Tales from my PhD: Algorithms for energy efficiency – with Karan Mukhi
How can we improve the use of renewable energy in the power grid? In the final episode of the series 'Tales from my PhD', Charlotte Collingwood talks to Karan Mukhi about his work in computer science,...
24 Aug 202316min
Tales from my PhD: Fighting rice blast fungus – with Camilla Molinari
How do you fight a fungus? In this episode of ‘Tales from my PhD’, Charlotte Collingwood talks to Camilla Molinari about her work in plant pathology, studying the mechanisms and genetics of the rice b...
20 Aug 202311min
Tales from my PhD: Researching anxiety and depression through computational models – with Sophie Shang
How can maths and computational models help us treat anxiety and depression? In this episode of 'Tales from my PhD', Charlotte Collingwood talks to Sophie Shang about her research in the field of comp...
10 Aug 202311min
Tales from my PhD: Saving manta rays – with Jessica Savage
There are an estimated 5 trillion plastic particles in the oceans, spelling trouble for marine ecosystems. Manta rays are one group of species at risk – how can we protect these animals? In this episo...
2 Aug 202313min
How to hear gravitational waves – with Tessa Baker
How can we detect massive objects in space when we can't see them by light?On 14 September 2015, scientists opened a new window to observing the Universe when, for the first time, they directly detect...
31 Jul 202348min
Tales from my PhD: What is galaxy evolution? – with Rohan Varadaraj
Astrophysicists grapple with the Universe's big questions, but what does their day-to-day research actually entail? In the first of our new mini-series, 'Tales from my PhD', Charlotte Collingwood sits...
26 Jul 202316min
How did patriarchy develop across the world? – with Angela Saini and Julia Gillard
How did societies develop across the globe and how did gender become so enmeshed in them? In this episode we join award-winning science journalist, Angela Saini, in conversation with former Australian...
13 Jun 20231h 20min
Can science explain emotions? – with Dean Burnett
Did you know that there is no widely agreed upon definition of what emotions actually are? After losing his dad to Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic lockdown, neuroscientist Dean Burnett foun...
30 Apr 20231h 13min
