social development. It includes Poul Hansen, William Bennett, Bob Munro, Andrea Selliaas and Fred Coalter discussing sport and its relationship to development, equality, peace and reconciliation. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/13/sport-for-development-dream-or-reality-play-the-game-conference/ This first session discussing doping in sport includes talks from Sandro Donati, Herman Ram and Yves Kummer.This first session discussing doping in sport includes talks from Sandro Donati, Herman Ram and Yves Kummer. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/12/new-challenges-against-doping-in-sport-session-1/ The second session discussing the implications of doping in sport. This session includes talks from Anne-Marie Kappelgaard, David Howman and a panel session with Greg Lemond. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/12/new-challenges-against-doping-in-sport-session-2/ Prof Alexis Benos discusses some of the debates at the Condition Critical Conference http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/prof-alexis-benos-at-condition-critical-conference/ We caught Mark Ladbrook after the meeting to ask how to stop a hospital from being closed after his successful campaign in Oxford. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/how-to-save-a-hospital-mark-ladbrook-at-condition-critical/ What do you do when you discover that not for profit consumer groups are actually funded by Pharmaceutical companies?  You learn to be a better investigative journalist!  Marisa de Andrade shared her eye opening investigation results at the Condition Critical Conference at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/investigating-pharmaceutical-companies-marisa-de-andrade-at-condition-critical/ Colin Thunhurst discusses his work in public health http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/getting-started-as-a-health-campaigner-colin-thunhurst-at-condition-critical/ Brian Laughlin discusses the media coverage of health in Northern Ireland with Shelley Stevenson http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/bbc-coverage-of-health-in-northern-ireland-brian-laughlin-at-condition-critical/ Shelly Stevenson speaks with Andrea Franks, a Dermatologist and consultant for the NHS.  She is a member of ‘Keep the NHS Public’ and came to the Condition Critical Conference to find some fellow campaigners and get some inspiration. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/11/keep-the-nhs-public-andrea-franks-at-condition-critical-health-conference/ Anna Marriott works for Oxfam. Here she discusses and challenges the myths that surround private health care in poor countries at the 15th annual IAHPE conference that took place at Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/08/blind-optimism-challenging-the-myths-of-private-health-in-poor-countries-anna-marriott-oxfam/ Dr Clive Peedell is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough. Here he discusses how the political, economic and philosophical doctrine of neoliberalism has influenced UK social policy (and the NHS) over the past three decades. The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/08/global-neoliberalism-and-the-consequences-for-healthcare-policy-in-the-nhs-dr-clive-peedell/ Dr John Lister is a health journalist and lecturer at Coventry University. He writes extensively on health services and health policy issues for trade union and other organisations. This includes research, writing, editing and designing tabloid newspapers for 12 major branches of UNISON, the UKs largest health trade union. Here he ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/08/media-impact-on-public-perception-of-health-policies-dr-john-lister/ Alexis Benos is from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, he is also the President of the International Association of Health Policy in Europe (IAHPE). Here he gives a talk about the role of his organisation as well as introducing some of the key themes at the 15th IAHPE conference. The conference was ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/08/introducing-the-international-association-of-health-policy-professor-alexis-benos/ Dr Gurnham Singh from Coventry University talks to Mogs Russell from the Workers Education Association in Birmingham, UK. The discussion explores the history, politics, practices and ideas associated with the Workers Education Association and the role of popular and informal education more generally. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/06/the-workers-education-association-and-popular-or-informal-learning-mogs-russell/ Wesley Smith has twenty four years experience in TV presenting and broadcast journalism. He is an accomplished live performer and has hosted nightly news and current affairs programmes. Dennis Coath has worked as Sports Editor, Presenter, Reporter and Newsreader with ATV and ITV in the Midlands and also produced several ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/06/the-importance-of-regional-tv-wesley-smith-and-dennis-coath/ Dr Gideon Maas, Director of the Institute for Applied Entrepreneurship at Coventry University, and Prof Paul Hannon,  Director of Research and Education at the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, discuss issues in entrepreneurship for a globalised world. This talk is part of the Coventry University Global Masterclass Series that is broadcast ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/07/06/entrepreneurship-for-a-globalised-world/ Raymond Snoddy is a freelance journalist who presents the BBC Television accountability programme Newswatch and writes regularly for a variety of publications after being media editor of The Times for seven years. In this Coventry Conversation he discusses the crisis facing the local and international media industries today. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/18/the-crisis-facing-international-media-raymond-snoddy/ Dr James Shippen discusses his work that uses biomechanics and motion capture to help prevent injury in dance. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/16/dance-injury-biomechanics-research/ In this closing session from the Play the Game 2009 Sport and Society Conference we hear Jens Sejer Anderson and Andrew Jennings give us some closing comments about this years conference with some thoughts for the future. