Episodes

  • Disability sport
    May 1 2024

    Dr Henry Bell speaks to Professor Gayle McPherson and Dr Liz Carlin about the largest ever study carried out in Scotland on disability sport - and its sometimes harrowing findings.

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    21 mins
  • Tackling water shortages using AI
    May 1 2024

    Dr Catriona Fallow speaks to Professor Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir about a groundbreaking project, which is using artificial intelligence to save billions of litres of water.

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    11 mins
  • The Outlander Effect
    Oct 11 2023

    Dr Catriona Fallow hosts, as Professor Murray Leith discusses the Scottish diaspora, and the so-called "Outlander Effect" - the impact of the hit TV show Outlander on Scotland and Scottish communities.

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    20 mins
  • Tackling modern slavery through theatre
    Oct 11 2023

    Dr James Mahon hosts, as guests Dr Stephen Collins and Collins Seymah Smith talk about an innovative project in Ghana, helping survivors of modern slavery take their stories to the stage; raising awareness of the issue in at-risk communities.

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    18 mins
  • Turning algae into biofuel
    Oct 11 2023

    Dr Catriona Fallow hosts, as Callum Russell talks about a potentially game-changing project, in which ordinary algae is being converted into biofuel.

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    21 mins
  • Gravitational Waves
    May 24 2023

    Host Kate Cotter speaks to Professor Des Gibson and Dr Carlos Garcia Nunez about their fascinating research into the phenomenon of graviational waves.

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    22 mins
  • Dementia
    Mar 29 2023

    Jayne Stynes interviews Dr Louise Ritchie about her research about dementia, and the work of the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice, which this year marks its 10th anniversary.

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    13 mins
  • Research through music
    Jan 24 2023

    David Scott - from acclaimed Glasgow band The Pearlfishers - interviews Dr Jo Collinson Scott about "Distant Voices", an innovative project using music and songwriting to explore the real experiences of those affected by Scotland's criminal justice system. 

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    26 mins