University of Warwick Press: Journals
Not a member yet
1080 research outputs found
Sort by
Mapping Institutional Commitments to External Concordats to Support Meaningful Research Culture Change
No full textOver recent decades, most UK academic institutions have signed numerous concordats, charters and declarations to demonstrate their commitment to responsible practices in support of research. While these agreements provide essential accountability and direction, they also introduce administrative demands and, without coherent oversight, could lead to redundant actions that inadvertently divert resources from more meaningful research culture change.
Here we discuss a project launched at Loughborough University to map the range of actions, goals and responsibilities arising from the University’s participation across multiple concordats. This project sought to streamline responses to these commitments and explore their alignment with our institution’s unique research culture ambitions.
This paper presents our approach and shares key lessons we learned throughout the process to potentially help other institutions looking to simplify and coordinate their research culture commitments. Our hope is that by identifying synergies and efficiencies, the sector will be well positioned to better leverage its resources to continue to pursue even more impactful actions to enhance research cultures.
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the Talent Match Summer Internship from Loughborough University for funding Megan English\u27s time on this work
The Current State of the Healthy Start Food Scheme in the South West of England: A Qualitative Analysis with Stakeholders
No full textIntroduction: The Healthy Start scheme (HS) was introduced in 2006 to provide a nutritional safety net for economically disadvantaged UK families. Uptake has been poor, with at times only 60 per cent of eligible families in the South West of the England registered. Online registration has recently been introduced, and this study explores the impact of this, plus the current state of HS, and why uptake has been low.
Methods: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were held with local stakeholders. Thematic analysis was conducted on interview transcripts. Participants were recruited online using purposive and snowball sampling. Interviews occurred over Zoom and used a standardised topic guide.
Results: Seven participants were recruited, and analysis revealed three key themes: i) HS barriers, ii) the importance of local teams, iii) suggested improvements. The online switch has streamlined applications, but HS recipients are hindered by digital poverty. Recent inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have blunted the impact the credit has for families.
Conclusion: HS has potential to reduce childhood food insecurity but is restrained by low uptake. An increase in funding for local teams along with a national advertising campaign would improve awareness. Families need help overcoming the digital poverty highlighted by the online switch. Eligibility should be expanded to families on Universal Credit with children under the age of five.
Keywords: Diet, Food insecurity, Nutritional sciences, Healthy Start, Health inequalities, Child healt
Julia Iribarne: The Ethical Meaning of Life
Get PDFJulia Iribarne (1929-2014) received her doctoral degree in 1998 from the University of Buenos Aires, where she was appointed Professor for Philosophy. She authored many books and articles on phenomenology and translated Husserl\u27s Krisis into Spanish. While her first book is devoted to Kant, her doctoral thesis concerned intersubjectivity and was translated into German as Husserls Theorie der Intersubjektivität (Freiburg i.B., 1994). In her book De la ética a la metafísica (From Ethics to Metaphysics), Bogotá 2007, she intends to develop a transcendental anthropology that aims at showing how the human being attains a critical conception of knowledge, value and action on the basis of an elemental and non-objectifying but instinctive experiencing, valuing and willing. She was also concerned with the relationship between philosophy and literature: In her book Fenomenología y literatura (Phenomenology and Literature), Bogotá 2005, she deals with the issues of hope, dream and freedom. And in her last work, En torno del sentido de la vida. Ensayos fenomenológico-existenciales (About the meaning of life. Phenomenological-existential essays), Morelia 2012, she recurs to Husserl and Borges, she further pursues the issues of finite, death and hope, which reflections crystallize in the problem of the meaning of life
