St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Teddy Talks

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The Research Expo is a biennial event at St Edmund Hall, designed to showcase the breadth of research carried out at the College, by both academics and students. This series includes an overview video introducing the event, and then a set of short ‘Teddy Talks’ on a wide range of topics from gravita…

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    UK National Debt: A Historical Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 12:29


    The UK national debt is currently the highest it's ever been, and a lot larger than many other countries. This talk takes a look behind the figures, and asks why it is important, whether we should be worried, and looks at the reasons for its growth.

    Ending Poverty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 11:30


    Linda Yueh (Fellow by Special Election in Economics) talks about ending poverty. The UN has a Sustainable Development Goal to eradicate extreme poverty, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day, by 2030. Since 1990, 1 billion people have been lifted out of poverty. Linda argues that economic growth alone is insufficient to end poverty and discusses how economic theory may be able to help us solve the problem, particularly in Africa, to achieve the UN’s target.

    Was There History in the Middle Ages?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 12:12


    Did medieval writers think they were writing history? This talk takes a closer look at the various forms of ‘history’ during this period. Emily A. Winkler is (John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellow in History).

    What Does Philosophy Have to Do with Neuroscience?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 12:08


    When you examine the brain, you can learn a lot and see chemical interactions, but you cannot find anything about the first-person nature of things we experience as humans, such as colours and pain. This talk takes an introductory look at different philosophical theories relating to this – including dualism, epiphenomenalism, identity theory and externalism Paul Skokowski is Visiting Fellow from Stanford University.

    Advanced LIGO: the New Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 11:41


    Why has the recent detection of gravitational waves been one of the most important discoveries in modern times for astrophysics? And what are the implications of the new Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detector for future discoveries about black holes? Philipp Podsiadlowski (Professor of Physics and Tutor in Physics)

    Lithium-ion Batteries and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 7:21


    Batteries are one of the most efficient ways to store energy, and there has been a massive increase recently in the use of lithium-ion batteries, particularly in electric cars. Do we have enough lithium, however, to support the wide-scale proliferation of electric vehicles? And are there alternative technologies we could adopt if not? Mauro Pasta is Associate Professor and Tutor in Materials Science

    ‘Boom, ratatata, hui-hui-sss-ttt, woouum’ - Children’s Views of World War II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 11:36


    How do people remember the past? Alex Lloyd (Lecturer, German Language and Literature) looks at essays written by children in Germany after the Second World War–examining the words and tone; the political framing; and the challenges for translating them. The accounts are far from straight-forward, but offer an invaluable insight into the experiences of the children.

    Banned Books: Hus and Luther in the Teddy Hall Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 11:25


    This talk focusses on a first edition of the collected works of Jan Hus, from the collection in St Edmund Hall’s Old Library, written in the fifteenth century but first printed in 1558 together with letters of recommendation from Martin Luther. This talk focusses on a first edition of the collected works of Jan Hus, from the collection in St Edmund Hall’s Old Library, written in the fifteenth century but first printed in 1558 together with letters of recommendation from Martin Luther. Henrike Lähnemann (Professor of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics) weaves together discussion of the book with the history of religious rebellion at the College, particularly alluding to Principal William Taylor who was condemned as a follower of Wycliffe and burned at the stake in 1423. She explains how the Old Library itself was founded in the name of reform.

    Merchants’ Marks in Medieval English Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 11:25


    Merchants’ marks were used initially as a tool of commerce, on consignments of goods, in the Middle Ages. In the sixteenth century, however, they became more like a coat of arms for people who didn’t have one – a form of professional identity. Medieval manuscripts also feature the marks used in this way, and Thomas Kittel (DPhil student, English Literature) argues that this is interesting because it shows us how medieval people understood their identity and how books (such as The Canterbury Tales) functioned in social exchanges.

    Extreme Clocks: Physics with Pulsars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 13:45


    An introduction to pulsars: objects that have more mass than the sun but are only around 20km in diameter, possessing an extremely high rotational stability and a very strong magnetic field. Aris Karastergiou (Physics Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow) describes them as “nature’s ticking clocks” and explains how the changing rate of ‘ticks’ can inform you about the movement of the ‘clocks’.

    Pancreatic Islet Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes – Bench to Bedside

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 13:10


    Paul Johnson (Professor of Paediatric Surgery) gives a talk on a new treatement for Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease where the patient’s body has attacked its own insulin-producing cells. It largely starts in childhood and is treated with insulin injections. An alternative approach is transplant – either of the whole pancreas, a major operation, or the much less invasive transplantation of islet cells (the islets of Langerhans). This talk discusses the development of this treatment and its future potential.

    NextBASS: Observing Cosmic Microwave Background Foregrounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 10:45


    Jaz Hill-Valler (DPhil student, Experimental Radio Cosmology) gives an introduction to the work of radio astronomers by postgraduate student Jaz, who works with the Experimental Radio Cosmology group and Department of Astrophyics.

    The Politics of Student Mobility: what do international student statistics tell us about the democratic development of their home countries?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 10:30


    Can you view studying abroad as an apprenticeship in democracy? Maia Chankseliani discusses her work, which focusses on former Soviet Union countries, linking student mobility with the level of democratic development in the student’s home country. Maia Chankseliani is Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education

    Lights, Camera, Immuno-action! Research on cancer immunotherapy and its implications for the clinic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 10:56


    Melissa Bedard explains the body’s lack of an immune response to cancer cells through an analogy with spy movies. She describes how her research group is working to better understand how immune cells recognise and fight cancer, and to manipulate those cells through immunology. Her talk also includes a look at the pros and cons of immunotherapy versus chemotherapy

    St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 2:29


    A quick overview of the event, presented by Dr Linda Yueh.

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