In this podcast Dr Stephanie Wray, Director of Nature Positive and former President of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management discusses the UN Convention on Biodiversity and upcoming Biodiversity COP, and actions and policies needed in the UK.

In this podcast Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE FRS FREng, Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton and a member of the AI Council, discusses developing an AI Strategy for the UK, including funding in R&D, skills development, and trust in AI systems.

In this podcast Maria Tazi, Missions Publiques, discusses the “We the Internet” project, in which people in 80 countries were consulted about their views on the internet, how it should be regulated, disinformation, artificial intelligence and data.

A report of the findings can be found here: https://wetheinternet.org/.

Professor Marcel Jaspars, Chair in Chemistry at the University of Aberdeen and Vice-President International at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, discusses science, research and higher education issues in Scotland, in advance of the Scottish Parliamentary elections. During the podcast, reference is made to a science hustings event, which can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXoa_6rRsaU

In this podcast Dr Rameen Shakur, Clinician scientist in cardiology at MIT (USA)and Founder and CEO of Cambridge Heartwear, based in Cambridge(UK)discusses how AI can be used to help detect irregular heartbeats, the use of algorithms in medicine, and where AI could be used in the coming years.

In this podcast Flo Sharman, a MQ Mental Health Ambassador, provides a personal perspective of the effect of the lockdown on mental health, concerns for when the lockdown ends, and future mental health provision.

In this podcast, Kate Day, Managing Director, KRD Training, discusses mental health of children and the effect of the lockdown, drivers for increase in mental health difficulties, and the long term legacy of the pandemic.

In this weeks podcast Professor Louise Arsenault, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Kings College London, discusses mental health of children, the effect of the lockdown, and the policy priorities for government.

In this podcast Monika Jephcott, Chief Executive of Play Therapy UK discusses how play therapy support children’s mental health, the effect of the lockdown on children’s mental health and developing skills to support children going forward.

Richard Halsey, Capabilities Director, Energy Systems Catapult, discusses the UK’s overall energy system and where hydrogen fits in; the need for blue and green hydrogen and the government action needed.