Knowledge, Engaged

Co-creation is on the set list for today's episode! Ben and Stephen sit down with Dr Lara Bianchi (another Institute award winner!) to talk about the Moral Capability Assessment Tool, giving hope and a voice to women in conflict-affected areas, and magic. Yes, that's right, magic!

Magic and play and a ground up approach - Lara talks about the benefits and the fun or working this way.

Links from the episode below!

Lara's University of Nottingham bio: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/people/lizlb.html
Moral Capability Assessment Tool (MCAT): https://mcatnottingham.org/
Todd Landman, Academic Magician extraordinaire: https://www.todd-landman.com/

Sometimes there's a huge divide between academic research and the general public, but people like Claudio Di Lorito are working to bridge that gap. Co-research and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) are cornerstones of Claudio's work with dementia patients - find out all about it in this episode!

And no, it's completely unrelated to the PPI you might have heard of before...

Find out more about Claudio here! Feel free to contact them (and us!) if you want to continue the conversation. Or send us a tweet, or get in touch via our website. So many delicious options for you.

Have you ever wanted to give blood, but weren't able to because of restrictions on who could donate based on sexual activity? A lot of people have been in that position. Ben and Chris sit down with Professor Eamonn Ferguson, who has been a core part of the FAIR project, which has meant blood donation has become more accessible - notably with men who have sex with men. Listen on to find out more about the incredible project and what it's like to have worked on a policy change 25 years in the making...

To find out more about the FAIR project, click here. You can also find out more about Eamonn here.

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We're back! And to kick us off, we've teamed up with the Human Rights Law Centre at the University of Nottingham to bring you a student takeover.

It's Refugee Week right now and there are some pretty pressing refugee issues to talk about right now... So join guest hosts Oliver Lester and Megan Firth alongside guests Baroness Sally Hamwee, Sebastian Bretnall from the Nottingham & Notts Refugee Forum and Natalie Hodgson from the School of Law at Nottingham, as they talk about the new Nationality and Borders Act, the Ukrainian refugee crisis and the UK Government's proposal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Find more Refugee Week content by following us on Twitter and looking at our website!

Sharmila Sumsurooah discusses her work in developing electric aircraft and the journey towards net zero aviation with Ben, and they talk about the challenges associated with bringing together all of the people needed to make it work. They also discuss the Solutions for Aircraft Electrification Leadership (SAEL) initiative and the exciting steps its paving.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was recorded virtually, so we apologise for any dips in audio quality, but the fascinating content remains.

For more information about Sharmila and SAEL's work, as well as the Institute, please use the following links:

SAEL: https://tinyurl.com/52n22r3z
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Amanda is joined by Dr Bethany Jackson and Dr Jess Sparks from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, another Beacon of Excellence. They dig deep into a discussion on modern slavery within the climate crisis and thus the modern slavery climate change nexus.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was recorded virtually, so we apologise for any dips in audio quality, but the fascinating content remains.

For more information about Beth and Jess' work, the Rights Lab and the Institute, please use the following links:

Beth's Bio: https://tinyurl.com/y6225rne
Jess' Bio: https://tinyurl.com/3fy39ypj
The Rights Lab: https://tinyurl.com/y7xxt9hx
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Stephen sits down with Anne Touboulic and Festo Massawe from Nottingham's Future Food Beacon to discuss the impacts of climate change on global food supplies and what can possibly be done.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was recorded virtually, so we apologise for any dips in audio quality, but the fascinating content remains.

For more information about Anne, Festo, the Future Food Beacon's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

Anne's bio and research: https://tinyurl.com/y2wdnbvr
Festo's bio and research: https://tinyurl.com/2cw4fn2h
The Future Food Beacon: https://tinyurl.com/4v7f5vmh
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Matthew Rendall joins Ben to talk about the ethics of financing climate change solutions. Is it justifiable to fund greenhouse gas mitigation through deficit spending? Matthew brings Ben up to speed on his latest research.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was recorded virtually, so we apologise for any dips in audio quality, but the fascinating content remains.

