The Policy Pod

Dr Lisa Ballard joins us to talk about the EPPiGen research project in this episode of the Policy Pod. Genomic approaches to diagnosis and treatment are becoming more embedded within the UK health care system. This provides a unique opportunity to examine how genomic medicine is understood by those providing and engaging with the service. Dr Ballard discusses "ethical preparedness" as terminology,...

Dr Chandni Maria Jacob, Dr Mark Hanson and Dr Daniella Watson discuss the importance of effective policy to improve health outcomes for prospective parents and their children. They talk about the need to look at population health, generational health and how to improve hollistic wellbeing alongside reducing risk factors such as alcohol and smoking, including for those who are not actively planning...

Dr Nic Pensiero and Dr Christian Bokhove join us for the first episode of a brand new season of The Policy Pod. They discuss the UK Understanding Society 2020 and 2021 data, which is the largest longitudinal study of its kind and allowed crucial insights into household dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data indicates that existing learning inequalities were exacerbated during the first sc...

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles talks to Professor Neil Bressloff  about TAVI , transcatheter aortic valve implantation used in the treatment of aortic heart valve disease. Degenerative heart valve disease is a growing problem in the ageing populations of Europe and North America. Also, tens of millions of people in low- and middle-income countries of the global south, experience valve failu...

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' the Director of Public Policy office, sits together with Professor Andy Tatem , Professor of spatial demography and epidemiology at the University of Southampton and is the Director of  WorldPop - an open Spatial Demographic Data and Research. Tune in to learn more how WorldPop data and research methods, helped decision makers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' - The Podcast from Public Policy at the University of Southampton - we present Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja as Chair of the Global Economy Programme for the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute, Sri Lanka and presentation on 'A Recovering World Economy and the Roles of China and India'. Presented at a visit to the University of Southampton on the 23rd May 2018. Additional materia...

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we discuss the career of Professor Dame Wendy Hall , how universities can support early career researchers, how working with media can help engage with the government, and what it is like to work on a major policy piece for government.

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we sit down with Dr Michael Head , to discuss the ResIn (Research Investments in Global Health study)project, through its growth and development. BMC Proceedings:  bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.…9-016-0065-2 ResIn Public Policy Page:  www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/w…-diseases.page

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we take to God's House Tower in Southampton's City Centre to discuss The Cultural Manifesto, and the impact of culture across the city. Hosted by Gareth Giles, with four influential guests; Andrew Pinnock from the University of Southampton, James Gough the director of the Southampton Cultural Development Trust, Satvir Kaur cabinet member for communities, culture and...

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles, the director of PPS, talks about the University of Southamptons Fledgling Cleaner Air Partnership , the signs available at the University of Southampton, the challenge presented by the city and potential reach forward conducted by the University of Southampton. 

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles, the Director of Public Policy | Southampton, sits down with Dr Michael Head , co-creator of RESIN , Research Investments in Global Health Study. This project systematically maps the global landscape of research funding, comparing levels of investment with burden of disease, and giving valuable insight to policymakers, funders and researchers on areas of resea...

Green Recovery has been adopted as a term proposing a package of environmental, regulatory and fiscal reforms to recover the prosperity after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth episode of 'Policy Pod', Giles talks to Dr Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada , Associate Professor at the Southampton Business School. Pawan explains the role of microentreprenurship and why gong green links with a better company...

In the third episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking to Professor Mary Barker, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of Southampton. Mary has been working on young people's mental health and wellbeing over the last year. The project TEC-19 have made clear how challenging the pandemic has been for young people's mental health. TEC-19 has expanded to mirror studies in In...

In the second episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking to Dr Lynn Calman , Deputy Director Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, about ENABLE study which aims to understand the importance of self-management support in people living with cancer. Advances in treatments have massively impacted lives of people living with advanced cancer. On the other hand, it is important for patients to acknowledge...

In the first episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking with  Jakub Bijak , Joint Head of Social Statistics and Demography and Professor of Statistical Demography, about  QuantMig  project which tackles the problem of complex and uncertain migration. Across Europe, migration is a top policy area, where many policy actions and decisions are taking place. The project aims to achieve the understanding...