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Dr Rachel Wilder: The Mental Health in Schools Podcast
2023/10/10
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Originally recorded for the University of Bath Youtube channel, this podcast is the result of an exploratory study conducted by researchers working in education, policy studies, psychology and medical humanities across the universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter, from 2022-23. This project was made possible through funding from the GW4 Alliance. In this podcast, the research team talk to young people, teachers and school leaders about what their schools are doing around mental health and their experiences of these initiatives. They share their analysis of government policies that say what it is schools should be doing, and share findings from the archives about historical perspectives on the role of schools in addressing mental health.
The research team: Dr Katie Howard, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Dr Rachel Wilder, Lecturer, University of Bath, Dr Naomi Warne, Research Fellow, University of Bristol, Dr Eleni Dimitrellou, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Nai Lang, doctoral candidate, University of Bath and Lisa Wojahn, doctoral candidate, University of Exeter.
Dr Stephen Hall: The Authoritarian International
2023/09/13
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In this lecture, Dr Stephen Hall (Lecturer in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics at the University of Bath) joins us to talk about his new book "The Authoritarian International: Tracing How Authoritarian Regimes Learn in the Post-Soviet Space." He is joined by discussants Prof Gulnaz Sharafutdinova (Professor of Russian Politics and Acting Director of Russia Institute at King's College London) and Prof Thomas Ambrosio (Professor of Political Science at North Dakota State University).
This lecture was hosted by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) on 12 September 2023.
Dr Anna Killick: Politicians and Economic Experts: The Limits of Technocracy
2023/07/03
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In this lecture, Dr Anna Killick discusses her book, Politicians and Economic Experts: The Limits of Technocracy, an in-depth study of how politicians engage with economists and economic opinion.
In recent years politics has seen an increasing role in economic policymaking for a technocracy of experts. How do politicians feel about this and how do they balance their political and ethical aims with economic expertise? In Politicians and Economic Experts: The Limits of Technocracy, Anna Killick offers an in-depth study of how politicians engage with economists and economic opinion. Based on interviews with politicians from the main parties in France, Germany, Denmark, the UK and USA, the book highlights the role economic opinion plays in politics and the tension that can arise between democracy and technocracy. While increasing numbers including on the left call for greater deference to economic experts, Killick argues we have no choice other than to trust politicians to continue to take the lead.
This event took place on 20 June 2023. It forms part of the IPR's 'Polycrisis!' lecture series.
Prof Larry Bartels: Democracy Erodes from the Top
2023/07/03
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In this lecture Professor Larry Bartels joins us to discuss his new book 'Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism'.
In this provocative book, Larry Bartels dismantles the pervasive myth of a populist wave in contemporary European public opinion. While there has always been a substantial reservoir of populist sentiment, Europeans are no less trusting of their politicians and parliaments than they were two decades ago, no less enthusiastic about European integration, and no less satisfied with the workings of democracy. Anti-immigrant sentiment has waned. Electoral support for right-wing populist parties has increased only modestly, reflecting the idiosyncratic successes of populist entrepreneurs, the failures of mainstream parties, and media hype. Europe’s most sobering examples of democratic backsliding — in Hungary and Poland — occurred not because voters wanted authoritarianism but because conventional conservative parties, once elected, seized opportunities to entrench themselves in power.
By demonstrating the inadequacy of conventional bottom-up interpretations of Europe’s political crisis, Democracy Erodes from the Top turns our understanding of democratic politics upside down.
This event took place on 14 June 2023. It forms part of the IPR's 'Polycrisis!' lecture series.
Prof Stefan Eich: The Currency of Politics
2023/05/24
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In this IPR lecture, Stefan Eich (Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University) joins us to discuss his book "The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes".
Money appears to be beyond the reach of democratic politics, but this appearance - like so much about money - is deceptive. Even when the politics of money is impossible to ignore, its proper democratic role can be difficult to discern.
In "The Currency of Politics", Eich examines six crucial episodes of monetary crisis, recovering the neglected political theories of money in the thought of such figures as Aristotle, John Locke, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. He shows how these layers of crisis have come to define the way we look at money and argues that informed public debate about money requires a better appreciation of the diverse political struggles over its meaning.
Recovering foundational ideas at the intersection of monetary rule and democratic politics, "The Currency of Politics" explains why only through greater awareness of the historical limits of monetary politics can we begin to articulate more democratic conceptions of money.
This IPR lecture took place on 24 May 2023.
Prof Ricardo Garcia Mira: The social dimension in transitions to clean energy in Europe
2023/05/17
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Energy transitions in line with climate targets are often framed as largely technological challenges. But decarbonisation processes are affecting all aspects of human life. How can they best be managed, especially in regions that are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels?
In this lecture, Professor Ricardo Garcia Mira (Professor of Social Psychology at the University of A Coruna, Spain) joins us to discuss the social aspects of the clean energy transition in Europe.
This event took place on 16 May 2023. It forms part of the IPR's 'Polycrisis!' lecture series.
Bishop Paul Campus Pride 2023
2023/04/27
The Rt Revd Paul Bayes, former Bishop of Liverpool, patron of the Open Table Network and passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, reaches out with a message of support and encouragement on Bath University's Pride on Campus day 2023.
Prof Barry Eichengreen: In defense of public debt
2023/04/25
In this special IPR lecture, Professor Barry Eichengreen joins us to discuss his latest co-authored book, In Defense of Public Debt, which explores the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. This event took place on 24 April 2023. It forms part of the IPR's 'Polycrisis!' lecture series.
Prof Guy Standing: The Blue Commons - Rescuing the Economy of the Sea
2023/03/14
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The oceans are vital to life on this planet. But they are under threat from unsustainable levels of exploitation. In this lecture, Professor Guy Standing discusses his latest book 'The Blue Commons', arguing that in addition to the already established ‘green politics’, we urgently need a ‘blue politics’ that is grounded in the principle of the commons.
Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London and a founding member and honorary co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN).
This public event took place on 13 March 2023. It was jointly hosted by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR), the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) and the Bath Earth System Governance (ESG) Research Centre. It forms part of the IPR's ‘Polycrisis!’ event series.
Prof Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake: Restarting The Future - How To Fix The Intangible Economy
2023/03/01
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In this lecture, Professor Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake join us to discuss their latest book ‘Restarting the future: How to fix the intangible economy’.
Our economies have become increasingly reliant on intangible assets that derive their value from ideas, knowledge and relationships rather than material properties. Haskel and Westlake explore how intangible assets differ from tangible ones and why it is important that the institutions that govern our economies keep up with the intangible revolution.
This public event took place on 28 February 2023. It forms part of the ‘Polycrisis!’ event series hosted by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR).
Research with Impact with Roland Pease: How can we tackle preventable diseases?
2023/02/28
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Episode Three: How can we tackle preventable diseases?
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.
Centre for Death and Society - Reflections on the Death of Queen Elizabeth Part 1
2023/02/24
CDAS Co-Director Dr Kate Woodthorpe talks to Dr Helen Frisby and Dr Brian Parsons. They consider, ‘How does the past inform the present? by reflecting on the history of royal pageantry surrounding the death of a monarch, including ritual in the Georgian and Victorian eras.
Prof Loraine Whitmarsh and Pete Dyson: Putting Behaviour Change Evidence Into Practice
2023/02/07
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In this masterclass Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE and Pete Dyson discuss how policymakers can use behaviour change evidence in practice, with examples of what works in environmental and transport policy.
Lorraine Whitmarsh is Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath and Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). Pete Dyson is a Doctoral Researcher in Transport & Travel Behaviour at the University of Bath and former Principal Behavioural Scientist at the Department for Transport.
This public event took place on 7 February 2023. It was hosted jointly by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST).
Interfaith Community: World Interfaith Harmony Week
2023/02/07
Revd Canon Nigel Rawlinson, Bath University Chaplain, is joined by Local Visiting Faith Leaders: Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour (Islam), Mother Sarah (Orthodox), Dr Jason Hart (Buddhist) and Iris Segall (Jewish). The panel focus their discussion on World Interfaith Harmony Week’s themes of ‘love of good’ and ‘loving your neighbour’.
Research with Impact with Roland Pease: How can we make big data work for society?
2022/12/06
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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.
Interfaith Community: Faith Writings & Loneliness
2022/11/17
Orthodox Nun and Visiting Local Faith Leader Mother Sarah is joined by students from the Christian Union and the Islamic Society to discuss how faith writings can help with feelings of loneliness and isolation. The panel share Christian, Islamic and Buddhist writings that have proved helpful to them.
Michael Woolcock: The changing face of international development cooperation
2022/11/14
In this public lecture, Lead Social Scientist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank Michael Woolcock, discusses his forthcoming book International Development: Navigating Humanity’s Greatest Challenge.
This hybrid event took place on 10/11/2022.
Andrew Haldane: The (second) Great Transition
2022/11/14
In this IPR public lecture Chief Executive of the Royal Arts Society, Andrew Haldane, discusses the rethinking and reformulation of life in the 21st century. Featuring contributions from Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, and Vice-President (Community and Inclusion), Professor Rajani Naidoo in addition.
This hybrid event took place on the 7th of November 2022.
