How do texts reflect their surrounding environment? How thin really is the boundary between word and the world, and what creative possibilities emerge when our 'eyes stray from the page'?

Join us to discuss 'Ambience', our latest issue of Moveable Type, featuring interviews with our editors, Q&As with this issue's article writers, poetry readings and 30-Second Book Reviews. This podcast is presented by William Burns and Damian Walsh. It features Sarah Edwards, Will Fleming, Sarah Chambre, Miriam Helmers, Zoe Rucker, Elisa Sabbadin, David Prescott-Steed and K.V.K. Kvas, and was produced by Hugo Chambre.

You can read our latest issue, 'Ambience' and access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/moveable-type/ambience

Date of episode recording: 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Duration: 00:54:03

Language of episode: English

Presenter: William Burns; Damian Walsh

Guests: Sarah Edwards; Will Fleming; Sarah Chambre; Miriam Helmers; Zoe Rucker; Elisa Sabbadin; David Prescott-Steed; K.V.K. Kvas

Producer: Hugo Chambre

Date of lecture: Thursday 9 December 2021

About the lecture:

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology for quantifying the environmental impacts associated with goods or services and supporting decision-making processes. The talk will begin with a brief introduction on life cycle thinking, environmental sustainability and LCA. Taking examples from a variety of research undertaken by the group, this talk will explore how LCA can provide a framework for comparing strategies and technologies. Examples will cover plastic waste management, energy systems and construction.

About the speakers:

Professor Paola Lettieri

, Director at UCL’s new Campus in Stratford, UCL East

Charnett Chau

, Research Fellow at UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub

Date of lecture: Tuesday 7 December 2021

About the lecture:

Priti Parikh will be discussing how women bear the burden of lack of infrastructure and how climate change further exacerbates this inequity. Virginie Le Masson will then talk about how violence against women and girls undermines their resilience to climate risks and Jordana Ramalho will explore the centrality of home and housing to women's experiences of climate change.

About the speakers:

Dr Virginie Le Masson

,Co-Director at IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster.

Dr. Priti Parikh

, Head at Engineering for International Development Centre at BSSC.

Dr Jordana Ramalho

, Lecturer in Development Planning for Diversity at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU).

This event is part of UCL’s climate campaign ‘Generation One’. Together we are the new generation taking responsibility for climate action and turning science into actionable ideas. Join our new era of climate action at ucl.ac.uk/generation-one

Date of Lecture: Thursday 2 December 2021

About the lecture:

In this talk Professor Scior will share national and international work on Intellectual Disability Stigma, presenting research on a range of interventions to combat stigma. Lisa Richardson will describe a recent UCL Unit for Stigma Research study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which works directly with people with intellectual disabilities in seeking to develop their capacity for stigma resistance.

About the speakers:

Katrina Scior , Professor of Clinical Psychology and Stigma Studies at UCL Unit of Stigma Research (UCLUS).

Lisa Richardson, Research Fellow at UCL Unit of Stigma Research (UCLUS)

Harry Roche, Inclusion Support officer and self-advocate at Inclusion International/ Royal Mencap Society

In this episode, host Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL IOE) speaks to Professor Jack Stilgoe (UCL Department of Science & Technology Studies, Maths & Physical Sciences) and Dr Molly Morgan Jones (British Academy) to explore what kinds of research are most needed in the AI space - and how we should go about filling the gaps.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/working-well-ai

Date of episode recording:

Duration: 38.06

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL IOE)

Guests: Professor Jack Stilgoe (UCL Department of Science & Technology Studies, Maths & Physical Sciences) and Dr Molly Morgan Jones (British Academy)

Producer: Suzie McCarthy/Helena Hollis

About the lecture:

Teresa Domenech Aparisi will use evidence to assess the carbon footprint of fashion, address why fast fashion is problematic and identify ways to decarbonise your wardrobe. Following on from this, Jo Hale will look at ways to extend the lifetime of our clothes (reuse, repair and repurpose), including presenting research into barriers and enablers on these behaviours, and strategies for changing behaviour.

Speakers:

Teresa Domenech, Associate Professor in Industrial Ecology and the Circular Economy at UCL

Dr Jo Hale, Senior Research Associate at UCL Centre for Behaviour Change

This event is part of UCL’s climate campaign ‘Generation One’. Together we are the new generation taking responsibility for climate action and turning science into actionable ideas. Join our new era of climate action at ucl.ac.uk/generation-one

In this episode, host Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL IOE) explores “Future Skills” with Dr Louise Hickman (University of Cambridge) and Jordan Cummins from (CBI). As jobs and work will change with the increasing use of AI, we discuss what future skills are needed to close the AI-skill gap in the UK. We examine the roles of government, industry and academia in addressing this issue and how learning with and about AI can be done in an inclusive way. We also discuss what it means to build an AI-enabled workforce and try to identify what potentials are yet to be unlocked.

Welcome back to the final episode of series one of Generation One, this week host Matt Winning is chatting about finance and tackling the question: Must cutting CO2 cost more for those with less?

He is joined by Heather McKay, sustainable finance policy advisor at E3G, an independent climate change think tank, and Ashish Ghadiali, filmmaker and activist-in-residence at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre.

Listen now to hear them discuss how finance is necessary to make action happen, how the UK is aiming to be a green finance leader and how we have to start by looking at big systematic change as well as the small individual actions you can take

For more information on Generation One and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcast

Date of episode recording: 26/11/21

Duration: 29:26

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Helen Czerski, Matt Winning, Mark Maslin

Guests: Heather McKay, Ashish Ghadiali

Producer: Adam Batstone

Date: 23 November 2021

About the lecture:

Marina Romanello will give an overview of the work of the Lancet Countdown on tracking the impacts of climate change on human health. Jenny Mindell will speak about active travel (walking, cycling and using public transport) and the way in which this reduced carbon emissions and provides numerous health benefits. Ilan Kelman will talk about the health impacts of migration and disasters under climate change, whereas Gesche Huebner will discuss mental health and climate change, a frequently overlooked yet crucial topic.

Speakers:

Dr Marina Romanello, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Francis Crick Institute

Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London

Professor Jenny Mindell, Professor of Public Health at University College London

Dr Gesche Huebner, Lecturer in Sustainable and Healthy Built Environments at Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources

In our final episode of this series, Cassidy and Cerys reflect on some of their favourite interviews. They share updates from guests and discuss the ground-breaking research that has really surprised or changed them in the course of making the podcast.

For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/made-at-ucl/podcasts/s2-ep11-resolution

Date of episode recording: 15/11/20

Duration: 34:27

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Cassandra Martin

Guests: Carey Jewitt, Owain Rhys Hughes, Anne Young, Susan McGrath, Manish Chand, Lili Golmohammadi, Andrew Coates, Michelle Heys, Helge Wurdemann, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Emilia Molimpakis, Sarah J Young, Seb Coxon

Producer: Cerys Bradley