Health in a Handbasket

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If you find the term 'healthcare engineering' a bit bamboozling, don't worry, you're not alone. 'Engineering' usually brings to mind images of bridges and buildings. Healthcare engineering is essentially using maths and science to solve healthcare problems. This covers an incredibly broad range of activities – from 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to artificial intelligence to predict cancer. At the UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering, our mission is to develop digital and medical technologies that transform lives across the globe. In the 'Health in a Handbasket' podcast series, we meet the people behind these amazing innovations and how they're making a positive difference. We chat with them about their work, what gets them out of bed in the morning, and how they go to where they are today.

Episode Date
Reduce, reuse, recycle: Nappies and period products edition
Jun 23, 2025
Engineering solutions for infertility
Mar 21, 2025
Making the next global vaccine
Feb 21, 2025
Nanotechnology: Tiny science, huge possibilities
Feb 11, 2025
Minding your molars: how ultrasound engineering is transforming dentistry
Jan 06, 2025
'Franken-meat': The future of lab-grown meat
Dec 13, 2024
Is AI killing the internet?
Nov 25, 2024
Who cares for me? Finding solutions to dementia care
Dec 06, 2023
Shining a Light Inside the Body
Nov 17, 2023
Fluid Flow: Lymphedema and Soft Robotics
Nov 02, 2023
Are robots the future of rehabilitation?
Oct 26, 2023
Health Inequalities Amongst Ethnic Minorities
Oct 20, 2023
Pumping life into the future of diabetes management
Oct 03, 2023
Will AI replace doctors?
Sep 20, 2023
How underrated is our sense of smell?
Sep 12, 2023