Glen O'Hara: How the Blair governments reshaped the country (Institute for Policy Research)
Between 1997 and 2007, New Labour sought to reshape Britain into a more cohesive and forward-thinking society. The decade saw the rise of so...
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20 of 454 episodesLiam Byrne: Why populists are winning: and how to beat them (Institute for Policy Research)
Authoritarian populists now govern one-quarter of the world's democracies. But is this peak populism, or the populists' tipping point? Liam...
Prof Matt Sleat: Post-liberalism (Institute for Policy Research)
Liberalism has long shaped political life across the modern West. But in recent years, post-liberalism has become one of the most talked-abo...
Kate Hamblin and Emily Kenway: The work of care (Institute for Policy Research)
Millions of people throughout the UK provide unpaid care for family members and friends who are disabled, older, or who have a chronic healt...
James Muldoon: The hidden human labour powering AI (Institute for Policy Research)
While Big Tech promotes AI as a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity, James Muldoon exposes a different reality hid...
Rebecca Florisson: Living precariously: The challenge of insecure work (Institute for Policy Research)
The 2024 UK Insecure Work Index estimated that 6.8 million people living in the UK (over 20% of the workforce) are in severely insecure work...
Andrew Wallis: Tackling modern slavery (Institute for Policy Research)
When it was introduced, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 was hailed as a world-leading piece of legislation. But a 2024 review of the legislation...
A conversation with Everardo González: The Disappeared of History Global Webinar Series
In this webinar, we spoke to Everardo González, a Mexican director who is considered one of the strongest voices in the documentary genre in...
Placements Abroad
In this episode, Katherine and her guests talk about the joy and challenges of going abroad for a placement year.
Stop the Scroll, Pick a Role
Join Katherine Bright and fellow Placement Officer, Gina Pollock, plus a range of students, to find out how to stop scrolling through advert...
Acing Assessment Centres
Join Faculty of Science Placement Officer, Katherine Bright, to discuss the much-feared world of assessment centres. Many companies use thes...
Returning to Uni
In this short episode, Katherine is joined by two students and Dr Steven Davies, Placements Tutor for Physics, to discuss the return from pl...
Prof Phil Scraton: Bearing witness to the 'pain of others'
Professor Phil Scraton (Professor Emeritus, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast) discusses the responsibility of academic researchers...
A conversation with Rubén Blades: The Disappeared of History Global Webinar Series
In the inaugural event of 'The Disappeared of History Global Webinar Series', we hosted renowned Panamanian musician, songwriter, activist,...
How to get a horse on a treadmill (Dr Polly McGuigan)
We close off the series by welcoming Dr Polly McGuigan, the Head of the Department for Health and Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics, who gives...
Life beyond Bath (part 2) the HES graduates’ stories (Health and Exercise Science graduates, Amalia and Ellie)
Two of our Health and Exercise Science graduates, Amalia and Ellie, join the podcast to discuss their time at the University, their pivotal...
Life beyond Bath (part 1): the SES graduates’ stories (Sport and Exercise Science graduates, Lucy and Jack)
For this very special episode of Science on the Run, we invited two of our Sport and Exercise Science graduates, Lucy and Jack, back to camp...
Tackling the big challenges in sports injuries (Dr Stephen West)
Sports injury epidemiologist, Dr Stephen West, joins Science on the Run to discuss his and the Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Preve...
No carbs before Marbs? (Profs James Betts and Javier Gonzalez)
This episode of Science on the Run is focussed on nutrition and metabolism, in which two professors from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise...
The Realities of Being on Placement
Join Placement Officer, Katherine Bright, and two students - Betty and Roxy - to discuss the joys, challenges and surprises which form the r...