Public lecture podcasts

In this lecture, Professor in Political Theory, Chris Armstrong, discusses his latest book ‘A blue new deal: Why we need a new politics for the ocean'. He explores existing governing institutions and makes the case for a powerful World Ocean Authority, putting equality, democracy, and sustainability at the heart of ocean politics. This lecture took place online on 29 June 2022 and is part of the series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.

In this webinar, Professor Jaideep Roy joined us to discuss his research on automation, displacement and democracy. This webinar took place on 22 June 2022.

In this lecture Dr Graeme Garrard (Cardiff University) discusses the ideas behind his new book 'The return of the state and why it is essential for our health, wealth and happiness', published by Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256758/the-return-of-the-state/. This event took place online on 21 June 2022.

In Episode One of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses the route to net zero with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose research focuses on aspects of the climate crisis. Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh – from the Department of Psychology – is Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), member of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group and was an expert lead for Climate Assembly UK. She also recently advised for Netflix’s climate change parody ‘Don’t Look Up’. Professor Marcelle McManus – part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering – specialises in life cycle assessment, sustainable systems, renewable technologies and bioenergy. Marcelle is a Research Director of the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre and is also one of the Directors of the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies. Professor Ania Zalewska - one of the School of Management’s foremost academics - is an expert in financial regulation and reform, in particular the pensions industry; green finance and the financial challenges around climate change; and market and investment risk. Ania has a large following on LinkedIn, where she engages with academics and industry experts. For more information on our guests and the University of Bath’s Research with Impact Podcast please visit go.bath.ac.uk/research-with-impact or follow @uniofbath.

Join acclaimed science journalist and broadcaster, Roland Pease, as he meets nine researchers from the University of Bath whose expertise spans the environment, the digital age, and preventable diseases, looking for answers to three fundamental questions: • How do we get to net zero carbon? • How can we make big data work for society? • And, how can we reduce the number of people still dying from preventable diseases? For more information about guests and how research from the University of Bath is having an impact please visit go.bath.ac.uk/research-with-impact and follow @uniofbath.

This event saw the launch of our policy brief on girls' education and language of instruction, produced in partnership with the University of Bath Department of Education and UK government Girls' Education Challenge (GEC). In this event we hear from co-editor Dr Lizzi O. Milligan (University of Bath), and supporters and contributors including Alicia Mills (GEC), Aline Dorimana (University of Rwanda), Aloysie Uwizeyemariya (University of Rwanda), Fadimata Walet Inorene (CARE USA) and Amira Salama (Africa ELTA). This event took place on 24 May 2022. View and download the policy brief via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/girls-education-and-language-of-instruction-an-extended-policy-brief/.

In this lecture, Professor of Social and Economic History and Director of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies at the University of Exeter, Professor Maria Fusaro, joined us to discuss world oceans and contemporary challenges through a historical lens. This lecture took place on 21 April 2022 as part of our event series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.

In this special conversation, Lord Christopher Tugendhat talks to Professor Nick Pearce about his new book, 'The worm in the apple: A history of the Conservative Party and Europe from Churchill to Cameron'. This conversation took place as part of an IPR event on 21 March 2022.

Former Ambassador to Moscow, Sir Rodric Braithwaite; Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath, Dr Patrick Bury; Associate Fellow at Chatham House, Dr Anaïs Marin; and Director of Research at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Dr Charles Larkin, discuss Russian aggression and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This event took place on 15 March 2022.

Head of the village of Selkie in North Karelia, Finland, and President of Snowchange Cooperative, Dr Tero Mustonen, joined Professor James Copestake to discuss the Arctic Seas, indigenous communities, and climate change. This event took place on 9 March 2022 as part of our ongoing series, 'Our oceans: A deep dive'. Learn more about the series: https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.