Naturally Speaking

In this episode Dr. Dave Bailey and undergraduate students Youssra Bennadji and Lauren Wilson speak with Naturally Speaking’s John Smout and Caroline Sharp about some of the aspects of the Tropical Marine Biology field course. This is a final year option offered as part of the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine (SBOHVM)’s Zoology […]

Join Hollie French and Holly Niven in this episode as they sit down with Jessie McCarthy and Euan Bennet to discuss how different stakeholders perceive risks to horses in racing. How do these risks arise on race day? Where may public perceptions differ from those within the racing industry? And how did Jessie and Euan […]

In this episode Dr. Oskar Brattstrom and undergraduate students Bridget Nielsen and Katie Mulholland speak with Naturally Speaking’s Anders Erlandson, Caroline Sharp and Taya Forde about some of the aspects of the Ecology and Conservation of African Ecosystems field course. This is a final year option offered as part of the School of Biodiversity, One […]

Parenting can be a full-time job, and so can pursuing a PhD. For those wearing both hats, how do you manage them effectively? If you are navigating this path or simply curious, jump right into this very interesting and insightful podcast. The conservation continues from Episode 97 with Anna Formstone – a PhD student at […]

In this episode, Holly Niven and Taya Forde speak with Euan Bennet, Lecturer in Research and Numerical Skills at the University of Glasgow and expert in risk factor analysis in Equine Sports. He introduces us to common fatal horse racing injuries and talks about his most recent paper https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14503 where he uncovered novel risk factors […]

Balancing Parenthood and a PhD: when your research proposal isn’t the only thing keeping you up at night! What happens when two major life challenges collide: undertaking a PhD and raising a child? In the UK, women now outnumber men in doctoral research positions, making the issue of balancing a PhD with caring responsibilities more […]

Join us as John Smout recounts his journey to Straniger Alm in the Austrian Alps, where alpine pastures and boggy slopes provide a backdrop for an extraordinary encounter with lizards at the edge of evolution: where egg layers and live-bearers meet. Please describe your field site. Our fieldwork takes place in Austria, around 1.5 km […]

Join us as we explore the book “On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability” with author Tyler Stevenson. In this interview, we will discover the inspiration behind Professor Stevenson’s work and the key concepts that make his book a must-read for anyone interested in this exciting field. Interview conducted by Dr Konstantina Linardopoulou. K […]

In this episode, Taya Forde speaks with Jos Bongers – a veterinary clinician specializing in neurology. She tells us all about the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital Seizure Clinic – the first of its kind in Scotland. This podcast was edited by Shennice Deandrea Knight. Feature image AI generated through WordPress. Intro and outro […]

In this episode of Naturally Speaking, PhD students Mar Pineda and Nic Strowbridge interview our 2024 Darwin Day speaker, Professor Rebecca Kilner FRS, an evolutionary biologist as well as the Head of Zoology and Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. Professor Kilner shares her journey into the field of evolutionary […]