Behaviour change for Net Zero: mobilising society to accelerate action
2022/11/14
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In this Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST) and the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) panel event, Baroness Parminter, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Hirra Khan Adeogun, Nick Molho and Professor Nick Pearce discuss the House of Lords report: In our hands: behaviour change for climate and environmental goals and what it means for government, business and civil society.
This event took place on the 7th of November 2022 as an online event.
Making gender salient: From gender quota laws to policy
2022/07/18
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In this event, Dr Ana Catalano Weeks (University of Bath) joined us to discuss her new book 'Making gender salient: From gender quota laws to policy'. Featuring contributions from Professor Rosie Campbell (King's College London) and Dr Peter Allen (University of Bath).
This event took place at the University of Bath on 14 July 2022. For further information on the book, visit: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/making-gender-salient/2D3D592FC6C6B1182203FAA84149E09D.
Prof Chris Armstrong: A blue new deal: Why we need a new politics for the ocean
2022/06/30
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In this lecture, Professor in Political Theory, Chris Armstrong, discusses his latest book ‘A blue new deal: Why we need a new politics for the ocean'. He explores existing governing institutions and makes the case for a powerful World Ocean Authority, putting equality, democracy, and sustainability at the heart of ocean politics.
This lecture took place online on 29 June 2022 and is part of the series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
Prof Jaideep Roy: Automation, displacement and democracy
2022/06/23
In this webinar, Professor Jaideep Roy joined us to discuss his research on automation, displacement and democracy.
This webinar took place on 22 June 2022.
Dr Graeme Garrard: The return of the state
2022/06/23
In this lecture Dr Graeme Garrard (Cardiff University) discusses the ideas behind his new book 'The return of the state and why it is essential for our health, wealth and happiness', published by Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256758/the-return-of-the-state/.
This event took place online on 21 June 2022.
Research with Impact with Roland Pease: 'How do we get to net zero?'
2022/06/22
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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 aspects of 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.
Research with Impact Podcast - with Roland Pease (trailer)
2022/06/21
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Join acclaimed science journalist and broadcaster, Roland Pease, as he meets nine researchers from the 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.
Girls' education and language of instruction
2022/05/25
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This event saw the launch of our policy brief on girls' education and language of instruction, produced in partnership with the University of Bath Department of Education and UK government Girls' Education Challenge (GEC).
In this event we hear from co-editor Dr Lizzi O. Milligan (University of Bath), and supporters and contributors including Alicia Mills (GEC), Aline Dorimana (University of Rwanda), Aloysie Uwizeyemariya (University of Rwanda), Fadimata Walet Inorene (CARE USA) and Amira Salama (Africa ELTA).
This event took place on 24 May 2022. View and download the policy brief via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/girls-education-and-language-of-instruction-an-extended-policy-brief/.
Prof Maria Fusaro: World oceans and contemporary challenges: An historical perspective
2022/04/25
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In this lecture, Professor of Social and Economic History and Director of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies at the University of Exeter, Professor Maria Fusaro, joined us to discuss world oceans and contemporary challenges through a historical lens.
This lecture took place on 21 April 2022 as part of our event series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
Lord Christopher Tugendhat: The worm in the apple: A history of the Conservative Party and Europe
2022/03/23
In this special conversation, Lord Christopher Tugendhat talks to Professor Nick Pearce about his new book, 'The worm in the apple: A history of the Conservative Party and Europe from Churchill to Cameron'.
This conversation took place as part of an IPR event on 21 March 2022.
Understanding Russian aggression and the invasion of Ukraine
2022/03/15
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Former Ambassador to Moscow, Sir Rodric Braithwaite; Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath, Dr Patrick Bury; Associate Fellow at Chatham House, Dr Anaïs Marin; and Director of Research at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Dr Charles Larkin, discuss Russian aggression and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
This event took place on 15 March 2022.
Tero Mustonen: Arctic Indigenous Seas: Selected highlights from the unknown region
2022/03/11
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Head of the village of Selkie in North Karelia, Finland, and President of Snowchange Cooperative, Dr Tero Mustonen, joined Professor James Copestake to discuss the Arctic Seas, indigenous communities, and climate change.
This event took place on 9 March 2022 as part of our ongoing series, 'Our oceans: A deep dive'. Learn more about the series: https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
Mark J. Spalding: The future of seafood in a changed ocean
2022/02/11
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Dr Aurelie Charles and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, are joined by President of The Ocean Foundation, Mark J. Spalding who gives a lecture on the future of seafood in a changed ocean.
This lecture is part of our ongoing series, 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
This lecture took place on 9 February 2022.
Steven Lutz: Our oceans: A deep dive on blue carbon
2022/02/02
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In this lecture, Senior Programme Officer and Blue Carbon Lead at GRID-Arendal, Steven Lutz, joins Director of the IPR, Professor Nick Pearce, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, to discuss harnessing the value of blue carbon.
This lecture took place on 27 January 2022, as part of the event series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit
2022/02/01
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Nick Pearce is joined by Rita Griffiths, Marsha Wood, Jane Millar, Fran Bennett, Ryan Shorthouse and Kate Summers to discuss our new report, 'Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit'.
This event took place on 26 January 2022. To learn more about the research, visit: https://www.bath.ac.uk/projects/couples-balancing-work-money-and-care-exploring-the-shifting-landscape-under-universal-credit/. Or read the report in full via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/couples-navigating-work-care-and-universal-credit/.
In conversation with Sir Michael Barber
2022/01/28
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Director of the IPR, Professor Nick Pearce; Professional Doctorate student and Programme Director at the Malala Fund, Javed Ahmed; and Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Bath, Dr Arif Naveed, are joined by Sir Michael Barber to discuss public policy delivery in the UK, Pakistan and beyond.
Sir Michael Barber is Founder and Chairman of Delivery Associates, an advisory firm which helps government and other organisations to deliver improved outcomes for citizens. He is a leading authority on education systems and education reform. He is also Chair of the Office for Students, the proposed new regulator for Higher Education.
From 2011-15 Sir Michael was DfID’s Special Representative on Education in Pakistan. He led a radical education reform with the Chief Minister of Punjab and, in 2013, published The Good News from Pakistan about the programme with Reform,
He was Chief Education Adviser at Pearson from September 2011 to March 2017. Prior to this, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company and Head of McKinsey’s global education practice. He co-authored two major McKinsey education reports: How the world’s best-performing schools come out on top (2007) and How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better (2010).
Sir Michael was Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit from 2001-05, and Chief Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education on School Standards from 1997-2001. Before joining government, he was a professor at the Institute of Education, University of London.
This event took place on 13 January 2022, as part of the Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice residential.
The future of funerals
2022/01/10
Direct cremations have been gaining popularity in the UK since their introduction in 2012, and the COVID pandemic has seen their numbers grow rapidly. Are these no-frills, cost-saving events the future for disposing of bodies, and do they free up families and communities to commemorate their dead in a more meaningful fashion?
Topics for Personal Tutors to discuss with tutees - Part 2
2021/12/22
Ian Fairholm, Senior Tutor in the Department of Psychology, talks about possible topics that tutors may consider bringing up with their tutees at meetings throughout their degree.
Listen to Part 1 for ideas and advice for initial tutee meetings.
Topics for Personal Tutors to discuss with tutees - Part 1
2021/12/22
Ian Fairholm, Senior Tutor in the Department of Psychology, talks about possible topics that tutors may consider bringing up with their tutees at their initial meetings.
Listen to Part 2 for further ideas for meetings throughout their degree.
Male Mental Health Podcast - with guest Matthew Legg
2021/11/10
In this podcast counsellor Paul is joined by ex University of Bath student Matthew Legg. Mathew discusses his battle with depression and how he has channelled this into setting up FC Not Alone, a football based initiative to support men with their mental health.
Is basic income the right response to future needs?
2021/10/28
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What is wrong with our welfare state and what can we do to fix it? Is UBI an answer, or hopelessly unrealistic? UBI vs reformed welfare states and better public services – is there a trade off? With Andrew Fisher, Clare McNeil, Paul Mason and Kate Soper. Chaired by Neal Lawson.
This event took place as part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
What is the relationship between UBI and monetary and fiscal policy?
2021/10/28
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The Covid pandemic has seen governments spending big to keep households afloat and to prevent mass unemployment. Central Banks have injected trillions to prevent the global economy from sinking into depression. If we can afford to tackle the Covid crisis, why can’t we afford a UBI? Can we issue Sovereign Money, that doesn’t have to be financed by government debt? And does the era of digital Central Bank currencies mean that we can pay individuals a UBI directly, into digital wallets or accounts? With Bernhard Neumärker and Thomas Palley. Chaired by Paola Subacchi.
This event took place as part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
How do we build a new welfare state after COVID-19?
2021/10/28
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The pandemic has had a fundamental impact on lives, work and economies. Welfare states around the world have faced huge challenges. What have the lessons been in the UK and internationally? And is it time for a radical renewal with UBI? With Young Jun Choi, Sarath Davala, S Mahendra Dev and Cleo Goodman. Chaired by Jane Millar.
This event took place as part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
Will UBI help create greater wellbeing and a greener world?
