UCL Minds
Episodes
Season 3 - Living on the edge - health inequalities and rising costs
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living on the edge - health inequalities and rising costs with Prof Sir Michael Marmot and Jack Monroe Join hosts Doctor Xand van Tulleken and Dr Roc...
Hypocrisy and Human Rights Around the World
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we ask: if the international community can’t make states abide by their human rights obligations, what’s the point of invoking human rig...
Introduction to the MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Intro to MBA Major Infrastructure Delivery - Join us on this podcast as we explore the thinking that shaped this new MBA and why it is an important an...
EDWARD SAID AND ORIENTALISM - A CONVERSATION WITH NASSER JASSEM
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Professor Nasser Jassem of the University of Mosul. Professor Nasser Jassem, previous head of Mosul University Library (2003-2011) a...
International Mother Language Day: Celebrating Languages
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Michael Spence (UCL President & Provost) and Professor Li Wei (Director & Dean, IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) as they discuss the...
Lunch Hour Lecture | Building the foundations of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 31 January 2023 About the Lecture: The UCL Energy Transitions Modelling Lab has developed a series of energy system models over the ...
Ep 6 - From Land to Sea: Eco-Friendly Vehicular Design
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mehdi Baghdadi talks about alternative materials and power sources for electric vehicles, while Yuanchang Liu discusses methods for testing autonomous...
Together & apart: remembering Jewish Ukraine in the context of empire & war
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: Tuesday 24 January 2023 About the Lecture: Ukraine’s Jewish history has come into focus in multiple ways since Russia launched its...
Lunch Hour Lecture | The Last Colony
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: Thursday 19 January 2023 About the Lecture: After the Second World War new international rules heralded an age of human rights and s...
Orbyts: Research-with-Schools Projects that Transform Inclusivity in Science
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date of lecture: Thursday 12 January 2023 About the Lecture: UK science has chronic diversity issues and shortages of specialist teachers in schools....
How Should Politicians’ Behaviour be Regulated?
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we ask: How should politicians’ behaviour be regulated? How, that is, can we best ensure that politicians are honest, play fair, and do a ...
Brain Stories - Episode 12: Tobias Hauser On Computational Psychiatry And The Origins Of OCD
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tobias Hauser talks to Steve and Caswell about common misconceptions around OCD, what the "computational" means in computational psychiatry, and the r...
Women, Life, Freedom: Iran Uprising
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode is led by Dr Fatemeh Sadeghi, a research fellow of the UCL's and Institute for Global Prosperity's ERC Project Takhayyul. Fatemah is...
Climate Change: The Road to COP27
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re talking about climate change. The COP27 climate conference is about to begin in Egypt. But what will be the conference’s own carbo...
WATERCRAFTS AND HERITAGE IN IRAQ - A conversation with Rashad Salim
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Safina Projects Director, Rashad Salim, provides an insightful overview of Iraq's water based heritage, his Ark Re-Imagined project, and the role of l...
Statistics and Sports Analytics - Part 1
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part interview from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Tim Swartz who is a Professor of Statistics at Simon Frase...
Global Tech Companies and the War in Ukraine
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we ask: What has been the role of global tech companies during the war in Ukraine? And is better regulation needed? Russia’s invasion of ...
UCL Remarkable Stories - Dr Julia Shaw
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal Psychologist, Scientist, author, BBC podcaster & co-founder of Spot Dr Julia Shaw shares her fascinating journey in academia, her works on re...
Ep 5 - Robotics and Simulation: For or Against Humanity
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Hillel talks about how data on human behaviour can optimise the way we commute, while Dimitrios Kanoulas discusses using simulations to teach semi...
UCL Remarkable Stories - Lakayya Palmer
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UCL PHD Student Lakayya Palmer shares her journey about overcoming the challenges of studying with dyslexia; imposter syndrome and the importance of m...
UCL Remarkable Stories -Beth Hinton-Lever
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UCL alumni of Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisations and graduate of MA in Musical Theatre from Mountview Academy of Theatre Beth Hinton-Le...
UCL Remarkable Stories - Ali Issa
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UCL student of electronic engineering Ali Issa shares his journey coming to the UK as a refugee on his own at the age of fifteen and how this challeng...
UCL Remarkable Stories - Gia Lulic
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UCL staff, Remarkable stories host, and published author Gia Lulic talks about the release of her first book ‘Joyful Journey – A guide back to the...
UCL Remarkable Stories - Mouhssin Ismail
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyer turned Principal of Newham Collegiate Sixth Form, Mouhssin Ismail, talks about his extraordinary journey opening a school in Newham that has at...
Parliament’s Role in Brexit
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at parliament’s role in shaping Brexit-related legislation between 2017 and 2019. We ask: What role did parliament play in Brexit?...
