Hear how Prof Alan Smith and researchers at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory and our partner, Teledyne UK, design devices like Gaia, the ESA's optical telescope to chart a 3D map of the Milky Way

Host: Dr Rosie Anderson, UCL
Guest: Prof Alan Smith, UCL

Read the case study and access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/case-studie…jor-space-missions

More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Hear about how human health is linked to the health of the planet, and how UCL climate and habitat research is helping doctors and policymakers predict (and maybe prevent) the next pandemic.

Host and Producer

• Dr Rosie Anderson, Research Fellow, Public Health Policy team, UCL

Guests

• Professor Kate Jones, Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, UCL
• Dr Chris van Tulleken, Division of Infection and Immunity, UCL and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London

Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-10-where-research-transforms-links-between-nature-and-health

More info: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/where-research-transforms-lives-podcast

Hear how Dr Michael Veale and colleagues across Europe built a privacy-friendly COVID tracking app, and how he worked with Parliamentarians to put citizens’ privacy rights on the agenda during the pandemic.

Host and Producer
Dr Rosie Anderson, Research Fellow, Public Health Policy team, UCL

Guests
-Dr Michael Veale, Associate Professor in Digital Rights and Regulation, UCL Faculty of Laws
-Lord Tim Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Digital in the House of Lords
-Natasha Lomas, Senior Reporter at Techcrunch

Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl…-covid-and-privacy

Find out more on www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

How Professor Jess Deighton’s landmark study of school pupils’ mental wellbeing uncovered a growing crisis in young women’s mental health, and how her research has helped young people’s voices shape the HeadStart project’s support for them.

Guests

- Professor Jessica Deighton, Child Mental Health and Wellbeing, UCL and the Anna Freud Centre
- Sarah Reeves, Mental Health and Coproduction Lead, Newham HeadStart
- Libby, young woman from Newham

Find out more here: bit.ly/UCLREF21_UK

Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Professor Jessica Ringrose and Dr Kaitlyn Regehr on how sexism in London’s advertising landscape creates hostile environments for women, and how creativity and activism have challenged businesses and policy makers to address that injustice.

Guests
Professor Jessica Ringrose, Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity, IoE
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, Associate Professor, Digital Humanities
Naomi Peter, Co-Founder, Anthill
Amelia Jenkinson, CEO, School of Sexuality Education

Access the case study and transcript here: bit.ly/UCLREF_2021_London

Read more here: ucl.ac.uk/ref

Hear about UCL Professor Eleanor Robson’s research on the ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq and how it enabled cultural heritage organisations, news media and policymakers to understand the site's importance as the world’s first imperial capital.

Access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-6-where-research-transforms-how-we-protect-cultural-heritage

Read more about UCL Research here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Professors Mervyn Singer and Becky Shipley explain how they got a mechanical breathing support machine from idea to reality in a month, and helped protect the NHS during the first COVID surge.

GUESTS

Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL
Becky Shipley, Professor of Health Care Engineering, UCL
Dr Neil McGuire, former Director of Medical Devices, MHRA
Hiten “Rup” Ruparelia, COVID hospital patient who used UCL-Ventura CPAP

Access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-5-where-research-transforms-covid-19-treatment

Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Hear how UCL economics researchers and campaigning journalists put keeping fossil fuels in the ground and divestment on the climate crisis agenda.

Guests:
• Prof Paul Ekins, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UK Energy Research Centre
• Dr Christophe McGlade, Head of the Energy Supply Unit, IEA
• Damian Carrington, Environment Editor, The Guardian

Read more here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/where-research-transforms-lives-podcast