This is Lancaster. Global research tales from the North of England.

Lancaster researcher Sam Murphy breaks down cutting edge developments in Nuclear Fusion – with the help of a pool table.Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

How design research is helping stop the smart tech graveyard gathering dust in almost every home.Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

Healthier Fleetwood – how working in partnership with a socially deprived UK coastal town is helping identify priority areas to focus COVID-19 recovery.Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

How Dr Charlotte Baker pivoted her research focus onto work with partners trying to protect people with Albinism around the globe.Supported by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

The UK may be experiencing record levels of employment, but for millions work remains insecure, poorly paid and unsustainable. Ben Harrison, Director of Lancaster University’s Work Foundation discusses why their mission is as important today as it was 100 years ago, and how at Lancaster we’re pushing for positive changes in employment policy and practice

From exploring the raw beauty of the Northern Lights and a passionate belief in the pursuit of scientific knowledge for its own sake, space scientist Professor Michael Kosch takes us on a dazzling journey through his career filled with excitement, discovery, and adventure. Tune in to hear how space weather experts harnessed knowledge of theoretical physics and turned it into an extraordinary social and economic good when they produced a spin-out company capable of detecting a smoke plume as small as a BBQ 10 miles away in a forest, saving billions of pounds worth of trees and Carbon Dioxide.