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/13/play-the-game-closing-session-jens-sejer-anderson-and-andrew-jennings/ Sir Nicholas Scheele is a former Chancellor of the University of Warwick and formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Company. Prior to being Chief Operating Officer for Ford, Scheele was responsible for European Operations and has also been Chief Executive of Jaguar, then a Ford subsidiary. Here he ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/a-revolution-on-wheels-future-automotive-powertrains-sir-nick-scheele/ Greg LeMond, the former three-times winner of the Tour de France, said at the Play the Game Conference that cycling is on a "slow death march" because of widespread, systematic doping, and added: "In 20 years, drugs will have damaged cycling so much it might not be at the Olympics." His ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/greg-lemond-cycling-is-dying-through-drugs/ Andrew Moger is Executive Director of the News Media Coalition in the UK. Here he talks about the relationship between the news media and the sporting world. This session is follwed by the Question and Answer session for the 'Mega-events: Can they drive development?' sessions at the Play the Game ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/threats-to-editorial-independence-andrew-moger/ Simon Chadwick is Professor in the Business of Sport at Coventry University. Here he talks about what we should REALLY expect from the Olympic Games in London 2012. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/what-we-should-really-expect-in-2012-simon-chadwick/ Brigid Simmonds works for the CCPR (Central Council for Physical Recreation) who lobby the Government on behalf of sport and they also help smaller bodies to deliver the sporting agenda. Here she talks about delivering the promises at London 2012. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/london-2012-delivering-the-promise-brigid-simmonds/ Chris Shaw is a Professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He talks about the hidden 4th pillar of olympism: Privatised Profit, Socialized Debt and whether Olympism actually boosts and helps local economies. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/olympism-privatised-profit-and-socialized-debt-chris-shaw/ Lorenz Ursprung is Head of Sport Promotion at the Federal Office for Sport in Switzerland. Here he talks about EURO 2008 and how it helped sport for all. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/12/how-the-swiss-europhoria-boosted-sport-for-all-lorenz-ursprung/ Professor Mike Blundell, from Coventry University's Faculty of Engineering and Computing, discusses the 'Role of Computer Simulation in Vehicle Dynamics and Safety' and talks about the projects he has been involved in. This Lecture is part of the Professorial Lecture Series at Coventry University.You can also watch it on Coventry University ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/computer-simulation-in-vehicle-dynamics-professor-mike-blundell/ Self-management recognises but seeks to overcome the challenges involved in living with a long-term health condition or caring for someone, young or old, with a long-term health condition (LTHC). This approach to health and well-being is underpinned by the disciplines of health and positive psychology. This film shows some of the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/health-and-lifestyle-interventions-self-management-programme/ Brian Dooley works for Amnesty International. Here he talks about the human rights situation in China, which he argues created more human rights violations than it solved. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/human-rights-and-beijing-2008-match-or-mismatch-brian-dooley/ Aiden White is the General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists. In this talk he discusses media freedom in China and how far it reaches. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/media-freedom-in-china-aidan-white/ Hai Ren is a Professor and Director of the Olympic Studies Centre at the University of Beijing. Here he discusses the Beijing Games 2008 and China's National Image and Cultural Identity. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/chinese-cultural-identity-and-the-beijing-games-hai-ren/ Xiong Huan is from the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Cork. Here she talks about the history of sport and sports policy in China. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/a-history-of-sport-in-china-xiong-huan/ The documentary, which was shot covertly in Zimbabwe in 2008, charts white farmer Mike Campbell who takes President Mugabe to court for racism. Campbell won his case despite intimidation, threats and violence against him, his family, the 500 black workers and their families who share life on the farm. Lucy talks ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/making-mugabe-and-the-white-african-lucy-bailey/ Sharon Taylor, from the Recruitment and Admissions team at Coventry University, discusses this years Summer School. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/summer-school-2009/ Declan Hill leads a dangerous existence as an investigative journalist, author and academic. Here he discusses match fixing in sport and why we should be concerned. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/match-fixers-they-are-here-what-are-we-going-to-do-now-declan-hill/ Mark Davies is the Managing Director of Betfair. Here he discusses how his organisation can help to tackle corruption in sport in the 21st century. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/match-fixing-in-sport-how-betfair-can-help-tackle-corruption-mark-davies/ Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros works for the European Professional Football Leagues. Here he discusses the dark side of sports betting and what is needed to be done to safeguard the integrity of professional football. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/11/match-fixing-in-sport-sports-betting-in-professional-football-emanuel-macedo-de-medeiros/ Michael Franzese is a former mob boss. In this talk, part of the Play the Game Sport and Society Conference, Michael talks about match fixing. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/match-fixing-in-sport-dont-bet-on-it-michael-franzese/ The Sonochemistry Centre explores how we can utilise the innate power of sound to benefit the environment, improve healthcare and make manufacturing processes cleaner and greener. Established in 1994 the Sonochemistry Centre retains its primary aim of securing and maintaining a position of international excellence in a variety of applications of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/the-power-of-sound-sonochemistry-centre/ Greg LeMond is a three-time winner of the Tour de France. His stance on anti-doping and performance enhancing substances has brought him into conflict with some of the most famous names in the sport. Here he talks about his career and his highly contentious opinions and attitudes toward drugs and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/greg-lemond-%e2%80%98cycling-is-dying-through-drugs%e2%80%99-video/ Stefan Szymanski is an economist from the CASS Business School. Here he discusses why football has been relatively stable during the financial crisis. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/the-reassuring-stability-of-football-capitalism-stefan-szymanski/ William Gaillard is Director of Communications at UEFA. Here he discusses the issues and challenges for European football in the 21st Century. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/the-challenges-in-european-football-today-william-gaillard-uefa/ Dave Boyle is the Chief Executive of Supporters Direct, an organisation that gives fans a stake in the ownership and governence in football. Here he talks about how he thinks football will struggle in England because of its ownership and regulative structures that surround it. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/the-twin-approach-to-football-club-sustainability-dave-boyle/ Katarina Pijetlovic and Simon Gardiner are academics from the International University Audentes Tallinn and Leeds Metropolitan University respectively. Here they discuss breakaway leagues and the tensions in football. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/10/power-struggles-in-football-katarina-pijetlovic-and-simon-gardiner/ Pedro Velazquez is Deputy Head of the Sports Unit for the European Commission. Here he talks about the role of the European Union in Sports Policy throughout the continent. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/09/the-role-of-the-eu-in-european-sports-policy-pedro-velazquez/ Mogens Kirkeby is President of the International Sport and Culture Association in Denmark. Here he talks about the real challenges and conflicts between grass-roots and top sport. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/09/the-pyramid-is-history-the-challenges-of-grass-roots-and-top-sport-mogens-kirkeby/ Henrik H. Brandt is Director of the Danish Institute for Sports Studies in Denmark. Here he talks about the International challenges to "Sport for All". http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/09/international-challenges-to-sport-for-all-henrik-brandt/ Veerle De Bosscher is from Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Here she discusses the findings of her study into elite sport expenditure. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/09/the-global-sporting-arms-race-veerle-de-bosscher/ Wladimir Andreff is Professor Emeritus in Sports Economy at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France. Here he talks about the financing of sport in times of global recession. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/09/financing-sport-in-a-global-recession-wladimir-andreff/ Listen to all of the welcoming speeches from the Play the Game 2009 conference hosted by Coventry University. Including welcoming speeches from The Very Reverend John Irvine MA, Professor Madeleine Atkins, Jim Johnston, Jens Sejer Anderson, David Goldblatt, Nikki Dryden and Professor Simon Chadwick from Coventry University. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/08/welcoming-speeches-play-the-game-2009/ A growing number of stakeholders realise that sport cannot fulfil its ambitions by being succesful as a global entertainment industry. On the contrary, commercial success is sometimes accompanied by serious threats to the core values and credibility of sport as a driver of social, cultural and educational progress. Play the Game ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/06/07/play-the-game-2009/ Evolve is the Alumni Magazine for all past Coventry University Students. It contains information about Alumni events, graduate stories and ways to get back in touch with people from your course. This issue features an article about how TV personality, Jimmy Doherty, left Coventry to set up his a pig ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/05/23/evolve-spring-2009-coventry-university-alumni-magazine/ Horace Panter is a true icon of British music. In the 1970s Horace formed "The Specials" who went on to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s. This year they are reforming to play a number of big shows, including headlining slots at Glastonbury and V Festival. In 1972 Horace ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/05/19/the-specials-horace-panter-in-conversation/ Martin is an award-winning TV and radio presenter, national newspaper columnist and bestselling author. An ultra-specialised journalist, he spends his life focusing on how to cut bills without cutting back. He is also an innovator/entrepreneur and his website, moneysavingexpert.com, is one of the most visited destinations on the Here he speaks ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/05/04/money-saving-expert-martin-lewis/ This issue focuses on Coventry University’s contribution to the health agenda and the impact our applied research in this area is having on people’s lives. Also in this issue: Jamaican Pride - Helping Caribbean banana producers survive all the elements, Sustainable Styling - Making the environment a must-have fashion accessory, Sailing Into Business - ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/05/01/innovate-issue-5-applied-research-at-coventry-university/ Dean Stockton is a British creative star. Since January 2008 Dean has been Senior Creative Director of Chellomedia Group. He leads group creative direction and responsibility for managing all corporate brand strategy, including most channel and online services. He delivers and impliments creative direction and creative marketing solutions across the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/30/creativity-is-international-dean-stockton/ Paul Gambaccini presents his weekly America’s Greatest Hits show on BBC Radio 2 and contributes to various publications. From March 2008 he took over as chairman of the Radio 4 music quiz called Counterpoint. In August 2008 