Public lecture podcasts

Dr Aurelie Charles and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, are joined by President of The Ocean Foundation, Mark J. Spalding who gives a lecture on the future of seafood in a changed ocean. This lecture is part of our ongoing series, 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/. This lecture took place on 9 February 2022.

In this lecture, Senior Programme Officer and Blue Carbon Lead at GRID-Arendal, Steven Lutz, joins Director of the IPR, Professor Nick Pearce, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, to discuss harnessing the value of blue carbon. This lecture took place on 27 January 2022, as part of the event series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.

Nick Pearce is joined by Rita Griffiths, Marsha Wood, Jane Millar, Fran Bennett, Ryan Shorthouse and Kate Summers to discuss our new report, 'Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit'. This event took place on 26 January 2022. To learn more about the research, visit: https://www.bath.ac.uk/projects/couples-balancing-work-money-and-care-exploring-the-shifting-landscape-under-universal-credit/. Or read the report in full via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/couples-navigating-work-care-and-universal-credit/.

Director of the IPR, Professor Nick Pearce; Professional Doctorate student and Programme Director at the Malala Fund, Javed Ahmed; and Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Bath, Dr Arif Naveed, are joined by Sir Michael Barber to discuss public policy delivery in the UK, Pakistan and beyond. Sir Michael Barber is Founder and Chairman of Delivery Associates, an advisory firm which helps government and other organisations to deliver improved outcomes for citizens. He is a leading authority on education systems and education reform. He is also Chair of the Office for Students, the proposed new regulator for Higher Education. From 2011-15 Sir Michael was DfID’s Special Representative on Education in Pakistan. He led a radical education reform with the Chief Minister of Punjab and, in 2013, published The Good News from Pakistan about the programme with Reform, He was Chief Education Adviser at Pearson from September 2011 to March 2017. Prior to this, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company and Head of McKinsey’s global education practice. He co-authored two major McKinsey education reports: How the world’s best-performing schools come out on top (2007) and How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better (2010). Sir Michael was Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit from 2001-05, and Chief Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education on School Standards from 1997-2001. Before joining government, he was a professor at the Institute of Education, University of London. This event took place on 13 January 2022, as part of the Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice residential.

Direct cremations have been gaining popularity in the UK since their introduction in 2012, and the COVID pandemic has seen their numbers grow rapidly. Are these no-frills, cost-saving events the future for disposing of bodies, and do they free up families and communities to commemorate their dead in a more meaningful fashion?

Ian Fairholm, Senior Tutor in the Department of Psychology, talks about possible topics that tutors may consider bringing up with their tutees at meetings throughout their degree. Listen to Part 1 for ideas and advice for initial tutee meetings.

Ian Fairholm, Senior Tutor in the Department of Psychology, talks about possible topics that tutors may consider bringing up with their tutees at their initial meetings. Listen to Part 2 for further ideas for meetings throughout their degree.

In this podcast counsellor Paul is joined by ex University of Bath student Matthew Legg. Mathew discusses his battle with depression and how he has channelled this into setting up FC Not Alone, a football based initiative to support men with their mental health.

What is wrong with our welfare state and what can we do to fix it? Is UBI an answer, or hopelessly unrealistic? UBI vs reformed welfare states and better public services – is there a trade off? With Andrew Fisher, Clare McNeil, Paul Mason and Kate Soper. Chaired by Neal Lawson. This event took place as part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/ This event took place on 6 October 2021.

The Covid pandemic has seen governments spending big to keep households afloat and to prevent mass unemployment. Central Banks have injected trillions to prevent the global economy from sinking into depression. If we can afford to tackle the Covid crisis, why can’t we afford a UBI? Can we issue Sovereign Money, that doesn’t have to be financed by government debt? And does the era of digital Central Bank currencies mean that we can pay individuals a UBI directly, into digital wallets or accounts? With Bernhard Neumärker and Thomas Palley. Chaired by Paola Subacchi. This event took place as part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/ This event took place on 6 October 2021.