#MadeAtUCL

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'#MadeAtUCL Disruptive Discoveries' talks to UCL researchers who are answering life's big questions; from green infrastructure to artificial intelligence, space exploration to treating cancer. Hear the minds behind the amazing discoveries in this podcast series hosted by recent UCL graduate, Suzie McCarthy. Find out more about UCL's top Disruptive Discoveries: www.ucl.ac.uk/made-at-ucl

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#MadeAtUCL The Podcast: Trailer

From climate change to plastic pollution, infant mortality to social inequality, the world is facing many huge challenges. At UCL we’re determined to solve them. We bring you #MadeAtUCL: The Podcast - a new series that brings to life our disruptive discoveries.

#MadeAtUCL Podcast: Episode 1

Sep 30 2019 27 mins

Episode one: Appearances - Each of these stories suggests that there is more than meets the eye and it's worth taking a second look. - Prof Mark Thomas on Cheddar Man: Britain's oldest skeleton had dark skin but that's not so surprising as you might think - Prof Ruth Morgan on Interpretation of Forensics: context influences how evidence is understood - Prof Dryden Goodwin on Linear

#MadeAtUCL Podcast: Episode 2: Transfer

Nov 13 2019 33 mins

On Episode 2 we talk about things that transfer from one place to another. Discover how traces of DNA can transfer onto things you’ve never touched, leading to wrongful convictions. Hear about future technology that will send information on light waves rather than radio waves, and learn how antiretroviral drugs prevent the transmission of HIV between partners. Join our host, Suzi

#MadeAtUCL Podcast Episode 3: Repurposing

Dec 18 2019 29 mins

This episode is about giving things a new life. How do we take something that has served one use and giving it another? Learn about a diabetes drug that has helped with Parkinson’s, how old industrial sites became an artist’s laboratory to produce new paint colour, and turning used coffee grounds into sustainable fuel. Join our host, Suzie McCarthy, as she explores these topics

#MadeAtUCL Podcast Episode 4: Maps

Mar 19 2020 27 mins

Episode 4 of #MadeAtUCL is all about maps! We're bringing you the glamour of prostate imaging, decoding a document of hidden histories from Northern Ireland and learning how maps can protect forests around the world. - Prof Mark Emberton on The Tumour Hunters: precision targeting for prostate cancer - Prof Tim Weyrich on the Great Parchment Book rising from the ashes - Prof Jerome

#MadeAtUCL Podcast Episode 5: What came before us

May 13 2020 32 mins

This episode was created during lockdown and a timely reflection on what came before us. Hear about historical figures from World War 1 to extinct species because of climate change and unearthed ancient fossils as Suzie takes you back in time with our UCL experts: - Vicky Price, Head of Outreach at UCL Special Collections, Library Services - Professor Richard Pearson, Professor of

#MadeAtUCL Podcast Episode 6: Perspectives

Jul 22 2020 38 mins

This episode we reflect on the need to listen to a whole range of different perspectives. We follow the flight of a senior Nazi and ask 'why do people do terrible things?'. We tour London's ever-changing Queer scene, imagining the night-life of the future. And we venture to South America, where we seek the path to paradise with the Guarani and Ashaninka peoples, who have important

#MadeAtUCL Podcast Episode 7: Levelling the playing field

Sep 21 2020 34 mins

For this final episode of Series 1, we’re looking at how UCL research is helping to level out various playing fields. We’ll hear how legal experts are helping people to get the support they are entitled to, share thoughts with London’s commuters on how advertising can be more representative. And, for our first story, we’re taking a look at the creation of new technologies w