he returned to Classic FM, to present Paul Gambaccini’s Hall of Heroes’ series. Be ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/29/its-only-rock-n-roll-but-i-like-it-paul-gambaccini/ Nicholas Jones was for many years BBC political correspondent. His books include Sultans of Spin, The Control Freaks, Soundbites and Spin Doctors and Trading Information. He has been involved in the world of politics for more than 30 years as a journalist, most prominently as the BBC’s political correspondent and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/23/why-all-governments-need-spin-nicholas-jones/ Jock McQueenie has a background in visual arts, and has taken his creative background into cross-sector projects, fulfilling social, cultural and artistic outcomes in remote and artistically intriguing locations. He is currently working with the Queensland Writers Centre on a project in three regional centres, Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Mount Isa, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/21/community-culture-commerce-the-creative-arts-and-corporate-social-responsibility-jock-mcqueenie/ Professor Hazel Barrett has spent a number of years researching the aids pandemic in the sub-Saharan countries of Africa. Despite the numerous efforts over the years the AIDS virus continues to grow in the number of people contracting and dying from the infection. In this talk Hazel discusses some of the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/20/aids-in-sub-saharan-africa-professor-hazel-rose-barrett/ Johannes Birringer is a German-born performance and media choreographer. He currently resides in Houston (Texas) and London, where he has been working in theatre, dance, performance art and multimedia collaborations. Johannes Birringer is artistic director of AlienNation Co., a Houston-based multimedia ensemble that has collaborated on various site-specific and cross-cultural ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/20/art-technology-the-future-of-interactivity-johannes-birringer/ Peter is a senior lecturer and course leader for Creative Computing degrees at Coventry University. Peter co-ordinated the DfEE funded National Information Design Network from 1996 until 1999. He has recently completed an IPED Research scholarship investigating the usability of discussion forums in an academic context. In this Coventry Conversation, Peter ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/16/computing-the-creative-way-peter-every/ Julia Clark is a polling guru; she researches and calls election for Britain's most respected opinion pollster-MORI(Market and Research International). She is usually very right. In this special Coventry Conversation she gazes into the tea leaves and the figures and firmly forecasts a Cameron Conservative government this time next year. Please credit ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/15/obama-and-cameron-what-the-poll-tea-leaves-show-julia-clark/ This is the new magazine aimed at showcasing Coventry University’s positive contribution to the organistion and delivery of healthcare in the UK and globally. Inside you’ll find articles and interviews that demonstrate our engagement with the health agenda including articles on the work of the Health Design Technology Institute, a look ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/15/health-coventry-universitys-work-in-healthcare-issue-1/ Coventry University has always believed in working closely with industrial partners such as local businesses, national companies and multi-national corporations, and we are proud to be seen as a 'business-facing' university. The global recession makes the work we undertake with business more important than ever. To find out how we ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/04/helping-business-through-the-downturn/ The Applied Research Centre into Human Security (ARCHS), based at Coventry University, looks at issues such as climate change, terrorism and sustainability and how we need to apply 'systems thinking' to encourage change. This film shows examples of some of their work. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/04/04/human-security-research/ This is the first of our talks for the Coventry University Global Masterclass Series. In this talk Professor Simon Chadwick talks about the impact that the global recession is having on the business of sport. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/26/is-the-recession-killing-sport-professor-simon-chadwick/ Oneyachi Wambo runs Score4Africa, celebrating the power of football to transform lives for the better. The Score4Africa awards ceremony is to celebrate African footballers and was staged at the House of Lords in 2008. In this Coventry Conversation, Oneyachi talks specifically about the role of football in development. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/12/the-role-of-football-in-development-africa-day-oneyachi-wambo/ Ade Daramy is Sierra Leonese by birth. He is a journalist and broadcaster working in London who takes a professional interest in African Football. This talk, which was recorded as part of the Coventry Conversations Africa Day, starts  with Ade suggesting that football is the new slave trade. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/12/football-is-the-new-slavery-africa-day-ade-daramy/ Tom Reeves is currently the Producer of ‘Breakfast with Andy Goulding’ on Mercia FM. Tom began working at Red Dragon FM in 2002 and became Breakfast Producer in December 2004. He won the best Breakfast Show award at GCap Boot Camp Awards and In 2008 he left Red Dragon to launch a new breakfast ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/12/how-to-stay-in-the-radio-business-tom-reeves/ Chris Nathaniel runs NVA Management, represents Rio Ferdinand and is a host of African origin footballers. In this Coventry Conversation, as part of Africa Day, Chris talks about whether football is the new slavery. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/12/is-football-the-new-slavery-africa-day-chris-nathaniel-football-agent/ Cyrille Regis MBE won the FA Cup with Coventry in 1987. He made his name at West Bromwich Albion and played for England five times. Cyrille is a regular visitor to Africa. In this Coventry Conversation Cyrille talks to John Mair about his experiences as a black footballer. