Podcasts about ucl faculty

Join us to celebrate the achievements of Prof. Cathy Elliott. Recorded one day after her inaugural lecture, marking a significant milestone in her distinguished career, Cathy talks about her wild approach to education.Cathy is one of those rare educators who always strives to focus less on grades and more on inspiring her pupils. She has spearheaded ungrading campaigns at UCL, as well as inclusive curriculums and student-led projects on inclusivity, belonging, political philosophy and international relations. She is a co-director of UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics, a co-convenor of the Political Studies Association Teaching and Learning Network, and Vice-Dean Education for UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences. Cathy has made history as our department's first academic on the teaching track to be promoted to Professor. This in itself reflects Cathy's thoughts on education - if we remove some of the boundaries and change some of the criteria , wonderful things might happen (inc. it might be easier for teaching track academics to progress to prof)!Mentioned in this episode:Cathy Elliott. Against anonymity: relational marking and awarding gaps. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Eudcation.Special Edition of Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education: Liberating LearningInclusive Cirriculum Project UCL's Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

In this essay, Rhiannon provides an Afterword summarizing some of the key themes in a recently published volume of collected essays edited by Jim Donaghey titled Fight for a New Normal? Anarchism and Mutual Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis. Rhiannon also playfully problematizes the title of the book, arguing that rather than fighting for a new normal, anarchists should be fighting against normativity itself. Rhiannon Firth is Lecturer in Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, UCL Faculty of Education and Society. Rhiannon's most recent publications are Disaster Anarchy and Entangled Futurities.  Anarchist Essays is brought to you by Loughborough University's Anarchism Research Group and the journal Anarchist Studies. Follow us on Twitter @arglboro. Our music comes from Them'uns (featuring Yous'uns). Artwork by Sam G.

Today we are continuing our discussion on gene therapy, with Dr Rajvinder Karda, hosted by Olivia. Raj is both a researcher and professor at the UCL Institute for Women's Health, with her role as an associate professor of Gene Therapy, as well as leading a team of research focussing on developing pre-clinical gene therapy and RNA editing treatments for childhood epilepsy, including Dravet Syndrome. Listen in to learn more about Raj's work in the field of gene therapy, as she explains more about how gene therapies are being researched and developed for pre-clinical trials, including in her lab where her team is working on the development of gene therapies for treating Dravet Syndrome. Date of episode recording: 2025-01-22T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:30:16 Language of episode: English Presenter:Olivia Moir Guests: Dr Rajvinder Karda Producer: Olivia, UCL Institute for Women's Health, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences

What do vultures in India and beavers in West London have to do with protecting our ecosystems? What's the link between biodiversity loss and human-driven climate change? Why does Simon love beavers so much? And what exactly is “COP16”? This episode explores some of the key issues at play – focusing on global ecosystems and local conservation efforts, and coincides with the Sixteenth Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Columbia. Hosts Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by Elliot Newton of The Ealing Beaver Project: a collaboration between the Ealing Wildlife Group, Citizen Zoo, The Friends of Horsenden & Ealing Council. And UCL expert Dr Alex Pigot, whose work on evolutionary biodiversity helps predict how ecosystems are responding to climate change. While at the conference in Cali, Simon also catches up with freshwater systems expert: UCL's Dr Izzy Bishop, to discuss the work she took to COP16. Citizen Zoo: https://www.citizenzoo.org/ The Ealing Beaver Project https://theealingbeaverproject.com/ UCL Faculty of Life Sciences biodiversity campaign https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-faculty/biodiversity-ucl-priority Find out more about UCL at COP16 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/ucl-cop/ucl-and-cop16 Access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/ucl-generation-one-climate-podcast Date of episode recording: Friday 18th October 2024 Duration: 45 mins Language of episode: English  Presenter: Professor Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee  Guests: Elliot Newton, Head of Conservation at Citizen Zoo and Creative Director at A Focus On Nature Dr Alex Pigot, Professorial Research Fellow in the UCL Division of Biosciences Dr Izzy Bishop, Lecturer in Ecology, UCL's People and Nature Lab Producers: Adam Batstone Caitlin Mullin Jane Yelloly

