In Professor Greger Larson's short talk he unearths some new truths about the domestication of some familiar animal friends. This ERC project takes advantage of revolutionary genetic technologies to characterise the nuclear genomes from ancient

Parenting, politics and petrol bombs: trying to reduce child abuse in Africa

Apr 18th, 2017 16m 43s

In her talk, Prof Lucie Cluver explores: can we really improve parent-child relationships, reduce child abuse and reduce poverty? This ERC Starting Grant,Preventing Abuse of Children in the context of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, has developed

Ten things you wish you didn’t know about elections (and what to do about them)

Apr 18th, 2017 19m 15s

In this talk, Prof Phil Howard explains how we are targeted and manipulated by social media and bots trying to influence voter behaviour. Since 2012, Professor Howard and team have been investigating the use of algorithms, automation and com

English landscapes and identities

Apr 18th, 2017 13m 29s

Prof Chris Gosden explains what his research tells us about regional developments and variations in English settlement and landscape changes over time. The English Landscapes and Identities project pulled together all the major digital sources

Why immigration detention is a form of punishment

Apr 18th, 2017 11m 42s

In this talk Prof Mary Bosworth explores the daily experiences of the people held in immigration detention. Prof Bosworth's (2012 - 2017) ERC grant, ‘Subjectivity, Identity and Penal Power’, seeks to develop new methodological and intellectual

Sociogenomics – when nature meets nurture

Apr 11th, 2017 11m 21s

In this short talk, Professor Melinda Mills introduces her work on the role of gene and gene-environment interaction on reproductive health Sociogenome is comprehensive study of the role of genes and gene-environment (GxE) interaction on reprod

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