Philosophy and Philology in A. W. Schlegel’s Bhagavad-Gita and the ensuing debate: Translations and Commentary
Get PDFAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel’s edition and Latin translation of the Bhagavadgītā, with its pioneering application of the methods of Classical Philology to a Sanskrit text, played an important role in establishing Indology as a scholarly discipline in Europe. But Schlegel’s work, and the critical debate that it catalysed, which would draw contributions from Wilhelm von Humboldt and eventually G. W. F. Hegel, also provides a rich—and largely neglected—source of philosophical enquiry. The technical business of creating, refining, and justifying a translation of ancient Indian philosophical poetry ultimately forces reflection on the nature of conceptual and linguistic diversity across cultures, the essence of language, and the hermeneutical process of understanding a foreign culture. This paper, after a general historical introduction, offers a translation of a generous selection of Schlegel’s original (Latin) preface to his Bhagavad-Gita, a document fundamental to the ensuing debate, but which has not yet been translated into English. This is followed by a brief philosophical commentary, which leads into an extended discussion of the responses to Schlegel’s work and his replies, up to the (posthumous) second edition of his Bhagavad-Gita, illustrated throughout with translations of selected passages. It is thus possible to track not only the increasingly sophisticated reflections of Schlegel and Humboldt on translation and understanding, but also the development of a hermeneutic method for approaching Indian texts, involving the epistemological evaluation of the Indian scholarly tradition. The discussion concludes with a brief assessment of the contribution of Hegel, and its relationship to the preceding debate
Ibn Khaldûn: Historian of the Past and the Present, Here and Elsewhere
Get PDFTranslation of "Ibn Khaldûn: Historien du passé et du présent, de l’ici et de l’ailleurs", by Saber Mensouri.Text originally published under the reference: MENSOURI, Saber, IBN KHALDÛN: Historien du passé et du présent, de l\u27ici et de l\u27ailleurs. Revue des Deux Mondes, MARS 2002, pp. 122-127. Avalable on: http://www.jstor.com/stable/44189625
Original paper published without an abstract.
Jean Hyppolite
Get PDFWhen citing these papers, be aware of using the right name, title, and pages of each one.
Jean Hyppolite (1907-1968) - GEORGES CANGUILHEM and MICHEL FOUCAULT
Language and Being; Language and Thought - JEAN HYPPOLITE
A New Perspective on Marx and Marxism - JEAN HYPPOLITE
Jean Hyppolite and the French Kierkegaard - BRUCE BAUGH
Jacobi, Hyppolite and Difference - THOMAS EBKE
Michel Henry and His Master Jean Hyppolite - JOAQUIM HERNANDEZ-DISPAUX Appendix: Correspondence - JEAN HYPPOLITE and MICHEL HENRY
A Desire Without Sense: Derrida and Hyppolite on Singularity and Recognition - MAURO SENATORE
\u27Verbose Dialectics\u27 and the Anthropological Circle: Michel Foucault and Jean Hyppolite - GIUSEPPE BIANCO
Hyppolite\u27s Hegel Reconsidered - TOM ROCKMORE
Hegel\u27s Comedy - DANIEL SMITH
REVIEWS
Hegel\u27s Phenomenology of Spirit by Stephen Houlgate - DINO JAKUSI`´`´C
Introduction to Metaphysics: From Parmenides to Levinas by Jean Grondin (trans. Lukas Soderstrom) - TSUTOMU BEN YAGI
The Ends of Beauty: Sinead Murphy\u27s the Art Kettle - PETE WOLFENDALE
Jean Hyppolite, entre structure et existence, ed. by Giuseppe Bianco - RICHARD LAMBER
DECONSTRUCTING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS PROVISION: THE NORMATIVE AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE
Get PDFCritical thinking skills are at the core of Higher Education and EAP practice; however, there is little consensus in defining the term and its elusive nature. We approached this landscape from a social-constructivist perspective aiming at deconstructing views and practices as well as generating ideas and alternative avenues for research and practice. We conducted a small-scale survey on how EAP practitioners view the relevant provision at their institutions, how they think teaching critical thinking skills can be more focused and effective, and how they view their role in this transition. We used this data as a springboard for our workshop at BALEAP 2023 Conference to initiate a cycle of de- and re-construction of EAP practice. This reflective report adopts Kolb’s cycle of reflective practice to analyse the outcomes of this process. Our results indicate that the emerging themes link under two larger concepts: instructional approaches and acknowledging cultural diversity. We identified a positive move towards more holistic, post-method instructional approaches to meet learners’ needs without losing sight of active student engagement. The results also highlight that diverse views and perceptions of CT skills due to cultural and educational differences were acknowledged and deficit models and/or stereotyping were rejected and identified as main challenges EAP tutors face in their practice