2021/10/28
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As societies get richer, we need to work less. As societies get greener, we need to consume less. Can UBI help us become happier, with more time for leisure and family life, and less time spent at work and in the shops? With Anna Coote and James Plunkett. Chaired by Andrew Kelly.
This event is part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
Will technological change make UBI inevitable?
2021/10/28
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Many economists argue that technology is reducing wages and income from work. Others believe that automation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution will inexorably reduce the demand for the labour. If we can’t get an adequate income from employment, do we need UBI to maintain incomes in technologically advanced societies? With Kate Bell and Anna Dent. Chaired by Gavin Kelly.
Part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
Diane Coyle and Martin Ford: Will artificial intelligence transform everything?
2021/10/28
Diane Coyle and Martin Ford debate the impact of artificial intelligence on life, work and the economy.
Part of the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Bristol Ideas conference, 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income?': https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-it-time-for-universal-basic-income/
This event took place on 6 October 2021.
Culture Shock
2021/10/11
Counsellor Effie is join by International Student Experience Officer Harriet and students Kaylee and Aneekha to discuss what is culture shock, how to recognise it and some tips to deal with it.
Policy Matters: The long shadow of early life health
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha are joined by Sonia Bhalotra, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. Sonia has a prodigious volume of highly policy-relevant research on topics relating to the creation of human capital, early child development, gender inequality, intergenerational mobility, and the impact of early life health on later life outcomes.
Franz and Matt begin by asking Sonia about her research on the impact of the advent of antibiotics in the US in the 1930s on child pneumonia, and how this had long-lasting impacts on children’s education and labour market outcomes. Sonia goes on to explain how improvements in child health and mortality have implications not just for the children themselves but also for women’s fertility decisions and labour supply, with important policy lessons for lower income countries where fertility, child mortality and female labour supply today look very similar to how the US looked back in the middle of the last century.
The discussion then turns to the trade-off between the ‘quality’ and the quantity of children that a family have and again how this inter-relates to female labour supply, including the surprising news that having twins is not as random as we might have assumed. The programme ends by touching upon Sonia’s research on the long-term benefits of treating maternal depression, highlighting how a non-drug therapy can have profound and long-lasting impact on maternal health and wellbeing.
Policy Matters: Congestion charging, performance-related pay and MPs’ other jobs
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson are joined by Colin Green, Professor of Economics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Colin’s research interests cover a range of areas in applied economics and public policy, including education, the labour market, health, personnel economics, and political science.
We first hear from Colin about how the pandemic has been in Norway over the last year and how this compares to the experience in the UK and in his home country of Australia. This leads into discussion of Colin’s research on the impact of the London congestion charge on traffic accidents in the city and some of the intended and unintended consequences for pollution.
Next, we hear about the relationship between the election of anti-immigration politicians in Italy and the location decisions of migrants, before Colin tells us about the positive long-term impacts immigration can have on an area’s social capital, exploiting a specific migration event into Italy during the 16th Century. Colin then sheds light on why the performance-related pay element in Franz’s employment contract might not be the best thing for his health, before the programme closes with a discussion of Colin’s research on the concerning relationships between MPs’ jobs outside parliament, their involvement in law-making and the economic value of the firms for whom they work.
Policy Matters: Brexit and crime, how immigrants succeed in the labour market
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, host Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha are joined by Sunčica Vujić, Associate Professor of Applied Econometrics at the University of Antwerp.
Sunčica’s research covers a broad range of topics but a common thread is that it is always very engaged with policy, making an impact in policy areas including crime, health, education and the labour market. Franz and Matt start by asking her about her recent work on the impact of the Brexit referendum on recorded hate-crimes in the UK, and we get a bonus lesson from Franz in translating statistical terms into user-friendly language! Sunčica then discusses her work that shows how policymakers and immigrants themselves can help to improve immigrants’ chances of labour market success, highlighting the startling role of volunteering in reducing labour market discrimination.
The discussion concludes with some interesting findings on the impact of education on fertility timing in the UK.
Policy Matters: Live from lockdown #3 – new hope in the battle against coronavirus
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson again find themselves at the start of a coronavirus lockdown, though this time lockdown #3 is much closer to the first lockdown, with almost everything, including schools, closed.
Matt and Franz begin by discussing their personal situations in lockdown as well as the national situation, before looking to the positives not only of the vaccines but also to the availability of existing drugs that are able to treat people who have already contracted COVID-19. After outlining the success of the Recovery programme that has been clinically trialling drugs for COVID-19 and has already saved 650,000 lives worldwide, Franz and Matt go on to discuss the importance of randomised controlled trails in providing robust evidence of causal effects both in medical science and public policymaking.
The programme ends with consideration of the other big policy area that’s dominated recent weeks: Brexit. January 1st saw the end of the transition period and a new relationship between the UK and the EU, so Franz and Matt break their long-standing Brexit embargo to talk about the ways in which life has changed already and how things may unfold in the longer term – and commit to another 10 years of Policy Matters in the process!
Policy Matters: Live from lockdown #2 – what have we learnt since April?
2021/06/09
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In the midst of the second COVID-related national lockdown for England, this episode of Policy Matters sees hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson revisit some of the questions that were being asked in the first episode recorded under lockdown restrictions back in April.
The discussion starts with some personal reflections on what life has been like juggling working-from-home and home-schooling over the months since the pandemic began and thinking about the impact that the disruptions to education will have on school-aged children and inequality.
Franz and Matt then look at how different policy responses from governments around the world have played out in recent months, and consider what we have learnt that we didn’t know back in April. The discussion then moves on to some of the academic research related to the pandemic, highlighting in particular the unintended consequences of policies like the ‘Eat out to help out’ scheme, and considering the different ways in which the pandemic has affected the self-employed.
The programme ends with a look ahead at some of the longer-term effects we might see on birth-rates and the implications these may have, and also considers what positive policy lessons we hope will be taken forward and acted upon in the future.
Policy Matters: “For love or money?” – creative arts and the economy?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Martha Bloom, a researcher at the Science Policy Research Institute at the University of Sussex.
Martha recently wrote a report examining the economic returns to creative arts degrees, the types of employment these graduates go on to and the motivations of those who undertake higher level creative education. Franz, Matt and Martha begin by discussing the difficulties facing the creative industries in the post-pandemic world yet how the crisis has highlighted the importance of these industries for the wellbeing of the nation.
Martha then explains the ways in which creative arts graduates contribute to the economy both within the creative industries and more broadly, what her report reveals about their motivations and the benefits that they enjoy across a range of measures.
The discussion then goes on to consider a related report co-authored by Franz and Matt examining the earnings and employment returns to different postgraduate degrees. This conversation again highlights the importance of skills and vocations that might not be highly paid but provide vital inputs into the economy and public life, and the danger of judging the value of education purely in terms of earnings.
Policy Matters: What’s wrong with democracy in Britain and how can it be fixed?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Nadine Smith, the Director of the Centre for Public Impact.
Previous to her current role, for many years Nadine was a civil servant at the Cabinet Office, working at the centre of UK government at the intersection of policy, politics and communications. Franz and Matt begin by asking Nadine about the mission of the Centre for Public Impact and how they look to influence policymakers and improve government. The conversation considers the problems that arise when public service provision is marketised and driven by performance targets and league tables, and how systems might be redesigned to be more responsive to the needs of citizens.
Nadine, Franz and Matt then go on to discuss the possibilities for greater citizen involvement in decision-making and the ways in which we could potentially introduce more deliberative democracy in the UK.
Policy Matters: Discrimination in the labour market and what policymakers can do about it
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson discuss a non-COVID-19 policy topic that has been prominent in recent months following the recent Black Lives Matter protests: the ethnic inequalities that exist in socio-economic outcomes in the UK.
Examining the issue from an academic viewpoint, Franz initially explains how labour economists define discrimination and how theoretically classical economics would expect labour market discrimination on the basis of race or gender to be eliminated by market forces.
Matt and Franz go on to discuss how reality clashes with this theory, setting out the extent of contemporary ethnic and gender pay inequalities and some of the issues with analysis that seeks to explain away the large differences in pay between men and women and between white workers and those of other ethnicities.
The discussion continues by looking at studies directly highlighting discrimination in hiring in both the UK and the US before concluding with thoughts on what policymakers could do to address these longstanding inequalities.
Policy Matters: Life as an epidemiologist during COVID-19
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Neil Davies, Senior Research Fellow at the MRC Integrated Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol.
Neil is a statistical epidemiologist so Franz and Matt begin by finding out what life has been like for an epidemiologist since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Neil then explains his recent work showing how some of the myriad statistics we’re seeing relating to coronavirus suffer from their survey design and this can generate misleading apparent relationships between COVID-19 risk and individual characteristics, such as smoking.
Next Neil explains the statistical technique known as ‘Mendelian Randomisation’ which uses natural variation in our genes to help understand how health conditions and other individual characteristics impact on health and other social and economic outcomes.
Matt, Franz and Neil go on to explore some of Neil’s recent research using this technique, that shows how education and intelligence impact the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, how BMI affects later outcomes, and why continuing longer in school might lead to increased costs at the opticians…
Policy Matters: Football tournaments, cash and Michelle Obama
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Simon Burgess, Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol.