We are back here today to talk about menopause. We are going to be diving into the basics on what it is and what to expect, and then some ideas on how to optimize lifestyle in this stage as well as various, sometimes conflicting views, on treatment and management options for individuals going through menopause. Joining me in this is episode is none other than a certified British Menopause Society ‘Menopause specialist', Mr Vikram Talaulikar, who is coming to us with a strong clinical background, as an associate specialist at the reproductive medicine unit at UCLH, and an honorary associate professor here at UCL. To learn more about Vikram's work visit his profile on UCHL (https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/mr-vikram-talaulikar) and his LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-sinai-talaulikar-13565411/) Date of episode recording: 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:22:41 Language of episode: English Presenter: Olivia Moir Guests: Mr Vikram Talaulikar Producer: Olivia, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences

We are back here today to talk about menopause. We are going to be diving into the basics on what it is and what to expect, and then some ideas on how to optimize lifestyle in this stage as well as various, sometimes conflicting views, on treatment and management options for individuals going through menopause. Joining me in this is episode is none other than a certified British Menopause Society ‘Menopause specialist', Mr Vikram Talaulikar, who is coming to us with a strong clinical background, as an associate specialist at the reproductive medicine unit at UCLH, and an honorary associate professor here at UCL. To learn more about Vikram's work visit his profile on UCHL (https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/mr-vikram-talaulikar) and his LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-sinai-talaulikar-13565411/) Date of episode recording: 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:22:41 Language of episode: English Presenter: Olivia Moir Guests: Mr Vikram Talaulikar  Producer: Olivia, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences 

Professor Ibrahim Abubakar, FMedSci is Pro-Provost (Health), Dean, Faculty of Population Health Sciences and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London ( UCL - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/people/professor-ibrahim-abubakar ). He was previously director of the UCL Institute for Global Health until July 2021. Prof. Abubakar was appointed National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator in 2017 and elected Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences in 2020. He led the UCL Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL-TB and was a senior investigator at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Trials Unit. He was also head of TB at Public Health England and prior to his appointment at UCL, he was Professor in Health Protection at the Norwich Medical School. Prof. Abubakar qualified in medicine in 1992 and initially trained in general medicine before specializing in public health medicine. His academic public health training was undertaken at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of Cambridge and the University of East Anglia. Prof. Abubakar is a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board ( https://www.gpmb.org/ ), Chair of Lancet Migration: global collaboration to advance migration health, Lancet Nigeria Commission and the NIHR Global Health Professorship Committee. He also served as chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis until 2019 and of the Wellcome Trust Expert Review Group on Population Health until 2022. Support the show

Most of us have heard of peer review, but how does it actually work? After more than a century, is it still fit for purpose? This episode explores the state of peer review in academic publishing. With guests from within the field, we hear what it means for researchers, publishers, and institutions like UCL. As the tide of open access publishing gains momentum and more research is made freely accessible, what will peer review look like in the future? How will academic publishing evolve more widely? In the future, can we still value anonymity over acknowledgement of reviewers? In this episode, Olivia Kehoe explores the peer review process with a critical eye, discussing how other trends in publishing, such as open access and data publishing, soon might re-shape activities such as peer review. She highlights two alternatives to the current system: UCL Press's open peer review system and a user-organised initiative called “Peer Community In” founded by scientists, for scientists. Understanding what's inside the “black box” of peer review is of huge value to STS. Can we trust the process? How could we improve it? Thanks to her guests, Sunbul Akhtar, Denis Bourguet, and Catherine Sharp for their time, patience and expertise in helping Olivia tackle some of these questions. Olivia completed this podcast episode as part of a summer studentship project with Professor Joe Cain. This project was funded by UCL Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MAPS) as a careers-building initiative. Thanks Olivia! Great work.   Featuring Reporter and researcher Olivia Kehoe, 4th Year UCL Natural Sciences and summer intern for ‘Science and the Publishing Industry' project in STS Interviewees Sunbul Akhtar, UCL Press Journals Coordinator Denis Bourguet, Director of Research at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment in France (INRAE) Catherine Sharp, Head of UCL Open Access Services   WeAreSTS Host Professor Joe Cain, Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology https://ucl.ac.uk/sts/cain   Music credits Intro and Exit music “Rollin At 5,” by Kevin MacLeod https://filmmusic.io/song/5000-rollin-at-5 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music within the episode “Accralate,” by Kevin MacLeod https://filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0   Podcast information WeAreSTS is a production of the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at University College London (UCL). To find out more, or to leave feedback about the show: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/podcast This site also includes information for how STS students and staff can get involved with our programme. Editing by Olivia Kehoe Post-production by Professor Joe Cain. WeAreSTS producer is Professor Joe Cain. Twitter: @stsucl #WeAreSTS

The assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These days, they build portfolios with all sorts of things: short writing, long writing, posters, blogs, in-class presentations. Add to these, projects like podcasts, film clips, campaign strategies, briefing papers, debates, and proposals. Research of different kinds. Creativity. And Challenge. We diversify our curriculum because we know the future for our students holds work as varied as we can imagine. Today's episode offers a sampler of student-made podcasts. These were created by year 3 undergraduates in our science journalism module, run by Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon. The assignment is straightforward: create a three-minute news feature about a recent piece of research at UCL. The piece must be suitable for use on as a news segment for radio or podcast. Students start with a recent press release from the UCL Press Office, and they go from there. The piece must include a short interview segment with a researcher. They have a tight deadline, and they have to work pretty much with the tools they have through a laptop and phone. This is real world work as a freelance journalist. For today, I've brought together eight of the ones I like a lot. They're varied, and they deliver the assignment is different ways. Think of it as a sampler. The whole syllabus for HPSC0107 Science Journalism: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/sites/sts/files/hpsc0107-science_journalism-syllabus_2022-23.pdf   Tracks   TRACK 1. New X-ray Tech Promises Better Diagnostics for Heart Disease, Gracie Enticknap This newscast introduces a new-to-research x-ray technology called HiP-CT which images organs at multiple scales with better clarity than previously achievable. I discuss HiP-CT with a researcher who is using it to study the evolution of congenital heart disease in blue baby syndrome and children with one heart ventricle. We discuss the aims of his research, and eventual clinical application and hospital usage of this technology, which could have revolutionary benefit to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases. Interviewee: Professor Andrew Cook, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Zayed Centre for Research Credits: Stock Media provided by baldwinphilly / Pond5   TRACK 2. Covid-19 Impact on Gut Microbiome, Marcus Chow It is well established that the digestive system, its microbiota, and the immune system are linked and influence each other. With COVID-19 coming to an endemic, much of the research interest now lies in how it can shape the microbiota and how the microbiota can influence the patients' symptoms and long term effects. Wong et has investigated how COVID-19 interact with and in the gastrointestinal tract to better understand the implications of disease management, transmission, and infection control. In this article, we review the important gastrointestinal aspects of the disease. Interviewee: Sunny H Wong, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Credits: None   TRACK 3. Marketing Infant Formula against Breast Feeding, Nadya Rauch Let's take a critical look at infant formula marketing, which the WHO recently condemned for misleading parents and undermining breastfeeding. Breastmilk has key benefits for infants that can't be replicated in formula milk, such as stems cells and antibodies that help protect infants from infection. We talk to infant formula expert Dr. Fewtrell from UCL's Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health to debunk some myths on whether infant formula can improve cognitive outcomes for children. Interviewee: Dr. Mary Fewtrell, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Credits: Intro/outro music produced by Leo Daiji Waltmann  “The Wonder of Baby SMA PRO Follow on Milk," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RDGFnermSc&ab_channel=LacaraChildModelandTalentAgency   TRACK 4. New guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, Sofia Sancho The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology have recently released 200 pages of new, comprehensive guidelines for the diagnosis of endometriosis. A major change in the new version is that laparoscopy is no longer deemed the gold standard for diagnosis, which will lead to more patients being accommodated for, and hopefully the long wait for diagnosis being decreased. I speak to Dr Ertan Saridogan, who co-authored the new guidelines, about their significance and how they can lead to improvements in endometriosis research. Interviewee: Dr Ertan Saridogan, UCL Hospital and UCL Institute for Women's Health Credits: Cool Jazzy Brass & Vibraphone by M33 Project, licensed under CC BY 4.0   TRACK 5. Minimally invasive image-guided ablation (MINIMA), Yingnan Chen Proof-of-concept for MINIMA is recently published. Compare to traditional ways of removing tumours, MINIMA is not as invasive and has fewer side effects, hence, the patients can recover quicker. Moreover, MINIMA can preserve the function of infected organ as much as possible. I have invited the lead author, Rebecca Baker, to talk about how MINIMA works and its potential as a cancer treatment. She also discussed the limitations and what needs to be done before moving on to clinical trials. Interviewee: Rebecca Baker (PhD Student at UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging) Credits: Inspiring Electronic https://elements.envato.com/inspiring-electronic-BHYUADP. License Code: 9WXPUERVK7   TRACK 6. Covid's impact on student experience at UCL, Juwairiyah Aftab The podcast explores a research study conducted by Dr Waugh, alongside other individuals, titled ‘Impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the health of university students'. The study, based at University College London (UCL), explores the physical and mental health consequences of the pandemic on students, with mention of the importance of this study and its relevance. Furthermore, the study mentions cases of racism and discrimination, followed by an evaluation of how trustworthy the research is and brief future recommendations. Interviewee: Dr Mark Waugh, UCL Department of Education, Division of Medicine, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences Credits: Statistics from the National Student Survey (NSS) https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/1480/insight-brief-10-nss-finalforweb.pdf Background music (no copyright) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ6gUSJARIA   TRACK 7. How Do We Slow Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Eloise Jarvis Dr Toryn Poolman talks about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), leading cause of liver transplants that effecting up to one-third of the British population. It's a medical condition that's on the rise owing to changes in diet: more sugar, more alcohol, and more processed foods. He explains what NAFLD is, what it can progress to, what the causes are, and how it can be avoided or reversed. Interviewee: Dr Toryn Poolman, Department: Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL Division of Biosciences Credits: Bensound.com   TRACK 8. Applied Linguistics studying pain descriptions associated with endometriosis, Dan Sharpe Listening more carefully to the words patients choose to describe their symptoms can help doctors identify more complex medical conditions, says Zsófia Demjén. She reports on new research into specific patterns of words patients use to describe their symptoms. This might lead to earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and other serious chronic conditions. Just listening more carefully can make all the difference. Interviewee: Zsófia Demjén, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics Credits: Details to come   Host Professor Joe Cain Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology https://ucl.ac.uk/sts/cain   Music credits Intro and Exit music “Rollin At 5,” by Kevin MacLeod https://filmmusic.io/song/5000-rollin-at-5 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 “Silly Intro,” by Alexander Nakarada https://filmmusic.io/song/4786-silly-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Both are available on the website: filmmusic.IO   Podcast information WeAreSTS is a production of the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at University College London (UCL). To find out more, or to leave feedback about the show: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/podcast This site also includes information for how STS students and staff can get involved with our programme. Editing and post-production by Professor Joe Cain, unless otherwise noted. WeAreSTS producer is Professor Joe Cain. Twitter: @stsucl #WeAreSTS

