Wild food and health, with Charlotte Milbank
Charlotte is a PhD student in Epidemiology and Geography at the University of Cambridge. Her research explores the ways in which “wild foods...
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BlueSci Podcast
What's the latest in science these days? How can scientific advances help improve our world? And what's it like to be a scientist, anyway? Every two weeks we delve into the intersections bet...
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Society and statistics, with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
In this episode, Mark and Georgia spoke to Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, who is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evide...
Gut-brain health and obesity prevention with Orla Woodward
Today, Mark and Georgia spoke to Orla Woodward who is a final year PhD student at the Institute of Metabolic Science at the University of Ca...
Converting CO2 to renewable fuels with Motiar Rahaman
Today we speak to Motiar Rahaman from the Reisner Lab about their work in sustainable fuel development.
Genetics and obesity, with Dr Giles Yeo
In this episode of the BlueSci Podcast, Mark and Ruby speak to Dr Giles Yeo, a Principal Research Associate at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Un...
Volcanoes and the climate, with Dr Lauren Marshall
In this episode, Simone and new host Mark speak to Dr Lauren Marshall, a postdoctoral researcher at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry...
Bees and the future of food production, with Jake Moscrop
Today, our new host Georgia and seasoned host Ruby spoke to PhD student Jake Moscrop about bees, pollinators and their impact on food securi...
Stone Age bears, ancient DNA and population genetics, with Bianca De Sanctis
In this episode, Ruby and Laura spoke to Bianca De Sanctis, a PhD student in Professor Eske Willerslev’s research group in the Department of...
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We're back back back! Tune in to find out more about our latest news, we hope you're as excited as we are about our ever-expanding team! In...
Lab-grown organoids and regenerative medicine, with Dr Fotis Sampaziotis
This week we spoke to Dr Fotis Sampaziotis, a hepatologist and clinical lecturer at the University of Cambridge. Dr Sampaziotis is part of a...
Loneliness, social media, and the brain, with Dr Livia Tomova
We're back and we have some exciting news - join us in welcoming Laura Chilver to our podcasting team! Laura is studying Natural Sciences an...
Colour from structure, with Thomas Parton
Our guest this week is Thomas Parton, a PhD student in the Vignolini Lab in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. His...
Connecting memory and vision, with Dr Paul Bays
This week we spoke to Dr Paul Bays, the group leader of the Computational Cognition Group in the Department of Psychology at the University...
Mysteries of the early universe, with Amelia Drew
This week we spoke to Amelia Drew a junior research fellow at Homerton College, who has just completed her PhD in Cosmology in the Departmen...
The ecological impact of wildfires, with Dr. Adam Pellegrini
This week we spoke to Dr. Adam Pellegrini, a Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge. His research speci...
Learning from fur seals, with Constanza Toro-Valdivieso
Constanza Toro-Valdivieso is a PhD student in the Department of Vetenary Medicine at the University of Cambridge. She studies Juan Fernández...
Chemistry with computers, featuring Kobi Felton
In this episode we speak to Kobi Felton, a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. As part of the Sustainab...
Africans in STEM: building networks and collaborations, with Cynthia Okoye and Sandile Mtetwa
This week we talk to Cynthia Okoye and Sandile Mtetwa, PhD students at the University of Cambridge. Sandile and Cynthia are two of the found...
A spotlight on electron microscopy, featuring Dr Giorgio Divitini
This week we speak to Dr Giorgio Divitini, the Advanced TEM Officer in the High Resolution Electron Microscopy Group in the Department of Ma...
The next generation of solar cells, with Dr Elizabeth Tennyson
This week we speak to Dr Elizabeth Tennyson, postdoctoral researcher and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory....