Podcasts by ISC Presents

Science in Exile - Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw on the crisis facing medics and scientists in Myanmar from 2021-10-28T12:00

Following the February 2021 coup d’état in Myanmar, medical doctors and other scientists have been prominent in resistance movements, with many doctors striking to protest against violence and p...

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Science in Exile - Early-career scientist Eqbal Dauqan shares her story of leaving Yemen to continue her research overseas from 2021-10-21T08:00

This episode of Science in Exile features Eqbal Dauqan, a Yemeni biochemist whose research interests include therapeutic nutrition and the antioxidants in food. Eqbal was forced to halt her rese...

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Science in Exile - Alfred Babo shares his story of being an at-risk and refugee social scientist from 2021-10-14T08:00

In the latest episode of Science in Exile we hear from Alfred Babo, a social scientist whose research focuses on social change, child labour and development, immigration and social conflict, and...

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Science in Exile - how research by one displaced social scientist is uncovering the realities of labour market integration for highly skilled migrants from 2021-10-07T09:00

In this episode of the Science in Exile series we hear from Esmeray Yogun, a sociologist whose research focuses on the integration of highly skilled migrants in the labour market. Yogun is origi...

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Science in Exile - Feras Kharrat shares his story of studying molecular biomedicine in Syria, and later, in Italy from 2021-09-30T12:00

In the first episode of the Science in Exile series we hear from Feras Kharrat, a PhD Scholar in Molecular Biomedicine, originally from Syria and now based in Trieste, Italy. Feras shares his st...

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Coming soon: Science in Exile from 2021-09-28T07:00

ISC Presents: Science in Exile is a series of podcasts featuring interviews with refugee and displaced scientists who share their science, their stories of displacement and their hopes for the f...

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Combating racism in science systems from 2021-07-08T06:00

In the sixth episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - we look at addressing systemic racism in science and science syst...

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Democratizing knowledge and access to tools for sustainable development from 2021-07-01T06:00

In the fifth episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - we look at democratizing knowledge and tools for a more sustainab...

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Gender, sexuality and representation in science from 2021-06-24T06:00

In the fourth episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - we explore representation and visibility in science workplaces, ...

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Better allies, better science from 2021-06-17T06:00

In the third episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - we look at the role of allies in science workplaces and spaces of...

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How can diversity create better science? from 2021-06-10T16:00

In the second episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - we look at how including multiple perspectives can create better...

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Why does diversity in science matter? from 2021-06-03T15:00

In the first episode of the Diversity in Science podcast series - produced in partnership with Nature - Marnie Chesterton interviews ISC CEO from 2020-11-10T23:00

This year's ozone depletion was larger than normal. Should we be worried? And what does the ozone layer have to do with climate change? Professor Matthew England from Australia's UNSW ...

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Arctic ice keeps shrinking: Here's what that means for all of us from 2020-10-20T02:00

The climate in the Arctic is changing before all eyes. A major new study has found that the region is shifting to a new climate with open water and rain replacing ice and snow. A feedback loop i...

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Mary Robinson and Daya Reddy on compassion and leadership during a global crisis from 2020-09-24T01:00

The world is focused on beating COVID-19, and that’s something that can’t happen without the best scientific advice.

But of course, it’s not the only crisis the world is facing.
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Vint Cerf's tech predictions... and fears! from 2020-09-17T06:00

Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. But Google's Chief Internet Evangelist has some surprising fears about the future of the web. 

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Global Science: Big Thinkers from 2020-09-10T02:00

The scientific community has an obligation to explain and champion the role of science in all decisions that affect society. Even when the science is complex and contradicts popularly held ideas...

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Ismail Serageldin: How the world created minorities... and prejudice. from 2020-09-08T11:00

Ismail Serageldin is often described as Egypt's most intelligent man. He has 40 honorary doctorates and has published more than 100 books. Tune in as we speak with him about the role scienc...

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Dr Tolullah Oni reimagines society after COVID-19 from 2020-09-02T01:00

"What is daunting is our current reality. What is less daunting is investing now at a fraction of what the current cost (of COVID-19) is to prevent us from having to do this again." Listen

Melissa Leach and the Inequalities of COVID-19 from 2020-08-28T02:00

"I think there's a real danger that a disproportionate one-size-fits-all lockdown response to COVID is actually going to have bigger health and social and economic impacts down the lin...

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Cara Maesano from 2020-03-20T15:00

In this episode, we talk to Cara Maesano, an environmental epidemiologist and air pollution researcher. Cara is part of the C40 project through the women4climate mentorship program. C40 is an or...

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Gloria Bonder from 2020-03-20T12:00

In this episode, we speak to  Gloria Bonder, who is the Director of the Department of Gender, Society and Policies of the Latin American Postgraduate Instit...

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Lydia Sosa Vargas from 2020-03-20T12:00

In this episode, we speak to Lydia Sosa Vargas, a CNRS researcher at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. Originally from Mexico, she obtained her PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from the Un...

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Vivian Boamah from 2020-03-20T04:00

In this episode, we speak to Vivian Etsipia Boamah, a Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi (KNUST) and fellow of the L’Oreal UNESCO for Women in Sub S...

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Dragana Ilic from 2020-03-15T02:00

In this episode, we speak with Dragana Ilic, a member of the International Astronomical Union. Ilic was awarded the L’Oréal-Unesco “For Women in Science” Serbia National Fellowship in 2014,  and...

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Catherine Jami from 2020-03-06T10:00

 In this episode, we speak with Catherine Jami, Secretary General of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Listen

L. S. Shashidhara from 2020-03-03T16:00

In this episode, we talk to Lingadahalli Subrahmanya Shashidhara, an Indian developmental biologist, geneticist and a professor of Biology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Resear...

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ISC Presents: Women in Science from 2020-03-02T13:00

Recorded at UNESCO during the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we discuss gender equality in science systems, through the voices of six women researchers in STEM from around the ...

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ISC Presents: Women in Science from 2020-03-02T07:00

Recorded at UNESCO during the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we discuss gender equality in science systems, through the voices of six women researchers in STEM from around the ...

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ISC Presents: Women in Science from 2020-03-02T07:00

Recorded at UNESCO during the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we discuss gender equality in science systems, through the voices of six women researchers in STEM from around the ...

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