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Pesticides are killing plants, insects and animals that they're not aiming to control, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of Sussex have joined international researchers to analyse 1,700 lab and field studies of 471 insecticides, herbicides and fungicides used in agriculture or commercially around the world. Their report identifies 'wide ranging negative effects' on a range of species and while the authors acknowledge that without pesticides global food production would likely collapse, they conclude that these chemicals are a major contributor to the biodiversity crisis. A tractor protest disrupted the Prime Minister's visit to a building site in Buckinghamshire. Farmers campaigning against the reintroduction of inheritance tax on farms took their tractors to the site near Milton Keynes yesterday, sounding their horns, Sir Keir Starmer then abandoned plans to make a speech. Speaking afterwards, he said the protest highlighted the difficult choices the Government had to make.This week we have been featuring rural champions, unsung heroes making a difference to the lives of people in rural communities. Barkley Thompson, from a farming family in Co Antrim, is a music teacher at Ballymena Academy and it's there of an evening that as musical director, he gathers some 60 or so men and women from the surrounding community under the banner of The Farmers' Choir of Northern Ireland. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

As the climate warms, UK farmers may be able to start growing new crops - from oranges to okra. That's according to a new study from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of East Anglia which looks at the future suitability of more than 160 existing and new food crops in a warming climate.We visit the new International Barley Hub in Dundee, where scientists are exploring the genetic diversity found in their collection of ancient barley varieties for traits that could be beneficial on modern farms.And it's five years since the UK left the EU. For farmers that meant leaving the EU Common Agricultural Policy and transitioning to new policies which are being drawn up by the different UK nations, since agriculture is devolved. We ask how it's going.Presented by Caz Graham Produced by Heather Simons

According to Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas, deputy academic director of the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), “Mould is everywhere, all the time,” this is because the UK is a pretty wet country and so some level of mould, particularly in damp places like bathrooms or windows is to be expected. However it is how we manage the mould and prevent it building up into dangerous levels that is important. If you notice patches of mould on walls or ceilings then it's time to do something to stop spores spreading in the air. When is there too much? Why is mould bad for your health? How can I treat mould? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : What is a faecal transplant? What is BookTok? What is the romance gap? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 14/3/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

England's hedges are in need of urgent revival - that's the conclusion of a survey of hedges, the first in 17 years. The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has been looking at hedges for Natural England and says that while they are in better condition than 2007, when the last survey was done, the overall length remains largely unchanged. That's bad news for the government which aims to restore or plant 45,000 miles of hedgerow by 2050Over the past few years there has been a lot of pressure on pig producers and that's meant change. According to the levy board ADHB , just five abattoirs now control 88% of the throughput of pigs, with three big companies now owning around half of the sows in England. The UK has a reputation for higher welfare standards: 50% of piglets are born outside not in farrowing crates, and more than 70% of pigs are fattened indoors on straw. We visit a pig farm in Lincolnshire that produces 800 pigs a week for a large processor as well as local butchers and the farm's own shop.The campaign group Sustain wants food produced to high welfare standards and in a way that protects nature and tackles climate change as well as providing good jobs. They don't believe intensive farming is the best way of achieving that. Presenter = Charlotte Smith Producer = Rebecca Rooney

Almost 500 arrests have been made in connection with the eruption of far-right violence this week following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, in the North West of England. False claims on social media said the suspect was an asylum seeker, and that he was Muslim. It's the worst violence in the UK in recent times, quickly spreading the length and breadth of England, fuelled by online misinformation. So what can be done to tackle the real life harm triggered by online hate? We ask Imran Ahmed, founder of the UK Centre for Countering Digital Hate.

Host Will Hutton hears from four leading social scientists on how the new UK government should tackle the country's most pressing challenges. In this special episode marking the end of the general election and the start of Season 6, we apply a social science lens to issues concerning the stagnating economy, the climate crisis, adult social care, and universities. We speak to Professor Jagjit S. Chadha, an economist who is the Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Jo Johnson, who is chairman of FutureLearn and a former Conservative party minister, Catherine Needham who is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, and Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, the Director of the  UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST), University of Bath. In the run-up to the UK election, the Academy of Social Sciences gathered over 100 social scientists to showcase their ideas on the policies the new government should prioritise based on robust evidence for our Academy of Social Sciences Campaign for Social Science Election 24 project. In this special episode of the We Society, we bring you just a few ideas from this project, which covered key policy areas, including the cost of living crisis, immigration, and healthcare, to name just a few. To learn more about the project and the Academy, visit our website, www.acss.org.uk. Season 6 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences continues to tackle the big questions through a social science lens.  Hosted by Academy president and acclaimed journalist Will Hutton, you'll hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.  Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform, and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on X https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences

A conversation with Bridget Emmett, a principal scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and a board member of the EU Mission Soil. Bridget shares her inspiring journey from a passionate botany student to a leading soil scientist, revealing the critical, yet often overlooked, intricacies of soil health. We explore its complex structure, teeming biodiversity, and indispensable role in sustaining life, all while diving into the cutting-edge technologies like remote sensing and digital twins that are revolutionizing soil monitoring and conservation.We'll discuss the urgent need to expand regenerative agricultural practices beyond early adopters to the broader farming community, tackling challenges such as rising costs and climate change. Bridget stresses the importance of effective communication and tailored advisory support from policymakers, shedding light on how these elements can facilitate a smoother transition to sustainable farming methods.From the strengths and limitations of satellite technology in soil health monitoring to the groundbreaking potential of digital twins, in this episode Bridget delves into the critical issue of soil compaction and the role of advanced machinery, robotics, and sensors in preventing it. We'll also examine the intricate balance between farming practices and their environmental impacts, the transition to plant-based diets, and the concept of a circular economy in agriculture.---------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Support our work:Share itGive a 5-star ratingBuy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture----------------------------------------------------More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/bridget-emmett.Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course.----------------------------------------------------The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Send us a Text Message.https://groundswellag.com/2024-speakers/ https://planetary.dk/ https://foodhub.nl/en/opleidingen/your-path-forward-in-regenerative-food-and-agriculture/Support the Show.Feedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!

Emmanuelle PorcherCollège de FranceBiodiversité et écosystèmesAnnée 2023-2024Colloque - Nouvelles approches pour le suivi des plantes, des pollinisateurs et de leurs interactions dans un monde en changement : The National Plant Monitoring Scheme, a New Direction for UK Plant Recording?Oliver L. PescottPlant Ecologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, UKRésuméVolunteer-based plant monitoring in the UK has focused historically on distribution mapping, with less emphasis on the collection of data on plant communities and habitats. However, abundance monitoring for other groups of organisms is well-established, e.g. for birds and butterflies, and UK conservation agencies have long desired comparable schemes for plants. We describe the first nine years of a new plant citizen science scheme for the UK, the 'National Plant Monitoring Scheme'. Scheme development emphasised volunteer flexibility through co-creation and feedback, whilst retaining a rigorous approach to sampling design. Comparisons with professional surveys have allowed for an understanding of the likely biases inherent to our approach, and model-based adjustments for these are being explored. Understanding the strengths and limitations of the NPMS will guide development, increase trust in outputs, and direct efforts for maintaining volunteer interest, as well as providing a set of ideas for other countries to experiment with.Oliver L. PescottOli is a plant ecologist who specialises in the design, management and analysis of volunteer-collected botanical datasets ("citizen science"). Within this area he has been instrumental in highlighting and addressing issues of bias, and has recently published the first ever "risk-of-bias" tool for descriptive inference in ecology ("ROBITT"). His botanical experience covers both the field- and desk-based ends of plant ecology; for example, he contributed to the recent Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland's (BSBI) Plant Atlas 2020 as a surveyor, analyst and editor. He is also the current Recording Secretary for the British Bryoloical Society, the referee for alien grasses for the BSBI, and the local bryophyte recorder for Oxfordshire. His other interests include invasive non-native species, the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity, and the communication and presentation of uncertainty in biodiversity trend analyses.

