Manchester Metropolitan University Podcast

In the March edition of MetCast, we continued our 200 year celebrations and focused on how we are transforming health, helping people to live longer, healthier and happier lives.   In this edition, we continue that theme and start with how we are closing the gender health gap, through a pioneering collaboration that aims to help people with endometriosis communicate their pain more confidently and...

On this month’s episode, we focus on how we transform health: helping people to live happier, healthier and longer lives.  We look at how we are leading the way for new life, through IVF. We meet Alexandra and Luke, to learn about their IVF journey and find out more about our exclusive NHS partnership to train reproductive scientists.  Continuing our health theme, we investigate the ground-breakin...

In this month’s episode we’re looking at the ways Manchester Met drives economic growth. It’s our 200-year anniversary and we’re celebrating two centuries of supporting innovation and progress through excellent education and research. Key to that is boosting skills, increasing employability, and supporting wider prosperity by helping businesses get off the ground, and thrive. We discover how a Man...

On this month’s episode, we look at a very special celebration – 200 Years of Manchester Metropolitan University. With roots dating back to 1824 at the Manchester Mechanics Institution, our bicentenary gives us the opportunity to reflect on two centuries of proudly driving progress and transforming lives. We recently kicked off the celebrations with a fantastic light display across the city.  We’l...

In this month’s episode, we’re embracing Christmas and everything the Festive season has to offer.   First, we investigate healthy eating and how making positive choices can keep those post-holiday blues at bay.  We also discuss sustainability at Christmas and the small changes we can make to reduce our impact on the environment during the festive period.   Finally, we look to January and the inev...

In November's episode, we investigate the causes of diabetes and new treatments.  And as Christmas is round the corner, we also find out why the new retail sales season has become so popular in the UK and what to expect with changing spending habits. Finally, we take a look at the impact remote working is having on wellbeing and productivity. 

In this month’s episode, we speak to Oscar award-winning film director Danny Boyle and students from our School of Digital Arts who are working together on a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration.   We also find out about a new study that has revealed how children who have been in care are disproportionately likely to have been involved in the youth justice system. And finally, we explore healthy agein...

In this month’s episode, we join researchers who have been digging into the latest substance use trends across Greater Manchester and how this helps to cut harm an d i nform new policy.   We also head to the great outdoors, to find out about the potential of peatlands to play a vital role in the fight against global warming.     And finally, we explore the enormous diversity in our spoken language...

In this month’s episode, we take a look at fast fashion and clothing waste, as we hear from researchers at Manchester Met on new ideas for the fashion industry to make their products more sustainable. We hear from our researchers at the Para Swimming World Championships , partnered by the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, who are playing a vital role in the performance of the...

In this month’s episode, we we celebrate 7 5 years of the National Health Service.     We explore the role Manchester Met plays in supporting the NHS: through placements, training and conducting vital research.   We also look at the changing face of the hi gh street with the latest research from our School of Architecture and we catch up with our Institute of Place Management to discuss the major...

In this month’s episode, we discuss the role of unpaid carers in society as we look back at Carers Week - a week to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid children and adult carers face, and recognise their contribution to families and communities .       Also in this episode, w e find out how the University’s Manchester Poetry Library is working in collaboration with Words of...

In this month’s episode, we focus on sport and health : how to get ready to run a race and why heading footballs could be d angerous .   First, we dig into a sporting debate that has dominated the headlines in recent years - the potential dangers of heading footballs and the risk to players’ health.   We know footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of diseases like Alzheimers or...

In April's episode, we attend the official launch of the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport. Harnessing the power of sport, the new Institute will bring together pioneering research, partnerships and teaching in sport, exercise and health.    We join Leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and 17-time Paralympic gold medal...

In March's episode, you'll hear from   David Lee, Professor of Atmospheric Science , who will be discussing research into Net Zero aviation fuels and his recent report with the Royal Society , one of the world’s leading scientific academies .    W e also talk to Dr Stephen White, Reader in Cardiovascular Pathology.   We’ll be discussing his new study that uncover ed how s moking-triggere...

In February’s episode you’ll hear from Jonathan Grix, Professor of Sport Policy, as he discusses the legacy of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Dr Katy Jones, Research Fellow from the University’s Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre, will be talking about the first major independent study into the universal credit system and Dr Joe Keenan, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, will be sharing some i...

To mark the start of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, we spoke to Dr Paul Brannagan, Senior Lecturer in Sport Policy and Management at Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, about the controversies that have surrounded Qatar 2022 since it won the bid to host the tournament in 2010.  Dr Brannagan is the co-author of the book 'Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy...

To mark the final day of COP27 – the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – we spoke to Research Associate, Dr Carly Fletcher, about the potential for bioplastics to help reduce the impacts of plastic pollution. Bioplastics are plastics made from biological substances as opposed to petroleum or are materials that can biodegrade – making them more sustainable than conventional plastic mate...

In this episode of MetCast we speak to Esme Morgan, Manchester City Women's Football Club defender, and Manchester Metropolitan University BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science student.  Esme recently made her England national team debut and will be back with the squad again for their upcoming friendlies.  We caught up with her to discuss not just being called up to play for England, but also...

With the 2021 Rugby League World Cup about to begin, we speak to two students from the University's Master of Sport Directorship programme about their roles in the sport of rugby league. We are joined by Danny Kazandjian, Secretary General of International Rugby League, and Doug Hammond, the England Men's First Team Doctor, as we look ahead to the tournament and find out more about their...

As businesses across the country face a range of challenges, Manchester Met's support continues to help organisations to adapt, innovate and grow. In this episode of MetCast we are joined by Ann Mulhaney from the University's Centre for Enterprise, along with Dawn Duggan from the GC Business Growth Hub and the owners of digital platform company Niftyz.io and fast-food chain Archies. We d...

Ahead of the semi-finals of the netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games, we are joined by a panel of some of the sport's key figures. Dr Sam Oldfield from the University's Institute of Sport discusses her research into the history of the game, with the President of England Netball, Joan Mills, explaining the vision for the future. The former President of England Netball, Lindsay Sat...

Before the start of the Commonwealth Games 2022, we caught up with Adele Nicoll, shot putter and Manchester Metropolitan alumna who will be representing Team Wales at the Games. Adele talks about recently becoming a champion at the British Championships in Manchester, as well as her experience on the Team GB bobsleigh team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. She also talks about her hopes for the Comm...

To mark the start of the Commonwealth Games 2022, we talk to Chloe Golding, backstroke swimmer and former sports scholar at Manchester Metropolitan who won a place at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Chloe looks back on her experience of competing in the 200m backstroke heats at her first Commonwealth Games at just 19. She talks about what she has learned from this experience, how our sport...

In this episode of MetCast, we speak with Dr Paul Brannagan, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management and Policy at the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport about how nation states and brands use sport and sporting events as a vehicle to gain soft power and boost their country's reputation and their social, political and economical goals. With the Tour de France coming to an end,...

With the Tour de France 2022 well underway, and competitors about to embark on an epic climb up Alpe d'Huez, we discuss the psychology involved in a mountain stage and how cyclists prepare for the ultimate test of endurance.  We speak to Dr Ben Marshall, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport, who as well as an expert sports p...