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Café Connect episodes

December 16, 2020 King’s College Chapel – history, architecture and significance
A conversation with Dr Chris Croly, Public Engagement Manager with Marylee Anderson, Chaplain to the University and Dr Louise Page, Lecturer. The discussion ranges over the unique and fascinating history of Kings College Chapel as well as the special place that the Chapel has in the hearts and minds of the community of the University of Aberdeen.
30 min
October 29, 2020 Following the Science: how is data modelling used to inform the COVID-19 response at a local level
Speakers: Professor Corri Black (Director of the Centre for Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen), Dr Nick Fluck (Medical Director for NHS Grampian), Dr Graham Osler (Health intelligence Analyst, NHS Grampian) and Dr Dimitra Blana (Lecturer in Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen).
Leading figures from the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian discuss and reflect on how they combined their expertise and worked together to analyse emerging Covid-19 data and define NHS Grampian response to the pandemic.
43 min
September 16, 2020 Future of Work
Chris Croly, Public Engagement Manager and Professor Donald Hislop, chair in the Sociology of Work and Technology discuss the future of work. Work has been constantly changing with new technology and home or teleworking has been revolutionised recently. This podcast will look at how this has happened and examine the impact of Covid-19 on homeworking.
Download the transcript for this episode at: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engage/podcasts/cafe-connect-transcripts.php
28 min
August 24, 2020 Life in Aberdeenshire 4000 years ago
A conversation with Chris Croly, Public Engagement Manager with Neil Curtis, Head of Museums and Special Collections. This episode looks at research which has been done on aspects of the rich museum collections held by the University of Aberdeen. Recent research projects have engaged with pre-historic beakers, skeletal evidence and more to offer tantalising glimpses into life in the north east of Scotland 4000 years ago.
27 min
July 02, 2020 Aberdeen Burgh Records Project
A conversation with Chris Croly, Public Engagement Manager and Dr Claire Hawes. Aberdeen has some of the most important archives and the City’s Burgh Records are UNESCO recognised because of their completeness. The Burgh Records Project sought to transcribe these archives and learn about life in medieval Aberdeen.
29 min
June 23, 2020Asymptomatic Carriers: The Hidden Epidemic
Speakers
Dr Virtu Solano (Research Fellow)
Dr Adam Rofe (Research Fellow)
Dr Max Baldassarre (Lecturer in Cellular Microbiology)
33 min
June 13, 2020 525 Alumni of Achievement
This project celebrates the accomplishments of the University of Aberdeen’s alumni across the world and in many different walks of life. 2020 is the University’s 525th anniversary and we are seeking the names of 525 alumni of achievement to celebrate. There is a chance for everyone to get involved and make nominations at: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/525alumni.php
25 min
May 08, 2020 Genotype hype: what can your DNA tell you about disease risk?
Speakers: Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka (Chair in Medical Genetics and Clinical Geneticist), Dr Jonathan Pettitt (Reader in Genetics) and Dr Lynne Mennie (Project Manager for Genome Sequencing in NHS Scotland), University of Aberdeen.

The NHS in Scotland is deciding whether and how to adopt whole-genome sequencing as a routine test to diagnose genetic conditions. In this podcast, our guests examine the science underlying whole-genome testing, discuss the challenges and limitations of this approach and address some of the questions that still remain.
25 min

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Café Connect brings you the latest research from the University of Aberdeen. In this podcast series, we meet different researchers who will talk about their work and its relevance to our everyday…