Imagine a field of ice more than twice the area of Greater London, but as thick as its skyscrapers are tall. This is A23a, current title holder of the world's biggest iceberg. 想象一下，一片冰原的面积是大伦敦面积的两倍多，而它的厚度却只有伦敦摩天大楼的高度那么厚。这就是 A23a 冰山，目前世界上最大的冰山。 Scientists have used radar pulses from a European Space Agency satellite to essentially take a tape measure to the colossus. The researchers from the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling say the berg has lost quite a bit of mass since breaking away from the Antarctic coast in 1986, but it still tips the scales at 950 billion tonnes. 科学家以欧洲航天局的一颗卫星发出的雷达脉冲为测量尺，对这座庞然大物进行了测量。英国极地观测和建模中心的研究人员表示，自1986年脱离南极海岸以来，这座冰山已经失去了大量的冰，但现在仍重达9500亿吨。 As A23a moves north and warms in the coming weeks, its melt rate will accelerate, and it'll be dumping more fresh water into the ocean daily than is consumed by the entire UK population. 在未来几周，随着 A23a 向北移动并逐渐处于更温暖的环境中，它的融化速度将会加快，融化造成其每天向海洋倾入的淡水量将比英国总人口每天消耗的还要多。 词汇表skyscrapers 摩天大楼title holder 冠军头衔保持者radar pulses 雷达脉冲tape measure 卷尺colossus 庞然大物berg 冰山mass （物理）质量breaking away 脱离tips the scales at 达到…重量dumping 排放，倾入

As farmers contemplate thousands of hectares under water, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology reports that Autumn rainfall, between September and November for the UK last year was 22% above average, followed by a December which saw 70% above average rainfall for central & northern England and eastern Scotland.  The government's announced help is available for flooded businesses and properties but farmers cannot insure against flooded crops and some have said they'll stop growing food on land that's repeatedly flooded. We speak to an expert about how farmers and government can better deal with flooding in the future.All week we're exploring the topic of animal feed. Today we hear from a farmer who's invested £30,000 in cages to protect his cattle feed from starlings. Giant flocks of the birds have been eating the grain Bryn Jones near Oswestry feeds his dairy herd. He estimates it's already saving him tens of thousands of pounds in lost feed and is helping protect his herd from disease - and improving the milk yield of his cows.We often hear that people want their food to be welfare friendly, sustainably produced and farmers to be paid fairly for it. Last year the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, or FFCC, launched a citizens' panel made up of a representative cross-section of the public, to hear what they want from government policy, to make healthy food available to all. We speak to Guy Singh-Watson, founder of the organic veg food box company Riverford, and Sue Pritchard, Chief Executive of FFCC, which carried out the survey. Presenter = Anna Hill Producer = Rebecca Rooney

Life. What is it? How did it start? Is it unique to Earth, rare or abundantly distributed throughout the universe?While biology has made great strides in the last two hundred years, these foundational questions remain almost as mysterious as ever. However, in the last three decades, astrobiology has emerged as an academic discipline focused on their resolution. Already we have seen progress, if not aliens. The success of the space telescope Kepler in discovering exoplanets may come to mind. Equally important is the work to understand how we can demarcate biological from abiotic patterns — when we can be sure something is a genuine biosignature (evidence of life) and not a biomorph (looks like life, but is the product of other processes).Our guest this week is Sean McMahon, a co-director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. Sean takes us through the field in general and gives particularly thoughtful insights into these epistemological problems. He also cautions that we may need a certain psychological resilience in this quest: it may require generations of painstaking work to arrive at firm answers. Sean's website Multiverses.xyz Tartan Taridgrade podcastCorrectionsIn the intro, I say Enceladus is a moon of Jupiter. Nope, it's one of Saturn's moons.Milestones(00:00) Intro(3:22) Start of discussion: astrobiology as where biology meets the physical science(6:00) What is life?(9:30) Life is a self-sustaining chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution — NASA 94(10:44) Life is emergent, therefore hard to define(12:00) Assembly theory — beer, the pinnacle of life?(14:22) Schrodinger & DNA(15:45) Von Neumann machine behavior as defining life(17:00) All life on Earth we know comes from one source(22:55) How did life emerge on Earth(26:40) The most important meal in history — emergence of eukaryotes(28:20) The difficulty of delineating life from non-life(33:30) How spray paint looks like life(35:30) ALH84001(39:00) How false positives invigorated exobiology(44:05) The abiotic baseline(46:30) Chemical gardens(49:30) Is natural selection the only way to high complexity?(54:55) Sci-fi & life as we don't know it(58:45) Kepler & exoplanets(1:00:00) It may take generations(1:03:40) Sagan's dictum: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence(1:08:50) Technosignatures: Gomböc, Obelisk, not Pulsar(1:12:00) Can we prove the null hypothesis (no life)

Droughtcast is back for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.   Timestamps   1:51 - Asset Strategy and Capital Delivery Director at Affinity Water, Steve Plumb,  discusses how the organisation has managed their water resources in 2023 and also their water efficiency for the future.    8:55 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on November's weather and what it could mean going forward     Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk   Show notes    Affinity Water - Save Our Streams CEH water resources portal CEH Hydrological summary CEH Hydrological outlook  

Droughtcast is back for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.   Timestamps   0:56 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on September's weather and what it could mean going forward   8:50 - Group Drought and Resilience Director for South West Water, David Harris, discusses how drought challenges in the region were tackled last year and plans for the future.    Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk   Show notes    CEH water resources portal CEH Hydrological summary CEH Hydrological outlook South West Water's postcode checker   

Droughtcast is back for another quickfire update on all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.    Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk   Timestamps   1:33 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on the weather of the past two months and looks ahead to the future    8:21 - Head of Water Resources at Portsmouth Water, Jim Barker, discusses the new Havant Thicket reservoir being built and what this means in terms of combatting future drought    13:10 - CCW's Karen Gibbs gives a broad overview of the current situation in England & Wales    Shownotes    UKCEH Hydrological Outlook Havant Thicket reservoir   

According to Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas, deputy academic director of the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), “Mould is everywhere, all the time,” this is because the UK is a pretty wet country and so some level of mould, particularly in damp places like bathrooms or windows is to be expected. However it is how we manage the mould and prevent it building up into dangerous levels that is important. If you notice patches of mould on walls or ceilings then it's time to do something to stop spores spreading in the air. When is there too much? Why is mould bad for your health? How can I treat mould? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : What is a faecal transplant? What is BookTok? What is the romance gap? Date of first release : March 14th, 2023 A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's my favourite day of the week again! Welcome back to That's So Chronic! Today's episode is with Audrey Zannese and we are discussing her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). In this episode Audrey opens up about how in denial she was when she first heard that her symptoms might be MS, and then the journey it took for her to make the decision to begin treatment. She also talks us through the practice of sophrology - a mind body practice that is extremely popular in France and other European countries - and how finding this practice has benefited her symptoms of living with MS. Step Into Sophrology: www.stepintosophrology.co.uk The UK Centre of Excellence in Sophrology: www.sophroacademy.co.uk Connect with Audrey on Facebook and Instagram: @stepintosophrologyAaaaand you can always find me over on IG and Tiktok: @thatssochronic @thatssochronic | @jessssbrien | #thatssochronic Free monthly newsletter: thatssochronic.substack.com Application form to share your story: https://forms.gle/csebLkwfwAjiLApK9 Disclaimer: Here at That's So Chronic we are sharing personal stories and are not advocating any type of treatment, therapy, procedure or intervention. Everyone is unique so please seek professional medical advice before making any decisions for yourself or for others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Droughtcast returns for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.   Timestamps   1:26 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on June's and July's weather and what it could mean going forward   8:15 - Drought Co-ordinator for Natural Resources Wales, Tracey Dunford, discusses Wales' current prolonged dry weather status and consequences for the environment    11:46 - CCW's Head of Evidence and Insights, Hannah Bradley, digs into some of CCW's research on  what the public actually thinks about hosepipe bans    Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk   Show notes    South East Water's postcode checker  South West Water's postcode checker  CEH water resources portal CEH Hydrological summary CEH Hydrological outlook  

My guest today is Andrew Kauffmann.Andrew is a coach, a writer and a teacher of creative writing.   He believes that writing be a transformational aid for healing, in coaching, and in all contexts.Trained and accredited by The Professional Writing Academy in the use of expressive and therapeutic writing, he uses stories, metaphor and narrative tools to help his coaching clients cope with life transitions, and to derive meaning from challenging life events. Open about his own experiences of living with OCD, experiencing depression, and being a kidney donor, he is the UK Centre for Mental Health Writer-In-Residence from May 2023. He leads London Lit Lab´s Queer Storytelling course, facilitates Out on the Page´s workshops for LGBTQ writers on exploring their personal stories and runs workshops with The Write Salon on writing challenging material. He was shortlisted in 2022 for The Literary Consultancy's Pen Factor award. He was also a winner of the 2021 Spread the Word and Scribe UK competition for works of narrative non-fiction. And as a freelance journalist, his articles on lifestyle, health and culture have been published by HuffPost UK.Andrew and I met almost two years ago and I'm so honored to have him on the podcast today.  When I met him it was in a group setting and while I met lots of people, it was his introduction of himself stayed with me, as he shared very briefly about being a kidney donor.  In our conversation today, we only begin to scratch the surface of Andrew's stories and life experiences – there's so much more!Andrew shares his stories and reflections today on coming out as gay around age 18-19, and also being a kidney donor to his father.  Throughout our conversation, Andrew shares with profound authenticity, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness. Andrew, thank you.  For your willingness to show up in this space (and many other spaces), bringing your whole self… sharing vulnerably and with great intention.  You are an inspiration as you model the challenging work that you also facilitate and invite others to do as well, for the sake of healing and making the world a better place – for the sake of making life less difficult.Please check out the links to Andrews work, his workshops, and to connect directly with him:Writing what's tough, The Write SalonTender and fierce: writing with self-care and determination: with Out on the PageHuffPost UK articleUK Centre for Mental Health: Writer in Residence (The Strangest Times: Are we increasingly out of step with this weird world that we live in? published May 18, 2023)Find Andrew on Twitter: @JKaye82Make Life Less Difficult

