Micropod's Nancy Mendoza grabs a few minutes with two of the speakers at the SfAM Winter Meeting at the Royal Society in London. First, Professor James Oliver and his colleague, Dr Craig Baker-Austin, explain the growing threat from Vibrio vuln

Journal of Applied Microbiology Lecture 2014

Jun 30th, 2014 1h 1m

On the evening of 30 June 2014, in Brighton, the SfAM Summer Conference began with the annual Journal of Applied Microbiology Annual Lecture, chaired by SfAM President, Professor Martin Adams.Professor George Macfarlane speaks on the topic of

Micropod Episode 10 - Adam Rutherford and Ron Cutler on Science Communication

Jun 18th, 2014 18m 5s

The winners of the latest SfAM Communication Award talk to us about what motivates them to use the media as a vehicle for communicating science. Adam Rutherford - a scientist turned broadcaster - gets out of bed in the morning for the 'wow' fac

Micropod Episode 9 - SfAM Spring Meeting highlights

May 30th, 2014 19m 17s

Micropod's Nancy Mendoza grabs a few minutes with two of the speakers at the SfAM Spring Meeting in Sheffield. Judith Tanner tells us why bed jackets, wooly socks, and clean showers are important elements of the fight against surgical site infe

Micropod Episode 8 - Unpacking the MMR debacle

Nov 29th, 2013 20m 51s

Following the recent resurgence of measles in South Wales, Micropod's Nancy Mendoza unpacks the MMR vaccine debacle that has been blamed for this latest outbreak. She speaks to John Illman, a health journalist who was writing for the national d

Micropod Episode 7 - Open access publishing

Oct 10th, 2013 19m 5s

The publishing landscape is changing. Traditionally, institutions have paid subscription fees to journals so that their employees can access the latest research. But this system doesn't work for everyone and many publications are moving to an o

Micropod Episode 6 - An update on MERS-CoV

Jul 26th, 2013 13m 18s

A brand new respiratory virus is circulating in the Middle East and of 80 cases, 44 people have died. MERS-CoV, as it has become known, is a coronavirus with close relatives in bats. In this podcast, experts speaking at a recent Public Health E

Micropod Episode 5 - Science policy

Mar 5th, 2013 20m 44s

We talk science policy with the Director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), and soon-to-be Chief Executive of the British Science Association, Imran Khan. Then we chat to the Head of Communications at the Wellcome Trust and aut

Micropod Episode 4 - ScienceGrrl Calendar 2013

Dec 6th, 2012 15m 41s

Scientists and science communicators have joined forces to make a beautiful calendar which showcases real women (and men) doing great science. The money raised will make sure girls continue to achieve great things in STEM subjects. We went to t

Micropod Episode 3 - Microbiology for all

Nov 13th, 2012 18m 53s

The winner's of the 2012 SfAM Communication Award talk to us about the novel ways in which they engage with diverse audiences on a huge variety of topics, especially microbiology. Artist Anna Dumitriu explains how she's made a 'MRSA quilt' whic

Micropod Episode 2 - Lewis Dartnell and Louisa Preston

Aug 17th, 2012 14m 4s

This month's Micropod looks at the possibility of microbial life in space. Dr Louisa Preston talks about extremophiles (or extreme-lovers as she calls them) which live in hostile environments on earth. These places are extremely hot, acidic, co

Micropod Episode 1 - Prof Anne Glover

Aug 17th, 2012 19m 25s

Professor Anne Glover is the Chief Science Advisor to the President of the EC and in this interview she discusses science in Europe, following her passions and the role of communication in science policy. Delegates at the SfAM Spring Meeting te

Micropod - Robin Ince on comedy, microbiology and mimophants

Aug 17th, 2012 21m 37s

This month's podcast features an interview with the brilliant comedian Robin Ince who talks about science in comedy, his fascination with the world around us, microbiology and mimophants. We were lucky enough to grab a few minutes with him just