Robots and Immigrants
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re examining the ways we talk about automation and immigration, and how this discourse shapes the economy. We ask: How far are discour...
Lunch Hour Lecture | What lies behind the “Muslim grooming gangs” crisis?
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: Tuesday 6 December 2022 About the Lecture: For over a decade, the UK has seen an intense focus on “Muslim grooming gangs”. On the...
Lunch Hour Lecture | Is girls’ education the answer to everything?
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: Tuesday 29 November 2022 About the Lecture: Girls’ education is frequently portrayed as a panacea – to overpopulation, poverty, h...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health (5/5): Prof Shabbar Jaffar on Ethical Partnerships
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presented by Catriona Gold. In this series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of Critical Global Health. In this episode, ...
Managing Covid19 – how could we have done (and do) better?
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 22 November 2022 About the Lecture: Human behaviour is at the heart of managing pandemic infections such as Covid19, for example wear...
Episode 7: The Burden of Unhealthy Air Pollution
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Harry Kennard talks to Catherine Tonne about the burden of unhealthy air pollution. For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac....
Ep 4 - Research Is All Fun And Games
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Cosgrove uses dance and play to create inclusive engineering designs, while Will Newton oversees student projects that utilise gaming systems to...
Building Better - Season 3 - Building Better Before the Clock Runs Out
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An inside look at COP27 through the lens of two experts from The Bartlett who took part. This November, the 27th session of the Conference of the Pa...
Season 3 - POST COP27: What happened and was it enough?
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Helen Czerski as she discusses what happened at the COP27 conference, and whether the negotiations went far enough. Helen is joined by Dr N...
How to Run Public Administration
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we ask: How should you run the public administration? Should administration be close to or insulated from politics? And what should the role...
The State of the World
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First released 7 October 2022. This week we’re beginning a new series of the podcast by surveying some of the big issues in politics around the worl...
FRIENDS OF BASRAH MUSEUM - A Conversation with Sir Terence Clark
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mehiyar Kathem talks to Sir Terence Clark, former British Ambassador to Iraq and until recently, chair of the Friends of Basrah Museum, about his work...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health (4/5): Dr Rochelle Burgess on Community-Driven Research
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presented by Catriona Gold. In this series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of Critical Global Health. In this episode, ...
Season 3 - LIVE FROM COP27
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast. We’re back for a two-part series, and part one is coming to you live from COP27 in Sharm El...
Moveable Type - Series 1 - Gravity
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we are pleased to share with you our very first radio play. The play we will be sharing with you today is called Gravity and it wa...
Improving Survival for Men with Prostate Cancer by Improving Clinical Trials and Meta-Analyses
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 3 November 2022 About the Lecture: Randomised clinical trials are the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. Professor Parmar will ...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health (3/5): Prof David Osrin on Urban Health
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presented by Catriona Gold. In this series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of Critical Global Health. In this episode, ...
AERIAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST - A Conversation with Robert Bewley
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Dr Robert Bewley, Director of EAMENA Mehiyar Kathem interviews Oxford University based archaeologist Dr Robert Bewley, Project Director...
SUSTAINING VANISHING CULTURES IN DOMANIC, TURKEY - A Conversation with Olcay Muslu Gardner
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Dr Olcay Muslu Gardner speak about musical traditions, sustainability and the scholarship she undertook at the School of Oriental and Africa...
COP26: Perspectives from a UCL student delegate from a small-island developing state
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COP26: Perspectives from a UCL student delegate from a small-island developing state. UCL Master's Student Jhénelle Williams talks about her perspect...
Achieving the SDGs in a warming world, with Professor Mark Maslin and Professor Ilan Kelman
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Climate Change is affecting the implementation of the SDGs. Do the SDGs go far enough, and how can we make real progress on tackling climate chang...
Developing therapies for muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: Tuesday 25 October About the lecture: The lecture will focus on the way the expression of genes with pathogenic variants can be manip...
Ep 3: Self-Driving From Big Picture To Individual Preference
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kamal Achuthan uses IM@UCL's facility to simulate large scale maritime operations and help students gain perspective, while Laura Toni uses maths equa...
Weighing trees with lasers: new 3D insights
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 18 October 2022 About the Lecture: How do you weigh a tree, let alone a forest? The recent increased focus on trees as tools in th...
#MadeAtUCL Season 3 - The UCL Walking Tour: A Closer Look
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In June this year, UCL launched the UCL Walking Tour, a free guided walking tour aimed at inviting members of the public onto campus to learn more abo...
Brain Stories - Episode 11: Katharina Schmack on Schizophrenia and Why We All Hallucinate
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Katharina Schmack talks to Caswell and Steve about dopamine, hallucinations, how to juggle careers in science and medicine, and why sleep-deprived par...
Catalysis: Fundamental Science Supporting Industry, Energy & the Environment
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 11 October 2022 About the Lecture: Catalysis – the process whereby chemical reactions are accelerated by reagents that are not cons...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health (2/5): Prof Ama De-Graft Aikins on Chronic Illness
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presented by Catriona Gold. In this series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of Critical Global Health. In this episode, ...
Building Better - Season 3 - Black Voices in the Built Environment
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the role of racism and colonialism in the construction of the built environment and how we can improve. In October 2022 w...
Where is home? Mapping the mental health impacts of the Windrush Scandal
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date: 6 October 2022 Time: 1-2pm About the lecture: Between 1948 and 1973, around 500,000 people arrived in the UK from Caribbean countries, answerin...
PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN A WAR ZONE - PART 3 - A Conversation with Rene Teijgeler (Part 3)
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode (3 of 3), René talks about Donny George, living conditions, personal impact, KBR, site protection, working with the military and Heri...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health (1/5): Dr Lu Gram on Critical Interdisciplinarity
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presented by Catriona Gold. In this series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of critical global health. In this episode, ...
Disruptive Voices - Critical Global Health Mini-Series Trailer
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini-series, we ask scholars at UCL to reflect on the meaning and practice of critical global health. Here, Professor Sahra Gibbon (UCL Anthro...
PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN A WAR ZONE - PART 2 - A Conversation with Rene Teijgeler (Part 2)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode (2 of 3) René talks about Babylon, Archaeological sites, Samara, al-Hatra, looting and evaluation position. René Teijgeler is a soci...
PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN A WAR ZONE - PART 1 - A Conversation with Rene Teijgeler (Part 1)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of three episodes, Dr Mehiyar Kathem interviews René Teijgeler, about his experience working in Iraq, with a focus on Libraries and Arc...
Teaching Bayesian Statistics and Accessibility in Education
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Dr Mine Dogucu who is a Lecturer in the department of Statistical S...
Ep 2: Problems And Potential In Self - Driving Vehicles
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Francesca Boem helps IM@UCL researchers navigate potential problems with maths and Jemima Unwin Teji compares humans and self-driving vehicles' abilit...
Building Better - Season 3 - Space on Fire
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Building Better Season Three, we discuss fire and the role it plays in architecture and design. Throughout history, fire has s...
#MadeAtUCL Season 3 - New Beginnings: UCL East
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, the team has stories from an anthropologist who believes in the power of immersive storytelling, a social researcher trying to improve the...
Season 2 - Fat Chance: how the body positivity movement can be used to influence societal change
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Xand and Rochelle for Episode 6 ‘Fat Chance: how the body positivity movement can be used to influence societal changes’ with Stephanie...
POLICY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN IRAQ - A Conversation with Renad Mansour
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An Interview with Dr Renad Mansour of Chatham House on Iraq, policy and cultural heritage. Dr Renad Mansour is a senior research fellow and project di...
Episode 6: Diet, agriculture and health
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Harry Kennard chats to Dr Marco Springmann from the University of Oxford about the health impacts and planetary consequences of what we eat. Music ...
Ep 1: By The People And For The People
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helge Wuderman warns drivers through a tactile robotic chair and Aneesha Singha advocates for the marginalised in her inclusive research approach. Fo...
ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAQ - a conversation with Lanah Haddad (PART 2)
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Lanah Haddad, Regional Director of TARII. Podcast 2 of 2. Part 2 of this interview with Lanah Haddad looks at the trends and changes...
ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAQ - a conversation with Lanah Haddad
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Lanah Haddad, Regional Director of TARII. Podcast 1 of 2. Lanah Haddad, Iraqi archaeologist and Regional Director of TARII, speaks ...
THE WOLF OF BAGHDAD - A conversation with Carol Isaacs & Daniel Jonas
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Nahrein Network speaks to creators of the audio-visual graphic memoir of a lost homeland. Carol and Daniel speak about their memories, experiences...
Moveable Type Series 1 - A Conversation with Merve Emre
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Merve Emre is interviewed by PhD candidate Sarah Edwards. The discussion focuses on Merve Emre's upcoming book, Post-Discipline: Lite...
Season 2 - Redefining the binary around social media and young people’s mental health
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Xand and Rochelle for Episode 5 ‘The power of conversation: redefining the binary around social media and young people’s mental health’...
ART HERITAGE IN IRAQ - A Conversation with Dr Ahmed Naji
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Independent researcher Dr Ahmed Naji speaks about his work in documenting and preserving Iraq's modern art heritage and discusses plans to safeguard i...
The Future of Global Health Systems
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About the lecture: Global health systems focus on governance and coordination across institutions, health systems, and countries to improve health out...