Food is high on the political agenda this week, with the Prime Minister holding a food summit at Downing street tomorrow. With high food price inflation following egg and salad shortages on supermarket shelves its perhaps not surprising that there is a summit, and we will of course be there. All this week we're looking at growing under glass. This year growers struggled with higher energy and fertiliser bills and some simply didn't plant, but the Government is keen to grow the sector. We hear from Professor Richard Napier from the University of Warwick on the challenges and opportunities for the sector. Some of the best growing land in the country is drained lowland peatland. It's good for raising veg but bad for emissions as it releases both C02 and nitrous oxide. To cut emissions we could re-flood the drained land but that would have an impact on food production. To work out the pros and cons scientists are now measuring the emissions from drained peatlands, and Anna Hill has been to Cambridgeshire to meet Dr Ross Morrison, Bio-meterologist with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. The trail around the English coast will be, when it's complete, the longest managed coastal trail in the world. It's now called the King Charles the third coast path, and a new section has recently opened in East Yorkshire. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

This episode of Public & Society focuses on Earth Day, where Kate Mesher, Research Executive, Ipsos discusses Ipsos' latest  climate research with special guests Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Director, UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST) and Dr. Katherine Steentjes, Research Associate, UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST). Lorraine and Kat share their reactions and reflections to our research, and join Kate in conversation on key areas including leadership, climate justice, perils of perception and fairness.   00:00-01:02 -Introduction 01:02-09:53 - Leadership 09:53-16:50 - Perils of perception 16:50-36:10 - Fairness at home 36:10-42:15 - Global climate justice 42:15-46:26 - Summarising thoughts +++ Ipsos Earth Day 2023 Data UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST)

In our April episode of Kamalaya ‘Wellness for Life' podcast, we break down all the essential details and benefits of detoxification. Karina Stewart, Chief Wellness Officer and Founder of Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary on Koh Samui, Thailand talks to Kate Upton, who graduated from The College of Naturopathic Medicine and qualified from The UK Centre for Living Foods and The Bach Centre, the home of Dr Edward Bach. Kate is a senior naturopath at Kamalaya who is particularly passionate about providing naturopathic approaches to elevate mood and energy levels. Together they discuss the process of detoxification and its benefits, covering topics such as: What is detox?  Who should do a detox and when? Health benefits from detoxing Detox at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary  Detox nutrition  Optimal length of detox To find out about a range of holistic wellness programs and annual group retreats offered at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary on Koh Samui, please visit kamalaya.com   Thank you for listening, stay tuned for more exciting podcasts every month. We will be very happy to hear your thoughts and feedback on our podcasts, so if you would like to share anything, please send us an email to info@kamalayaconnect.com with the subject line “Wellness for Life Podcast”. Let us know which topics you would like us to cover in the new year 2023.  For daily inspiration and motivation, join us on social media and stay up to date with the latest trends in wellbeing. www.kamalayaconnect.com  https://www.facebook.com/kamalayaconnect  https://www.linkedin.com/company/kamalayaconnect  https://www.instagram.com/kamalayaconnect 

According to Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas, deputy academic director of the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), “Mould is everywhere, all the time,” this is because the UK is a pretty wet country and so some level of mould, particularly in damp places like bathrooms or windows is to be expected. However it is how we manage the mould and prevent it building up into dangerous levels that is important. If you notice patches of mould on walls or ceilings then it's time to do something to stop spores spreading in the air. When is there too much? Why is mould bad for your health? How can I treat mould? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: Why do I get vertigo? How can I sleep well with a blocked nose? How will the High Seas Treaty protect the oceans? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear from Dr. Nicola Ranger, Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), as we discuss the importance of climate adaptation. When discussing humanity's response to climate change, we often draw a dividing line between the competing priorities of mitigation and adaptation. Simply put, mitigation measures are actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while adaptation measures are based on reducing our vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Looking back over the past three years of this podcast, whilst we have had many discussions about various mitigation efforts, we have had comparatively few conversations about adaptation. This imbalance between mitigation and adaptation is one that can be found throughout the financial sector. Despite its clear importance, and the often urgent adaptation efforts taking place outside of the financial domain, it continues to receive relatively little attention. This episode asks: Why is this the case? What would an appropriate balance between the mitigation and adaptation look like? And how can the financial sector drive progress on adaptation efforts? For more information on climate risk, visit GARP's Global Sustainability and Climate Risk Resource Center: https://www.garp.org/sustainability-climate If you have any questions, thoughts, or feedback regarding this podcast series, we would love to hear from you at: climateriskpodcast@garp.com Links from today's discussion: -          CGFI's Publications - https://www.cgfi.ac.uk/category/publications/ -          Global Resilience Index Initiative - https://www.cgfi.ac.uk/2022/11/grii-launch-blog/ -          Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) - https://tnfd.global/about/   Speaker's Bio(s) Dr. Nicola Ranger, Director, Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) Nicola is currently Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), a national centre established to accelerate the adoption and use of climate and environmental data and analytics by financial institutions internationally. She works at the intersection of science, risk analytics, finance, economics and policy and has almost two decades of experience in climate change, development, sustainable finance and crisis risk financing. Before joining CGFI in 2021, Nicola has held senior roles spanning public policy, development finance, academia and within industry. She has also authored more than 30 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles, and contributed to major reports including the UK National Climate Change Risk Assessment, the IPCC Special Report on Managing Extreme Events, and the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change.

In this episode we talk to Janice Stevenson. Janice is a Development Officer at LGBT Youth Scotland. LGBT Youth Scotland is a youth work service, providing youth groups for LGBT young people across Scotland. Janice's work focuses on influencing policy in Scotland for LGBT youth populations. In this conversation we discuss discrimination in housing for LGBT people, challenges with people not recognising their own rights to housing and issues with gatekeeping in accessing services. We explore research and data in this area, and the conversation raises issues that we know many organisations face, which is a lack of data to help providers deliver appropriate services. Podcast notes Youth Commission on Housing and Homelessness - https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/national-programmes/youth-activism/youth-commission-housing-and-homelessness/ Albert Kennedy Trust - https://www.akt.org.uk/ LGBT charter - https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/the-lgbt-charter/ UK Centre for Homelessness Impact - https://www.homelessnessimpact.org/post/lgbtq-people-are-more-likely-to-experience-homelessness

Invasive non-native species are on the rise around the world and, despite efforts to tackle the issue, their numbers are higher than ever. They have become one of the key driving forces behind biodiversity loss, posing an even greater threat to biodiversity than the climate crisis. Monitoring, tracking and managing invasive species is one of the issues up for discussion at the UN's biodiversity Cop15, which is now in full swing in Montreal, Canada. Ian Sample gets an update on how Cop15 is progressing from biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield, and hears from Prof Helen Roy from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology about why invasive species pose such a serious risk to native wildlife. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

In this episode we focus on nanomaterials, and more specifically, on how they persist in the environment and how their safety should be considered already when the products are being designed.Nanomaterials have different properties than larger materials. Producing them opens new opportunities in many fields - but they may also have different effects on our health and the environment than larger forms. The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials, also known as EUON, recently concluded a study looking at what tools are available for assessing the biodegradation of nanomaterials, and how these can be used for regulatory processes.The study also looked at the 'Safe by design' concept for nanomaterials, and if and how safety considerations are introduced when designing and developing products and processes.You will hear three experts discussing the topic:Dr Richard Cross, an Ecotoxicologist from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology who is an expert on biodegradation. He has a particular interest in the fate and behaviours of engineered nanomaterials, microplastics and nanoplastics and how this relates to their biological interactions.Dr Socorro Vázquez-Campos who is the lead of the Human and Environmental Health & Safety Group at LEITAT Technological Centre in Barcelona. She leads an EU project that aims to develop a platform to guide the Safe by Design concept for nanomaterials. Virginia Rodriguez Unamuno, a Scientific Officer from the European Chemicals Agency who will talk us through the study and its findings.EUON websiteMore:Nanomaterials' (bio)degradation, persistence, and safe by design (SbD) examined in a recent study - news, 12 December 2022Report**************Give us feedbackSubscribe to our YouTube channelSubscribe to our Safer Chemicals PodcastSubscribe to our newsFollow us on:*Twitter*Facebook*LinkedInVisit our website

Dr Nicola Ranger is Head of Sustainable Finance Research for Development in the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI). Nicola is passionate about advancing finance for sustainable, resilient and inclusive development. In this episode we discuss the nexus between business and government policy, greenwashing, resilient transition pathways and much more.Related links: David Attenborough - A Life on Our Planet Click here for the episode web page.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram Brought to you by Re:Co, an ESG Software as a Service company helping clients achieve resilient competitive advantage in the long term.Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

Alarming reports of declining insect populations have triggered warnings that the world may be facing ‘Insectageddon'. What could happen if insect numbers fall further? Why do we care about some more than others? And what can we do to protect at-risk species?This is The Overview.Presented by Julia O'Driscoll, with guests environmentalist and broadcaster Chris Baines, Dr Nick Isaac from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Dr Erica McAlister, senior curator at the Natural History Museum, and Professor Seirian Sumner from UCL. Thanks to The Week's Kari Wilkin. Produced by Rich Jarman. Find Chris Baines' Film, The Living Thames, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B09QG4925K/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rFind Erica McAlister's book, The Secret Life of Flies, here: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/the-secret-life-of-flies-paperback.html Find Seirian Sumner's book Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps here: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/endless-forms-the-secret-world-of-wasps-seirian-sumner?variant=39532321472590

In this episode, Rose Doyle  talks to Dr Rosa Santomartino of the UK Centre for Astrobiology about her research that's “out of this world”. Rosa talks about her journey to become an astrobiologist and what she does as a researcher in  Astromicrobiology: the study of microorganisms and their behaviour in an extra-terrestrial environment. We hear about her work on sending microbes to the International Space Station to mine precious metals from asteroids, the excitement and the difficulties of setting up experiments in space. She then discusses the potential—and current limitations—of sending microbes to space. In the coda this week, Apple Chew tells us all about cell cultured meat: Why we should care about reducing our meat consumption and what exciting technological advancements are being made by companies trying to help us achieve that. Who knew that you can get already eat cell cultured sushi? 

