Life Solved

As the global climate change conference COP26 unfolds in Glasgow, Dr Amitava Roy explains how the energy we use in homes, workplaces and businesses is set to change.

Our special ‘COP in Focus’ episodes of Life Solved are uncovering the road to net zero. This time it’s all about energy.

Heating and power are some of the most carbon-intense areas of our lives, so what options are on the table to remove harmful greenhouse gas-emitting fuels from our society – and the atmosphere?

Amit takes us through the renewable energy options available and explains some of the technology behind decarbonising our energy systems, not just in the UK but globally.

You can find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects

DR AMITAVA ROY

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/amitava-roy

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/amitava-roy 

Dr Roy is CEO of Engas Global, working towards Portsmouth’s upcoming hydrogen hub.

https://youtu.be/O6oKWBRFFRs

Watch Amit talk about about the electrical and renewable energy engineering degree at Portsmouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RXxspv56Y

The UN Climate Change Conference 2021

https://ukcop26.org

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 What are the “wicked problems” facing our planet, how are they connected and and how can we address them?

In this episode of Life Solved, Dr Cressida Bowyer explains key findings the University of Portsmouth plans to highlight at COP26, the forthcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November.

She explains the link between plastic pollution and climate change, and shares insights into how community-based research can combat this on the local level.

FIND OUT MORE

Dr Cressida Bowyer

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/cressida-bowyer

The Tupamue Project

https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects/tupumue

The STEPP Project:

https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects/plastic-pollution-in-the-global-south

Hear Dr Cressida Bowyer and Dr Louis Netter talking about ACT Nairobi

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzM5OWEwYzAzLWU5ZDAtNGY5Yi1iOGYxLTY0MzgzMDIzY2I1Yw/episode/YjdmYmNkM2QtZDkxZS00YmQ4LTljMjYtOGVjZjgzZDQ1YWUx

Using art to tackle air pollution in a Nairobi slum

https://theconversation.com/using-art-to-tackle-air-pollution-a-story-from-a-nairobi-slum-111212

The UN Climate Change Conference 2021-10-25

https://ukcop26.org

Revolution Plastics

https://www.port.ac.uk/research/themes/sustainability-and-the-environment/revolution-plastics

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In this special episode of Life Solved, Glenn Harris interviews talented experts at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation to find out about the UK’s agenda to double space activity across the next ten years.

Plus, find out how The University of Portsmouth is sharing in those ambitions by combining data analytics expertise with world-class training, engineering and construction.

Glenn’s joined by Professor Adam Amara and Professor David Bacon who explain how researchers can harness the power of space for cross-disciplinary collaboration, and fast! That even includes building the biggest radio telescope in the solar system… on the far side of the moon!

Dr Laura Nuttall and Professor Claudia Maraston join Glenn to explain fascinating work into gravitational waves and black holes.

National Space Strategy Summary

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bold-new-strategy-to-fuel-uks-world-class-space-sector

The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2020_Phase_I_Phase_II/lunar_crater_radio_telescope/

Size & Health of the UK Space Industry 2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987497/know.space-Size_Health2020-SummaryReport-FINAL_May21.pdf

LISA is looking for gravitational waves from black hole collisions

https://www.elisascience.org

Professor Adam Amara

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/adam-amara

Professor David Bacon

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/david-bacon

Dr Laura Nuttall

http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/author/laura.nuttall/

Professor Claudia Maraston

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/claudia-maraston

https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/university-plays-role-in-developing-space-sector

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An archive of more than 300 art-zines is helping researchers and historians alike connect with social history and the human experience on diverse topics.

Portsmouth researcher Dr Jac Batey is behind an enormous archive of material collated for Zineopolis at the University of Portsmouth. In this week’s Life Solved podcast she explains how she came to realise the immense value of this self-published art for understanding diverse experiences through the decades.

FIND OUT MORE

You can find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects

You can visit Zineopolis in person, or browse digital archives and blogs online at http://zineopolis.blogspot.com/p/about-collection.html

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/projects/zineopolis-art-zine-collection

Find out about the Barnard Zine Library here:

https://zines.barnard.edu

Check out this article on health zines from the Wellcome Collection:

https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/WsT4Ex8AAHruGfWz

And follow zineopolis on Instagram and Youtube:

https://www.instagram.com/zineopolis_artzines/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMw4vSCbJ7lfEVCun1dsEpw

You can find out more about Dr Jackie Batey here:

https://twitter.com/JackieBatey

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/jackie-batey

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The mysteries of outer space have long fascinated scientists and academics, but an innovative research project has put ordinary people at the helm of exploring our cosmos.

