Green Recovery has been adopted as a term proposing a package of environmental, regulatory and fiscal reforms to recover the prosperity after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth episode of 'Policy Pod', Giles talks to Dr Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Associate Professor at the Southampton Business School. Pawan explains the role of microentreprenurship and why gong green links with a better company performance. He is a co-founder of iPowerz, the global entrepreneurship platform that serves to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit worldwide and author. His book 'Microentreprenurship in a Developing Country' examines the nexus between the entrepreneur, the firm, and the region for drawing a comprehensive picture of entrepreneurship in a developing country context.  

In the third episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking to Professor Mary Barker, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of Southampton. Mary has been working on young people's mental health and wellbeing over the last year. The project TEC-19 have made clear how challenging the pandemic has been for young people's mental health. TEC-19 has expanded to mirror studies in India, Ghana, Ethiopia and Canada. To learn more about the study, tune into the podcast and visit TEC-19 project, Instagram page.

In the second episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking to Dr Lynn Calman, Deputy Director Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, about ENABLE study which aims to understand the importance of self-management support in people living with cancer. Advances in treatments have massively impacted lives of people living with advanced cancer. On the other hand, it is important for patients to acknowledge what impacts their wellbeing. To learn more about the study, tap into our channels above and listen to Lynn and Macmillan Group work.   

Find more information about the project here: https://bit.ly/3m2twUe , or stay up to date with Macmillan Research group on Twitter: @MacmillanUos @HORIZONS_MSRG

In the first episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking with Jakub Bijak, Joint Head of Social Statistics and Demography and Professor of Statistical Demography, about QuantMig project which tackles the problem of complex and uncertain migration. Across Europe, migration is a top policy area, where many policy actions and decisions are taking place. The project aims to achieve the understanding of European migration flows by advancing the methodology of scenario generation.

Find more information on the project website: quantmig.eu, or follow the project on Twitter: @QuantMig 

The project QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 870299.