Since the overturning of Roe vs Wade in the United States here on Woman's Hour we've looked at what this will mean for women in America, and also what the status of abortion is here in the UK. But what right do women around the world have to an abortion and could the overturning of Roe vs Wade in America lead other countries to follow suit? Macarena Saez is from the NGO Human Rights Watch and joins Emma. A new study shows women are now twice as likely as men to be extremely worried about their lives and those around them, after the pandemic. Journalist Eleanor Morgan and Charlotte Faircloth from UCL join Emma to discuss. The latest in our series about matriarchs, the redoubtable women in your lives. Today listener Alexandra on her fabulous Auntie Lilla who bred miniature Shetland ponies was 6'3" and a bit terrifying. Jersey has elected its first ever female Chief Minister – the equivalent of the island's Prime Minister. Politics on the island has been largely male, white and middle class for years. But in elections last month, more women won seats in Jersey's States Assembly - the equivalent of Jersey's Parliament - than ever before. Emma Barnett catches up with Kristina Moore, a former journalist and TV presenter, to find out how her first few weeks in office are going. Bees and other essential insects that we rely on to pollinate our crops are threatened by harmful pesticides according to a group of women campaigners who have launched a petition this week. We hear from Anabel Kindersley who is the co-owner of Neal's Yard Remedies and the leader behind the #StandByBees campaign and Ben Woodcock, a scientist from UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Emma Pearce

About our Guest:Sinead TuiteInnovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canadahttps://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/home Papers or resources mention in this episode:Safeguarding your ResearchThis website provides information on how to safeguard your research and innovation. https://science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_97955.html The Government of Canada's National Security Guidelines for Research Partnershipshttps://science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_98257.html The US Government's Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurityhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/  The UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) Trusted Research Guidance for Academiahttps://www.cpni.gov.uk/trusted-research-academia Australia's Cybersecurity Strategy 2020 (Section 40, Page 23)https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/cyber-security-subsite/files/cyber-security-strategy-2020.pdf 

This is the first presentation in the 2022 Environmental Resilience lecture series, which is co-organised by the IIEA and the EPA. On this occasion, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE, Director of the UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), delivers a keynote address. Professor Whitmarsh draws lessons from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that can mobilise public action on climate change. Both climate change and the pandemic require significant behavioural changes and have certain features in common, but there are also important differences - and reasons to think responding to climate change will be more challenging. Professor Whitmarsh shows that, through targeted communication and a range of policy measures, significant behaviour changes to mitigate climate change can be achieved, as it was in the response to the crisis of COVID-19. About the Speaker: Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE, is Director of the ESRC-funded UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). She is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy, and transport, based in the Department of Psychology, University of Bath. Professor Whitmarsh regularly advises governmental and other organisations on low-carbon behaviour change and climate change communication. She was one of the expert leads for Climate Assembly UK and is Lead Author for IPCC's Working Group II Sixth Assessment Report. Her research projects have included studies of meat consumption, energy efficiency behaviours, waste reduction and carrier bag reuse, perceptions of smart technologies and electric vehicles, low-carbon lifestyles, and responses to climate change.

In this episode, a question from listener Freddie - “What's heavier, cold water or hot water?” - leads Lily and Lloyd into a discussion about why water is so important for life on Earth. With help from Elle Bethune from the UK Centre for Astrobiology, Lily explains how water's weirdness helped life to form on our planet, and how it could help to create life on other planets in the universe. Credits: Produced by Lily Shepherd. Featuring Elle Bethune. Podcast theme written exclusively for us by Ben Vize (@benvizemusic on Instagram).

"Ethics is everywhere. It's in the arts, it's in entrepreneurship, it's in family, and business. No matter what walk of life, no matter your passion, ethics is the great connector both for individuals and for the larger society." Ethics expert Susan Liautaud joins the podcast. She has written a book called The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions, in which she poses situations and questions to the reader that we all come into contact with in our daily lives. “Would you apply for a job you know your friend is applying for?” Or “Should voting be mandatory?” Or "what about police using facial recognition technology?" "What would I have done?" "Is there one correct answer?" And ultimately: "How can ethics help us navigate these situations to find the best outcome for ourselves and others?" In a wide ranging conversation that goes in many directions, Susan and Daniel talk broad themes-- ethics and social media, for example-- and also connect ethics, structure, harmony and dissonance to Ukraine, COVID preparedness, the world of music, and more. If you like what we do, please support the show. By making a one-time or recurring donation, you will contribute to us being able to present the highest quality substantive, long-form interviews with the world's most compelling people. Dr. Susan Liautaud is Founder and Managing Director of Susan Liautaud & Associates Limited (SLAL), a consultancy in ethics matters internationally. She brings broad global experience with ethics and governance to business, non-profit, governmental and academic organizations and leaders. Susan is the Author of The Power of Ethics and of The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions. She also teaches cutting edge ethics courses at Stanford University and was a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Center of Philanthropy and Civil Society from 2012 to 2015. She also founded a non-profit, independent, cross-sector laboratory and collaborative platform for innovative ethics called The Ethics Incubator. She serves as Chair of Council of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and as Vice Chair of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Susan has been appointed to the UK Cabinet Office's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACoBA), to the Stanford HAI (Stanford Institute for Human- Centered Artificial Intelligence) and to SAP's AI Ethics Advisory Panel. She also serves on a number of other boards and advisory boards, including: the French Ambassador's Foreign Trade Advisory Council in the UK; member of the board of directors of the Pasteur Institute, and the American Hospital of Paris Board of Governors. She formerly served as Chair and member of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières US Advisory Board, to the Advisory Council to the UK Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board, and as member of Care International Supervisory Board. Susan holds a PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science; a Juris Doctor from Columbia University Law School; a M.A. in Chinese Studies from University of London School of Oriental and African Studies; a M.A. and two B.A.s from Stanford University. She speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as advanced intermediate Chinese and intermediate Italian.

This is the moment you've been waiting for since your childhood and probably into your adulthood. Not Another Science Podcast hosts, Hannah and Lili, reveal the answer to the question: "Is there, and has there ever been, life on Mars?" by talking to Ophelia Gunn, PhD student and researcher at the University of Edinburgh's UK Centre for Astrobiology and the School of Physics and Astronomy. Ophelia studies whether or not the salt structures in Martian brines (not the olive kind) would have ever held Martian life (Mars aliens!) in the past. She joins us to bust long-held myths about space and gives us the best answer to "Do you think aliens are real?". Ophelia works in an interdisciplinary department dedicated to extraterrestrial life; join us to discover how much out-of-this-world research is being done on this tiny blue planet we call home. Visit Ophelia's Research Portal here! Not Another Science Podcast is co-created by Helena Cornu (@helenacornu) and Tom Edwick (@edwicktom), brought to you by Edinburgh University Science Magazine (EUSci). The hosts are Alix Bailie (@alixbailie) and Hannah Muir (@hannahcmuir). Our podcast manager is Lili Paradi (@liliparadi). The logo was designed by Apple Chew (@_applechew), and the cover art was designed by Heather Jones (@heatherfrancs). You can visit our website at www.eusci.org.uk to check out the latest issue of the magazine, a ton of other cool science content by our student journalists, and to see how to get involved. You can also follow EUSci on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. All podcast episodes and transcripts can be found at www.eusci.org.uk/podcasts/. Music by Kevin Macleod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music by Professor Colin Campbell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZhfAZ-gCEQ&ab_channel=ChemistryEdinburgh

Jo Hudson-Lett has spent over 25 years in the creative arts and media industry. She has worked for the BBC and with Bedford Creative Arts and the UK Centre for Carnival Arts. She is currently Senior Producer at Revoluton Arts cultivating grassroots creativity in Luton. Jo also runs her own company 'Just Purple Presents' producing events and workshops that inspire and bring people together. Creating art for the heart in Bedfordshire. Somehow she also finds time to run the Fusion Youth Choir! Jo also talks with tremendous passion about her time spent as music workshop leader with the women refugees at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedford. Music featured in Part 1: 1 Yarl's Wood Singing Group - Stay 2 Carpenters - Close To You 3 Bob Marley - Is This Love?

