UCL Minds

In the run up to COP26, Dr Harry Kennard discusses the co-benefits of climate mitigation actions for health with academics and scientists from UCL and beyond. In episode 2 Dr Harry Kennard talks to UCL's Lauren Ferguson about inequalities in indoor air pollution exposure in the UK. You can find our more information and access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/2021/sep/podcas...

In this episode, we speak to Dr Marina Romanello and Professor Ilan Kelman, about climate change as a health disaster. We discuss how to better measure the impact of climate change on health, and crucially, how to protect the most vulnerable from its negative effects. Our guests also propose alternative framings to achieve the best health and prosperity for all in the future. Transcript and more i...

In this ninth episode, we cover Kazakhstan – the biggest land-locked country in the world. MA students at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), Tom King and Kristina Tsabala, talk about the current, historical, and cultural affairs of the Central Asian giant while sampling some Kazakh pelmeni (dumplings). Hosts: Kristina Tsabala and Tom King Editor: Eleanor Evans Research a...

This is the third podcast in the Resilience Research Group's series on 'What is Resilience?'. For this podcast we are visited by Professor Jo Boyden (Oxford), Professor Shaul Kimhi (Telhai, Israel). The podcast is hosted by Dr Jennifer McGowan (UCL). This podcast covers: 1. How might resilience affect Covid response? 2. How might Covid have impacted resilience? 3. What evidence do we have that Cov...

This is the second podcast in the Resilience Research Group's series on 'What is Resilience?'. For this podcast we are visited by Jay Mancini (Virginia Tech), Sabina Kleitman (Sydney), Heather Prime (York, Toronto), Jolien van Breen (Leiden, Netherlands), Kenneth Packenham (Brisbane, Australia) Kristen Krause (CHIBPS, New Jersey), Mark Zimmerman (Michegan), Rebecca Graber (Brighton), Alan Jones (F...

This is the first podcast in the Resilience Research Group's series on 'What is Resilience?'. For this podcast we are visited by Jo Boyden (Oxford), Orit Nuttman-Shwartz (Sapir College, Israel), Lora Capobianco (Greater Manchester), Jurie Rossouw (Hello Driven), Heather Prime (York, Toronto), Sue Northrop (East Lothian CIC), Rebecca Graber (Brighton), Rut Erdelyiova (Resilience Advisory Network),...

In the run up to COP26, Dr Harry Kennard discusses the co-benefits of climate mitigation actions for health with academics and scientists from UCL and beyond. Each episode focuses on one of the may ways climate change and health are related, with an interview with an expert in the field. More information and transcript can be found at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/2021/sep/podcast-episode-m...