Life Solved
By University of Portsmouth
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LIFE SOLVED lifts the lid on the latest ideas and discoveries that look set to change our lives.
Every week we’ll bring you a fresh episode featuring cutting-edge research. Find out how this is set to revolutionise the way our world works. We’ll explain how technology and community go hand in hand with the natural world, and how industry and sustainable environments can connect for the benefit of society.
Real research. Real world change.
From your subconscious political behaviour on social media to how we can use tech to get swift diagnosis and treatment for common medical problems, the big ideas are here.
Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved
You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/life-solved.
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The R;pple effect: How personal loss led to life-saving tech
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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What happened during the fourth session of the Global Plastics Treaty?
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May 22, 2024 |
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Life onboard a ship in the Southern Ocean for science
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May 01, 2024 |
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Will architecture save the world?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The unstoppable evolution of the English language
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Sport saving our seas
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The academic imprisoned for his research
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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What will happen when there’s no water left to drink?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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When Will the Cost of Living Crisis End?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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The Science Of Smells
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Is the World Becoming Less Democratic?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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How Incels Use TikTok To Spread Hate & Lies
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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UFOs or UF-no's?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Saving Seasides – Why Countries Need Coastal Communities
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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The realities of radiation and addressing Fukushima fake news
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The History Of The Horror Genre
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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AI & Chat GPT: The beast is out of the box, so what now?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Putting parenting shaming on the naughty step
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The history of the weekend - should they be longer?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Batteries – leading the charge in sustainable energy
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Nature’s leading role in cleaning up our waters
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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The Reality Of CSI
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Let's Talk About Chemsex
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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From Shelf to the Global South – why our plastic ends up in low-income countries
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Life Solved is back for its 100th episode!
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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INC-2: How close are we to a global plastics treaty? Ft Professor Steve Fletcher and Antaya March
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Why enzymes are the latest fashion in the fight against plastic waste in our clothes ft Dr Victoria Bemmer and Noorin Khamisani
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Who polices the police? Ft Dr John Fox
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May 25, 2023 |
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Can true crime be ethical? Ft Dr Megan Hoffman and Dr Simon Hobbs
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May 18, 2023 |
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse ft. Dr John Leach, Dr Sarita Robinson and Dr Matthew Higgins
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May 11, 2023 |
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Ice Ivory - The Mammoth Crime You Should Know About ft. Dr. Caroline Cox & Dr. Luke Hauser
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May 04, 2023 |
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Jazz - the original music rulebreaker ft. George Burrows, Professor of Music and Theatre
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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It’s not all Musk – learning from space's epic fails ft. Dr Jen Gupta, Dr Lucy King & Dr Chris Pattison
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Using Robotics to Support Physical Recovery ft. Amy Wright
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Tackling Racial & Gender Inequality in TV and Film ft. Professor Deborah Shaw
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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How Fashion and the Internet are Changing the Status of Women in Iran ft. Dr. Mahsa Ghaffari
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Fraud Falling Under the Radar ft. Professor Mark Button
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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The Evolution of Cybersexualities ft. Dr Trudy Barber
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Crime Prevention ft. Matthew Talbot
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Virtual Reality Relics ft Dr Claire Bailey-Ross
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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How to Solve the UK’s Water Crisis ft. Dr Peter Cruddas
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Rise of the Film Franchise ft. Professor Lincoln Geraghty
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Mapping Microplastics ft. Dr Fay Couceiro
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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The Power of Public Perception in the Fight Against Climate Change ft. Dr Chris Jones
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Can Advertising Be A Force For Good? Ft. Dr Karen Middleton
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Railway Safety Back On Track
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Using Extreme Environments To Tackle The Obesity Crisis ft. Dr Ant Shepherd
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Exploring Shipwrecks in UK Waters ft. Dr Ann Coats
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Is Information the Fifth Form of Matter? Ft. Dr Melvin Vopson
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Smart Textile Design for Women’s Bodies ft. Dr Jenny Burbage
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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How Satellite Imagery Can Save Lives and Help Fight Crime ft. Professor Richard Teeuw
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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A SOLVE Magazine Showcase
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Understanding Missing Persons ft. Professor Karen Shalev-Greene
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Extended Reality: The Future of Culture, Services and Business ft. Pippa Bostock & Alex Counsell
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Nuclear Power: Mythbusting and Smart Diagnosis by Victor Becerra
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Solutions to Global Plastics Pollution ft. Professor Steve Fletcher
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Bacteria: It's Not All Bad
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The Falklands 40 Years On
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May 31, 2022 |
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Bringing Space to the Solent ft. Professor Adam Amara
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May 24, 2022 |
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Secrets of the 1921 Census ft Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan and Dr Melanie Bassett
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May 17, 2022 |
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Truth About Cyber Security and Cyber Crime ft. Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
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May 10, 2022 |
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How Can Oceans Save the Planet? Ft. Dr Ian Hendy
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May 03, 2022 |
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The Future of Support for Society’s Most Vulnerable Ft. Dr Emma Maynard and Dr Bethany Simmonds.