With COVID-19 and all the policy responses to it still very much at the forefront of public policy, Franz and Matt begin by asking Simon about the likely impact of school closures on child attainment, how this may affect existing socio-economic inequalities and what policymakers could do to tackle the issue once schools settle back to ‘normal’. The additional problems of replacing GCSE and A-level exams with teacher assessments are also considered along with the difficult situation facing graduates finishing university this year.
The discussion then moves on to Simon’s research into the impact of students’ effort on their educational outcomes. Simon explains how international football tournaments and school visits from Michelle Obama have provided insights into the huge effect that students’ effort can have on their results and how policymakers might harness these findings.
Policy Matters: Live from lockdown – how policymakers have responded to the COVID-19 crisis
2021/06/09
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This episode of Policy Matters was recorded by hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha from their respective homes as we all adjust to life and work during lockdown.
With the global COVID-19 pandemic dominating almost all policy areas at the moment, Franz and Matt spend time discussing how different countries have tackled the outbreak and what lessons can be drawn from the more successful approaches.
The discussion then moves on to the economic impacts we’ve seen already, the rationale behind the Government’s unprecedented series of economic policy interventions, and what we can learn from previous recessions about how we might get out of the one we’re now in. Next to be talked about are the likely effects of the crisis on the labour market and particularly the graduate labour market, before the discussion ends by trying to pick out some positive aspects that have emerged from the crisis so far.
Policy Matters: What makes a good education? How does education affect responses to a health crisis?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Arnaud Chevalier, Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Franz and Matt start by asking Arnaud about several of his projects examining how parents influence their children’s educational attainment, and in particular why the fall of the Berlin wall led to a dip in school results. The discussion then moves on to higher education, Arnaud explaining how the ethnic and linguistic mix in a classroom impacts attainment, with wider implications for managing migration.
Finally, Franz and Matt talk to Arnaud about his work on the MMR vaccine crisis of the late 1990s and how education impacted the responses to public health information – very pertinent in the current worldwide coronavirus outbreak. In the midst of it all we hear Franz’s musings on a possible alternative life as a farmer…
Policy Matters: Education, intergenerational mobility and the BS factor
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to John Jerrim, Professor of Education and Social Statistics at the Institute of Education, University College London.
Matt and Franz begin by asking John about his recent research into ‘overclaiming’ – otherwise known as ‘bullshitting’ (!) – amongst students, and how the findings give potential insights into some of the patterns of labour market outcomes we observe in the UK. John then discusses some of his cross-country comparative work and explains the ‘Great Gatsby Curve’ linking a country’s level of income inequality and degree of social mobility, and the role of education within the relationship.
The programme ends with a discussion of the role of academic quantitative social scientists in informing public policy, how evidence can be mishandled, and how academic practice and the interface with policy might be improved to the benefit of all.
Policy Matters: Franz and Matt Matter…
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to… Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha! It’s been a while since we talked about the policy-relevant research that we are currently pursuing both together and individually, so in this episode we take some time to find out what is floating our research boats at the moment.
Matt talks about a couple of research projects looking at the impact of education on labour market and health outcomes – using different ‘natural experiments’ to try and identify how much education actually affects these things. Franz then tells us about his recent research project on the geography of social mobility in the UK, exploring the nuanced story of social mobility differences between and within regions.
The discussion concludes with consideration of recent developments in data availability and how that can benefit researchers and policymakers going forward.
Policy Matters: Economics, the media and policymakers
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Gemma was previously the economics correspondent at the Financial Times and also worked for many years as an academic economist and so has broad experience of economists’ work from a variety of angles.
Firstly, Gemma discusses the work of the Institute, and how the demands that Brexit has placed on the government has hindered domestic policymaking. Given her experience as both a researcher and economic journalist, Franz and Matt go on to discuss with Gemma how economics is reported in the media, the difficulty of explaining the complexities of the economy in ‘public-friendly’ ways and what economists can learn in this area from other sciences.
The discussion then turns to thinking about how economists interact with policymakers and how this has evolved over time, before Gemma talks about the policies that she would like to see considered in public and policy debate, whoever is developing the domestic policy agenda in the post-Brexit UK.
Policy Matters: Going beyond the numbers on social mobility
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Sam Friedman, Associate Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and a member of the Social Mobility Commission.
Sam explains his recent research highlighting how those from working class backgrounds find themselves earning less than colleagues from more privileged families even when they have the same qualifications and work in the same elite professions. Going beyond the numbers to understand this ‘class pay gap’, Sam describes the numerous interviews he undertook with elite professionals from different backgrounds and what this revealed about the hidden mechanisms that operate, often rewarding privilege rather than merit or ability.
The discussion then moves on to the dominance of private schools – and especially a particular group of private schools – in the elite strata of society and considers the sorts of policies that might help to make Britain a more meritocratic society.
Policy Matters: How science is funded and evaluated
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson discuss how science funding in the UK is disbursed to Universities. They examine what the Research Excellence Framework (REF) is and how it affects the work behaviours and career prospects of modern academics.
Franz and Matt discuss the impact of metrics for evaluation purposes and consider how they are personally affected by the various University evaluation schemes such as REF, TEF and KEF. They also discuss the concept of ‘impact’ and how it encourages academics to go beyond their ‘ivory towers’ and engage society with their research.
Policy Matters: The future of social mobility
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson discuss the recently published ‘Augar Review’ of Post-18 education and funding, explaining what it is, how it came about and what the main recommendations are.
Franz and Matt consider the impact changes to the HE funding system might have on students, in particular whether this would be a good or bad thing for social mobility, and whether or not politics may intervene to prevent these recommendations being implemented in any case. In light of recent public debate around whether social mobility should even be a policy objective, the discussion moves on to considering what social mobility entails and how it relates to the broader concept of social justice.
Policy Matters: 20 years of the national minimum wage and how economists help shape pay policy
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Sarah Brown, Professor of Economics at the University of Sheffield and an independent commissioner for the Low Pay Commission.
Franz and Matt highlight the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the national minimum wage and discuss with Sarah how the policy has worked out for the UK. The role and importance of the Low Pay Commission in informing minimum wage policy is explored and questions are asked as to what the future may hold for the minimum wage.
The discussion then moves to the topic of household finances and how people with different personality traits make financial decisions and the implications this may have for policy.
Policy Matters: How can academic research help improve transport policy in the UK?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Rachel Aldred, Reader in Transport at the University of Westminster.
Franz and Matt discuss with Rachel the benefits and risks of cycling in the UK and touch on subjects such as cultural differences in cycling behaviour across countries, what we might learn from such comparisons and how risky walking and cycling are in the UK. Rachel outlines early results from an evaluation of the ‘Mini-Hollands’ scheme that seeks to emulate planning and infrastructure development from the Netherlands in three outer London boroughs.
The discussion then moves to the measurement of traffic injuries and to what extent concerns about pollution might influence cycling behaviour. Finally, Rachel contextualises recent government policy and how future government policy might be shaped around cycling.
Policy Matters: How can economists help the Department of Health and Social Care?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Carol Propper, Professor of Economics at Imperial College London and a former Senior Economic Advisor to the NHS Executive on Regulation of the NHS Internal Market.
We might not immediately think of economists when we think about healthcare, but Carol explains how economists can help with the design of a healthcare system that will produce the health outcomes that we would all want, taking into account the incentives faced by the various people and institutions involved. Carol discusses her research showing that equal pay for NHS nurses across the country led to increased death rates for patients in London, as well as other findings which reveal how NHS reforms have had life-saving consequences.
Matt, Franz and Carol then go on to discuss socio-economic inequalities in health and their relationship with healthcare before Carol gives us her prescription for the NHS and looks ahead to how future research might help improve healthcare in this country.
Policy Matters: Why are there so few women in economics and what can be done about it?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha talk to Sarah Smith, Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol and head of the Royal Economics Society’s Women’s Committee.
Sarah explains what this committee is and how they are tackling the issue of the lack of women in the economics profession. Historically economics as a discipline has been dominated by men and despite increases in the proportion of female lecturers and professors in recent years, women remain under-represented, and massively so at the higher levels. Matt, Franz and Sarah discuss the need to change girls’ perceptions of what economists actually do and encourage more young women to take economics at A-level and at University. Sarah explains how within academia there remain barriers to career progression for women and that raising awareness of this amongst the male-dominated hierarchies is an important step in helping to level the playing field.
The discussion closes thinking about what economics can learn from other disciplines that have made greater strides towards gender equality.
Policy Matters: Sports economics: what is it and what can we learn from it?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Alex Bryson, Professor of Quantitative Social Science at University College London.
Alex is one of the UK’s leading figures in sports economics and he firstly explains what sports economics is and how it can be used to draw policy inferences in other more familiar areas of economics. Franz, Matt and Alex then discuss the findings of Alex’s paper looking at whether people discriminate against black players when picking their ‘fantasty football’ team and what this might tell us about labour market discrimination. How football referees’ performances are impacted by their employment contract and how having 50,000 vocal fans scrutinising their decisions affects their decision-making are other topics under discussion.