For more information about Matthew's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

Matthew's COP26 blog: https://tinyurl.com/atsty6rx
Matthew's Climate Policy Paper: https://tinyurl.com/8v65mddk
Climate Matters by John Broome: https://tinyurl.com/r42r4apk

Matthew's bio and Research: https://tinyurl.com/sm892n85
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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As Black History Month draws to a close this year, Amanda Chukwudozie sits down with Maria Arruda in this bonus episode, who is Head of Researcher Development and Chair of the BAME Staff Network at the University of Nottingham. They discuss the research pipeline at the university, as well as the integration of the Black experience.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Maria's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

The Researcher Academy: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/researcher-academy/
UoN BAME Staff Network: https://tinyurl.com/2j54pa8

Maria's UoN bio and research: https://tinyurl.com/yhxyxbte
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Ben is joined by Dr Mike Clifford, resident expert in cookstoves, to talk about cookstove's impacts on the environment, but also why simply replacing them with brand new, efficient models isn't always the answer. Food is deeply embedded in our cultures, and climate solutions should seek to connect with these cultures.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Mike's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

Mike's blog: https://tinyurl.com/dwjpjzj6
The Great African Bake Off - Nottingham, 2015: https://tinyurl.com/2mt82ybd
The Great African Cook Off - Zambia, 2016: https://tinyurl.com/3w834vzw

Mike's bio and Research: https://tinyurl.com/38nvjrmp
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Robert McCorquodale talks to Ben Sherwood about Human Rights Due Diligence and how addressing corporation's human rights responsibilities could be a valuable approach in the fight against climate change.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Robert's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

Robert's blog: https://tinyurl.com/p2cz5yyr
Corporate Justice Coalition: https://corporatejusticecoalition.org/
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/

Robert's bio and Research: https://tinyurl.com/uny779jm
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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People regularly talk about the ocean and trees as being natural carbon stores we should protect and focus on, and they're right. BUT, peatland also deserves to be thrown into the mix, as David Large tells Stephen.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about David's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

David Large's bio and Research: https://tinyurl.com/464xm7hj
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Race and Climate Change are inextricably linked, as our guest Dr Charles Ogunbode discusses with Chris Sims. In the second of our COP26 specials, we look at why the conversation about the environment is missing out on a vital demographic, when that same demographic tends to shoulder most of the impacts.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Charles' work and the Institute, as well as the websites mentioned in the episode, please use the following links:

The ENGAGE Project: https://www.neel-lab.com/engage
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Ben Sherwood is joined by Jean Margerison to discuss dairy farming and how we might reduce the environmental impact of it, as well as issues of animal welfare. This is the first of a series on COP26-themed episodes to mark the COP26 conference taking place in November.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Jean's work and the Institute, as well as the websites mentioned in the episode, please use the following links:

Jean's UoN bio and research: https://tinyurl.com/vrmzw4v9
The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
UoN's COP26 Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yzhk9pxz
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Seamus Garvey joins Stephen Meek in discussing Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and energy storage, whilst tackling the problem in our thinking about renewable energy systems.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Seamus' work and the Institute, as well as the websites mentioned in the episode, please use the following links:

Medium Duration Energy Storage: www.era.ac.uk/Medium-Duration-Energy-Storage
Hydrogen Storage in Caverns: www.era.ac.uk/Hydrogen-Storage-in-Caverns-2021
Seamus' Policy Brief Published with the Institute: https://tinyurl.com/wysj4nhs

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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Sabina Lawreniuk joins Stephen to discuss ReFashion, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains, and the gendered impact of this disruption on the people of Cambodia.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Sabina's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

ReFashion: https://www.refashionstudy.org/
Messenger Band: https://tinyurl.com/f7jb7uww

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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Peter Chapman talks to Stephen about his work on cognitive psychology, specifically when it comes to driving. They have a fascinating discussion about how memory plays a part in road accidents, as well as about the See Bike, Say Bike campaign.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Peter's work and the Institute, please use the following links:

Accident Research Unit: https://tinyurl.com/kwdwxexx
See Bike, Say Bike: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vision/vision-see-bike-say-bike

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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Stephen Meek sits down with Elvira Perez Vallejos to talk about data protection, especially amongst young people, and how her research has led to changes in digital law.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about Elvira's work, UnBias, 5Rights and the Institute, please use the following links:

UnBias Research Project: https://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/
The 5Rights Foundation: https://5rightsfoundation.com/

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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In the first of two parts, Director Stephen Meek speaks to Prof. Chris Denning about the University of Nottingham Covid-19 Testing Service and the impact it has made locally and for the country as a whole.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about the Institute at the following links:

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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In this second part of the conversation, (the first part can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3c2e689f), Director Stephen Meek speaks to Prof. Chris Denning about the University of Nottingham's Biodiscovery Institute and the work they are doing, as well talking a little bit about Chris' passion for photography.

Knowledge, Engaged is brought to you by The Institute of Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, to bring together the ground-breaking research done at Nottingham and you, the listener. Join us as we explore the work the researchers are doing and how it makes a difference in the world around them.

For more information about the Biodiscovery Institute and the Institute for Policy and Engagement, as well as Chris' photography website, please use the following links:

The Biodiscovery Institute: https://tinyurl.com/dx2sfvaf
For Chris' photography: https://www.chrisdenningphotography.com/

The Institute for Policy and Engagement: https://tinyurl.com/yh46zla8
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