This is Lancaster. Global research tales from the North of England.

This is Lancaster. Global research tales from the North of England.

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This is Lancaster. Global research tales from the North of England. episodes

  • A World of Difference: All in a day’s work – selling the UK around the world
    Now founder of elementarycommunications.com and formerly Deputy Director of Communication and Marketing at the Department for Business and Trade, David Watson has worked in corporate communications and marketing for more than 25 years. He has created and delivered innovative campaigns across issues as diverse as climate change, road safety, recruitment to the armed forces and global trade and investment.

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    17 min
  • A World of Difference: Taking the Man Utd brand across the globe

    Meet Head of Talent Integration at Manchester United Raisa Richardson, who speaks of the value and relevance of languages and culture in her role which sees her working with first team and former players, celebrities and fans on home turf and in far-flung places.


    She is accountable for leveraging the club’s talent (including players, ex-players and celebrity supporters) to help deliver the commercial and strategic ambitions of the club. Raisa is based at Old Trafford but spends much of her time travelling across the world as she and her team lead many of the club’s signature events. She came to Manchester United ten years ago from Deutsche Bank and has been in her current role for the last year.

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    16 min
  • Preserving the future of limestone pavements
    Professor Carly Stevens of Lancaster University’s Environment Centre is at Horton Quarry in North Yorkshire, where she has partnered up with quarry owners Heidelberg Materials in an effort to preserve the ecological richness and diversity of the rare limestone pavement habitat. Funded by Quarry Life Awards and the Philip Welch Fund.

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    23 min
  • Witchcraft accusation in the modern world

    From sales of body parts in Sierra Leone to belief in child possession in the UK, this podcast contains powerful stories from those at the forefront of the fight against harmful practices associated with beliefs in witchcraft in the 21st century.

    In this special episode of ‘This is Lancaster’, Lancaster University’s Charlotte Baker Professor of French and Critical Disability Studies in the School of Global Affairs, hosts the International Network Against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices on our campus in the North West of England. 

    During this fascinating event, barristers, campaigners, academics and impacted communities from around the world gathered at Lancaster University to leverage their collective power, raising awareness of existing laws and sharing knowledge to protect people across the world from harm.  

    Photo: Mohammed Osman Kamara - Sierra Leone Association of Persons with Albinism

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    33 min
  • The transformative power of design

    From man-made gems, healthy ageing and artificial intelligence to biomaterials and the climate crisis, the Festival of Futures at Lancaster University explored how design research can respond to an array of local and global challenges. Tune in to hear researchers from four design-research centres of excellence across the UK share their stories of collaboratively designing for a better tomorrow with partners from industry, health, private and public sectors. The episode demonstrates the transformational power of design and design research for the benefit of people, place, and planet.

    Participating organisations include ImaginationLancaster at Lancaster University, The Centre for Print Research at University of the West of England, Bristol; The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment at Newcastle University and Northumbria University; and Lab4Living at Sheffield Hallam University. 

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    27 min
  • Lost lives and lost billions

    Meet the researchers tackling large scale criminal activity in the pharmaceuticals industry by harnessing quantum identity techniques developed at Lancaster University.

    Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

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    18 min
  • The Making Rooms

    How design research is helping stop the smart tech graveyard gathering dust in almost every home.

    Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

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    14 min
  • Hope on the coast

    Healthier Fleetwood – how working in partnership with a socially deprived UK coastal town is helping identify priority areas to focus COVID-19 recovery.

    Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

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    17 min
  • ‘I can’t just ignore this’

    How Dr Charlotte Baker pivoted her research focus onto work with partners trying to protect people with Albinism around the globe.

    Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

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    12 min

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