#MadeAtUCL Season 3 - Making the Invisible Visible
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month we’re looking at the invisible... the things you might not usually notice. Cerys and team are looking at city soundscapes, the Antarctica...
Designing for Citizen Science in the Global North and South
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 9 June 2022 About the Lecture: This talk discussed citizen science initiatives from around the globe. It explained how citizen scien...
10 years on from London 2012 - the Olympic and Paralympic legacy story
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 7 June 2022 About the Lecture: Saffron Woodcraft will speak about legacy and livelihood security in east London and Penny Bernstock ...
What role do local communities play in research?
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Date of Lecture: 24 May 2022 About the Lecture: Dr Joe Penny will discuss his work researching the Local State’s response to the housing crisis wit...
MOSUL BOOK BRIDGE - A Conversation with Dr Ala Hamdon & Dr Caroline Sandes
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Nahrein Network interviews Dr Alaa Hamdon of Mosul University (Nahrein Network - British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) scholarship recipi...
REBUILDING A LIBRARY - A Conversation with Mr. Mohammed Jasim Aal-Hajiahmed
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The director of Mosul University Libraries, Mr Mohammed Jasim Aal-Hajiahmed, speaks about national and international efforts to rehabilitate the libra...
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSEUMS - A Conversation with Rozhen Mohammed
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rozhen Mohammed, an architect and urban planner and head of the Digital Cultural Heritage Research Group at Sulaimani Polytechnic University, speak...
Controlled Backfill in Oncology Dose-finding Trials
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we speak with Dr Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, who is currently Head of Statistics at the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, about his l...
IM@UCL The Podcast Trailer
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The media has portrayed self-driving vehicles as both an exciting and terrifying prospect, but what will the future of autonomous driving really be li...
Ep. 0 In The Beginning
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Bani Anvari talks about the inspiration for, and the obstacles she and her team had to overcome to create, the IM@UCL facility. As well as her a...
'Levelling up' or 'Left-behind'? In conversation with Fiona Hill
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This one-off episode is a recording of "‘Levelling up’ or ‘Left-behind’? Restoring opportunity in UK society – In conversation with Fiona Hi...
Brain Stories - Episode 10: Hugo Spiers on the brains of taxi drivers
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hugo Spiers talks about taxis, how where you grew up affects your navigation skills, and the time that Benedict Cumberbatch ruined one of his experime...
Season 2 - Dignity, decency and dying
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join UCL hosts Xand and Rochelle for Episode 4 ‘Dignity, decency and dying' with Dr Afsan Bhadelia & Dr Libby Sallnow. “Death is something that a...
#MadeAtUCL Season 3 - Direction for Change
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month we’re looking at Direction For Change. Cerys, Katie, Ariana and Chanju are here to tell you three different stories of change, from new t...
Where research transforms space exploration
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how Prof Alan Smith and researchers at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory and our partner, Teledyne UK, design devices like Gaia, the ESA's opt...
STORYTELLING & MUSEUMS IN IRAQ - A Conversation with Paul Collins
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Collins - Curator at Ashmolean Museum and Co-Principal Investigator of Nahrein Network speaks about story telling and museums in Iraq For mor...
Where research transforms links between nature and health
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Kate Jones and Dr Chris van Tulleken explain how human health is linked to the health of the planet, and how UCL climate and habitat researc...
Resilience Research Group: Measures of Resilience
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this podcast we are visited by Kate Bennett (Liverpool), Jenny Liu (University of Western) and Steph Cahill (Manchester) to discuss the topic 'Mea...
Brain Stories – Episode 9: UCL Neuroscience Symposium
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations with the speakers from the 2022 UCL Neuroscience Symposium. For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/d...
UNESCO IN IRAQ - A Conversation with Louise Haxthausen
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Director of the UNESCO Office for Iraq, Louise Haxthausen, speaks about the rebuilding of Mosul and national and international efforts to revive its s...
Where research transforms Covid and privacy
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how Dr Michael Veale and colleagues across Europe built a privacy-friendly COVID tracking app, and how he worked with Parliamentarians to put cit...
Where research transforms children's mental health
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Professor Jess Deighton’s landmark study of school pupils’ mental wellbeing uncovered a growing crisis in young women’s mental health, and h...
Moveable Type Season 1 – Environmental Humanities: Roundtable
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is environmental humanities? How are scholars reconsidering our approach to the natural world, and where can you go to learn more? In the second ...
Where research transforms the women we see
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Ringrose and Dr Kaitlyn Regehr on how sexism in London’s advertising landscape creates hostile environments for women, and how cre...
#MadeAtUCL Season 3 - Navigating The Arts
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cerys and our student hosts as they discuss how we navigate the arts. This month we’re covering the prevalence of eating disorders in musicians...