Welcome to We are the University, a podcast which opens a window on to the people that make Cambridge University unique. Students, archivists, professors, alumni: all have a story to share.
Latest episodes
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42 min
Welcome to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast!
Welcome to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast!One series at a time, we break down complex issues into simple questions. Subscribe here: https://mind-over-chatter.c…
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33 min
How organisational culture works, without an office - Jennifer Howard-Grenville
We speak to Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo Professor in Organisation Studies, at the Cambridge Judge Business School. This is a fascinating conversation, we look at organisation…
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28 min
How to create racial equality at the workplace - Kamal Munir
In this episode Dr Kamal Munir, reader in strategy and policy at the Cambridge Judge Business School, joins us to talk about how racial inequality is reproduced in organisations an…
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25 min
Left out of the conversation: Teenagers and Covid-19 - Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
In this episode we speak to Professor Sarah-Jane Blakemore from the Department of Psychology, about the adolescent brain and the return to school.We think about the effects of soci…
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31 min
Reimagining the future of the post Covid-19 university - Simone Eringfeld
In this episode, we speak to Simone Eringfeld, MPhil student at the Faculty of Education and producer of the Cambridge Quaranchats podcast. We talk about education in the time of C…
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31 min
Working parents in the Age of Coronavirus - Helen McCarthy
In this episode:We speak to Dr Helen McCarthy, a Historian of Modern Britain at the Faculty of History and Author of Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood. In recent months…
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37 min
Taking care of your digital wellbeing - Tyler Shores
In this episode we talk to Tyler Shores about digital fatigue and distraction, and how we can all take care of our digital wellbeing.We also talk about his experience of setting up…
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26 min
The social media professional who's passionate about helping his community - Ibrahim Rahman
In this episode we talk to Ibrahim Rahman about how he’s been raising money for Cambridge City foodbank and helping Muslim families struggling with hardships during the pandemic.We…
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34 min
How building cars is a bit like studying the brain - Nicole Horst
We talk to Nicole Horst about her journey from the body shop of a car manufacturing plant to a research project studying obsessive compulsive disorder, and about finding her true p…
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32 min
The polar explorer using Grime to break the ice - Prem Gill
It’s not often someone compares the voices of seals to the sounds of space set to a Grime beat. But when he’s not monitoring seals from space, PhD student Prem Gill is using ‘Seal…
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23 min
The Student Working to Make Education Accessible to Everyone- Shadab Ahmed
Final-year chemist Shadab Ahmed reflects on his sabbatical year as Cambridge University Student Union Access and Funding Officer, the importance of role models, and how increasing…
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29 min
The Neuroscientist Working To Prevent Suicide In Teenagers - Anne - Laura Van Harmelen
We talk to Dr Anne-Laura van Harmelen, a neuroscientist, who became fascinated by the brain as a teenager, after her dad gave her a copy of Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook His Wi…
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39 min
The Doctor Using Smartphones to Save Lives in War Zones - Waheed Arian
Having survived the civil war in Afghanistan, Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15. He went on to study medicine at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Today he’s using smartphones an…
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21 min
The Woman who Brought Space Invaders to the UK - Pat Marsh
In this episode, Charis and I speak to Cambridge University alumna, Pat Marsh. When we recorded the interview, we didn’t have any of the studio equipment with us, just a phone, but…
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35 min
Releasing the Imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School - James Biddulph
Welcome to We are the University. A podcast about the people who make Cambridge University unique.In this episode we meet James Biddulph, the headmaster of the University of Cambri…
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24 min
The star rower whose research examines teachers’ perceptions of intelligence - Daphne Martschenko
Daphne Martschenko, president of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club, is determined to make the sport of rowing more accessible. Her mission to pave the way for greater diversit…
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37 min
AI and the classroom. Using machine learning to identify why children struggle at school - Duncan Astle
In this episode we chat to Duncan Astle, a developmental neuroscientist, who’s based at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Duncan and I talk about his recent study that use…
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32 min
From Discovering So Solid Crew to Researching Hate Crimes - Julian Hargreaves
Welcome to We are the University. A podcast about the alumni, staff and students who make Cambridge University unique.In this episode we chat to Julian Hargreaves about his life in…