Britishness and the Politics of Exclusion
No full textThe persistent question of whether Britishness is under threat has dominated British politics, and yet exploration of the nature of Britishness and its societal context is seldom highlighted. This paper explores the nature of Britishness today via secondary data analysis of secondary qualitative sources, organised into three key sections. Examining a variety of academic theoretical and empirical research, it firstly explores the historical foundations of Britishness before examining the process of devolution and Brexit as two key case studies. This paper also extends and develops theory from Arthur Aughey’s (2010) work. While the theory originally intended to analyse Englishness or English nationalism, this paper extends the theory’s application to Britishness, emphasising its benefit in the field of British politics and related disciplines as an imperative analytical tool to enrich wider empirical and theoretical analysis. Ultimately, this paper posits that Britishness today is often used as a political tool, which is detrimentally based on and enforces the politics of exclusion. However, in recognising its paradoxical and multifaceted complexity, it is recognised that Britishness also contains inherent subjectivities as related to ideas of belonging. Overall, although not seeking to argue that Britishness is wholly bad, this paper hopes to highlight damaging discourses and events associated with the use and construction of Britishness as an exclusionary tool today
Breaking Barriers: A Comprehensive Study on the Pathways and Challenges Faced by First-Generation Students in Higher Education
No full textThis study explores the experiences of first-generation students at Warwick University, focusing on academic preparedness, financial barriers, social integration and mentorship support. The research specifically compares the experiences of students who were and were not part of the Warwick Scholars Programme, revealing that both groups faced similar challenges. Existing literature highlights challenges faced by first-generation students, including deficiencies in academic preparation, financial constraints and social isolation. Using a mixed-methods approach, this paper combines survey data (N = 24) with in-depth interviews (N = 4) to provide a comprehensive understanding of these issues. The findings reveal that both Warwick Scholars and non-Scholars experience similar levels of under-preparedness, despite pre-university interventions. Financial pressures significantly influence educational choices and contribute to family-driven stress. Social integration varies, with some students feeling isolated while others find community through extracurricular activities. Mentorship support is inconsistent, with some students benefitting from personal tutors and peer networks while others struggle to access adequate guidance. The study underscores the necessity for more inclusive and targeted support systems to address the multifaceted challenges faced by first-generation students. While the paper provides valuable insights, limitations include a small sample size, suggesting the need for broader studies. Key recommendations include increasing counselling and skill-building workshops, expanding financial aid, and enhancing mentorship, guidance and career support to better support first-generation students
Mysteries for Humans: Navigating the Maze of Science, Objectivity and our Mental Limits
No full textMy project explored the idea that science, often upheld as the epitome of objectivity, may instead resemble a maze of our own creation. Drawing inspiration from Penelope Scott’s ‘Mysteries for Rats’ and Chomsky’s concept of ‘mysteries-for-humans’, the work considers how social structures, institutions and scientific practices can form problems we are unable to conclusively solve. The exhibit’s structure deliberately avoids resolution, echoing both intellectual dead ends encountered during philosophical discussion and the recursive loops of institutionalised science. Ultimately the goal is not to provide answers but to provoke curiosity, encourage openness and prompt reflection on the limitations of human knowledge. Engaging openly with other disciplines may allow us to examine a question more fully and utilise these unique perspectives to form creative solutions.