Naturally Speaking
The Naturally Speaking podcast is a science pod-yssey that provides cutting-edge research and ecology chat from the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
- Update frequency
- every 31 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 16 – Gender inequality in Science
This latest episode of the Naturally Speaking podcast explores the increasingly prominent issue of gender inequality in science and engineering. With the help of four Institute researchers: Prof. Dan…
00:35:26 |
Mon 20 Oct 2014
Episode 15 – The Science of Jaws: from shark attacks to marine biology!
In this episode, we feature a Q&A discussion that followed a recent screening of the 1975 film Jaws held at the Glasgow film theatre as part of the 2014 Glasgow Science Festival. Dr David Bailey, Dr …
00:26:04 |
Tue 17 Jun 2014
Episode 14 – Linking science and policy
FEATURED: Our most visited post of 2014 – in this episode we chat to colleagues across the Institute about how they've successfully communicated science into policy.
00:29:16 |
Tue 20 May 2014
Episode 13 – The Science of Jurassic Park
This episode marks the first in a series in which we discuss the science behind some of our favourite science fiction movies. Why start with Jurassic Park? Well, it’s loaded with sciencey concepts, b…
00:52:15 |
Wed 27 Nov 2013
Episode 12 – Research Roundup: Bacteria in Chicken Eggs, Antioxidants and Lifespan, and Maternal Effects on Growth in Salmon
In this Research Roundup episode we summarise three recent research papers published by Institute members. First we discuss Maureen Bain’s recent work examining the extent to which bacteria may pass …
00:26:37 |
Sun 27 Oct 2013
Episode 11 part 2: The Science of Zombies Studio Chat and Follow up!
In the second part of this episode, James Grecian, James Buckley, and Shaun Killen are joined by institute PhD student Darryl McLennan to expand on some of the topics raised in the live show (listen …
00:29:29 |
Mon 24 Jun 2013
Episode 11 part 1: The Science of Zombies Live Show!
In this very special episode we chat about the science of zombie-ism! Could zombies actually exist? Do zombies sleep? We discuss all this and more! The first part of this episode contains the recordi…
00:29:29 |
Mon 24 Jun 2013
Episode 10 – Understanding Infectious Disease
Hello and welcome to our 10th podcast! In this episode we talk with Jo Halliday and Sunny Townsend about their research into epidemiology, the study of patterns, causes and effects of disease. Jo tal…
00:30:39 |
Wed 01 May 2013
Episode 9 – Spatial Ecology Spectacular
How do we understand and quantify the way animals move and interact with their environment? In the first podcastt of 2013 we talk with Grant Hopcraft and Jason Matthiopoulos who have recently joined …
00:30:46 |
Tue 29 Jan 2013
Episode 8 – How to get research funding
In the last podcast of 2012 we discuss how to source research funding and how to write successful grant proposals. Tune in for some top tips and advice from Barbara Mable, Neil Metcalfe and Kathy Dun…
00:32:09 |
Wed 19 Dec 2012
Episode 7 – Fish Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, and Schooling Behaviour
After a bit of a hiatus during the summer we’re back with a somewhat fish-themed episode in which we talk with two new faculty members in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health, and Comparative…
00:27:10 |
Sun 21 Oct 2012
Episode 6 – Research Round Table: Foraging Gannets, Stickleback Growth, and Self-Fertilization
In this Research Round Table episode we discuss three recent research papers from within the institute: a paper by James Grecian and colleagues examining sex-based differences in foraging behaviour i…
00:29:43 |
Sun 29 Jul 2012
Episode 5 – How to Survive a Conference
With several big conferences rapidly approaching, many students will find themselves at their first scientific conference this summer! In this edition of the Survivor’s Guide to Academia, David Bail…
00:29:40 |
Sun 17 Jun 2012
Episode 4 – Glasgow Science Festival Special!
Today marks the start of Glasgow Science Festival, which runs from 5th-17th June and features an array of events across the city to suit all ages and tastes, from knit-a-microbe workshops to geometri…
00:18:56 |
Tue 05 Jun 2012
Episode 3 – Focus on Research: Baby Bunnies and Juvenile Salmon
In this episode James Buckley and Shaun Killen chat with Institute researchers Dominic McCafferty and Donald Reid. Dominic tells us about how he’s used thermal imaging to see how baby rabbits – which…
00:20:50 |
Mon 28 May 2012
Episode 2 – Research Round Table: Wild Dogs, Sheep Testes, Bovine TB
This episode is the first of what we’re calling “Research Round Tables”, in which we’ll be summarizing some recent work from the Institute. Other episodes will also feature interviews/discussions wit…
00:16:32 |
Sun 27 May 2012
Episode 1 – Surviving Your Viva!
Finally! Our first ever podcast episode, in which Zara Gladman, Leoni de Wert, Rowland Kao, and Shaun Killen discuss how to survive your viva – the oral examination that every PhD student must pass b…
00:19:20 |
Tue 15 May 2012
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