Why I Research
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Why I Research
A podcast from Newcastle University exploring the new research in health science coming out of the North East.
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22 episodi
Episode 7 – Chris Stewart
Chris leads on research focused on the microbiome and host responses in human health and disease, particularly focusing on early life from neonatal to...
Episode 6 – Alice Roberts
Alice is a PhD student at Newcastle University exploring opportunities to improve the food and drink environment in UK secondary schools. The research...
Episode 5 – Helen Elliot
Helen is an NHS researcher scientist and PhD student at Newcastle University. Helen is working on a project looking at a new medical device for imagin...
Episode 4 – Andy Filby
Andy is a Professor of Practice in Enabling Technologies at Newcastle University and aims to bring together technologists and methodologists from all...
Episode 3 – Courtney Neal
Courtney is a PhD researcher focussing on food insecurity and how this may affective cognition. Courtney’s research has predominantly focussed on the...
Episode 2 – David Hamilton
Dr. David Hamilton joins us for a chat. David is a consultant ENT, head, neck, and thyroid surgeon at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. David’s rese...
Episode 1 – Dr Laura Booi
This week we are delighted to have Dr. Laura Booi on the podcast. Laura is a social gerontologist focused on research and advocacy relating to brain h...
Episode 8 – Community Dentistry with Charlotte Bowes
We spoke to Charlotte about her journey into dentistry and the importance of dentistry in the community.
Episode 7 – Organic Transplants with John Dark
We spoke to John about the future of organ transplants and the current research carried out by the NIHR blood and transplantation research unit into i...
Episode 6 – Doctors of the Future with Doyin Alano
We spoke to Doyin about the importance of having patients involved in training future doctors, and why this makes them better prepared for working in...
Episode 5 – Women’s Health with Claire Smiles
We spoke to Claire about the importance of person focused research and the impacts of her work.
Episode 4 – Genetic Libraries with Emma Raine
We speak to Emma about her research journey which has led her to the post she works in now, and the importance of the work of the BioResource centre.
Episode 3 – Addictive Behaviours With Zach Petzel
Zach is a lecturer in psychology at Newcastle University. Zach chats to us about his research areas in psychology looking at things like drinking beha...
Episode 2 – Health in Children With Laura Basterfield
Laura is a senior Research Associate, investigating physical activity in childhood, and the associations between physical fitness and mental wellbeing...
Episode 1 – The Ageing Skeleton with Giorgia Perri
This week we are delighted to start of the new series of Why I Research with Giorgia Perri. Giorgia is a final year PhD student just finishing up her...
Episode 6. Vaccine hesitancy, with Louis Goffe
We talk to Louis Goffe about the research he's involved with investigating vaccine hesitancy around COVID-19.
Episode 5. Diagnosis of head and neck cancer, with Jennifer Deane
We talk to PhD student Jennifer about her incredible journey into science, and the impacts she's hoping to make with her brilliant research in head an...
Episode 4. Arrhythmias, with Harley Stevenson-Cocks
We chat with Harley, a Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, about his research looking at computational modelling of arrhythmia.
Episode 3. Experiences of Universal credit, with Alison Jane
PhD student Alison Jane talks about her research around Universal Credit in South Tyneside and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 2. Microbiology, with Charlotte Roughton
A chat with PhD student Charlotte, who is researching microbiology and how to treat C. Difficile without using antibiotics.
Episode 1 – Health Psychology, with Beth Nichol
As she embarks on her PhD, Beth Nichol talks to the team about what got her interested in science, the Octahedron project and how it feels to be about...
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A podcast discussing the fascinating topics in medical sciences and the people behind the science.