Produced by Ashmita Randhawa (@Rand_Ash) and James Robson (@elpug). Edited by Laura Dong. Music composed and performed by Francis Pugh and the Whisky Singers.

Guests : Professor Paul Ashwin, Head of Department, Educational Research, Lancaster University (@paulashwin) ¦ Minto Felix, DPhil student, Department of Education, University of Oxford (@MintoFelix)

In a Covid and post-Covid context, with a deep recession and one of the most challenging youth labour markets we’ve seen in the UK since the 80s, the issues of employability and the purpose of Higher Education (HE) are becoming all the more urgent. Therefore, today we’re joined by two fantastic guests, Professor Paul Ashwin and Minto Felix, to discuss the relationship between HE and the labour market.

Produced by Ashmita Randhawa (@Rand_Ash) and James Robson (@elpug). Edited by Laura Dong. Music composed and performed by Francis Pugh and the Whisky Singers.

Guests : Prof Sibel Erduran, Professor of Science Education and Director of Research, Department of Education,University of Oxford (@ErduranSibel) ¦ Prof Michael Reiss, Professor of Science Education at UCL Institute of Education, University College London ¦ Emilia Skirmuntt ,Evolutionary virologist and science communicator, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford (@ESkirmuntt)¦ Dr Liam Guilfoyle, Research Officer, Department of Education, University of Oxford (@LiamDGuilfoyle). 

We are back for our second season!  In this first episode, we will discuss the importance of Science education and skills in a post-COVID world: where we will discuss the importance of science education for navigating key decisions driven by a public health crisis.