Charitable status within the independent / private school sector in Britain is one of the most emotionally-charged and contentious topics. Some private schools operate as registered charities while others do not. Alberto Lidji moderates a robust and civilised debate with Julie Robinson, CEO of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), and Francis Green, Professor of Work and Education Economics at the Institute of Education, University College London's (UCL) Faculty of Education and Society. Julie Robinson and Francis Green hold opposing views and yet manage to identify some common ground and fruitful area for future education policy exploration. This episode will inform you about one of the most debated topics in education reform in Britain today. It may strengthen your existing views, or tempt you to view counter arguments more favourably, or even make you appreciate this topic is not as clear cut as you may have thought. Thank you for downloading this episode of The Do One Better Podcast. Visit our website at Lidji.org for information on nearly 200 interviews with remarkable leaders in philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship. Please leave us a rating and a review to help others find this show.  

Hear how Dr Michael Veale and colleagues across Europe built a privacy-friendly COVID tracking app, and how he worked with Parliamentarians to put citizens' privacy rights on the agenda during the pandemic. Host and Producer Dr Rosie Anderson, Research Fellow, Public Health Policy team, UCL Guests -Dr Michael Veale, Associate Professor in Digital Rights and Regulation, UCL Faculty of Laws -Lord Tim Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Digital in the House of Lords -Natasha Lomas, Senior Reporter at Techcrunch Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-9-where-research-transforms-covid-and-privacy Find out more on www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

In this podcast, you will listen to the book launch of Dr Hedi Viterbo's latest book: ‘Problematizing Law, Rights, and Childhood in Israel/Palestine', in which Dr Viterbo radically challenges our picture of law, human rights, and childhood, both in and beyond the Israel/Palestine context. Commentators include Alexandra Cox, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex Department of Sociology; Maryam Jamshidi, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law; and Yaël Ronen, Professor of Law at the Academic Center for Science and Law at Hod Hasharon, and the Minerva Center for Human Rights at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The book launch was organized by Dr Haim Abraham from the University of Essex School of Law and UCL Faculty of Laws, and Dr Eden Sarid from the University of Essex School of Law.

