Shaping the Future

In the first episode of the new series of A Future Made, a podcast from Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Professor Raffaella Ocone and Assistant Professor Aimaro, to discover exciting new solutions to the huge problem of waste from used PPE. Thanks to an ingenious project from the University’s Schools of Engineering & Physical Sciences and the Institute of Mechanical Process & Energy Engineering, there’s scope for recycling mountains of PPE and for generating new forms of energy. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University’s innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

Coming soon! Season 2 of A Future Made, the podcast from Heriot-Watt University. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong showcase the university's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In Episode 7 of ‘A Future Made’, a podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong hit the road to explore the (fuel) burning issue of decarbonising freight. Unveiling some mind-blowing innovations are Philip Greening, Professor of Logistics and Sustainability at Edinburgh Business School and Dr Agnessa Spanellis, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management, and member of the Research Centre for Logistics and Sustainability at Heriot-Watt University.

In Episode 6 of ‘A Future Made’, a podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong explore how new research in ‘Gender Stereotyping in Artificial Intelligence' is helping to overcome wider gender inequality in our society. They meet the university’s Verena Rieser, Professor in Computer Science and co-founder of the Conversational AI company Alana AI, and Kate Sang, Professor of Gender & Employment Studies

Episode 5 of ‘A Future Made’ from Heriot-Watt University is all about ‘The Journey to Net Zero’. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong discover how crucial innovations are helping to capture and store carbon, when they meet the university’s Dr. Charithea Charalambous, Research Associate at the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, and Professor of Chemical Engineering working in energy and clean coal technologies, Susana Garcia Lopez.

Episode 4 of ‘A Future Made’, a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, is all about ‘Fast Fashion, Sustainability and Rethinking Design’. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong review their wardrobes when they meet Grace Smith, a screen-print and technical finishing demonstrator, Catherine Clark who teaches Design Management, and Director of Research Julian Malins, at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design in the Scottish Borders.

In episode 3 of ‘A Future Made’ a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong find out how 2020 was a year unlike any other in the ‘Economics of Energy’, when they meet Assistant Professors Erkal Ersoy and Rachel Forshaw from Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Business School.

In episode 2 of ‘A Future Made’, a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University; Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong discover how robot chitchat is being used to distract patients from the stress of hospital waiting rooms. Stepping into the Heriot-Watt University Robotics labs, they meet robots Pepper and Miro, and humans Assistant Professor of Computer Science Christian Dondrup and Assistant Professor Mauro Dragone, who are together breaking new ground in ‘Robotics in Healthcare’. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University’s innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In the first episode of ‘A Future Made’, a brand new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University; Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Professor Bill Sanderson and Professor Lindsay Beevers, sampling oysters and pondering flooding solutions. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University’s innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

Coming soon: a podcast series from Heriot-Watt University showcasing our innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering. We'll show you how we help to shape the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage. With Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong.