Podcasts
Dr Martin Knight on primary cilia
Dr Martin Knight, a reader in mechanobiology at Queen Mary's School of Engineering and Materials Science talks to Bridget Dempsey about primary cilia, tiny organelles found in most human cells. His research discovered primary cilia are an important therapeutic target to combat inflammation.
Dr Martin Knight, a reader in mechanobiology at Queen Mary's School of Engineering and Materials Science [MP3 4.4 MB]
French Presidential Elections 2012
France goes to the ballots on 22 April for the first round of voting in the French Presidential Elections. Emma Lowry talks to Dr Rainbow Murray, from the School of Politics and International Relations, about the likely outcomes and the stance of political parties' on issues such as gender equality. The School is hosting a conference on the French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on 24 May 2012. Book here for places. For more insights on French politics from Dr Murray, visit her blog, Colourful Politics.
French Presidential Election 2012 with Rainbow Murray [MP3 1.88 MB]
Future of UK Extradition Law
Emma Lowry talks to Valsamis Mitsilegas, Professor of European Criminal Law at Queen Mary, about a recent Home Office-commissioned review into UK Extradition Law and a forthcoming conference on the UK Extradition Act 2003, co-hosted by Queen Mary's Criminal Justice Centre.
Extradition Law [MP3 1.58 MB]
History of the medical school
The London Medical College, now part of Queen Mary, was opened in 1785 and is the oldest medical school in England. Archivist and curator, Jonathan Evans tells the history of the school via a tour of the Royal London Hospital Museum in Whitechapel. You can also hear about the hospital’s most famous patient, Joseph Merrick aka the Elephant Man, and how surgeon Thomas Horrocks Openshaw helped police working on the Jack the Ripper murders.
History of the medical school [MP3 2.71 MB]
American Civil War in London (April 1861 - April 2011)
April 2011 marks the 150th anniversary (sesquicentennial) of the outbreak of the American Civil War. Here Dr Tom Sebrell, of the School of History, discusses surprising British connections to the conflict, his unique London walking tours that reveal this previously untold side of the Civil War story, and his role as historical advisor on the new British Library American Civil War sesquicentennial exhibition. See www.acwlondon.org for walking tour details.
Dr Tom Sebrell discusses the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War in April 2011 [MP3 3.13 MB]
International Women's Day 1911 - 2011
As it is International Women's Day on 8 March, three Queen Mary academics - Professor Kate Malleson, of the Department of Law; Dr Rainbow Murray, from the School of Politics and International Relations; and Dr Hazel Conley, from the School of Business and Management - talk about the triumphs and struggles of British women, economically, politically and in the legal sphere in the last 100 years, and the ongoing fight for gender equality.
Professor Kate Malleson - International Women's Day [MP3 4.08 MB]
The future of Iraq
With US troops scheduled to pull out of Iraq by the end of 2011, Dr Toby Dodge, of the School of Politics and International Relations, gives his perspective on the future of Iraq post-US withdrawal; the rise to power of Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki; and the wider issue of civil unrest in Egypt and the Middle East.
Dr Toby Dodge discusses the rise of President al Maliki in Iraq and civil unrest in Egypt and Middle East [MP3 4.01 MB]
Earliest films of the Holocaust found in Russia
To coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, Dr Jeremy Hicks discusses his discovery of a collection of WWII films, documenting Nazi atrocities towards Soviet Jews, hidden for more than 60 years in Russia's State Archives. These news clips and out takes, he says, represent the first cinematic representation of the mass extermination of the Jews.
The podcast runs for just over six minutes.