Have you ever wondered about ladybirds in Ukraine? Find out all about ladybirds in Ukrainian culture, how many types of ladybirds there are in Ukraine and more.  Help Ukraine:  Disasters Emergency Committee - https://www.dec.org.uk/  Ukrainian Institute - https://ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/russias-war-against-ukraine-what-can-you-do-to-support-ukraine-ukrainians/ Meduza.io podcasts:   Meduza.io - https://meduza.io/ https://meduza.io/en/podcasts/the-naked-pravda - The Naked Pravda on Meduza https://meduza.io/podcasts/meduza-v-kurse - что случилось    Ladybirds in Ukraine information  https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%97%d0%bd%d1%96-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b4/ - Ukrainian Google translation of this episode  https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0 - Ukrainian wikipedia article on ladybirds  https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%BE_(%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8F%D1%87%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0) - Wikipedia page about Ukrainian nursery rhymes and folk tales about ladybirds  https://redbook-ua.org/ - Red Book of Ukraine about endangered species  https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ladybird-beetles-of-ukraine - Ladybirds of Ukraine - Inaturalist project  Alexander Slutsky's photo page in Kharkiv, Ukraine: http://www.alsphotopage.com/about/index  https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-can-inaturalist-community-do-for-our-fellow-naturalists-in-ukraine/29937 - Information about endemic species in Ukraine  https://twitter.com/UK_CEH/status/1498622347959586817 - UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology statement on Ukraine  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/06/whats-the-environmental-impact-of-modern-war -  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0306312715603249 - Leaf bugs near the Chernobyl site  http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/search.php?search=adv&SearchContent=WebSearchName&SearchType=begins&txt_Search=&accepted=accepted&rankm=%3E%3D&rank=220&belongs=Coccinellidae+%7C+Family&list=0&listareas=2196&listareastatus=1&btn_SearchAdv=Search http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/search.php?search=adv&SearchContent=WebSearchName&SearchType=begins&txt_Search=&accepted=accepted&rankm=%3E%3D&rank=220&belongs=Coccinellidae+%7C+Family&list=0&listareas=2196&listareastatus=8&btn_SearchAdv=Search - Pesi portal results  https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/taxonomy?country=UA&taxon_key=7782&occurrence_status=present - Numbers of different ladybirds recorded in Ukraine with Harlequins recorded 715 times, 7-spots 516 times and 22-spots 92 times.    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322138730_Notes_on_three_morphs_of_Bulaea_lichatschovii_Hummel_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_from_Northern_Pakistan Ladybirds attack the beaches of Odessa and Kharkiv - https://nv.ua/ukraine/events/bozhi-korovki-atakuyut-plyazhi-mariupolya-i-odessy-prichiny-opasno-li-eto-foto-video-50170931.html  https://newsfounded.com/ukraineeng/in-southern-ukraine-millions-of-dead-ladybirds/  https://www.facebook.com/hrabro.odessa/posts/1676788112531736 Ukraine's ladybug fan breaks her own world record - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToOfxAigpc  https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-ladybirds    Thanks to @cabbageleek on twitter and matthewvosper on inaturalist plus everyone who helped me find the right information.  Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust Follow me on instagram: 365.ladybird Follow me on twitter: @hwabpodcast  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771  Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIlauU6qr2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ 

In The Clean Energy Revolution from National Grid, Helen Skelton talks to brilliant individuals for inspiring ideas on how we can make sure the energy we use is clean and green. A huge part of transitioning our energy system is making sure that we stop emitting carbon dioxide and harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But we also need to think about how we can remove it too. This time Helen's chatting with experts from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and finding out about the East Coast Cluster project – the UK's model for decarbonising energy in our most heavily industrialised areas. And we travel to a peat bog in South Wales to find out how this restoration project is setting a course to limit further carbon emissions and even lock it away for the future. Dr Jeanette Whitaker from UKCEH and Bilal Ahmed from the Northern Endurance Partnership discuss the different approaches to tackling carbon in our atmosphere, from land-based natural solutions to technical and engineered approaches, even repurposing under-sea mines and aquifers for storage! Dr Rob Low from Rigare Ltd. takes us for a squelchy walk around the Hirwaun peat bog in South Wales, to explain how this National Grid restoration project is adding biodiversity to a heavily industrialised area. And Katharine Kerr chats to wetland scientist Annette Burden to find out how “Blue Carbon” research and restoration projects could hold the key to locking away carbon long-term.   Useful links: https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero-stories/working-smarter-get-net-zero https://www.nationalgrid.com/powerofall https://www.ceh.ac.uk https://eastcoastcluster.co.uk https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/northern-endurance-partnership/ https://twitter.com/rigareltd   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Artificial Intelligence just about robots in the future or technology in the present? What are the tensions between human flourishing and human fallibility in the development of AI? How do different world views and value systems affect the way AI is being developed and implemented? How can Christian perspectives on being human shape our approach to new technology? How can the Beatitudes speak to humans amidst the growth of AI technology?The Right Revd Dr Steven Croft is the Bishop of Oxford and a founding member of the UK Centre for Ethics and Innovation. He has served on the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. His blog can be found here. This season of podcasts exploring science and faith is supported by @eclasproject Science in Seminaries.  For more information see www.eclasproject.org.

UK: Centre for Media Monitoring finds that 60 percent of Coverage is Negative toward Islam/Muslims by Radio Islam

In this podcast, Rachel Brisley the new head of Energy & Environment at Ipsos MORI is joined by Emily Gray, Managing Director of Ipsos MORI Scotland and Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath and Director for UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST). In this episode, the team focus on COP26, the engagement of the public and the likelihood of action following on from the summit, including: Impressions of how COP26 has gone so far and what are the prospects for world leaders stepping up to the climate crisis? How worried are the public about the climate crisis? What do we know about how net zero policies are received by the public? How about the public making changes to their own behaviours? How willing are people to take action themselves? Post-COP26, what would be your advice to governments on how they can best engage citizens in making progress towards net zero?

In this week's episode Kate and Stephen talk to Dr Francis Daunt of the UK Centre for Hydrology and Ecology about why seabirds are behaving strangely - and even dying - down the UK's East Coast. Over the last few weeks reports have come in of birds feeding in unusual areas and members of the public have been finding dead guillemots and razorbills along the coastline. We explore whether climate change is involved and the theory that toxic algae may be playing a part in these disturbing events.Kate and Stephen also hear from Sarah-Jayne Foster about the exciting new green space being constructed in Glasgow's Botanic Garden as part of RSPB Scotland's campaigning around COP26.LINKSRSPB Scotland blog on dead seabirds including how to report.https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scotland/posts/an-update-on-seabirds-on-the-east-coast?CommentId=f22418cc-336b-4ae8-90e7-81f23b1513e6Dr Francis Daunthttps://twitter.com/FrancisDaunt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorBiodiverity Banner on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQAUkXH6R0Q

Peter Rickaby qualified as an architect at Cambridge University and holds a doctorate in energy studies from the Open University. He worked in leading architectural practices in New Zealand and London before a thirty-five-year career as an energy and sustainability consultant in buildings and housing. He has published numerous technical guides to energy efficiency and was Managing Editor of the Institute of Sustainability's acclaimed suite of Low Carbon Domestic Retrofit Guides. Peter has been a Board Director of the Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) and a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Energy Foundation. He contributed extensively to the Each Home Counts review, for which he was also a member of the Implementation Board, and he chairs the BSI Retrofit Standards Task Group. Peter was the Technical Author of the BSI's two UK retrofit standards: PAS 2035 Retrofitting dwellings for improved energy efficiency: Specification and guidance; and PAS 2038 Retrofitting non-domestic buildings for improved energy efficiency: Specification. Now semi-retired, Peter helps to run the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB) and coordinates the Building Envelope Research Network (BERN@ UCL), both at University College London. Peter is also Technical Director of The Retrofit Academy.

