PVCIT (Premium Vehicle Customer Interface Technologies) is a Centre of Excellence part funded by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide support to industry based within the region.
The centre is a unique research and development facility that provides companies direct access to the latest product evaluation technologies and processes along with the expertise to identify solutions appropriate to real world engineering problems.
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Medieval mason’s marks could spell the end of flat-pack furniture miseryA medieval system of marking stone in building work could be a cheap and effective way of ending the modern day frustration of constructing ‘flat-pack’ furniture, according to a University of Warwick academic.
Mason’s Marks refer to marks made on the blocks of walling stone and on moulded stone as part of the construction process, and have been in use for centuries.
Academics studying the use of the marks at the University of Warwick claim self-assembly furniture manufactur ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
German Studies professor Erica Carter speaks about her new book on early filmmaker Béla BalázsProfessor Erica Carter from the University of Warwick’s Department of German Studies talks about the release of her new book Béla Balázs: Early Film Theory, the first English translation of the Hungarian's work, and the accompanying exhibitionListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Boston University's Prof Cathie Jo Martin talks to Warwick's Prof Wyn Grant about her research in the field of politics and international economics.IAS Visiting Fellow Prof Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science at Boston University and chair of the Council for European Studies talks to the University of Warwick's Professor Wyn Grant about her research and new book which focuses on the origins of coordinated capitalism and the circumstances under which employers are persuaded to endorse social policies, promoting economic productivity and social solidarity.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Professor Charles Sheppard - Protecting Indian Ocean Coral ReefsProfessor Charles Sheppard from the Department of Biological Sciences talks to Peter Dunn about his research into the biogeography and biodiversity of Indo-Pacific coral reefs, including the development of wide scale reef monitoring programmes. He discusses how important these government protected areas and their wildlife are to sustaining the lives of millions of people living around the Indian Ocean rim. Part of a team of international environmental marine researchers Professor Sheppard a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt from Boston University speaks at the Warwick RIPE debate along with Warwick Business School's Professor Colin Crouch and the University of Sheffield's Professor Colin HayThe Department of Politics and International Studies hosted the third annual Warwick RIPE Debate in IPE in collaboration with the Review of International Political Economy. The main speaker at the 2010 debate was Professor Vivien Schmidt of Boston University. She spoke on the theme of 'The Fall, Rise, Fall and Rise of the State within Modern Capitalism - and how to explain it'.
The debate was chaired by the Head of PaIS, Professor Ben Rosamond. Additional speakers were two other hugely ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt from Boston University speaks to PAIS PhD students Andrew Hammond and Ben Jacoby about her research into political theory.Warwick PhD students Andrew Hammond and Ben Jacoby from the Department of Politics and International Studies interview IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Vivien Schmidt about her research in political theory, the role of the state and democracy in Europe. Professor Schmidt also explains her search for better methodological approaches to studying politics focussing on the interactive processes of discourse.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Warwick Business School’s Dr Sue Bridgewater discusses the emergence of global brands in footballAuthor of the new book “Football Brands ” Dr Sue Bridgewater from Warwick Business School draws on her dual expertise in Branding and the business of football to explore how concepts such as loyalty, affiliation, emotional ties with football clubs seem to parallel the relationship between consumer and brand in the broader world of marketing and brands.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Warwick Business School’s Dr Sue Bridgewater, discusses the high pressure world of football managementAuthor of the new book “Football management” Dr Sue Bridgewater from Warwick Business School discusses the high pressure world of Football Management drawing on her own research and management development work working directly with football managers.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How do we deal with domestic violence?Two new publications from the Department of Health and Social Studies tackle the issue of domestic violence. Ravi Thiara talks about her book 'Violence Against Women in South Asian Communities' and Donna Chung discusses her book, 'Domestic Violence: Working with Men'Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Quantum DoughnutsResearch led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light based computing to the possibility of "slow glass".Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Neuroimaging: Brainwaves for MarketersProfessor Gemma Calvert, Chair of Applied Neuroimaging presents on the methods and technology that is enabling science to help marketers eliminate much of the risk in new product development. Demonstrating the potential to accurately predict and steer success in branding, advertising and packaging. Neuroimaging is about mapping brain responses to multi-sensory stimuli. It is one of the powerful neurosciences that are just about to revolutionize the way we market.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Neuroimaging: Engineering a Positive Response from UsersProfessor Paul Jennings, WMG presents on the neuroscientific research his Experiential Engineering team undertake to analyse the end users experience of products within key public sectors. The automotive industry, looking at sound quality in vehicles including hybrids, public places, Civic Engineering, looking at city centre design and the quality of public environments and the newer area of Healthcare looking at improving the experience within hospitals and care homes.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Neuroimaging: Eyetracking - Everything you need to knowRob Carpenter (TNS Magasin) presents on the high tech methods used by TNS Magasin, a pioneer in the field of shopper behavioural research. One of a range of research techniques demonstrated included "eye tracking". Eye Tracking utilises an infra-red beam, shone into the back of the retina to track the wearer's eye movements and fixations, offering far superior data on shoppers' attention than cameras that merely record field-of-view. Marketers can benefit from analysing exactly what the ey ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
World Cup Special - The development of English managersDr Sue Bridgewater talks about a programme to professionalise the role of Football Manager and looks at the future for the national job.
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World Cup Special - How to predict a world cup winnerAfter analysing the outcomes of 4500 international games Henry Stott gives his guide to the likely World Cup champions.
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