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/12/black-players-in-football-africa-day-cyrille-regis-mbe/ Andrée Woodcock is Professor of Educational Ergonomics and Design in Coventry University's School of Art and Design. She is currently director of the Design & Ergonomics Applied Research Group (DEarg). Her work has covered a range of areas related to putting the 'human' back into the design process. This includes working ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/11/the-h-factor-championing-the-user-professor-andree-woodcock/ David Brookes has spent over 30 years in journalism including roles as a reporter, page designer, sub-editor, chief sub-editor, assistant editor and editor. He was editor of the Sunday Mercury, based in Birmingham, from 2000 – 2008. David has been editor of the Coventry Telegraph since January 1st 2009 and in this Coventry ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/11/its-tough-times-for-newspapers-david-brookes/ Roger Cook is an investigative journalist, reporter and broadcaster. In 1971 he created and first presented the Radio 4 programme Checkpoint, which specialised in investigating and exposing criminals and con-men. In 1985 he moved to Central and created The Cook Report. The show is best remembered for Cook’s trademark confrontations ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/05/confrontation-in-tv-roger-cook/ Mike Blundell is part of a team of engineers and scientists looking at how we can improve safety, and the likelyhood of surviving, in helicopter crashes. Here he talks about the work that the HELISAFE team has been doing http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/03/04/improving-survival-rates-in-helicopter-crashes/ Bob Satchwell is Executive Director of the Society of Editors. He is an experienced speaker, debater and lecturer on media issues, press freedom, freedom of information, business ethics, leadership, business in the community and strategic public relations. In this Coventry Conversation you can hear Bob talking about doom and gloom in the media world. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/26/is-it-all-doom-and-gloom-bob-satchwell/ The Health Design Technology Institute will be the home of a number of initiatives for designing technologies and ways of working to help people manage their healthcare. This includes designing better products and systems to help the healthcare industry to manage the diverse needs of a number of people with long-term ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/25/health-design-technology-institute/ Gordon Brown recently visited Coventry University to speak to the City of Coventry about what the Government is doing to help Britain out of the financial crisis. In this talk, the Prime Minister answers questions about jobs, unemployment, the local economy and the global recession. He also addresses the ways in ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/13/gordon-brown-how-we-are-helping-the-nation-out-of-the-economic-recession/ Peter Barron is an enigma; he left one of the best and most high profile jobs in British television journalism – Editor of Newsnight – in the summer of 2008 of his own violation. He jumped ship to the digital world of Google where he is Head of Public Relations ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/12/i-have-seen-the-future-peter-barron-google/ Les Mosely talks about how his research is helping a number of organisations to prepare for disasters and emergency situations. Including a recent project with the Home Office. Coventry was the first university in the UK to introduce a disaster management degree. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/04/emergency-and-disaster-planning/ This episode of Liquid Theory TV discusses the Liquid Books Project by Professor Gary Hall and Dr Clare Birchall. The Liquid Books project is looking at rethinking and experimenting with new notions of what a 'text' could be in the digital age. Liquid Theory TV is a project by Paul Allender, Clare ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/02/01/liquid-books-liquid-theory-tv-episode-1/ Andrew Mackenzie looks at the end of an era for newspapers as we know them. Andrew's Coventry Conversation focuses on the way that the internet is restructuring the way that journalism works, the way it is going to work in the foreseeable future, and how this will affect journalism students. This talk is ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/01/29/is-there-life-after-newspapers-andrew-mckenzie/ David Moorcroft has been involved in athletics for more than 30 years at club, area and international level as a competitor, teacher, coach, broadcaster and from 1997-2006 was chief executive of the sport’s national governing body. In this Coventry Conversation, David talks about his career. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/01/22/my-journey-as-an-athlete-broadcaster-and-athletics-administrator-david-moorcroft/ John O. Oucho holds a PhD in Population Geography from the University of Nairobi and was a post-doctoral fellow of the Carolina Population Centre in the University of Nairobi, University of Ghana and University of Botswana. He is a well-travelled and well-published academic and has participated in many international conferences, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/01/21/barack-obama-john-o-oucho/ Nick Davies is a divisive figure in journalism circles for what he calls the ‘dog eat dog’ attack on his recently released publication, Flat Earth News, covering the profession he’s worked in for more than 30 years. The book details the commercialism of the media industry and the managerial-led decline of newsrooms ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/01/15/dog-eat-dog-and-flat-earth-news-nick-davies/ Jon Blair is a multi award winning film and television producer and director, and is the only director working in the United Kingdom who has won all three of the premiere awards in his field; an Oscar, an Emmy (twice) and a British Academy Award. In this Coventry Conversation you can ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2009/01/08/beginnings-jon-blair-award-winning-director-and-producer/ This lecture takes you through the steps to create a storyboard for film and animation projects. It is given by Illustration and Animation Lecturer Francis Lowe. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/12/20/introduction-to-storyboarding/ Jon Snow is a journalist and presenter best known for presenting Channel 4 News. He has won several RTS Awards – two for reports from El Salvador, one for his reporting of the Kegworth air disaster, and two as “Presenter of the Year”. This is the recording of his second appearance at the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/12/12/jon-snow-coventry-conversation/ Lucy Main graduated from Coventry in 2002 with a BA honours degree in Communication, Culture and Media plus some great intentions. After working for the BBC and a number of corporate production companies on blue chip accounts, Lucy conducted a smash and grab raid for a management position at the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/12/11/working-in-the-british-film-industry-lucy-main/ Simon Chadwick was a founder, and remains a Director, of London University’s Birkbeck Sport Business Centre. Simon is a founder and director of CIBS – the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University. His research interests are based around sport marketing and sport business strategy. In this Coventry ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/12/04/football-finance-and-funny-business-simon-chadwick/ Richard Peel is at the top of the PR tree in Britain. He has ‘spun’ for many of the bluest chip organisations in Britain – The BBC, The ITC, Ofcom, The England and Wales Cricket Board and now Camelot the lottery operator. In this Coventry Conversation Richard talks about spin, politics and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/27/spin-blair-and-pr-richard-peel/ Apologies about the sound, but we simply had to show you this lecture given by Dr Alex Moulton. Dr. Moulton's professional life has been devoted to the research and development of innovative designs. He developed The Moulton Bicycle, introduced in 1962, and pioneered small-wheeled, full-suspension thinking which was acknowledged as the most ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/26/dr-alex-moulton-bugatti-design-lecture/ Professor Tom Quinn is a leading figure in cardiovascular nursing. He is an adviser to the Department of Health in emergency cardiac care. He is also cardiovascular, stroke and research lead for the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS) and clinical lead for cardiovascular disease, stroke and vascular diseases ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/24/saving-time-saving-lives-professor-tom-quinn/ Vikki Heywood is the Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company based in Stratford Upon Avon. She is responsible for 20 productions each year, 700 staff and an annual budget of 30 million pounds. The RSC is also deep into a rebuilding project in Stratford. In this Coventry Conversation Vikki discusses ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/20/directing-the-royal-shakespeare-company-vikki-heywood/ He was last week suspended from Talksport for insulting a London councillor on air. Sony award-winning Gaunt, who writes a column for the sun, also called the councillor an “ignorant pig”. This talk was recorded the week that he was sacked and was his first public appearance. With an average audience ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/20/life-as-a-shock-jock-jon-gaunty-gaunt/ In this talk, Laurence Rees shares insights into some of the issues faced when making his latest series, ‘WW2: Behind Closed Doors Stalin, the Nazis and the West’, which was broadcast on BBC 2 in November 2008. This Coventry Conversation was recorded in Coventry Cathedral as part of the series. This talk is also ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/13/stalin-the-nazis-and-the-west-laurence-rees/ Debbie Isitt is a comic writer, film director and performer. She set up world renowned theatre company Snarling Beasties in the 1980’s to great critical acclaim. Her plays have won several awards including “The Independent theatre award” in 1989 and the “Time Out” theatre award in 1991 as well as ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/13/making-nativity-debbie-issit/ David Pearson is an award winning documentary maker who has turned to fiction. He invented the Cheltenham Screenwriting festival. It is the only festival of its kind in Europe and a huge success – each july 600 flock to the Cotswolds to talk writing for feature films. In this Coventry Conversation ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/06/moving-from-documentary-to-fiction-david-pearson/ To celebrate Coventry University's success at the Times Higher Education awards, Innovate looks east with a feature on how work in Shanghai made Coventry one of the most entrepreneurial universities. Also in this latest issue: Lights out - Helping householders conserve more energy Time for a SEE change - Bringing humanity back into ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/11/01/innovate-issue-4-applied-research-at-coventry-university/ In this lecture, Maggi Savin-Baden, Director of the Learning Innovations Group at Coventy University, gives an overview of the history of the group and some of the exciting projects that are currently underway or in the pipeline. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/31/professor-maggi-savin-baden-on-the-learning-innovation-group/ Philip Oliver is best known as one half of U.K. Spectrum design duo the Oliver Twins. Along with his brother Andrew they produced some of the most popular games for the system and in the 1980s, they launched their own highly popular franchise, the Dizzy series of games. In 1990 they ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/30/the-future-of-gaming-philip-oliver-blitz-games/ Trevor Phillips, head of the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights, discusses the current financial situation in the UK and the potential effects on community cohesion. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/19/trevor-phillips-discusses-community-cohesion/ Anne Harrop, director of policy and research at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, talks about the effect the economic downturn may have on migration. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/19/migration-and-the-economic-downturn-anne-harrop/ Richard Kemp, deputy chair of the LGA, discusses community cohesion from a local government perspective. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/19/community-cohesion-and-local-government-richard-kemp/ Ted Cantle announces the launch of the new iCoCo portal, the peer-reviewed journal (first edition due Spring 09) and the National Cohesion Forum. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/19/icoco-autumn-reception-ted-cantle-introduction/ Steve Cropley is Editor-in-chief at weekly automotive magazine, Autocar. For the last 35 years, he has remained one of the country’s most prolific and respected motoring journalists. For 15 years of that time, he has been an avid columnist and more recently blogger on Autocar’s highly-popular online website. Listen to the ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/16/automotive-journalism-steve-cropley-autocar/ Professor Sarah Whatley talks about the many projects and performances she has been involved with throughout her career as a dancer and choreographer. You can also watch this talk on the Coventry University YouTube Channel http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/16/from-vertical-to-horizontal-professor-sarah-whatley/ Alex has been responsible as producer/director/writer for three major pieces of recent UK television history: In 1999 he was the series editor of the groundbreaking series Macintyre Undercover; In 2004, Dunkirk told the human stories of the Dunkirk landing in factual drama form; and his latest offering is House of Saddam ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/09/my-experience-in-documentary-alex-holmes-writer-producer-and-director/ Jim White is sports columnist for the Daily Telegraph as well as an author and broadcaster. Jim was a founding member of The Independent in 1986 and worked there for a decade before moving to The Guardian. He won sports columnist of the year during his time there and established himself ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/10/02/writing-manchester-utd-the-biography-jim-white/ Pirate Philosophy explores how the development of various forms of so-called internet piracy are affecting ideas of authorship, intellectual property, copyright law, fair use, patent, trademark, content creation and cultural production that were established pre-internet. Professor Gary Hall looks at a number of ways in which the Arts and Humanities can ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/09/29/pirate-philosophy-professor-gary-hall/ Stuart Ramsay is the Chief Correspondent for Sky News. Stuart previously reported on major domestic and foreign stories as the Chief Reporter for Channel Five News. For 13 years Ramsay has worked for Sky News (with that short spell away at Five News), starting as a reporter and climbing the career ladder. ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/09/25/being-a-sky-news-correspondent-stuart-ramsay/ Alan Kirby, previous editor of the Coventry Telegraph, is a seasoned journalist: Working at his craft for 35 years, the past 10 were spent as editor at the Coventry Telegraph until in August 2008, he announced that he would be retiring at the end of the year. Alan originally joined the Telegraph as a reporter ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/09/24/journalism-now-and-in-the-future-alan-kirby-coventry-evening-telegraph/ Exilica, a Coventry University spin-out company, are researching into the uses and applications of absorbant beads and hollow silica shells More information can be found at http://www.exilica.co.uk/ http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/08/04/hollow-silica-shells-and-absorbant-beads-exilica/ Kate Harwood is much garlanded within the Television industry for her production skills. Her credits include David Copperfield, Beggars Bride, Close Relations and Daniel Deronda. Kate has won two BAFTA awards for dramas from both ends of the social scale: Eastenders from the bottom and Charles II – the pride ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/29/doing-tv-drama-kate-harwood-bbc/ Paul Watson and controversy go together hand-in-hand. This is what he does in his films and in the media storms that so often surround them. Paul is making documentaries that matter. Little wonder they cause ripples in TV executive suites and in the press. Paul lives his films. Literally. He ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/28/making-documentaries-that-matter-paul-watson/ Nicholas Jones has spent forty years chronicling the media’s relationship with politicians, trade union leaders and other prominent personalities. He is an active campaigner in groups promoting high journalistic standards and the widest possible spread of media ownership. In this Coventry Conversation, Nick talks about spin and government. More information can be ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/22/media-and-politics-nicholas-jones/ Mark’s first media job was working for his local newspaper, The Clydebank Post, in 1999. He was named Scotland’s Young Journalist of the Year six months later and moved to The Scotsman. One year later he joined The Daily Record – the country’s biggest tabloid and spearheaded a number of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/15/racism-and-the-police-going-undercover-mark-daly/ This lecture is taken from Professor Morteza Abyaneh's 60th birthday Professorial lecture on 'Physics, Metaphysics and the Big Bang', organised by Coventry University as a celebration of his years of research and endeavour. The Professor talks about his approach to creation, other dimensions and hyperspace. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/12/physics-metaphysics-and-the-big-bang-professor-morteza-abyaneh/ Professor Richard Keeble is a director of the Institute of Communication Ethics and co-edits their quarterly journal, Ethical Space. He has written a number of articles on the journalism of George Orwell and is currently co-editing a collection of papers on literary journalists for Routledge. He is a member of ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/08/hacks-and-spies-journalism-and-espionage-richard-keeble/ Jeremy Paxman – the best broadcast interviewer of his generation - comes to the Coventry Conversations live via video link from Television Centre in London. His style, which some see as aggressive, usually gets results whoever the interviewee. Jeremy has just again won the Royal Television Society Presenter of the Year ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/05/07/why-are-you-so-good-jeremy-paxman/ The Serious Games Institute, aka the SGI, based in the West Midlands in the UK, focuses on developing the non-entertainment application of gaming technology and virtual environments. Gaming has a number of applications in teaching and learning, as well as in helping companies to train their staff in safe and repeatable ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/25/serious-games-institute/ Jim has, in addition to writing for the Telegraph and the Independent, appeared on TV and radio. His broadcast credits include sport on Radio Five (Which he won a Sony Gold for a documentary) to Radio Four’s Front Row to documentaries for Sky Sport. In this Coventry Conversation, part of a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/24/sports-journalism-olympics-day-jim-white/ Jim’s career includes: From 1990–93 Editor of Rugby World, 1994-96 Freelance work and from 1996 to present, The Guardian and Observer. He has also published a number of books including: Linford Christie: The Unauthorised Biography (1995) and Running Scared: How Athletics Lost its Innocence (1996). He is currently working on ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/24/the-olympic-controversy-olympics-day-duncan-mackay/ David has been involved in athletics for more than 30 years at club, area and international level as a competitor, teacher, coach, broadcaster and from 1997-2006, he was chief executive of the sport’s national governing body. As a competitor, his highlights include setting the world record for 5000m at 13 minutes ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/24/the-pinnacle-of-performance-olympics-day-david-moorcroft/ Colin Has worked as a TV Director and Producer, his credits include, as director, ‘The Secretary who stole £4 Million’ and ‘The Lavender List’. He was Director and Producer on ‘Get Carman: The Trials of George Carman QC’, ‘The rise of the Celebrity Class’, and a Producer on ‘Maxwell’ and ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/24/making-10-days-to-war-colin-barr/ Dr Winston Mano discusses Zimbabwe and Kenya with Professor John O. Oucho. Dr Mano is a Course Leader; he has a Graduate Diploma in Media and Communication Studies and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Media and Communication Studies. Prof Oucho has undertaken consultancies for various United Nations agencies, among them UNFPA, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/17/zimbabwe-kenya-can-africa-do-democracy-dr-mano-and-professor-oucho/ From football to the royals, the first Innovate of 2008 features a range of applied research activities including: Look and learn - Helping children with visual dyslexia A perfect match - How a partnership with Coventry City Football Club is reaping benefits Royal approval - Celebrating excellence in transport with the Queen's approval Window ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/04/04/innovate-issue-3-applied-research-at-coventry-university/ Jim Godfrey, ITV’s director of corporate affairs, is leaving in March after three years to set up his own PR agency. Godfrey, a former Labour special adviser, said he intended to specialise in political campaigns and branding with his new company, which will have ITV as its first client when ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/03/13/is-itv-in-trouble-jim-godfrey/ Philip Harding is a journalist and media consultant. Until last summer he was Director of English Networks and News at the BBC World Service, responsible for all the BBC’s international radio programmes in English with 42 million listeners. Phil is a fellow of the Radio Academy and last autumn Phil ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/03/12/media-ethics-phil-harding/ Arti Halai is currently a Presenter for ITV1’s regional news output in the Midlands Central News. She also has her own training company and is a consultant and a trainer on presentation, media and communication skills. She has spent fifteen years working in both radio and television. She started her ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/03/12/the-glamorous-life-of-a-tv-presenter-arti-halai/ John Waite presents Radio 4’s award-winning investigative journalism programme Face The Facts, which has been a fixture in the Radio 4 schedules for 16 years and for which John has won 3 Sony Radio Awards as either Reporter or Broadcaster of the year. He also co-presents Radio 4’s daily consumer ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/03/06/face-the-facts-john-waite/ Nigel Chapman is Director of BBC World Service. He is responsible for the overall editorial leadership and management of the world’s leading international radio broadcaster and its new media operations. He has worked for the BBC for more than 20 years. http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/02/28/the-bbc-world-service-nigel-chapman/ lare Short was Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to May 2003. DFID was a new Ministry created after the 1997 general election to promote policies for sustainable development and the elimination of poverty. In 2003, Ms Short resigned from the government over the Iraq war and in 2006, ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/02/28/resigning-from-government-clare-short/ Bill Heine is considered by many to be very opinionated and perhaps somewhat controversial in the field of radio presenting, Heine is not afraid to speak his mind and allows his listeners to do the same during his phone-in show. Heine employed the sculptor John Buckley in 1986 to design a ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/02/21/is-local-radio-at-the-heart-of-the-community-bill-heine-and-daniel-bruce/ Mark (born 15th April 1955) is the controller of Radio 4 and BBC 7 in the United Kingdom. He trained at ITN in 1980. He joined the BBC World Service as a current affairs producer in 1981. From 1982-4, he worked at ITV on TV-am, returning to BBC News ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/02/21/the-middle-class-bent-at-radio-4-mark-damazer/ Phil’s radio career started in 1980. He has extensive programming experience gained from his roles as a Presenter, Producer, and Programme Controller. Phil was responsible for the successful launch of XTRA-AM in 1989 in Birmingham. In 1990 he was appointed managing director of Leeds 96.3 Radio Aire, which he managed from ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/01/31/managing-radio-phil-riley/ The Same But Different research project was a HEFCE funded project looking at managing diversity and equality in higher education. Part of the project was to research and create a resource that Diversity and Equality managers in HE could use to help them realise how important it is to embrace ... http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/2008/01/25/diversity-and-equality-in-education/