Listen to the highlights of our series finale, recorded live on 21 July 2021. Hosted by UCL alumna, broadcaster and writer, Vivienne Parry OBE, our global audience put their questions to the experts. Guests: - Professor Dame Anne Johnson (Professor of Infectious Disease, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Population Health Sciences). Adviser to the SAGE committee. - Professor Deenan Pillay (Professor of Virology, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences). Adviser to the Independent SAGE committee. - Professor Susan Michie (Professor of Health Psychology, Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences). Adviser to the Sage and Independent SAGE committees. - Professor Andrew Hayward (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Inclusion Health Research, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health). Adviser to the Sage and Nervtag committees. Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirus View the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/coronavirus/transcript-episode-53

Listen to the highlights of our series finale, recorded live on 21 July 2021. Hosted by UCL alumna, broadcaster and writer, Vivienne Parry OBE, our global audience put their questions to the experts.Guests:- Professor Dame Anne Johnson (Professor of Infectious Disease, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Population Health Sciences). Adviser to the SAGE committee.- Professor Deenan Pillay (Professor of Virology, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences). Adviser to the Independent SAGE committee.- Professor Susan Michie (Professor of Health Psychology, Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences). Adviser to the Sage and Independent SAGE committees.- Professor Andrew Hayward (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Inclusion Health Research, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health). Adviser to the Sage and Nervtag committees.Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirusView the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts…nscript-episode-53 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The places and spaces we inhabit profoundly affect our lives and how we live them in ways we need to think about more critically. At the launch of the project that is the subject of today's episode, Kamna Patel spoke to how people have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic by saying "It is not who we are and what we eat that will kill us, but where we live and where we work." Subhadra’s guests in this episode came together to write a curriculum to help students and researchers of the built environment be more mindful about the ways in which their discipline actively reinforces and reproduces racism and ableism.This conversation was recorded on 21st April 2021Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-what-does-eugenics-mean-us-episode-5Host: Subhadra DasGuests: Kamna Patel is Associate Professor at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit.Yasminah Beebeejaun is Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning.George Burridge is Senior Teaching and Learning Officer at the Bartlett Faculty Admissions Office.Producer: Cerys BradleyMusic: Blue Dot Sessions'Race' and Space: What is 'race' doing in a nice field like the built environment (The Bartlett, UCL Faculty of the Built Environment, 2020): www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/sites/bartlett/files/race_and_space_pdf_final.pdfOther authors of the curriculum were Solomon Zewolde, Tania Sengupta and Catalina Ortiz.Race, space and architecture: towards an open-access curriculum (LSE Department of Sociology, 2019) by Huda Tayob and Suzanne Hall: eprints.lse.ac.uk/100993/ www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/what-does-eugenics-mean-us www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When can, and can’t, you dismiss an employee for social media misuse? In this episode, barrister Daniel Barnett discusses this topic briefly with Professor Virginia Mantouvalou, Professor of Human Rights & Labour Law at UCL Faculty of Laws. He then explains the law on social media and dismissals, giving examples of various cases where dismissals have been held to be fair and unfair. ====Listen to Daniel Barnett on LBC, the UK’s largest commercial talk radio station. Join him every Saturday from 9pm for the LBC Legal Hour. Listen live on FM 97.3, DAB radio, online at lbc.co.uk or via the Global Player App. Listen to his latest show using the Global Catchup Player.See all Daniel Barnett’s books here.Get high-level access to barrister Daniel Barnett, for answers to your most complex HR and employment law problems. Visit http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk for more information.Thank you for listening and please leave a review if you found this helpful. Subscribe to Employment Law Matters to automatically receive new episodes every Tuesday. If you have a question, or any feedback, please email podcast@danielbarnett.co.uk or tweet @daniel_barnett . © Employment Law Services Limited. Any information on this podcast is for general guidance only. Please see our full terms and disclaimer.

Our first podcast coincides with Ada Lovelace Day with UCL’s first ever female Head of Mathematics, Professor Helen Wilson, speaking to our hosts Laura and Sophie about everything from her own career as a woman in STEM, the science behind chocolate fountains and why a day celebrating Ada Lovelace is important. Hypot-enthuse, is a fun look at the interesting work and research coming out of the UCL Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences. Each episode features a light hearted chat with a notable academic examining exciting science topics making news around the world.

