University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, with Roland Pease

In Episode Three of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses preventable diseases with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose research focuses on improving health around the world.Professor Asel Sartbaeva – based in the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies – first joined the University in the Earth Sciences Department and went on to focus on the design and synthesis of zeolites and biomolecule. Asel’s work on vaccine stability using silica aims to do away with the need for refrigeration of vaccines.Dr John Campbell – from the Department for Health – collaborates with Bath Royal United Hospital, and national and international collaborators, to investigate how exercise augments anti-cancer immunity. John is currently leading a Cancer Research UK Pioneer Award exploring the impact of exercise on blood cancer immunotherapies.Professor Harry Rutter – from the Department of Social & Policy Sciences – is a member of numerous influential research teams which work on issues affecting public health policy across the UK and beyond. A previous medical doctor, Harry founded the National Obesity Observatory and has a strong interest in promoting greater active travel. Most recently Harry has used his expertise and experiences in assessing public health responses to Covid-19. 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.

In Episode Two of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses the potential of big data for society with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose research focuses on big data and digitisation.Professor Chris Budd – based in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Institute for Mathematical Innovation – creates and analyses mathematical models of the real world. His work utilises historical data, ONS statistics, and medical imagery to provide insight in the fields of weather, climate change, disease control, and medical diagnoses.Professor David Ellis – from the School of Management – is a computational social scientist whose work bridges the gap between psychology and data science. David’s research explores behaviour in the digital age, and the psychological value and impacts of technology as it relates to privacy, security, health, and well-being.Professor Linda Newnes – of the Department of Mechanical Engineering - focuses on whole life value analysis (monetary, environmental and societal costs) from concept design through to the in-service and in-use phases. Linda is currently leading on a number of large cross University projects, including the Made Smarter Innovation: Centre for People-Led Digitalisation and the TRansdisciplinary ENgineering Design (TREND) research group.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.

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 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.

How can academic research have impact? This is the question acclaimed science journalist and broadcaster Roland Pease (@PeaseRoland) explores in this new podcast which addresses some of the biggest challenges societies face.Join Roland as he meets with nine researchers from 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.