Finally, Alex explains how data from baseball can help us understand individual effort choices when working as part of a team.
Policy Matters: What can economists can tell policymakers about happiness?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson are joined by Dr George MacKerron, senior lecturer in economics at the University of Sussex.
George is an expert in the economics of happiness and wellbeing and the man behind the ‘mappiness’ project. George explains the importance of looking beyond financial measures of individual and national wellbeing and discusses the extent to which the cliché that ‘money can’t buy happiness’ holds true.
Franz, Matt and George then discuss the findings from the ‘mappiness’ project which collects real-time data on individual’s self-reported happiness, allowing detailed analysis of the activities that have the greatest impact on how we feel and the way this also depends on where we are and who we’re with. George goes on to explain a number of ways in which public policy can have real impact on individual’s happiness and wellbeing.
Policy Matters: How economists can inform policymakers in the Home Office
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson are joined by Steve Machin, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and a leading expert in the economics of crime.
We might not initially think that economists have much to say on crime and policing, but Steve explains how the choice to commit crime can be thought of like any other choice that involves weighing up the costs and benefits. As such, when the prices of goods on the black market change or the chances of being caught change there is a response in crime rates. Similarly, when individuals are made to stay in school longer, this leads to a reduction in crime as those with more education can earn more in the labour market and so crime is less attractive.
Steve goes on to highlight a number of ways in which the economics of crime research has led to changes in policy that have had positive results for society.
Policy Matters: What did we learn about social mobility?
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Matt Dickson and Franz Buscha spend some time reflecting back on their previous guests and discuss some of the key messages that each episode brought up. Why is social mobility important? Are grammar schools good for social mobility? Are there upsides to vocational education and why should HE students take care when selecting degrees?
Both Matt and Franz highlight particular lessons learned and how they relate to current policy. Franz and Matt then look forward to this new season of Policy Matters and discuss topics such as health, crime, gender and happiness that will be explored in more detail in future episodes.
Policy Matters: The role of vocational education in modern Britain
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Sandra McNally, Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and Director of the Centre for Vocational Education Research.
When it comes to education, much of the public debate and media attention focuses on the traditional academic route of A-levels and University. But what about the 50% of young people who don’t ever go to University – what are the options for them and are they as consistently neglected by policymakers as they are by the media and wider public? Sandra explains the vocational route compared to the academic pathway and discusses the merits of vocational qualifications, highlighting recent evidence on their labour market returns.
Franz, Matt and Sandra go on to discuss how the structure of the UK economy, the incentives for training and the priorities of young people and employers interact within the vocational system, asking what could be done to improve this education route for young people and older workers who wish to continue learning.
Policy Matters: The economics of Higher Education
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, host Matt Dickson talks to Laura van der Erve from the Institute for Fiscal Studies about the merits of doing a university degree and what recent evidence suggests are the relative labour market returns to degrees in different subjects at different institutions.
With almost 50% of young people in England going on to Higher Education, and with tuition fees of £9,250 for most courses, it has never been more important to understand the impact on earnings of studying different subjects and at different HE institutions. Laura describes recent research from the IFS looking at graduate outcomes and explains some of the difficulties in pinning down the impact of a particular course on later earnings and employment.
Matt and Laura then discuss social gradients in attending university and the extent to which inequalities have been impacted by changes in tuition fees. Finally, discussion turns to thinking about the sorts of things that students need to know in advance in order to make an informed decision about where to apply and what to study, how the government can help with this and the limits of information provision as a policy.
Policy Matters: The UK labour market for young workers
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson are joined by Professor Paul Gregg from the University of Bath to consider the prospects for today’s young people leaving education and entering the labour market.
We hear a lot in the news about the job market challenges facing young people and yet employment rates are at record levels, recent generations are the most educated ever with more and more people going to University and then enjoying a graduate wage premium – so what’s the problem? Paul provides an insight into how the economy has been changing over the last decade or so, the ways in which the recession following the 2007/8 financial crisis was unlike anything we’ve had before and how young people have suffered the most.
Matt and Franz then discuss with Paul the ways in which the challenges for policy are different now to what’s often been the case in the past and consider what government policy can do to improve the prospects for young people today.
Policy Matters: The role of education in social mobility
2021/06/09
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In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson are joined by Dr Lindsey Macmillan from University College London to discuss the role that education plays in social mobility.
Issues relating to education are never far from the policy agenda or the headlines – whether it is early years education, university tuition fees or the possible return of grammar schools. But what does academic research tell us about the role of education at each age and stage in improving life-chances of children from poorer backgrounds and what does this mean for policy?
Franz and Matt discuss these issues with Lindsey and also consider the limits to what education policy can achieve given the way that the UK labour market and wider society is structured.
Policy Matters: What is social mobility and why should we care?
2021/06/09
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In the first of this new series, ‘Policy Matters’, Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson discuss social mobility – what does it mean, how do we measure it, what is it like in the UK and why is it an important issue?
From Tony Blair to Theresa May, incoming prime ministers have talked boldly about the socially mobile Britain that their government will create, and social mobility has become a much-discussed topic in academia and public policy debates. But what would it mean to have a more socially mobile Britain, how could it be achieved and what barriers stand in the way? Taking a broad overview of the topic, Franz and Matt consider their own personal mobility and why it is so difficult for the political rhetoric to be translated into effective policy.
Leen Jabban discusses her PhD research on making amputees 'feel' again
2021/05/17
Electronic and Electrical Engineering PhD student, Leen Jabban, is researching sensory feedback for hand and arm prosthetics using non-invasive techniques.
What are our MSc graduates doing now? Alumni Panel discussion
2021/04/07
Listen to the full discussion from 24 Feb 2021 between our six graduates from our MSc Engineering Business Management and MSc Innovation & Technology Management courses. They talk about their current jobs, the interview process, visas implications and their impact on employability.
Jonathon Porritt: Decarbonisation and recarbonisation: Understanding the net zero challenge
2021/02/26
In this online lecture, author, broadcaster and Founder Director of Forum for the Future, Jonathon Porritt, discusses decarbonisation and recarbonisation, and how securing a stable climate for the future of humankind depends as much on recarbonising natural systems, as it does on decarbonising our industrial economy.
This lecture took place on 24 February 2021.
PhD student James Male discusses his research on collaborative robots
2021/01/28
“Human-robot collaboration is one of the key technologies being developed in pursuit of industry 4.0, the 4th industrial revolution.”
James Male, a PhD student in our Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, discusses his research which looks at developing methods for humans and robots to work together in an industrial manufacturing setting.
Professor Peter Mott talk: Covid-19 and its impact on industry
2021/01/19
In this talk, Professor Mott from the Faculty of Engineering and Design, debates the impact that COVID is having on engineering and technology businesses and how they need to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
Student Podcast - looking after your wellbeing during assesments
2021/01/15
Three students; Rachelle, Georgia and Millie talk about the assessment period and share tips and experiences they use to look after their wellbeing during this time of year.
Views in this podcast are those of the students and do not necessarily represent or are endorsed by the University.
Lord Mark Sedwill: Global governance in the Covid era
2021/01/15
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In this online lecture, former Cabinet Secretary and National Security Advisor, Lord Mark Sedwill, discusses global governance in the Covid era. He sets out the global challenges and opportunities we face in 2021 following the Covid-19 crisis in 2020; as the Biden Administration takes office, and the UK takes on the G7 presidency and hosts the COP26 climate change summit.
This lecture took place on 14 January 2021.
Professor Andrew Plummer discusses additive manufacturing's potential for the prosthetics industry
2021/01/07
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Additive manufacturing allows us to produce parts at a reduced size and weight. For amputees, this means we can create powered prosthetics that are both durable and a more comfortable fit. Working alongside Moog and Blatchford we set out to bring our powered prosthetics research to the commercial market. Professor Andrew Plummer discusses how this could be game-changing for the prosthetics industry.
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"Imagine you got ill, maybe diabetes or had an accident and had to have a leg amputated. In days gone by, you could get a wooden leg, but that wasn't a great substitute particularly for above the knee amputees. Nowadays you might get a leg made from carbon fibre or light alloys, and subtly designed joints incorporating springs and shock absorbers to give a fairly natural and pleasant walking experience. They might even be computer-controlled. But you'll still be a long way from the league of a bionic man or bionic woman. Walking up slopes or stairs will still be slow and tiring because your new leg will have no muscle power. Your trailing leg really needs to push off every time it leaves the ground to propel you up and along, but building in muscle power into prosthetic legs is a formidable engineering challenge. Using existing technology, the leg ends up being too bulky, too heavy or using too much energy, not to mention the challenge of controlling the leg to automatically synchronise with your movements. I'm Andrew Plummer, Professor in the mechanical engineering department, so I lead the Power Transmission Motion Control research centre here at Bath and we have considerable experience in hydraulic actuation, this provides very high-power density by using pressurised oil, which means we can generate significant muscle power in a light and compact leg. And using additive manufacture we can further integrate these powerful hydraulic actuation components into incredibly light titanium prosthetic joints. At Bath we have been fortunate in having world-leading industrial partners. We were working with Moog and Renishaw on additive manufacture for hydraulic components and independently with Blatchford on smart powered prosthetics. Bringing the two strands of work together was, as they say, 'a no brainer'. I'm convinced this is a game-changer for future prosthetics technology."
