Podcasts

Professor Chris van der Kuyl FRSE brings together a panel of experts and young people to discuss the effects of digital communications over lockdown.

RSE Fellow, Professor Alison Phipps on issues asylum seekers and refugees face in a post-Brexit Britain.

A discussion on the inequalities and future of social care and welfare systems that many people with disabilities rely on in a post-pandemic economy.

Professors Lynn Abrams and Ian Rivers discuss how to solve gender and LGBTI equality and diversity issues in modern Scotland.

Scotland compares very poorly with other countries in Europe and even within the UK when it comes to health inequalities, but why?

Talat Yaqoob and Louise Macdonald talk about improving both public debate and participation by looking at how the public has been informed and engaged during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nasar Meer discusses the impact of Covid-19 on black and ethnic minority groups across Scotland and the UK.

Talat Yaqoob examines how Covid-19 has highlighted inequalities across various sectors across the country, including the economy, employment, healthcare and childcare.

Professor Niamh Nic Daéid talks about using the learning from the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance Scotland’s ability to effectively utilise data, evidence, and science in preparing for and responding to future challenges.

Caroline Gardner discusses the learning from the pandemic to support inclusive public services and innovative thinking.

An illuminating and entertaining conversation between award-winning actor and comedian Janey Godley and Kirsty Wark FRSE, discussing the ways in which communication has become important during the pandemic.

Hear from Professor Sir Ian Boyd about using the learning from Covid-19 to enhance Scotland’s resilience to deal with large-scale disruptions and challenges of the future.

Meet Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak who successfully led the launch of the Lighthouse Labs, the UK’s capacity for testing at such scale and the need for collaboration between science and industry.

Dame Seona Reid on the impact of Covid-19 on culture and the creative arts.

Dr Stella Chan discusses how lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected people’s mental health, how mental health services may be impacted post-lockdown and coping strategies for difficult times like the present.

Professor Stephen Reicher on the science and analysis of public behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In Episode 2 of our ‘Tea and Talk’ podcast, Dr. Rebekah Widdowfield chats with the CEO of Novabiotics, Dr. Deborah O’Neil about the efficacy of creating drugs, how the vaccine development process works, current efforts being made to produce treatments for COVID-19, and how the current pandemic has affected our approach to global production and collaboration.Subscribe for a new episode every Friday. The Royal Society of Edinburgh — @news_RSE Dr. Rebekah Widdowfield — @Rebekah_RSE Dr. Deborah O’Neil — @debsoneil | @NovaBiotics 

Professor Dame Anne Glover on the importance of using science and scientific evidence to inform government policy and how these have been used in the UK during the Covid-19 crisis.