Harry Witchel

Dr. Harry Witchel is a Senior Lecturer at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. In 2004 he received the national honour of being awarded The Charles Darwin Award Lecture by the British Science Association. 

He has consulted and run experiments for Honda, Tesco, Nike and Nokia, and his writings include pieces in the Financial Times and the Times Higher Educational Supplement.  His regular appearances internationally as a commentator on radio and television include shows ranging from Big Brother to the BBC and the Discovery channel.  His new book on music You Are What You Hear was released in January 2011.

Related Sessions
Saturday 29 October 2011, 10.30am Students' Union

Publications

You Are What You Hear: how music and territory make us who we are (Algora, 2011)

The Credit Crunch Demystified - It's not a recession but a weakened economy

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