Bath beyond 2020: Creating a resilient economy together
2020/12/15
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Bath, like the rest of the UK, was dramatically impacted by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19.
The Institute for Policy Research (IPR), in cooperation with The Good Economy, launched a brief project to find out what the "on the ground" situation was for anchor institutions in Bath and how to rebuild a more sustainable and inclusive economy.
In this launch event, co-hosted by the IPR and The Good Economy, co-authors Professor James Copestake, Dr Charlie Larkin and Mark Hepworth discuss their findings, outlined in the new report 'Bath beyond 2020: Creating a resilient economy together'.
Featuring contributions from Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White; Chair of RUH Bath, Alison Ryan; and Director of Partnerships and Corporate Services at BANES, David Trethewey.
This launch took place online on 14 December 2020. Read the full report: https://zenodo.org/record/4304207#.X9jY1en7Rz-
The death of human capital? Its failed promise and how to renew it in an age of disruption
2020/12/01
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Human capital theory, or the notion that there is a direct relationship between educational investment and individual and national prosperity, has dominated public policy on education and labor for the past fifty years.
In this book launch, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce (University of Bath), and featuring contributions from Ewart Keep (University of Oxford) and Leesa Wheelahan (University of Toronto), authors Phillip Brown (Cardiff University), Hugh Lauder (University of Bath), and Sin Yi Cheung (Cardiff University) discuss their new book 'The Death of Human Capital? Its failed promise and how to renew it in an age of disruption'.
They argue that the human capital story is one of false promise: investing in learning isn’t the road to higher earnings and national prosperity. Rather than abandoning human capital theory, however, they redefine human capital in an age of smart machines.
This book launch took place online on 26 November 2020.
Tracy Daszkiewicz: Public health leadership through times of crises
2020/11/18
In this online lecture, Dr Matt Dickson and Professor Harry Rutter are joined by Deputy Director of Population Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, Tracy Daszkiewicz, who shares her thoughts and experience on public health leadership through times of crises.
This lecture took place on 10 November 2020.
Edward Luce: The US Presidential Election and the American republic
2020/10/28
In this special, in-conversation event, Professor Nick Pearce chats to US National Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times, Edward Luce. They discuss the 2020 US election, the reshaping of US politics, and the consequences for the US and beyond.
This event took place on 22 October 2020.
Prof Tim Lang and Joanna Lewis: Food and social resilience
2020/10/28
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In this online lecture, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce, Professor of Food Policy at City, University of London, Tim Lang, discusses the challenge now facing Brexit Britain over food security. Featuring a response from Director of Policy and Strategy at the Soil Association, Joanna Lewis, and an introduction from Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White.
This lecture took place on 21 October 2020.
Guy Shrubsole: This land is not our land: Land ownership and the climate emergency
2020/10/14
In this online lecture, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce, author and environmentalist campaigner, Guy Shrubsole, discusses land ownership and land use in a time of climate and ecological emergency.
This lecture took place on 7 October 2020.
Heads Up podcast 4 - Building Your Resilience
2020/10/14
Paul, Effie and Nicola discuss psychological resilience including what it is, why you might want it and what you can do to build it.
Universal Credit and couples - policy issues
2020/09/29
In this webinar, chaired by Professor Jane Millar, Senior Research Fellow in the University of Oxford Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Fran Bennett, and Change Director General and Senior Responsible Owner for Universal Credit, Neil Couling CBE, discuss the policy issues for couples claiming Universal Credit.
This webinar took place on 25 September 2020.
Prof Leslie Budd: Space 4.0 and enabling Europe’s Space Economy in regional context
2020/09/17
In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and School of Management Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy, Professor Leslie Budd discusses the ESA European Exploration Envelope Programme (E3P), and the prospect of Space 4.0 transforming Europe’s regions and their economic governance.
This webinar took place on 9 September 2020.
In conversation with: Stephen Muers
2020/09/16
In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Department of Social and Policy Sciences, Stephen Muers discusses culture and values in politics and policymaking; his experience in government; and what lessons can be learned.
This webinar took place on 7 September 2020, as part of the MSc Public Policy online residential.
Heads Up Podcast 3 - Living With Uncertainty
2020/07/31
Living with uncertainty can be hard. In the third episode of the Heads Up podcast three members of the Counselling and Mental Health Team discuss ways we can tolerate uncertainty and feel less anxious.
Culture and values at the heart of policymaking: An insider's guide
2020/07/17
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In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Stephen Muers discusses his new book, 'Culture and values at the heart of policymaking: An insider's guide', published by Policy Press.
Also featuring contributions from Professor Nick Pearce and Jill Rutter (UK in a Changing Europe), Stephen draws on his years of experience as a senior government policymaker, as well as global research to expose the crucial impact culture and values have on policy success and political accountability.
This webinar took place on 14 July 2020.
Lockdown and young people: Consequences and looking ahead
2020/07/15
In this webinar, chaired by Professor Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, we are joined by Dr Shona McIntosh, Dr Maria Loades, and Dr Justin Rogers, who discuss the consequences of lockdown on young people; how it impacts their mental health; and how we can best prepare them for returning to school.
This webinar took place on 9 July 2020.
End of life care and bereavement support amid COVID-19
2020/07/07
In this webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Death and Society (CDAS), Dr John Troyer, Dr Chao Fang, Dr Jo Wilson and Dr Paula Smith discuss end of life care and bereavement support amid COVID-19.
This webinar took place on 29 June 2020.
Dr John Troyer: In the time of AIDS in the age of COVID-19
2020/07/01
In this webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Death and Society (CDAS), Dr John Troyer discusses the AIDS pandemic, and what social and political inferences we can apply to today's COVID-19 crisis.
This webinar took place on 25 June 2020.
Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money
2020/06/23
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In this online launch event, Rita Griffiths, Fran Bennett and Jane Millar discuss findings from their new report, co-authored with Marsha Wood, 'Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money'. They are joined by Nick Pearce and Chief Executive of the Child Poverty Action Group, Alison Garnham.
Access the report via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/uncharted-territory-universal-credit-couples-and-money/
This event took place on 22 June 2020.
Heads Up Podcast 2 - The Problem with Procrastination
2020/06/18
We talk about what procrastination is, why it may be happening and what you can do about it.
What will COVID-19 mean for widening participation in higher education?
2020/06/16
In this webinar, Rebecca Montacute (Sutton Trust), Charlotte Chadderton (Bath Spa University), Sam Friedman (LSE), Martha Longdon (Office for Students) and Matt Dickson (IPR) discuss how COVID-19 impacts the widening participation agenda.
This webinar took place on 4 June 2020.
In conversation with: Dr Rana Jawad
2020/06/04
Dr Rana Jawad from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy at the University of Bath talks to Andy Dunne about her research and expertise in relation to welfare systems in the MENA regions.
For more on Rana's research see https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/rana-jawad .
Heads Up Podcast 1 - Living With Parents
2020/06/02
In this podcast three members of the Counselling and Mental Health Team chat through the challenges we can find when we move back in with our families, how to understand the difficulties and some helpful tips to help mange it.
Prof Alastair Driver: Born to rewild!
2020/02/27
In this Public Lecture, conservationist and rewilding specialist, Prof Alastair Driver, explained the pros and cons of rewilding and reintroducing missing species, and illustrated how working with nature rather than against it can actually benefit the economy and society as a whole.
This Public Lecture took place on 11 February 2020 at the University of Bath.
Philip Rycroft: Brexit and the future governance of the UK
2020/01/24
In this Public Lecture, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union, Philip Rycroft, examined the new government's intentions post-Brexit, and asked what the future might hold for the United Kingdom itself.
This Public Lecture took place on 21 January 2020 at the University of Bath.
Prof Timothy Mitchell: Why the problem of growth misidentifies our predicament
2020/01/17
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In this IPR Public Lecture, Professor Timothy Mitchell discusses how the climate emergency confronts us with the problem of growth. Can we avert a planetary catastrophe by altering the ways we consume resources, adopting a new path of “green growth”? Or is the survival of human societies incompatible with continued economic expansion, requiring the radical alternative of de-growth?
Professor Mitchell is a University of Bath Global Chair for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. His appointment has been funded by the International Relations Office’s Global Chair scheme, a flagship programme designed to attract distinguished, globally renowned scholars to engage in high-profile research activities at Bath.
This Public Lecture took place on 14 January 2020.
In conversation with: Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones
2020/01/14
New Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) at the University of Bath, Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones talks about her research, her motivations for doing it and the wider work of the Centre which will be officially relaunched at an event to be held on Wednesday 15 January 2020.
Presented by Andy Dunne.
Find out more about CASP at www.bath.ac.uk/casp
IPR Panel Debate: The future of UK farming and food production
2019/11/29
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In this Panel Debate, Patrick Holden (Sustainable Food Trust), Joanna Lewis (Soil Association), Jo Edwards (Castle Farm Organics), Phil Stocker (National Sheep Association), and Jack Farmer (LettUs Grow) discuss how can we ensure that the way we grow, distribute and eat food provides healthy and affordable nutrition whilst restoring ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of farmers; what the future of British farming may look like; and how we can measure and value sustainability and soil, plant and animal health, whilst at the same time protecting our farmers and farming communities as well as our environment.