Listener Ruomei wrote in to ask "Why do ladybugs have different numbers of spots on their backs?"Eva Higginbotham spoke with ladybird enthusiast Helen Roy from the Uk Centre for Ecology and Hydrology... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Coastal marine habitats are essential to the health of our marine ecosystem, and hold both environmental and social importance. They provide valuable ecosystem services, but for decades they have been impacted by harmful human activities. In her final episode as host, Monni Böhm will be joined by co-host Celine Gamble and an expert panel to explore the need for active restoration to conserve four incredible marine habitats: native oyster beds, saltmarshes, kelp forests and seagrass. How can we scale up these restoration efforts? What makes some species in these habitats ecological superheroes? And what on earth is a scuba-diving spider? Please note: this episode was recorded in 2020.   Guests: Celine Gamble, Zoological Society of London Dr Joanne Preston, University of Portsmouth Angus Garbutt, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dr Ian Hendy, The Blue Marine Foundation Dr Richard Unsworth, Swansea University and Project Seagrass   Overview 01:06 – Dr Monni Böhm introduces the co-host of this episode, Celine Gamble, to discuss why marine habitat restoration is needed, and introduce the Native Oyster Network. 05:29 – Monni and Celine are joined by Dr Joanne Preston who will discuss the forgotten ecosystem of oyster beds, and how to restore native oyster reefs in the UK. 14:51 – Angus Garbutt describes the diversity of saltmarshes of the UK, provides unique insight into their ecological and cultural importance, and the methods used to restore them. 28:12 – Monni and Celine introduce Dr Ian Hendy who explains what can be done to ‘Help our Kelp' and why conserving it is crucial for marine biodiversity in the UK. 39:16 – Dr Richard Unsworth joins the hosts to talk about the importance of seagrasses, and the lessons learned from the UK's first major seagrass restoration project .   Resources 25 Year environment plan: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan UN decade on Ecosystem Restoration: https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/ Native Oyster Network: https://nativeoysternetwork.org/ Native Oyster Network Habitat Restoration Handbook (November 2020): https://nativeoysternetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2020/11/ZSL00150%20Oyster%20Handbook_WEB.pdf ZSL Native oyster restoration: https://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/uk-europe/thames-conservation/native-oyster-restoration Twitter: @NativeOysterNet; #OysterLove UKCEH Restoration of coastal habitats: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/restoration The Saltmarsh App: https://www.saltmarshapp.com/ Blue Marine Foundation Sussex Kelp Project: https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com/projects/sussex-kelp/ Lyme Bay Reserve: https://www.lymebayreserve.co.uk/science/ Research on Kelp and Oyster restoration in Australia: kelp and oyster restoration in Australia? https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13719 Project Seagrass (Seagrass Ocean Rescue): https://www.projectseagrass.org/ Chesapeake Bay Seagrass Restoration: https://www.vims.edu/research/units/programs/sav1/restoration/index.php 750,000 seeds planted in Wales in UK's Biggest Seagrass Restoration Scheme: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2020/03/750000-seeds-planted-in-wales-inuks-biggest-seagrassrestoration-scheme-.php

The rapidly falling virus infection numbers are being seen by some as evidence the decision to roll back restrictions on our freedoms was well timed. Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and MP for Edinburgh West tells Bloomberg Westminster's Yuan Potts and Roger Hearing it's still too soon to say that we are past the peak and that it was right to relax the rules. Dr Richard Broughton of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology joins to discuss a six-decade experiment in rewilding which is changing views about how far and how quickly nature can reclaim land, and the implications for helping combat climate change. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

For our Season 5 Finale, Jack's flying solo and is joined by two avid listeners and industry volunteers. Sasha Hollie Green is an events management student studying at Leeds Beckett University with the UK Centre for Events Management. She is currently deferred from her studies due to a cancelled placement year but has been juggling a part time job and various volunteer work. Joining Sasha is Jessica Waugh who is a final year events management student. She is also studying at the UK Centre for Events Management at the same University. Jess is currently also working as a wedding and events coordinator and is due to graduate this summer. Jess has been supporting the Events Insight Podcast with their social media over the last few months.Whilst they talk through each guest episode of Season 5, they also discuss volunteering, the events industry in general, and why they were drawn to it as a future profession.Listen as Hollie and Jess both give frank and honest opinions on the content that has been shared and what they took away from each of the guests. Their opinions might help direct you in returning for a second listen, or even downloading a specific guest to listen to as you venture out for a walk, run or on your journey to work!Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;www.theeventsinsight.com/www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/twitter.com/The_EventsIn

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3sK9qEN Part of the Swiss UK Dialogue series with the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK Both Switzerland and the UK are leading green finance centres according to the Global Green Finance Index. The event aims at having a closer look at the key success factors and challenges of leading green finance centres. This topic is particularly relevant in view of COP26 later this year. By having leading Swiss and UK representatives on the panel, we can look forward to a stimulating discussion with new ideas. Speakers: Sabine Döbeli has worked in the field of sustainable finance for over 20 years in different roles. She is the CEO of Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF), an organization that was established under her lead in 2014 with the objective of making Switzerland a leading voice and actor in sustainable finance. Previously, she was Head of Corporate Sustainability Management at Vontobel where she was responsible for the sustainability strategy at group level and sustainable investment services in asset management. At Zürcher Kantonalbank she built up the sustainability research unit within the financial research department and contributed to the launch of various sustainable investment products. A recent report from Swiss Sustainable Finance, "Financing instruments for a low carbon economy" Claudia Bolli is responsible for the development and the implementation of the Responsible Investing strategy with Swiss Re since 2014. As part of that, she was instrumental in Swiss Re's switch its investment portfolio to ESG benchmarks as one of the first re-/insurance companies. In June 2018, she was selected by the European Commission to join the Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance. Concretely, she participated in the development of the requirements for the "Climate transition and Paris-aligned" benchmarks as well as the ESG disclosure on benchmarks. Dr Ben Caldecott is the founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. At the University of Oxford, he is the inaugural Lombard Odier Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow of Sustainable Finance, the first ever endowed professorship of sustainable finance, and a Supernumerary Fellow at Oriel College. Ben is also the founding Director and Principal Investigator of the UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment (CGFI), established by UK Research and Innovation in 2021 as the national centre to accelerate the adoption and use of climate and environmental data and analytics by financial institutions internationally. Since 2019, he has also been seconded to the UK Cabinet Office as the COP26 Strategy Advisor for Finance.

Dr. Charles Cockell is a Professor of Astrobiology in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. In addition, he is the Founder and Chair of the Earth and Space Foundation and also the Co-Founder, current Board Member, and Past President of the Association of Mars Explorers. Charles has also been elected as an International Fellow of the Explorers Club. His work examines how life has emerged and has persisted on our planet and beyond. One of Charles's favorite things to do when he's not at work is go walking out in the hills and wilderness. It's a great way to clear his mind and enjoy the outdoors. He did his undergraduate training in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Bristol University and received his PhD in Molecular Biophysics from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Edinburgh, Charles was a National Academy of Sciences Associate with NASA, a visiting Scholar at both Stanford University and the University of Arizona, a Research Scientist with the British Antarctic Survey, and also Professor of Geomicrobiology at Open University. In this episode, Charles discusses, his life, science, and more.

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, and Aaron are joined by special guest Chris O'Regan from Cane & Rinse to talk about Games Preservation. Games: Resident Evil: Village Demo, Before Your Eyes, Immortals: Fenyx Rising (PS5), Spire (TTRPG), Twilight Imperium 4th edition (Boardgame), Nintendo Land (Switch), Hand of Fate 2 (PC). Chris O'Regan Twitter | Twitch | Cane & Rinse - The Sausage Factory  Resources: Sony admits it made ‘wrong decision’ and will keep PS3, Vita stores open By Chaim Gartenberg Where Games Go To Sleep: The Game Preservation Crisis by John Andersen Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.  UK Centre for Computing History Chicago Gamespace The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment National Videogame Museum Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo Antstream Online

There's a lot of carbon locked up in the peatlands of Britain and Ireland but many of them have been drained for agriculture and dug for fuel or garden compost. The loss of water resulted in the massive loss of carbon to the atmosphere. Rewetting the bogs can not only stop that leaching of carbon but potentially help the bogs sequester carbon once more. Could these once forboding 'creepy' habitats be something of an underrated super solution? Tom Heap speaks to peat expert, Florence Renou-Wilson of University College Dublin, and takes a virtual tour of a new carbon farm - designed to harvest carbon back from the atmosphere. Dr Tamsin Edwards from Kings College London assesses the potential of this solution. Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock Researcher: Sarah Goodman Produced in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society. Particular thanks for this episode to Professor Christopher Evans of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Mike Peacock of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

We continue our series of interviews with people at the cutting edge of ecological building. Interesting and insightful conversation with Niall about why using natural materials can be healthier, more economical and better for the planet too. More about Niall Crosson Niall is Group Technical Manager with Ecological Building Systems. He holds a degree as a Bachelor of Technology and a Masters Eng. Sc. He is also a Certified Passivhaus Consultant and board member of Irish Green Building Council. Niall has provided guidance on several national standard committees and provides input to several working groups with the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings. His expertise is in the area of building physics, energy conservation, hygrothermal analysis, airtightness, natural insulation, and vapour diffusion open constructions. Over 18 years Niall has received advanced training from airtightness specialists pro clima and natural insulation manufacturers such as DIASEN (www.diasen.com) cork lime thermal plasters, GUTEX woodfibre insulation manufacturers (www.GUTEX.de) as well as several other companies. Niall has provided guidance to many award-winning new build and retrofit projects in Ireland and the UK. He has also co-authored and authored chapters for a number of low energy building publications including The Passivhaus Handbook and The Passivhaus Designers Manual. His own Passivhaus features in the latest issue of Understanding Passivhaus by Emma Walshaw. Here are some links referred to in the podcast: https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/ https://asbp.org.uk/ https://stbauk.org/ https://www.igbc.ie/ https://passivehouseplus.ie/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA34OBBhCcARIsAG32uvOIzK4T8KvD0FpNOHDnxZxB3x3ouOtya4B34cFyPOLebplJokvKoywaAl6iEALw_wcB https://ukcmb.org/ https://www.historicenvironment.scot/ https://www.spab.org.uk/about-us/spab-ireland Here is a link to some reports I mentioned: World Green Building Council – Embodied carbon call for action report https://www.worldgbc.org/embodied-carbon How building with wood and natural materials impacts human health Authored by Graham Lowe, Ph.D., the report summarizes the latest scientific research and converging trends on biophilic design. https://www.naturallywood.com/blog/can-building-with-wood-and-natural-materials-improve-our-health/?utm_source=naturally I forgot to mention, details regards my own house and the GUTEX Woodfibre natural insulation materials used to insulate are among the case studies in the following publication, now available on our website here…perhaps you could mention it at the end or in our intro somehow? https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/product/understanding-passivhaus-second-edition-emma-walshaw

This week Lottie speaks to Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology and the University of Bath and Director of the UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. They discuss the importance of behaviour change for achieving net zero and the ways that behaviour change can be prompted, as well as Lorraine's experience as a lead author of AR6 WG2.  