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Facing Up to Online Abuse
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Understanding the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Do Animals Really Know What We're Thinking? ft. Dr Leanne Proops
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Clearing Up Corruption in Football ft. Dr Adam Cox and Christina Philippou
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Equality and Abuse in Football ft. Dr Beth Clarkson and Dr Tom Webb
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The Truth About Cold Water Swimming ft. Dr Heather Massey
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Palaeontology at Portsmouth: Telling the biggest story
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Representing All of Us in Public Organisations and Policy Ft. Professor Karen Johnston
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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How Tech is Changing Our World ft. Professor Adrian Hopgood
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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COP in Focus - What happens now?
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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COP In Focus: The Future of Construction
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Community Resilience in Facing World Crises
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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The Future of Space Exploration with The University of Portsmouth's Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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How Zines Are Capturing Social History with Dr Jac Batey
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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How Everyday People are Exploring our Cosmos
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Mapping Past and Present ft. Prof. Humphrey Southall and Paula Aucott
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Some more of our favourites bits so far
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Life Solved Season 6 is Coming on 30th of September
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Life Solved Series 6 Preview
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Fingerprinting Pangolin Scales To Fight Wildlife Crime
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Understanding The World’s Most Endangered Great Ape
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Working With The Antiques Trade To Change The Law On Ivory ft. Caroline Cox
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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How has Covid impacted sustainability in our world and habits?
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Democracy and Policing Under Pressure
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Tech, Women and Work in our Post-Covid Future
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Has Covid Changed Consumer Habits for Good?
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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How has the pandemic changed mental health and education opportunities for young people?
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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INTERPRETING THE SURFACE OF THE MOON ft. Dr James Darling
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May 24, 2021 |
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READING THE ROCKS: how we can predict landslides to keep homes safe and highways open ft. Professor Malcolm Whitworth
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May 18, 2021 |
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How crowdsourced data and drone tech can support disaster response ft. Professor Richard Teeuw
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May 11, 2021 |
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UNDERSTANDING NATURE'S MOST DISASTROUS EVENTS ft. Dr Carmen Solana
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May 03, 2021 |
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OUTSMARTING CRIMINALS WITH VR ft. Professor Claire Nee
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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HOW WITNESS INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES INFLUENCE EVIDENCE ft. Professor Becky Milne
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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FASHION FOR THE FUTURE – A FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK SPECIAL
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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NORMALISING BEREAVEMENT FT. Dr Sukh Hamilton
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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BEYOND HELP? MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN ft. Dr Wendy Sims-Schouten
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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CREATIVE COMMUNICATION FOR BETTER HEALTH & WELLBEING ft. Dr Cressida Bowyer and Dr Louis Netter
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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MEET THE ACA-FANS ft Professor Lincoln Geraghty
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The Language of Violence ft. Dr Alessia Tranchese
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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3D Printing for the Body ft. Professor Gordon Blunn
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS FT. Professor Andy Thorpe
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE FT. Professor Tamsin Bradley
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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ATOMIK VODKA ft. Professor Jim Smith
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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CHEMCATCHER FT. PROFESSOR GARY FONES
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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WATER BLINDNESS FT PROFESSOR JOHN WILLIAMS
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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GIRLS' NIGHT OUT FT. DR EMILY NICHOLLS
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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POLITICS & PACKAGING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY FT PROFESSOR PAUL TROTT
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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RESPECT THE WATER FT PROF. MIKE TIPTON
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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STILL TO COME IN LIFE SOLVED SERIES 2
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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BATTLING BAD BACTERIA FT. DR SARAH FOUCH
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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HOW STRESS SHAPES OUR BRAINS FT. PROFESSOR JEROME SWINNY
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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THE NEXT GENERATION OF ANTIBIOTICS FT. PROFESSOR ANASTASIA CALLAGHAN
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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PARASITES AND POLLUTANTS FT. PROFESSOR ALEX FORD
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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THE POWER OF PUPPY DOG EYES FT DR JULIANE KAMINSKI
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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PLASTIC WASTE AND THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Season 1 Highlights: Social Media in Politics, Drone Operators, Wildfire and Oysters
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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THE WILL TO CHANGE THE LAW ft JULIET BROOK
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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OYSTERS IN THE SOLENT - CLEANING UP OUR WATERS FT. DR. JOANNE PRESTON
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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VITAL CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN FT. PROF. ARTHUR BUTT
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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BRITAIN’S BURNING FUTURE FT. DR. MARK HARDIMAN
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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THE POLITICS OF WATER FT. DR. JULIA BROWN
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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DRONES AND THE HUMAN COST OF WAR FT. PROFESSOR PETER LEE
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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DEEP, BLUE THINKING FT. PROFESSOR STEVE FLETCHER
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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INNOVATIONS IN DIAGNOSING BLADDER CONDITIONS FT. DR. JOHN S. YOUNG
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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HOW POLITICS BECAME SOCIAL FT. DR. JAMES DENNIS
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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THE CORONAVIRUS TOOLKIT
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Life Solved - Coming on Tuesday 28th July
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Jul 14, 2020 |