This Panel Debate took place on 19 November 2019, and is part of the IPR's public event series, 'The future is in our lands'.
Why do men feel more stressed if their wife earns more than them?
2019/11/27
Dr Joanna Syrda from our School of Management talks to Vicky Just about her study on the effect of spouse income on men's mental health.
https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/husbands-stress-increases-if-wives-earn-more-than-40-per-cent-of-household-income-new-research/
Louise Brown: On exploring how to adapt social work models in varied contexts
2019/11/21
Craig Bennett: The future is in our lands
2019/11/12
Prof Nicholas Hardwick: The prisons crisis - what's gone wrong and how to fix it
2019/11/12
Ed Humpherson: How to stop bad data driving out the good
2019/10/28
Healing the Generational Divide: A report by the APPG on Social Integration
2019/06/27
Prof John Goldthorpe and Dr Erzsébet Bukodi: Social Mobility and Education in Britain
2019/06/13
Exam Stress Podcast
2019/05/21
Prof Markus Gabriel: Are We Real? Consciousness and Fiction
2019/04/03
Dr Claire Craig: How Does Government Listen to Scientists?
2019/03/04
Geoff Crocker: Basic Income and Sovereign Money
2019/02/18
Prof Timothy Mitchell: No Business of Yours: How the large corporation swallowed the future
2019/01/22
Digital Transformation
2018/12/07
Discovery Series research showcase November 2018
2018/12/03
Anthony Barnett: What is the 'Will of the People'? England and Brexit.
2018/11/30
Combating Pollution Through New Biodegradable Plastics
2018/10/29
How I cycled through 11 countries in 11 days to win the trans-European North Cape bike race
2018/10/29
Dr Alison Parken: 'A Feminist Government': Another Opportunity to Mainstream Equality in Wales?
2018/10/17
IPR Symposium 2018: Panel Debate on Social Media and Everyday Sexism
2018/10/16
IPR Symposium 2018: Panel Debate on Barriers to Equality
2018/10/16
IPR Symposium 2018: Panel Debate on the Role of Women in Politics and Work
2018/10/16
Prof Emma Griffin: The History of Gender Pay Gaps
2018/10/15
A Life Connected by Physics: A Tribute to Professor Darryl Almond
2018/06/25
Moralities of wellbeing
2018/05/24
Gerald Walters Memorial Lecture - Renaissance 2.0: The Disruptive Changes Shaping Our World
2018/05/16
Maths Can Make You Fly
2018/05/15
Beyond The Fourth Dimension
2018/05/15
Chaos and the Art of Visualising Complexity
2018/05/15
Optimising engine performance
2018/05/15
Back to the Water: Ichthyosaurs in the 21st Century
2018/05/15
Transport in the Low Carbon Age
2018/04/04
Helping blind and partially sighted visitors experience cultural heritage
2018/03/22
The beauty of Islam
2018/03/15
Paul Maltby: Data (and digital) reform in government
2018/03/07
The Thought Train Ep. 7 - Dr Janet Withall
2018/02/28
The Thought Train Ep. 6 - Dr Felia Allum
2018/02/06
Lord Owen: British Foreign Policy after Brexit
2018/01/24
49th Annual Designability Lecture
2018/01/11
The Thought Train Ep. 5 - Professor Anna Bull
2017/12/21
The Intimate Universe: Herschel Society lecture with Dr Marek Kukula
2017/12/19
A Subjective History of Subjective Probability – Dr Colin Fox
2017/12/18
The Thought Train Ep. 5 - Dr Brett Edwards & Dr Mattia Cacciatori
2017/12/12
The Thought Train Ep. 4 - Naomi Deering
2017/11/20
The Thought Train Ep. 3 - Discovery Series lectures
2017/11/14
Lord Blunkett: In Conversation
2017/11/06
The Thought Train Ep. 2 - Prof. Carole Mundell
2017/09/29
The Thought Train Ep. 1 - Dr Ben Bowman
2017/07/12
James Purnell: In Conversation
2017/07/07
Matthew Wills Inaugural Lecture
2017/05/22
From Micelles to Materials
2017/05/05
Dame Fiona Reynolds: The Fight for Beauty
2017/03/31
Prof Janine Wedel: How Power Came to "Trump" Policy and Democracy
2017/03/22
Lord Rees: The World in 2050 and Beyond
2017/02/10
Lord Kerr: Brexit: Will Divorce be Damaging, and Could it be Amicable?
2017/01/27
Prof Roger Farmer: Prosperity for All: How to Prevent Financial Crises
2017/01/17
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Phenacetin
2016/12/13
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Methanol
2016/12/13
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Big Ben
2016/12/13
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Handbell
2016/12/13
Hand Bell
2016/12/12
BBC Wiltshire's Eva Piatrikova on University of Bath's Sports Performance Conference
2016/12/02
Challenging Perspectives on design and disability
2016/12/02
The beauty and hidden charm of the Large Hadron Collider
2016/12/02
BBC Radio Bristol interview with the LunaDome project team
2016/11/22
The ESA’s mission to Jupiter
2016/11/22
How Bath research is improving TB vaccines
2016/11/22
Prof Scott Barrett: How to (and How Not to) 'Save the Planet'
2016/10/19
Dr Malcolm Torry: Money for Everyone: The State of the Basic Income Debate
2016/10/19
A Subjective History of Subjective Probability
2016/10/18
Understanding Musculoskeletal Health Challenges
2016/10/11
11 Cabinet Secretaries 1916-2016: the most powerful men in Britain
2016/10/03
Lord Kerslake: The UK's constitutional crisis
2016/09/28
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander: In conversation
2016/09/28
Prof Nancy Cartwright: Building a Case: What You Can Do with the Evidence
2016/09/28
Prof David Bailey: Brexit, UK automotive and implications for industrial policy
2016/09/28
Daphne Jackson Trust Research Conference
2016/08/12
Gerald Walters Memorial Lecture - Right Reverend Peter Price
2016/08/12
Stephen Kelly: Rewiring Britain’s Civil Service: lessons learnt as COO of Her Majesty’s Government
2016/08/01
Science Research Showcase
2016/07/25
Prof Janine Wedel: Meet The New Influence Elites
2016/07/22
Dr Jo Farrar: Transforming Public Services in a Time of Austerity
2016/07/22
The Rt Hon the Lord Willetts: Fairness Between The Generations
2016/07/22
Sir John Beddington: Challenges Of The 21st Century: What Is Happening To The World?
2016/07/22
Prof Allyson Pollock: How Our NHS Is Being Abolished
2016/07/22
Prof. Ian Kinchin Keynote lecture: Using knowledge structures in teaching to develop expert students
2016/07/18
The Curriculum Battleground: Keynote lecture by Dr Tristian Stobie
2016/07/18
Harnessing Bio-based Materials for Greener Products
2016/07/15
Inside Cancer
2016/07/15
It's no use reducing your footprint if you keep increasing the number of feet
2016/07/15
Inaugural lecture: Obliged to be well? Healthy minds and active bodies in context of inequality
2016/05/19
Professor Simone Fullagar inaugural lecture: Healthy minds and active bodies
2016/05/18
Prof Robert Wade: How Income Inequality Puts Democracy - And Climate Change - At Risk
2016/05/16
Professor Nigel Wilding inaugural lecture: Monte Carlo or bust: smart simulation for serious science
2016/05/16
Prof David Stasavage: Taxing The Rich: A History Of Fiscal Fairness In The US And Europe
2016/05/04
The Making of a Medicinal Chemist
2016/05/04
Understanding barriers to evidence-based management
2016/05/04
Games without frontiers
2016/05/04
Global environmental protection: Success or failure?
2016/04/15
Professor Dylan Thompson inaugural lecture: Why do we need physical activity and how much is enough?
2016/03/23
Professor Bill Durodié inaugural lecture: The politics of risk and resilience
2016/03/16
Professor Stephen Emmitt inaugural lecture: Living with Buildings
2016/03/16
Professor Julie Barnett inaugural lecture: Social media and social science
2016/03/15
Mission into distant space
2016/03/07
No promises, just possibilities
2016/03/07
Prof David Nutt: Time To Put Science At The Heart Of UK Drug And Alcohol Policy?
2016/03/04
Professor Ed Feil inaugural lecture: How do you solve a problem like bacteria?
2016/02/25
Timo Kivimäki inaugural lecture: New wars, protection of civilians & the transition of global order
2016/02/04
Understanding behaviour and the built environment through engineering and design
2015/10/28
How new cancer treatments are developed
2015/10/21
Professor Chris Brace inaugural lecture: The future of automotive propulsion
2015/05/21
What is high-altitude bioprospecting?
2015/05/21
Professor Peter Lambert inaugural lecture: The Priest, the Coup and the Party
2015/02/26
Professor David Galbreath inaugural lecture: Technology and the rise of boundless warfare
2014/11/19
Data scientist - heal thyself
2014/11/19
Professor David Miller inaugural lecture: Disembedded elites?