In 2020, the Centre for Women's Justice filed a groundbreaking "super complaint" against all police forces in England and Wales. The complaint alleged patterns of "serious concerns about the way policing systems operate where police officers are accused of domestic abuse" and raising concerns of a " lack of integrity, of officers manipulating the system and acting in bad faith in a variety of ways."In this episode, David and Ruth interview Nogah Ofer, the CWJ solicitor who filed the complaint and Amy (not her real name), who is an OIDV survivor whose story is included in the complaint. The interview covers:the genesis of the complaintthe patterns of abuse and experiences of UK OIDV survivorsthe failures of the police system to respond effectively to these officers' behavioursIn the episode, Amy shares the details of her abuse and how the system failed to respond to her safety needs. Listen to other episodes in the series: Episode 28: “I have something I want to talk to you about...”: A conversation about the experiences of OIDV survivors with pioneering researcher Dr. Leanor Boulin JohnsonEpisode 27: “How much crime are you willing to let your police commit?”: An interview with Lieutenant Detective Mark Wynn (Ret) and Police Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)Episode 26: Listening to the voices of survivors of officer-involved domestic violence: An interview with Nanette ChezumEpisode 25: When police officers commit domestic violence: Award-winning journalist and author Alex Roslin on the global problem of officer-involved domestic violence

FE News caught up with WorldSkills UK CEO Neil Bentley Gockmann and NCFE CEO David Gallagher about the Centre of Excellence and the potential impact on the FE Ecosystem.Many people may not understand what the Centre of Excellence actually is, so Neil and David both break down what the Centre of Excellence (CoE) is, and how the CoE will help deliver World class training and mentoring to Colleges and Providers in the future.Neil explains that the CoE is not just for Skills competitions, but for the whole FE system. It is like bringing the Team UK Olympic team to deliver PE in schools, the High Performance Skills Coaches are the Training Managers from Team UK, working with groups of Educators and Senior Leaders. Initially this is in colleges, but in the future also in Training Providers, to help deliver excellence and raise quality in curriculum delivery.After initial research from Oxford Univiersity and Skope, which highlighted the need to move from Competence to Excellence, David and Neil explained that they looked at other WorldSkills nation’s Centres of Excellence and explored how this could be adapted to help the entire FE and Technical education system in the UK. They particularly looked at South Korea and the Russian Centre of Excellence, particularly how they positively impacted their entire Technical Education system.We then explore the longer term plans for the CoE and the partnership between NCFE and WorldSkills UK. Particularly improving the quality of delivery and helping the UK levelling up or social mobility with learners. At the moment the CoE has a pilot of 20 colleges and 35 colleges as a part of the WorldSkills Innovation Network, but Neil and David explain how this three year project will then expand into a provision for both providers and colleges.We then discuss the upcoming FE White Paper, and how the Centre of Excellence model could be interesting for Gavin Williamson.

Campaigners are demanding the government stick to its word and ban peat burning on blanket bog in England. It’s long been a controversial practice. The Moorland Association says burning is a tool very much still in the tool kit, along with other techniques to help reduce heather dominance, mitigate against devastating wildfire and facilitate moss planting. Campaigners say it dries out the peat, releasing carbon, and that voluntary agreements to stop the burning haven’t worked. Last year the Environment Minister agreed and said legislation was needed to phase the practice out. But with weeks to go till the start of the burning season, no new rules have been published. Our exploration of the various crops grown to produce drinks takes us to a Scottish distillery which is making gin and vodka from peas. Harvest 2020 is now officially the worst for 25 years. We hear the details from an expert at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. And deep burrowing earthworms can dig up to 2 meters into the ground, and it's thought the burrows help encourage better root structure in crop plants, making them more resilient to drought. A new project is looking at whether certain farming practices - like reducing cultivation and adding more organic matter to your soil - can increase deep burrowing worm numbers. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

Episode 10 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.In this episode we talk to Peter Vickers from Durham University, a philosopher who approaches astrobiology from a fresh perspective. We discuss how astrobiology fits in with the philosophy of science, and easy questions such as the nature of truth.

The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is a cross-specialty centre dedicated to the promotion, advancement and development of perioperative care. Led by the Royal College of Anaesthetists to facilitate cross-organisational working on perioperative care for the benefit of patients. A partnership between patients and the public, other professional stakeholders including Medical Royal Colleges, NHS England and the equivalent bodies responsible for healthcare in the other UK devolved nations. The aim is to improve quality of care, support patients and professionals as well as influence policy, technology, research and innovation. CPOC launched on 20 May 2019 at the Anaesthesia 2019 event. Follow them on Twitter at @CPOC_News There is a page on the Royal College of Anaesthetists' website here: https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/cpoc Presented by Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton and frequent TopMedTalk contributor.  

In this bonus episode recorded during the UK lockdown, we have two guests on the show. Tom August is a scientist based at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Lisa Worledge is Head of Conservation Services at the Bat Conservation Trust. They talk to Steve about the interest that bats are currently getting in the press around the origins of the current COVID-19 pandemic, what bats can teach us about future pandemics and how some bat species have been practicing social distancing far longer than we have!Resources mentioned in the episode include:FAQs around Bats and Coronaviruses: https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/bats-and-disease/covid-19-and-bats Good Practice Guidelines for Bat Rehabilitators: https://cdn.bats.org.uk/pdf/Resources/Bat-Groups/COVID-19-GPG-for-Bat-Rehabilitators_01May2020.pdf?mtime=20200501123411&focal=noneThe Sunrise/Sunset Survey: https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/national-bat-monitoring-programme How to build a bat box: https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/bat-boxesHow to find your local bat group: https://www.bats.org.uk/support-bats/bat-groupsBats are magical but misunderstood mammals. At the Bat Conservation Trust we have a vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. We know that conservation action to protect and conserve bats is having a positive impact on bat populations in the UK. We would not be able to continue our work to protect bats and their habitats without your contribution so if you can please donate. We need your support now more than ever. To donate please go to: www.bats.org.uk/donate Thank you!If you've got a great bat project or story to tell that you think other listeners would love to hear, drop us an email at comms@bats.org.ukMake sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode and let us know if you enjoyed the episode on social media using #BatChat: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BatConservationTrust/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_BCT_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/batconservationtrust/For more bat news, head to our website https://www.bats.org.uk/Producer: Steve Roe @SteveRoeBatManCover Art: Rachel Hudson http://rachelhudsonillustration.com/infoSupport the show (https://www.bats.org.uk/donate)

Episode 9 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe. In this episode we talk to Roberto Orosei from the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, who told us about his recent discovery of a subsurface lake on Mars and his research of radar applications on other planets.

Think you've got something to say that would help exhibitors get a better return on their investment? Then we'd love you to participate in our new global research project Exhibitions 20:25, in association with The UK Centre for Event Management. Find out how in the latest episode of The Exhibitionist Podcast, and we're catching up with fellow Exhibition Consultant and Mentor Lee Ali about how to define and identify your target audience.   If you have gained some insight and knowledge from this podcast please share it with your connections and don’t forget to subscribe to receive future Episodes so as not to miss out on more hints and tips and if you find our podcasts useful please like and share with your peers and via your social media platforms and check out our website for Blogs, Newsletters and other snippets of useful information. Happy Exhibitioning!  

Episode 8 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe. In this episode we talk to Ernesto di Mauro from Sapienza University of Rome, who discussed how biological molecules can be formed from different pre-biotic chemistry, and the definitions of life that play such a big part of astrobiology.

The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is a cross-specialty centre dedicated to the promotion, advancement and development of perioperative care. Led by the Royal College of Anaesthetists to facilitate cross-organisational working on perioperative care for the benefit of patients. A partnership between patients and the public, other professional stakeholders including Medical Royal Colleges, NHS England and the equivalent bodies responsible for healthcare in the other UK devolved nations. The aim is to improve quality of care, support patients and professionals as well as influence policy, technology, research and innovation. CPOC launched on 20 May 2019 at the Anaesthesia 2019 event. Follow them on Twitter at @CPOC_News There is a page on the Royal College of Anaesthetists' website here: https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/cpoc Presented by Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton and frequent TopMedTalk contributor.

