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Forensic Science – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 24

December 31, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastforensic science, jim fraser, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Jim Fraser introduces forensic science, a subject of wide fascination and importance, as a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence like a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tyre mark.

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Jim Fraser has 40 years’ experience in forensic science and has worked on many high profile cases, in various roles, including as an expert witness, case reviewer, senior police manager, policy adviser, and researcher. He has also advised many public agencies including police organisations in the UK and abroad, the Home Office, the Scottish Parliament, and the UK Parliament. He is a Research Professor in Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde.

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Modern Brazil – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 23

December 28, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastanthony pereira, modern brazil, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Anthony Pereira introduces modern Brazil, a country associated in many people’s minds with conviviality, sensuality, and natural beauty yet is still something of an enigma.

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Anthony W. Pereira is a Professor and Director of the Brazil Institute at King’s College London. He has held positions at the New School for Social Research, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Tulane University, and the University of East Anglia. He is the author and co-author of many books and is an occasional commentator on Brazil for the BBC, CNN, France 24, The Conversation, and other media organisations.

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Projects – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 22

December 24, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastandrew davies, projects, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Andrew Davies introduces projects, a temporary organization and one-time process established to achieve a desired outcome which now shape the human-built world in which we live, work, and play.

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Andrew Davies is the RM Phillips Freeman Chair and Professor of Innovation Management in SPRU, University of Sussex Business School Andrew (2019-). He is researcher, educator, consultant and advisor who is fascinated by understanding and making innovation happen in complex projects, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure in the built environment.

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Biography – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 21

December 21, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastbiography, hermione lee, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Hermione Lee introduces biography, one of the most popular, best-selling, and widely-read literary genres.

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Dame Hermione Lee is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing at Wolfson College and a trustee of the Wolfson Foundation. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an Honorary Fellow of New, St Hilda’s, and St Cross Colleges, Oxford.

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Fairy Tale – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 20

December 17, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastfairy tale, marina warner, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Marina Warner introduces the fairy tale, a form of literature that has had the power to enchant us and spark our imaginations for hundreds of years.

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Marina Warner is a writer, historian, cultural critic, and novelist. She is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Honorary Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the British Academy.

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