2014/07/07
Stage space and characterisation in Caribbean yard plays
2014/07/03
How to build a time machine
2014/07/03
What you get is what you expect
2014/06/25
Taming the Somerset Levels
2014/06/25
Professor Richie Gill inaugural lecture: What is wrong with knee replacement?
2014/06/17
End of the NHS?
2014/06/16
Artificial photosynthesis
2014/04/15
Churches, place names and landscape architecture
2014/04/15
Outfoxing Crusaders - parody, satire and non-participation in the crusades
2013/09/02
Professor James Copestake inaugural lecture: Brand Aid? Development finance and African agriculture
2013/05/30
Presidents & American foreign policy
2013/05/15
Professor Steve Gough inaugural lecture: Is education unnatural?
2013/05/15
A brief history of infinity
2013/05/01
Professor David Coley inaugural lecture: Are buildings evil?
2013/04/25
Professor Tess Ridge inaugural lecture: Through the eyes of a child
2013/04/25
Contemporary art in sacred spaces
2013/04/25
Sustainable future for wildlife and people
2013/04/25
How technology can help older people
2013/04/25
Say it with poison
2013/04/25
The science of breakfast in weight management and health
2013/04/25
Archaeology, common rights and the origins of Britishness
2013/04/25
How to build an Olympic stadium
2013/04/25
No job for a woman: insights into the manufacture of explosives and shell filling in First World War
2013/04/25
Founders Day lecture 2013: Trust and transparency in public life and business
2013/03/15
Professor Chris Martin inaugural lecture: Monetary policy and the financial crisis
2012/11/18
The rise and fall of the gene
2012/07/31
Professor Paul Salkovskis inaugural lecture: Understanding and treating anxiety
2012/06/29
Money, power and competition
2012/06/19
Protecting architectural world heritage from earthquakes
2012/06/19
The forgotten Queen of Bath: Remembering author/Mayoress Madame Sarah Grand
2012/06/14
Maths and the making of the modern world
2012/05/29
Hounds for Heroes
2012/05/17
Founders Day lecture 2012: Sport - past, present & future
2012/05/16
Founders Day lecture 2012: Planets, life and the universe
2012/04/19
Urban peregrines - Bath's very own speed hunters
2012/03/26
Public libraries: Past present and future
2012/03/20
University research in action
2012/03/19
‘From both sides now': reflections on poverty research and politics
2012/03/19
Greco-mania: an exploration of this cultural craze
2012/03/07
The science of sports performance and injury prevention
2012/03/07
The painted garden
2012/02/07
On the secrets of human motivation
2011/11/30
William Herschel Society lecture 2011: Active galaxy jets - an exhausting business
2011/11/29
A nice cup of tea
2011/11/25
Why do we need social science?
2011/11/21
Energy storage - the missing link
2011/11/18
Two great war poets: Gurney and Owen
2011/11/18
Journeys in indigo
2011/11/15
Alan Cotton inaugural lecture: A sense of place
2011/11/14
Moon gods, demons and the sacred disease: A history of epilepsy and how we treat it
2011/11/03
Towering ambition: William Beckford and his buildings in Wiltshire and Bath
2011/10/26
An engineering adventure
2011/10/26
Changing attitudes to disability
2011/10/24
Professor Christine Griffin inaugural lecture: Identity and belonging in young people’s lives
2011/07/25
The crossroads of global capitalism
2011/07/17
Professor Rob Price inaugural lecture: Crystals, particles & powders
2011/05/31
Rutherford's Legacy
2011/05/23
Civilisation: Who decides? Heritage and the fabrication of history
2011/05/23
Graphene: Sketching out a new world
2011/05/23
The rise of the Grid and the Large Hadron Collider
2011/05/23
Professor Yiannis Gabriel inaugural lecture: Losing the plot in era of image
2011/04/28
Founders Day lecture 2011: Great ideas of biology
2011/04/28
Creative tensions between science & technology
2011/04/14
The Paralympic legacy
2011/03/31
The tale of the tulip
2011/03/30
Robots with emotions - do we need them?
2011/03/10
The pre-history of Bathampton Down - Bath's sacred landscape
2011/03/10
The science of drug politics
2011/03/10
Kew in the digital age
2011/01/05
William Herschel Society lecture 2010: Our place in the Universe
2010/11/18
The arm - engineers armed for medical rehabilitation
2010/10/15
UN ideas that changed the world
2010/09/03
Andreas Kyprianou inaugural lecture: Jumping about in applied probability
2010/07/13
Poetry in motion pictures
2010/06/25
Stephen Payne inaugural lecture: The Science of interaction between humans & computers
2010/06/25
Our future: understanding the big picture
2010/06/25
The history and development of Buddhism
2010/06/09
The future of brand management
2010/06/04
The Sunflower and the rose
2010/06/04
How crows make tools and other clever tricks
2010/06/04
What world do you see?
2010/06/04
Professor Alison Walker inaugural lecture: Devices and desires
2010/06/04
Climate change: challenge or swindle?
2010/06/04
Nuclear explosives: the technology of destruction
2010/03/30
Professor Adrian Hyde-Price inaugural lecture: War, peace and justice
2010/03/24
Avebury - megaliths and myths
2010/03/02
Have economists gone mad?
2009/12/07
William Herschel Society lecture 2009: The cosmic web
2009/11/23
Lady Miller of Batheaston
2009/11/23
Intimations of immortality
2009/11/12
Airfields: a phenomenon of the 20th century
2009/11/06
Assisted dying: rights, choices and palliative care
2009/10/30
William Herschel Society lecture 2008: The effect of gravity on light
2009/10/28
Against the flow: Technology for managing incontinence
2009/10/28
Charles Rennie Mackintosh - The Glasgow legacy
2009/10/28
Cure or weapon? Towards a new ethics of biological research
2009/10/28
CSI unmasked - the facts about forensics
2009/10/28
How to amaze your friends
2009/10/19
Bio-technology in Africa
2009/10/14
At the court of the great moghul
2009/10/12
The psychology of habit
2009/10/09
Pain science: discovering the limits of experience
2009/06/30
Professor Guy Standing inaugural lecture: Work after globalisation
2009/06/25
Academics and public policy: a new alignment?
2009/06/22
Rediscovering the common wealth
2009/06/02
Professor Melanie Welham inaugural lecture: Understanding stem cells
2009/05/19
Creativity in the face of crisis: How great entrepreneurs rise from recessions
2009/04/29
Spirit country
2009/04/20
Professor Simon Wood inaugual lecture: Lies, damned lies, and statistics
2009/04/09
How the mind controls the body
2009/04/03
The Holburne museum and its plans for the future
2009/04/01
Recreating earthquakes in a laboratory
2009/03/30
Protecting and preserving historic buildings from earthquakes
2009/03/30
How William and Caroline Herschel invented modern astronomy
2009/03/27
The hidden universe
2009/03/25
Professor Richard Whitman inaugural lecture: Brussels - a 21st century superpower
2009/03/09
What can we do about English spelling
2009/03/06
Professor Peter Walker inaugural lecture: Grow your own building
2009/02/20
Nanotechnology
2009/02/17
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Two loves I have of comfort and despair
2009/02/09
Bee decline - Countdown to catastrophe?
2009/02/04
Paracetamol and over-the-counter medicines - How safe are they?
2009/02/02
Stories and visions of Stonehenge
2009/01/30
Engineering a better quality of older life
2009/01/28
Reading for life
2009/01/26
Measuring wellbeing and sustainability
2008/10/23
From cathedrals to cars and planes: representations in engineering design
2008/07/15
Regenerative medicine: from stem cells to lab-grown tissues and beyond
2008/06/13
Improving health and healthcare
2008/05/20
How the human genome project reveals our evolutionary past
2008/03/11
The utility of force
2007/11/26
William Herschel Society lecture 2007: Radio astronomy at Jodrell Bank
2007/11/20
The history of death and dying
2007/11/19
Physical activity, obesity and health
2007/11/14
Lowering our carbon footprint
2007/10/24
Professor Tamas Szekely inuagural lecture: Conflict and cooperation in the family life of birds
2007/10/13
The science of the swerving free kick
2007/10/10
Fifty years since Sputnik - Piers Bizony
2007/10/08
Rocks, water but no life?
2007/07/31
Saiful Islam Inaugural lecture: Clean energy materials: Crystal gazing on the atomic scale
2007/04/25
Paul Stallard Inaugural lecture: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and young people
2007/04/18
Evolution & the social sciences
2007/03/14
Issues in foreign policy: Changes in world power
2007/02/23
The man in the woollen mask
2007/02/21
Vortex flows: from insects to aircraft
2007/01/31
Religion and conflict in Northern Ireland
2007/01/08
Paddy Ashdown: Building nations after war
2006/11/23
Life and death in the Neolithic Cotswolds
2006/11/22
Listening to global women's voices: Reflections on interfaith dialogue
2006/11/06
Why creationism is wrong and evolution is right
2006/11/06
From Rasputin to Putin and back again
2006/11/01
Astronomy and poetry
2006/10/18
William Herschel Society lecture 2006: The extraordinary life of John Herschel
2006/09/14
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