IOE Public Debates: Young people's poor sense of well-being has hit the headlines this year, with talk of crisis and a lot of soul-searching about why so many of our children seem to be so unhappy and ill at ease these days. Thankfully, serious mental health problems remain comparatively rare and it's important to remember that childhood and the teenage years, in particular, have always been a difficult time of transition. But something else seems to be going on today, from an earlier age. Blame has been laid at the door of many things – from neoliberalism, to social media, to excessive testing in schools. What's changed to impact on young people's well-being to such an extent, and what can schools, parents and carers, and policy makers – do about it? Are we doing enough, early on enough, to respond to modern day pressures – whether through mental health training for pupils or mental health first aid training for teachers? We've brought together a panel of experts to give us their views. Speakers included: * Viv Grant, Director, Integrity Coaching * Caroline Hounsell, Director of Community Development, MHFA England * Patrick Johnston, Director of Learning, Place2Be * Praveetha Patalay, Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences * Chair: Professor Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education #IOEDebates

The Moral Maze returns with a special programme marking 50 years of the Abortion Act, recorded in front of an audience of students at UCL Faculty of Laws. Under the 1967 law, terminations were made legal for the first time in limited circumstances, with the agreement of two doctors. By far the most common reason for abortion (accounting for more than 181,000 of the 185,596 abortions in 2016) has been that continuing the pregnancy would risk injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated (as a point of clarification, the introduction to the programme only states the strictest grounds, which account for a very small number of abortions). Social attitudes have changed and many doctors now support the official line of the British Medical Association which wants abortion to be decriminalised completely. So is it time for abortion to be treated like any other medical procedure that is regulated by the General Medical Council? On the other side of the dispute are those who say the Act has been too liberally interpreted. With nearly 200,000 abortions a year in the UK, they say we effectively have 'abortion on demand' and they want the law to be tightened to protect the rights of 'pre-born children' and their mothers. Whatever the details of time-limits and interpretation of the law, the moral dividing line remains as deeply-etched as it was in 1967: it is between those who think a human life starts at conception and those who don't. The Moral Maze has teamed up with Dundee University's Centre for Argument Technology. For the first time, researchers will analyse the debate and use the data to create an interactive web page called "Test your argument", hosted by the BBC's experimental site "Taster" and available via the Radio 4 website after the broadcast. Producer: Dan Tierney.

David Skuse, professor in the Behavioural Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, asks Chris Brewin, professor of clinical psychology, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences, about the different forms of PTSD experience, the cognitive processes involved, and how understanding these could inform psychological therapies for the condition.This podcast was recorded at the British NeuroPsychiatry Association’s 2013 AGM. For more information on the association and next year’s meeting, see bnpa.org.uk.

What relevance does consciousness have for our understanding of mental conditions? Geraint Rees, deputy head of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences, tells Peter Halligan, professor in the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, about his work in the area.This podcast was recorded at the British NeuroPsychiatry Association’s 2013 AGM. For more information on the association and next year’s meeting, see bnpa.org.uk.

Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2012 Dr Kevin Fong, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Physiology, UCL Faculty of Life Sciences In the 100 years since Scott's expedition to Antarctica, we have redefined the way we explore the physical world. Parallel advances in our understanding of the human body have allowed us to extend human exploration across the globe on into the endless frontier of space. But with the space shuttle fleet now in retirement, the question for this new century is what have we learnt and how should we continue 'to boldly go?' UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at www.ucl.ac.uk.

Introduction by Professor Patrick Maxwell, Dean, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences. Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine (Honorary Consultant), UCL Division of Medicine, "Serving an ACE!" Ken van Someren, Director of Sport Sciences, English Institute of Sport, "The elite athlete – extremes of exercise and performance". Ian Roberts, Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Panel discussion (with speakers above and those listed below): Vincent Walsh, Professor of Human Brain Research, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Jenny Mindell, Clinical Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care

Introduction by Professor Patrick Maxwell, Dean, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences. Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine (Honorary Consultant), UCL Division of Medicine, "Serving an ACE!" Ken van Someren, Director of Sport Sciences, English Institute of Sport, "The elite athlete – extremes of exercise and performance". Ian Roberts, Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Panel discussion (with speakers above and those listed below): Vincent Walsh, Professor of Human Brain Research, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Jenny Mindell, Clinical Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care