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S4E1 A cup of tea with Professors Judy Stephenson and Daniel Miller
AI is becoming increasingly anthropomorphised and integrated into all aspects of our lives. Join Professors Judy Stephenson and Daniel Miller, Professor of Anthropology, as they discuss the different…
S3E7 Universities and Climate Action, featuring Professor Tristan McCowan
Universities must be at the heart of climate action, and not just through research and tech. In this episode, Professor Tristan McCowan, Professor of International Education, highlights the power of…
S3E6 Why We Should Love Wasps, featuring Professor Seirian Sumner
More than just picnic pests, wasps are vital to our ecosystems, but are deeply misunderstood. Joining Professor Philip Schofield in this episode is Professor Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural…
S3E5 Ecosystems and Disease, featuring Dr Rory Gibb
Rising temperatures and ecosystem disruption are reshaping the global landscape of infectious disease. Computational biologist Dr Rory Gibb joins Professor Philip Schofield to discuss how climate…
S3E4 Biodiversity Loss, featuring Professor Jon Bridle
Step into the minds of leading academics with UCL Press Play: a podcast and documentary series featuring groundbreaking voices and cutting edge ideas. Join UCL academics as they uncover…
S3E3 No Natural Disasters, featuring Professor Ilan Kelman
Natural disasters are inevitable. Or are they? Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, argues that human decisions, governance failures and societal inequities determine the impact…
S3E2 Climate Politics, featuring Dr Fergus Green
What does transitioning away from fossil fuels really look like, and who bears the greatest responsibility? Join Associate Professor Dr Fergus Green and Professor Philip Schofield as they unpack the…
S3E1 The End of Coal, featuring Dr Andrew Seaton
Despite mine closures and talk of phasing out, global coal usage is at an all-time high, with countries like the UK still importing coal for key industries. Dr Andrew Seaton, Leverhulme Early Career…
S2E7 Vision Impairment: Science, Art and Lived Experience by Dr Michael Crossland
Vision impairment affects millions of people worldwide. Dr Michael Crossland, a Senior Research Fellow at UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology, joins Professor Philip Schofield to discuss his research on…
S2E6 Affecting around 1% of the population, Tourette’s is often misunderstood.
In this episode, Professor Philip Schofield sits down with Dr Jane Gilmour, Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist, to debunk the myths around the condition. Dr Gilmour…
S2E5 Supporting Neurodiverse Children, featuring Dr Emily Midouhas
As the number of children diagnosed with ADHD and autism rises, Professor Philip Schofield sits down with Dr Emily Midouhas, Associate Professor in Psychology, to explore how best to support…
S2E4 Music and Memory, featuring Dr Jess Jiang
Can music unlock memories for people with dementia? In this episode, Professor Philip Schofield and Dr Jess Jiang, Senior Research Fellow in Neurodegenerative Diseases, draw on cutting-edge science…
S2E3 Why Sleep Hygiene Doesn’t Always Work, featuring Professor Dagmara Dimitriou
Does neurodivergence shape the way that we sleep and dream? In this episode, Professor Dagmara Dimitriou, Professor of Sleep Education and Research, draws on two decades of research to explain why…
S2E2 Why People with Dyslexia Make Great Engineers, featuring Dr Michael Woodrow
Date of episode recording: 2025-10-23Duration: 26:38Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Professor Philip SchofieldGuests: Dr Michael WoodrowProducer: Justin HardyPodcast Owners: Dr Paul Ayris,…
S2E1 Exploring the Autistic Mind, featuring Dr Sarah White
How much do we know about the mind, and is an autistic mind truly different? Professor Philip Schofield and Dr Sarah White, Associate Professor at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, answer…
S1E4 Episode 4 - Dr Luciano Rila on the UK’s First Gaysoc
Professor Philip Schofield sits down with Dr Luciano Rila, from the Department of Maths, to delve into the history of the UK’s first university-affiliated Gaysoc, founded by Jamie Gardiner in 1972,…
S1E3 Episode 3 - Dr Xine Yao on Queer Aesthetics and the Panoptic Gaze
Professor Philip Schofield discusses queer aesthetics and the idea of a racialised panoptic gaze with Dr Xine Yao, the co-director of qUCL and an expert on American literature in the Department of…
S1E2 Episode 2 - Dr Jonathan Galton on Queerness, Islam and the Left
Professor Philip Schofield hosts Social Scientist Dr Jonathan Galton, to explore his research into the perceived political tension on the progressive left between queerness and Islam. Discussing the…
S1E1 Episode 1 - Professor Gregory Dart on Bentham, Romanticism and the ‘Cockney College’
Professor Philip Schofield and Professor Gregory Dart discuss the philosophical differences between Utilitarianism and Romanticism, in the context of the founding of the “Cockney College”, as UCL was…
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