During the COVID-19 crisis the Rowett Research Institute, at the University of Aberdeen, is not able to conduct human nutrition trials but that doesn’t mean we can’t find other ways to help. Normally our Human Nutrition Unit team design diets a

In Conversation with Henry McLeish

Jun 9th, 2020 37m 9s

The podcast discusses how MSPs might work within a post-Brexit, post COVID-19 Scotland, the potential of a further referendum and possible new ways of governance. Furthermore, he will examine his own and his country’s dysfunctional relationship

Sharing the Benefits of the Oceans

Jun 8th, 2020 40m 41s

Their key goals are for the treaty to permit freedom of marine scientific research and allow the sharing of any benefits that arise from commercial use of marine biodiversity. Marcel and Abbe are also trying to bring this work to a wider audien

Period Poverty: Policy, Technology & Activism

Jun 5th, 2020 43m 29s

The podcast will also look at how the charity's programme work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, touching on issues of period poverty, sustainability and menstrual waste. It will explore how community-based organisations differ from i

Neologisms

Jun 4th, 2020 21m 33s

From Brexit to Veganuary, new words, or neologisms, play an important part in our language. Most of them are short-lived and quickly sink into obscurity but a few eventually become part of our vocabulary. So why do some words survive while othe

In Conversation with Jane Alexander

Jun 3rd, 2020 45m 54s

The podcast features readings from Alexander’s latest dystopian thriller A User’s Guide to Make-Believe, one of the Scotsman’s cultural highlights of 2020. Helen Lynch is a Reader in the School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture at

Transforming Foresterhill – The Joint Hospitals Scheme

Jun 2nd, 2020 15m 19s

Foresterhill Health Campus forms one of the largest hospital complexes in Europe. The idea for this campus originated 100 years ago in 1920 as the Joint Hospitals Scheme. Using records held by NHS Grampian Archives, Fiona Musk an Archivist at N

In Conversation with Chris Young

Jun 1st, 2020 42m 42s

Film and TV producer Chris Young talks to Alec Macdonald, the Gaelic voice of Daddy Pig, about his work transforming Gaelic narrative tradition into film. Young aims to tackle stereotypes and translate a culture full of storytelling to the big

Northlife

May 28th, 2020 44m 32s

Bryan Angus, Martin Malone and Pete Stollery (collectively now known as Northlife) present work in progress on the project that was set up at May Fest 2019. They have spent many hours together since last year, both nattering and actually compos

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PodFest 2020 Trailer

May 19th, 2020 58s

Brought to you by the May Fest team at the University of Aberdeen; PodFest 2020 is coming soon - Bringing research and culture to you at home!While so many of us are unable to go out to enjoy live events and festivals this summer, we will bring

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