It is the final episode of season two! Hosts Mark and Helen are wrapping up this season with a conversation on disaster, mitigation and climate change.

Dr Ilan Kelman and Prof Lisa Vanhala are sitting down with Mark to discuss defining natural disasters and what can be done to mitigate climate change.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-podcast/climate-podcast-how-should-we-tackle-climate-disasters

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Date of episode recording: 28/04/2022

Duration: 00:29:53

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Mark Maslin

Guests: Ilan Kellman, Lisa Vanhala

Producer: Adam Batstone

Public Health Disrupted S2 Ep.3 The Elephant in the Planning Room with Michelle Ogundehin and Matthew Carmona

Interior and external environments affect our health and wellbeing in ways that we are only now beginning to truly understand: from the impact of the urban spaces that are fundamentally unhealthy due to air pollution and noise, to acknowledging the changes that colour, daylight, mess and a good night’s sleep can have on our mood and happiness. But what is the solution; and what changes should be made to improve the overall health of the public?

Award winning expert in all things interior design, Michelle Ogundehin, and experienced architect, planner and professor of urban design, Matthew Carmona, seek to explore the avenues towards a healthier environment, bringing a higher quality of life. Whether it’s the promotion of wellbeing in new developments, shifting mindsets towards adaptable spaces over bigger spaces, or thinking about improving and not moving, Michelle and Matthew delve into their considerable research to share their thoughts on this episode.

Read full show notes here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/elephant-planning-room-show-notes

Professors Mervyn Singer and Becky Shipley explain how they got a mechanical breathing support machine from idea to reality in a month, and helped protect the NHS during the first COVID surge.

GUESTS

Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL

Becky Shipley, Professor of Health Care Engineering, UCL

Dr Neil McGuire, former Director of Medical Devices, MHRA

Hiten “Rup” Ruparelia, COVID hospital patient who used UCL-Ventura CPAP

Access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-5-where-research-transforms-covid-19-treatment

Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

In the first of a two-part episode on the Environmental Humanities, host Roxana talks with Prof. Mark Bould about climate change subtexts, Sharknado, and the utopian potential of speculative fiction. Mark Bould is Professor of Film and Literature at UWE Bristol and author of The Anthropocene Unconscious: Climate Catastrophe Culture (Verso, 2021). In 2016 he was awarded the SFRA Pilgrim Lifetime Achievement Award for Critical Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/moveable-type/moveable-type-podcast-environmental-humanities-anthropocene-unconscious-episode-5

Date of episode recording: 2022-04-14

Duration: 00:50:52

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Roxana Toloza Chacon

Guests: Mark Bould

Producer: Producer: Damian Walsh; Assistant Producer: Anna De Vivo; Editor: Daniel Lewis

This week we're tackling the question: how do we make London as bike friendly as Amsterdam? Host Helen Czerski is joined by Richard Jackson, Director of Sustainability at UCL and Will Norman, Walking and Cycling Commissioner for London and TFL.

They are discussing cycling in London, plans for making it even safer, and the impact of electric scooters on our streets.

For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast

Date of episode recording: 21/04/2022

Duration: 00:29:56

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Helen Czerski

Guests: RIchard Jackson, Dr Tim Norman

Producer: Adam Batstone

Hear how UCL economics researchers and campaigning journalists put keeping fossil fuels in the ground and divestment on the climate crisis agenda.

Guests:

• Prof Paul Ekins, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UK Energy Research Centre

• Dr Christophe McGlade, Head of the Energy Supply Unit, IEA

• Damian Carrington, Environment Editor, The Guardian

Read more here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/where-research-transforms-lives-podcast

This week we are looking at apps and technology, and whether they can help us fight the climate crisis. Listen now to hear host Mark Maslin chat to Chris Tan, Co-Founder of Marble app and UCL master's student, and Ed Caldecott, co-founder of TrainHugger.

Mark and his guests are discussing how apps can be vital tools for consumers, the fight to keep them accessible for all and the long-term impact they could have.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast

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Date of episode recording: 07/04/2022

Duration: 00:29:02

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Mark Maslin

Guests: Chris Tan, Ed Caldecott

Producer: Adam Batstone

Welcome back to series three of Made at UCL! Cerys Bradley is our producer-turned-host this year alongside six new UCL student hosts.

Join Cerys, Taqwa Sadiq, Chanju Mwanza and Katie Davies for this months episode: Data Moves. We’re looking at the impact of data, the absence of data and how data can be utilised across three of our incredible REF case studies.

For more information on Made At UCL and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/made-at-ucl/

For more information on each case study check out the REF hub: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/research-excellence-framework-2021

How UCL research led by care experienced people has restored children’s voices to official records of their time in care.

Guests:

Elizabeth Shepherd, Professor of Archives and Records Management in the Department of Information Studies at UCL

John-george Nicholson, care experienced adult and co-researcher

David Holmes, CEO of Family Action

Access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep3-where-research-transforms-access-childrens-social-care-records

Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Why are bees and wasps so important? Join host Helen Czerski this week as she dives into why insects are so critical to our ecosystem, how the climate crisis is impacting them and what the long term impact will be.

Helen is joined by Dr Tim Newbold and Dr Seirian Sumner from UCL Division of Biosciences as they debate why wasps are as important as bees, and why and how we need to protect them both.

For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast

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Date of episode recording: 21/04/2022

Duration: 00:30:13

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Helen Czerski

Guests: Dr Tim Newbold, Dr Seirian Sumner

Producer: Adam Batstone