To celebrate World Space Week, Professor Bob Nicol and Professor Daniel Thomas join the Life Solved podcast to talk about Galaxy Zoo, a citizen-science project part-funded by the University of Portsmouth.

Across a decade, 73,000 enthusiasts joined forces to classify galaxies in their spare time, leading to blossoming communities as well as advances in our understanding of the formation and interrelation of galaxies.

What’s more, these findings have led to breakthroughs in machine learning and the development of artificial intelligence, and inspired Zooniverse: the world’s largest portal for people-powered research.

FIND OUT MORE

You can find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects

You can find out more about Galaxy Zoo here on the Zooniverse portal:

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zookeeper/galaxy-zoo/

Zooniverse is an incredible portal where 2.3 million people are taking part in research:

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects

Explore data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey here:

https://www.sdss.org

Find out more about Professors Daniel Thomas and Bob Nichol here:

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/daniel-thomas(f3c7db43-37c4-4f84-b9d4-f982a50ef9ad).html

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/bob-nichol

https://twitter.com/robertcnichol?lang=en

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In this episode of Life Solved from the University of Portsmouth, Historical Geographer Professor Humphrey Southall and Paula Aucott tell us about a new mapping project that’s transforming the way we understand the present.

GB1900 collated data from digitised images of Britain’s six inch maps from between 1888 and 1914. By using specially developed analysis software from another project, it was possible to connect social references such as place names and extinct footpaths with hard data.

But a huge amount of research and data verification was helped by collaboration a crowdsourced team of local history enthusiasts and family history researchers.

Find out how they all worked towards making this invaluable new resource and the potential it has to give new insights into the past and present.

You can find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects

PROFESSOR HUMPHREY SOUTHALL

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/humphrey-southall

You can download GB1900 data on this website

https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk

Background on the crowdsourced GB1900 project: the largest historical place-name gazetteer for Great Britain

https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2018/08/gb1900-project-launch-the-historically-open-gazetteer-of-great-britain/

A Visual History of Pandemics

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/a-visual-history-of-pandemics

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John Worsey takes a look at some more of our favourite Life Solved moments so far. Series 6 is starting on Thursday 30th of September.

From then we'll be exploring a unique mapping tool that combines historical, cultural and social data to build up a picture of Britain past and present. We'll also be looking at the enormous historical and social importance of Zines through a collection of these illustrated artefacts. Plus, we'll be celebrating World Space Week by hearing how citizen science is mapping outer space at an incredible rate.

Find out more about research from the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/research

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John Worsey takes a look at some of our favourite Life Solved moments so far. Series 6 is starting on Thursday 30th of September.

From then we'll be exploring a unique mapping tool that combines historical, cultural and social data to build up a picture of Britain past and present. We'll also be looking at the enormous historical and social importance of Zines through a collection of these illustrated artefacts. Plus, we'll be celebrating World Space Week by hearing how citizen science is mapping outer space at an incredible rate.

Find out more about research from the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/research

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John Worsey takes a look at some of the exciting research coming up in our next series of Life Solved, starting on Thursday 30th of September.

Find out about a unique mapping tool that combines historical, cultural and social data to build up a picture of Britain past and present. We'll also be looking at the enormous historical and social importance of Zines through a collection of these illustrated artefacts. Plus, we hear how citizen science is mapping outer space at an incredible rate.

Find out more about research from the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/research

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In this episode of Life Solved, we hear about a cross-disciplinary project to help fight the illegal trade in plants and animals. 

Dr Nick Pamment tells us about his Wildlife Crime module and how this led to a collaboration with Jac Reed, a lecturer in Criminology and Dr Paul Smith, a Reader in Crime Science. Together the team have combined their expertise in criminology and forensics to help tackle the illegal trade in wildlife.

Rangers working in the field can find themselves in dangerous scenarios and need to work quickly to gather evidence. 

Find out about how the working group tested their fingerprinting approach on a sample of pangolin scales to develop an easy-to-use method that’s making a real difference already.

POINTS OF INTEREST & FURTHER READING

Dr Nick Pamment

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/nicholas-pamment

Dr Paul Smith@paul1smith2

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/paul-smith

Jac Reed @Jac_Reed

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/jac-reed

Fingerprinting pangolin scales

https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/files/19526874/Fingerprint_on_Pangolin_Scales_FINAL_1_.pdf

What is a pangolin?

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/pangolin

Find out more about wildlife crime

https://cites.org/eng/prog/iccwc/crime.php

Find out more about a multi-million pound smuggling trade

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uncovering-a-multi-million-pound-smuggling-trade/id1524216431?i=1000487134547

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