This lunch hour lecture will focus on the benefits and challenges of work for our mental health.

In episode 5 of Oral Health Matters, Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London is in conversation with Professor Sharon Friel from the Australian National University. and Professor Delan Devakumar, from University College London. Together they discuss developments in the broader global health research agenda and highlight the burning issues specifically linked to equity and commercial determinants.

Read a full transcript: https://researchpodcasts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OHM-Ep5-.pdf

Credits

Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London

Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts

Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts

Music: The Documentary, Mapamusic

Professor Philip Schofield sits down with Dr Luciano Rila, from the Department of Maths, to delve into the history of the UK’s first university-affiliated Gaysoc, founded by Jamie Gardiner in 1972, at UCL. Dr Rila discovered archival materials in UCL’s Special Collections revealing that though the society was initially met with backlash, UCL’s liberal tradition prevailed, and the movement gained momentum, slowly leading to nationwide improvements in the lives of queer students.

Host: Professor Philip Schofield (Director of the Bentham Project, UCL)

Guest: Dr Luciano Rila (Department of Mathematics, UCL)

Commissioners: Professor David Docherty OBE & Dr Paul Ayris (Pro-Vice-Provost LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science, UCL)

Director: Justin Hardy (IOE - Culture, Communication & Media, UCL)

Producer: Stevie Doran

Date: 4 November 2024

Duration: 25:22

The host, Beverley Isibor sits down with Rikesh Rajani, a senior research fellow and advocate for disability equity, about his personal experience living with Long Covid. Rikesh opens up about the challenges of managing a chronic condition while balancing professional responsibilities at UCL since March 2022. Together, they unpack the implications of Long Covid on work, study, and mental health, shedding light on a topic that continues to shape many lives across the UK.

Date of episode recording: 2024-09-20T00:00:00Z

Duration: 27:12

Language of episode: English

Presenter:Beverley Isibor

Guests: Rikesh Rajani

Producer: Teresa Barker

In this engaging episode of The EDI Chronicles at Brain Sciences, Beverley Isibor speaks with Professor Sara Mole, UCL’s Envoy for Gender Equality, about the relevance of the Athena SWAN Charter in 2024.

With Brain Sciences’ high engagement and UCL's impressive institutional and departmental track record in securing bronze, silver, and gold Athena SWAN awards, they explore the true impact of these distinctions and the elements of the charter's new era.

The conversation delves into institutional and local engagement, the transformed UK Athena SWAN, international influence, and how Athena SWAN compares to other equality charters like Stonewall. Together, they reflect on how the charter has uniquely shaped the higher education landscape.

Date of episode recording: 2024-07-22T00:00:00Z

Duration: 37:01

Language of episode: English

Presenter:Beverley Isibor

Guests: Professor Sara Mole

Producer: Teresa Barker

In this debut episode of The EDI Chronicles at Brain Sciences, Beverley Isibor speaks with Dr. Natalie Marchant, an Associate Professor at UCL and Chair of the Research Culture Community Steering Group. Together, they explore the significance of inclusive research, especially in the context of dementia research.

Dr. Marchant provides insights into the real-world applications of inclusive research and its potential to create societal change, touching on topics such as community initiatives, researcher representation, job insecurity and much more.

Tune in for a rich discussion that emphasises the need for inclusive research.

Date of episode recording: 2024-07-22T00:00:00Z

Duration: 33:56

Language of episode: English

Presenter:Beverley Isibor

Guests: Dr Natalie Marchant

Producer: Teresa Barker

What do vultures in India and beavers in West London have to do with protecting our ecosystems? What’s the link between biodiversity loss and human-driven climate change? Why does Simon love beavers so much? And what exactly is “COP16”?

This episode explores some of the key issues at play – focusing on global ecosystems and local conservation efforts, and coincides with the Sixteenth Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Columbia.

Hosts Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by Elliot Newton of The Ealing Beaver Project: a collaboration between the Ealing Wildlife Group, Citizen Zoo, The Friends of Horsenden & Ealing Council. And UCL expert Dr Alex Pigot, whose work on evolutionary biodiversity helps predict how ecosystems are responding to climate change.

While at the conference in Cali, Simon also catches up with freshwater systems expert: UCL’s Dr Izzy Bishop, to discuss the work she took to COP16.

Citizen Zoo: https://www.citizenzoo.org/

The Ealing Beaver Project https://theealingbeaverproject.com/

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences biodiversity campaign https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-faculty/biodiversity-ucl-priority

Find out more about UCL at COP16 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/ucl-cop/ucl-and-cop16

Access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/ucl-generation-one-climate-podcast

Date of episode recording: Friday 18th October 2024

Duration: 45 mins

Language of episode: English 

Presenter: Professor Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee 

Guests:

Elliot Newton, Head of Conservation at Citizen Zoo and Creative Director at A Focus On Nature

Dr Alex Pigot, Professorial Research Fellow in the UCL Division of Biosciences

Dr Izzy Bishop, Lecturer in Ecology, UCL’s People and Nature Lab

Producers:

Adam Batstone

Caitlin Mullin

Jane Yelloly

This is Generation One, the climate podcast from University College London – turning climate science and ideas into action.

Hosted by Dr Simon Chin-Yee from the School of Public Policy, and Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth Systems Science at UCL.

We’re going to be tackling climate action in all its forms, from innovative business and tech solutions, to inspiring stories from the frontlines of collective activism. With fantastic guests and top UCL experts.

Look out for Series 5, coming soon on your favourite podcast platform.

Learn more about UCL’s Generation One campaign and access the transcripts here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/ucl-generation-one-climate-podcast. Or find us on X using #UCLGenerationOne.

Presenters: Prof. Mark Maslin and Dr. Simon Chin-Yee

Producers: Adam Batstone, Caitlin Mullin, Jane Yelloly

In this episode, we host Dr. Özge Samanci from Northwestern University - School of Communication. We talk about her latest work "Evil Eyes Sea", as well as how she started her career and what her future projects are.

Transcription link:

https://web.descript.com/eba89e5c-6cc5-46b5-97fa-de5bb84c6c47/db319?editorVariant=default

Date of episode recording: 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z

Duration: 00:34:05

Language of episode: English

Presenter:Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zisan Koker; Hazal Aydin

Guests: Dr. Ozge Samanci

Producer: Meryem Zişan Köker, Hazal Aydin

Professor Philip Schofield discusses queer aesthetics and the idea of a racialised panoptic gaze with Dr Xine Yao, the co-director of qUCL and an expert on American literature in the Department of English. They dig into the archive of bestselling, but now forgotten, American novels, and tease out the ways in which the biggest issues of the 19th century still resonate in everyday life today.

Host: Professor Philip Schofield (Director of the Bentham Project, UCL)

Guest: Dr Xine Yao (Department of English, UCL)

Commissioners: Professor David Docherty OBE & Dr Paul Ayris (Pro-Vice-Provost LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science, UCL)

Director: Justin Hardy (IOE - Culture, Communication & Media, UCL)

Producer: Stevie Doran

Date: 28 October 2024

Duration: 32:27