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A great discussion with students from our black student networks, who are curating and designing an exhibition. Robert O'Toole in conversation with Alicia Odumosu, Jessica Boakye, and Alex Land. With short samples of the music we discuss, by Labi Sifre, the Balafon Sextet, DJ Solo, and So Solid Crew.

The Creatives Institute, led by Raphael Taylor, is a collective of students from Warwick University, supporting emerging artists through exhibitions, events, magazine, and careers forum. In October 2025 the Institute curated a successful and impactful exhibition of diverse art works. We interviewed Raphael, as well as the artist Annabel Rainbow, whose Windrush Quilts were featured. The opening eve...

Isabel Hughes is a researcher in Life Sciences at the University of Warwick. She is also a brilliant artist. This exhibition brings together works created in response to her time spent in Kenya undertaking pioneering research on new ways to prevent malaria. See more of Isabel’s work on Instagram @izzi.art Watch a video of the exhibition on our YouTube channel. Tickets for the opening night at Temp...

Folklore is not just something that existed in a dark, superstitious past. It continues to be a powerful force in culture and society today. Technology and science haven't eliminated it through reason, but rather they have given new ways in which its forms can be expressed and mutated. This is the topic of a fascinating undergraduate module in the History Department at the University of Warwic...

In the last episode Robert O'Toole interviewed Jonathan Vickery of the pioneering Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies. Their conversation delved deep into how to create the conditions for a successful, impactful, and continuously renewed University. In this episode, interviewer and interviewee switch roles, with Robert reflecting on 30 years of work developing Arts and Humanities educ...

A serial innovator, a creator of powerful interconnections, and activist, and a brilliant researcher. Jonathan Vickery works across a wide range of media and communities: public speaking, art criticism, policy debate, evaluation and assessment, independent reviews for funded research, project management, curriculum design, innovative teaching, and much more.  In this podcast we meet another of our...

It takes something really special to be a successful and innovative leader in the creative industries. Not just a diverse skill set, well integrated and continually extended, but also an emotional bravery, strength, and empathy. Shuangshuang Cai has all of these attributes, and much more. In this conversation, Robert talks to this amazing practitioner and PhD student about her work.

Robert O'Toole interviews Luke Robert Mason about how he developed the successful and globally impactful Virtual Futures seminars and the FUTURES podcast series, as well as his podcast production company for academics, No Troublemakers Media.

Arts and Humanities degrees have led our alumni to achieve great successes - not always in the ways that they expected, and not necessarily immediately after graduating. But we do know that our degrees can supercharge careers. What advice can we give to our students and graduates to make the most of the experience and the capabilities they develop? A panel discussion recorded at our inaugural Powe...

Dr Heidi Ashton talks with Robert O'Toole about the importance and the future of creative industries education in the age of AI. In the FAB we bring together three essential ingredients: curiosity, criticality and creativity. This helps us and our students to succeed in an increasingly challenging and disrupted world. Heidi helps us to stay optimistic and to be positively creative. Heidi is As...

If you are thinking of doing a PhD, or just getting started with your academic studies, Bing's wisdom will be of interest to you. If you have already finished a PhD, or even well into an academic career, you might still be wondering what it's all about - this will help. Bing is Director of Student Experience and Progression in the Arts Faculty at the University of Warwick. In this podcast we discu...