TV shows and interview series

With a Federal election looming, Associate Professor Jane McAdam from the Faculty of Law's International Refugee and Migration Law Project dispels some common misconceptions about asylum seekers.

Professor Gordon Parker from Black Dog Institute is a world renowned expert in mood disorders. He talks to Steve Offner about his career in psychiatry and in particular the treatment of the extreme mood disorder melancholia.A podcast of the entire interview is available on UNSW's iTunesU Health section.

Crime holds a fascination for many of us. Susi Hamilton from UNSW media talks with criminologist Philip Birch about his research and why he chose to pursue it.

Author Tom Keneally talks with NewSouthWriters series coordinator Sunil Badami about the writing process and his new books "The People's Train" and "Australians: Origins To Eureka".

Episode 14 of UNI TV, produced by UNSW for the Aurora channel on Foxtel and Austar.

Behavioural problems among children are becoming more common, according to Terry Cumming, who is an expert in the field. After working with young people in America with such problems, she wanted to support teachers. She has since turned to a career in academia.

Associate Professor Julian Cox on the chemistry of food - why is chocolate so great?

Prof Ross Harley from COFA on video art and social media.

Dr Peter Slezak from the School of History and Philosophy on the upcoming "re-trial" of Galileo at UNSW.The event will feature a cast of prominent public figures taking the roles of those featured in the original trial and will be filmed by the ABC for the Compass program.The Re-Trial of Galileo will be held on Monday 26th October at 6.30pm in the Sir John Clancy Auditorium. For more information, including booking details, visit:http://hist-phil.arts.unsw.edu.au/galileo_trial/