In the latest episode of the Louder than Words Podcast, Professor Jules Pretty journalist Martha Dixon look at sustainability – in what we eat – and how we use our land.
Academics from the University of Essex show us how they’re helping farmers meet our needs while saving the planet.
Contributors include:
Professor Christine Raines, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex
Archie Ruggles-Brise, Spains Hall Estate, Essex
Dr Tom Cameron, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex
Dr Patricia Lopez, Senior Research Officer, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex
Kenny Brown, Research Technician, Univesity of Essex
Professor Ahmed Shaheed from the Human Rights Centre and Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and Professor Wayne Martin from the School of Philosophy and Art History join Professor Jules Pretty to discuss the importance of protecting the freedom of thought. They look at the implications of this commitment and potential threats to it across politics, health care, and many other areas. ...
Listen to the latest episode of the Louder Than Words Podcast to discover the story of the Warner Textile Archive and how Essex historians are helping unlock the potential of the archive for designers and bringing it to life for the public. Find out more about Louder than Words Professor Jules Pretty from the University of Essex and journalist Martha Dixon speak to historians and archivists plus top designers who love using Warner textiles. Warner and Sons once provided the luxury fabrics which decorated palaces and featured at royal weddings. The Warner Textile Archive is now the largest publicly owned collection from a luxury textile manufacturer in the UK. The Archive is housed in the original Warner & Sons mill in Braintree that was refurbished in 2004 to hold the significant collection. The collection comprises over 100,000 items, including designs on paper, hand woven textiles, printed textiles, business records, photographs and manufacturing equipment. At its height, Warner & Sons were producing fabric for royal weddings and funerals, and decorating palaces. The family business pioneered several textile manufacturing techniques that have never again been replicated. Contributors: Dr Alix Green, from the Department of History at Essex, is overseeing a project to digitise the Warner Textile Archive. PhD student Samantha Woodward has helped the Warner Textile Archive to develop a framework for further research into core parts of the collection and looked at ways to engage with users in the future. Robert Rose is Museum Manager of the Warner Textile Archive. Sophie Jemma is Archivist at the Warner Textile Archive. Cassie Nicholas is an Interior Designer and Winner of the BBC Interior Design Masters programme who has used Warner Textiles. Adam Sykes, owner of heritage fabrics specialist Claremont which ...
In the latest episode of the Louder than Words Podcast, Professor Jules Pretty journalist Martha Dixon look at surveillance and the impact on our modern lives. Academics from the University of Essex explain how they are contributing to the debate; helping people understand their rights and also trying to work alongside innovators to explain the implications of their technology. Contributors include: Emmanuelle Andrews - Policy and Campaigns Officer at Liberty Professor Pete Fussey – Department of Sociology, University of Essex Dr Daragh Murray – Human Rights Centre and School of Law, University of Essex ...