Episode 7 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe. In this episode we talk to Mohit Melwani from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who told us about the possibility for life and geochemical limits of habitability on Icy Moons (and a little bit of Mars).

Episode 6 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe. In this episode we talk to Mark Van Zuilen from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, who told us about their work on determining whether biosignatures we observe in the environment are truly produced by biology.

Episode 5 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.In this episode we talk to Kathryn Harriss from the University of Kent, who studies impacts in the solar system, and tells us about their effects on life.

The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen provide their monthly update on developments in UK defence and security policy. This month's big story is Gavin Williamson's announced a new UK Centre of Excellence for Human Security. Music by Bensound.

Episode 4 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.This episode features Rosaly Lopes, an interplanetary volcanologist who works at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Episode 3 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.This episode features Axel Hagermann from the University of Stirling, who investigates ices on other worlds in the solar system and works on a number of space missions.

Episode 2 of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.This we were talking with Magnus Ivarrson from the Natural History Museum of Stockholm. Magnus told us about his work on the deep biosphere, how he ended up working in palaeontology, and how that led him to Mars... 

The first episode of the Tartan Tardigrade, a podcast where scientists from the UK Centre for Astrobiology talk to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for life in the universe.This episode features a chat with Susannah Porter from the University of California Santa Barbara about her work on fossil evidence for early eukaryotes, and signs that vampire-like predators were active before predation was previously thought to happen.

This episode, I chatted with Lindsey Reece. Lindsey is director of the SPRINTER research team working in partnership across the University of Sydney and the Office of Sport within the NSW Government. Before arriving in Sydney, Lindsey managed a broad portfolio of research and consultancy, at Sheffield Hallam University’s (Yorkshire, UK) Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, focusing on the management of chronic disease through physical activity promotion including; Cancer Survivorship, Neurological conditions, Obesity Prevention and large scale Community Physical Activity and Sport program’s. She worked closely with Public Health England and Sport England to implement their national physical activity strategies and led numerous projects in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Care, British Lung Foundation, parkrun and Local Authority, NHS agencies.A copy of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Position Statement on Exercise in Cancer Care is available online - https://www.sydneycatalyst.org.au/media/434357/clinical_oncology_society_of_australia_position_statement_on_exercise_in_cancer_care.pdf SBS' Episode on The Exercise Pill is available online - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/exercise-pill

Will we find life elsewhere in the Universe and what are we really looking for? Why has this question suddenly become more interesting? In this talk from the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Charles Cockell guides us through the possibilities and tells us what could be out there and how we can try to find it. Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. His academic interests are life in extreme environments and the habitability of extraterrestrial environments. He is the author of the undergraduate text book, ‘Astrobiology: Understanding Life in the Universe’ published by Wiley-Blackwell. He is first or co-author on over 250 scientific papers and he's Chair of the Earth and Space Foundation, a non-profit organisation he established in 1994. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Find out more at www.astrobiology.ac.uk

Many, many, many months after his talk, Claudia Schaffner sits down with Charles Cockell to talk in more detail about life throughout the universe. And how the hell we're going to find it... Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. His academic interests are life in extreme environments and the habitability of extraterrestrial environments. He is the author of the undergraduate text book, ‘Astrobiology: Understanding Life in the Universe’ published by Wiley-Blackwell. He is first or co-author on over 250 scientific papers and he's Chair of the Earth and Space Foundation, a non-profit organisation he established in 1994. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Find out more at www.astrobiology.ac.uk

Professor Mark Batt graduated from Cambridge University Medical School in 1984 and trained in Family Medicine. He obtained a Diploma in Sports Medicine from the University of London in 1991 and completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of California, Davis in 1993. Since 1995, he has been in Nottingham, United Kingdom, as a consultant/senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the Nottingham University Hospitals where he was appointed Special Professor in 2004. He serves or served as a consultant for The England and Wales Cricket Board, The Rugby Football League, British Gymnastics, The English Institute of Sport, The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, ATP and the WTA. He is immediate past-president of the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine and past Chairman of the Specialist Advisory Committee in SEM. He chaired the work-group which produced the successful case for SEM as a specialty of medicine (2005). He is director of the Arthritis Research UK (ARUK) Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis: a consortium of Nottingham, Oxford, Southampton, Bath, Loughborough, UCL and Leeds Universities investigating the relationship between acute and overuse injury and subsequent Osteoarthritis. In this podcast, Dr. Liam West (@Liam_West) poses questions that see Prof Batt take listeners through the objectives and aims of the ARUK centre and the research it is currently working on. Prof Batt also gives his views on how to ensure that research remains clinically relevant before finishing the podcast discussion the future avenues for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Further Reading ARUK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis - http://www.sportsarthritisresearchuk.org/seoa/index.aspx ARUK Research Projects - http://www.sportsarthritisresearchuk.org/seoa/research-projects/index.aspx ARUK Work Packages - http://www.sportsarthritisresearchuk.org/seoa/work-packages/workpackages.aspx ARUK Centre Publications - http://www.sportsarthritisresearchuk.org/seoa/publications/index.aspx Isokinetic Football Medicine Conference, 11-12th April 2015, QEII Conference Centre, London http://www.footballmedicinestrategies.com/en/ Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/21/1579.abstract  Optimal types of exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2014/02/18/bjsports-2013-093384.full  No benefit of surgery over physiotherapy for meniscal tears in adults with knee osteoarthritis http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/9/797 Osteoarthritis as an outcome of paediatric sport: an epidemiological perspective http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2011/02/17/bjsm.2010.081984 Osteoarthritis in football: FIFA/F-MARC approach http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/8/673.extract

Dr. Charles Cockell is a Professor of Astrobiology in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. In addition, he is the Founder and Chair of the Earth and Space Foundation and also the Co-Founder, current Board Member, and Past President of the Association of Mars Explorers. Charles has also been elected as an International Fellow of the Explorers Club. He did his undergraduate training in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Bristol University and received his PhD in Molecular Biophysics from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Edinburgh, Charles was a National Academy of Sciences Associate with NASA, a visiting Scholar at both Stanford University and the University of Arizona, a Research Scientist with the British Antarctic Survey, and also Professor of Geomicrobiology at Open University. Charles is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

Indhu Prabakar, a subspecialty registrar in sexual and reproductive health at Abacus Services for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in Liverpool, goes through the options for emergency contraception. Tim Coleman, a professor of primary care at the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, explains his research on methods to help smokers quit.

We were delighted to speak to Professor John Britton about the research published in the October issue of Thorax, by his and other groups, on smoking in the young.John is a chest physician, an epidemiologist and a former editor of Thorax. He is the director of the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies at the University of Nottingham. John has been a giant in tobacco research. He chaired the influential RCP Tobacco Advisory Group and played a major role in making the case for banning smoking in public places. Arguably, he has done more than anyone else in this country to limit tobacco exposure. We applaud his contribution.

On the last day of her three week Free Buddhist Audio promotional tour, Viriyalila takes a walk in the fields at Taraloka before going on retreat #FreeBuddhistAudio Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013

10 million prescriptions for sleeping pills are written every year in England. So how alarmed should we be over new American research suggesting that people who take them are more likely to die than those who don't? Dr Mark Porter speaks to a leading British sleep expert about the findings and asks what the alternatives are. An Inside Health listener asked us to investigate how safe "electronic" cigarettes are. So Dr Max Pemberton, who uses them himself, talked to Professor John Britton from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies at the University of Nottingham about these currently unregulated products. Rumours abound that a tobacco manufacturer is about to launch the world's first so-called "safe" cigarette. But smokers' reactions are mixed and some prefer other products like nicotine gum. GP Margaret McCartney's column is about whether your doctor's dietary preferences and habits influence your well being. Half of all pregnancies in the UK are unplanned, so women and their babies lose out on important supplements like folic acid to help prevent spina bifida. But for women with an underactive thyroid gland it's even more important that they do their best for their baby by increasing their thyroxine dose as soon as they know they're pregnant. But research from Leicester shows that women often fall through the gaps when seeking care - as GPs, midwives and consultants often think someone else is helping these women. Producer: Paula McGrath.

Jeff Moss introduces the Keynote and welcomes everyone tthe Amsterdam 2007 conference! Roger will provide an overview of the work of CPNI in reducing vulnerability in information systems that form part of the UK. He will then challenge the community on a number of issues, including the development of the malicious market place, and the role security researchers in addressing vulnerabilities as used by a range of threat actors. Until 31 January 2007 Roger Cumming was Director of the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC), the UK centre responsible for minimising the impact of electronic attack on the UK critical national infrastructure. Since 1 February Roger has been Head of Advice Delivery and Knowledge Development at the UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). CPNI provides protective security advice on information security as well as physical and personnel security treduce the vulnerability of the UK's national infrastructure tterrorism and other threats.