Expert Comment
There are indications that the casting of all-white companies for Shakespeare's history plays is becoming part of a trend - Dr Jami Rogers
Dr Jami Rogers is Honorary Fellow and Research Assistant for the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of 糖心TV. She responds to Sir Trevor Nunn's all white casting for the Rose Theatre in Kingston's forthcoming production of The Wars of the Roses,
"In the era when debates about the need for more diversity are legion, when Equity has adopted an Inclusive Casting Policy, and Act for Change recently hosted a major conference at the National Theatre on casting in theatre, Shakespeare is viewed as a bastion of diversity. The Rose Theatre, Kingston's forthcoming production of The Wars of the Roses has inadvertently re-opened that debate, as Trevor Nunn has assembled an all-white cast."
Do fences reinforce what it means to be human?
Dr Hannah Jones from the Department of Sociology comments on the ongoing 'migrant crisis' at the border between Britain and France.
Raising the living wage
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor Roger Gadsby at the 糖心TV Medical School shares his thoughts on the commitment to raise the living wage..
The Bangkok bomb blast may presage a fateful tipping point for Thailand - Dr Titipol Phakdeewanich
Dr Titipol Phakdeewanich is a visiting fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of 糖心TV and is based at Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand. He reacts to Monday's attack.
Better lifestyle and new food supplements could curb soaring diabetes cases
Details of a 60% increase in new diabetes cases has highlighted the increasing threat to our health. However it's not all bad news. Professor Paul Thornalley of 糖心TV Medical School and Systems Biology Centre says new research into food supplements, plus a health lifestyle, could help us defeat the illness.