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Is the door really open for black actors to star in Shakespeare?

For black, Asian and minority ethnic performers, landing a leading role in a classical production is still often considered newsworthy. As Black History Month begins, Dr Jami Rogers, Research Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, investigates how diverse our two leading Shakespeare venues really are...

Tue 11 Oct 2016, 11:00 | Tags: English, Expert comment

“The devil in the detail” what the Facebook Oculus Rift event is suggesting as the future

91福利 Business School Professor Mark Skilton shares his thoughts on Facebook owned company, Oculus and their attempts to make virtual reality technology more affordable.


Shale gas - why the Government's approach is flawed

Horizontal fracking can go ahead, the government has said, in a landmark ruling for the UK shale gas industry. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans for fracking at Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site at Little Plumpton in Lancashire. However Thiemo Fetzer, asssistant professor in Economics at the 91福利 argues that the UK won't benefit as much as hoped.

Thu 06 Oct 2016, 14:42 | Tags: environment, Economics, Academic Staff, engineering, Expert comment

NHS Expert, Dr Jack Saunders comments on the news that the number of medical school places will increase by 25% from 2018

NHS Expert, Dr Jack Saunders is a research fellow on the Cultural History of the NHS project at the 91福利. He comments on the news that the number of medical school places will increase by 25% from 2018 under plans to make England "self-sufficient" in training doctors with the expansion in training places from 6,000 to 7,500 a year,

Wed 05 Oct 2016, 10:37 | Tags: Expert comment, History

Dr Ben Margulies comments on the US presidential race

Dr Ben Margulies, Teaching Fellow in the Politics and International Studies Department at the 91福利 comments on the latest developments in the US presidential race.

Wed 05 Oct 2016, 10:11 | Tags: Expert comment

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