Public lecture podcasts

Minerva lecture on 12 September 2018 given by Dr Ian Walker. Transport psychologist from the University of Bath, Dr Ian Walker, notched up 4,300km in just 11 days to win the North Cape 4000 unsupported bike race this summer. How do you prepare for this kind of ride? What do you pack? What should you eat and what do you actually end up eating? If you hit the wall and feel like there’s nothing left in the tank, then how do you push through? And what do you think about for mile after mile, cycling up to 16 hours a day? Hear more from Ian sharing his experiences and reflections with some expert help from researchers across the University.

In this presentation Dr Alison Parken OBE (Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff Business School)discusses mainstreaming gender equality in Wales. This presentation took place on 13 September 2018 as part of the IPR's Annual Symposium, 'Feminism, Gender Equality, and Public Policy: Where are we now?'

In this panel debate Olivia Dickinson (Let Toys Be Toys), Azmina Dhrodia (Amnesty International), Stephanie Boland (Prospect) and Dr Leda Blackwood discuss social media and everyday sexism. This panel debate took place on 13 September 2018 as part of the IPR's Annual Symposium, 'Feminism, Gender Equality, and Public Policy: Where are we now?'

In this panel debate Dr Susan Milner, Dr Rita Griffiths, Professor Professor Nira Yuval-Davis and Professor Jane Millar OBE FBA discuss barriers to equality; gender pay gap; childcare costs; poverty; Universal Credit; and loneliness. This panel debate took place on 13 September 2018 as part of the IPR's Annual Symposium, 'Feminism, Gender Equality, and Public Policy: Where are we now?'

In this panel debate Dr Ana Weeks, Gita Sahgal, Professor Sarah Childs, Dr Farah Mihlar and Dr Emma Carmel discuss the role of women in politics and work. This panel debate took place on 13 September 2018 as part of the IPR's Annual Symposium, 'Feminism, Gender Equality, and Public Policy: Where are we now?'

In this IPR Lecture Professor Emma Griffin (University of East Anglia) explores the history of the gender pay gap. This IPR Lecture took place on 13 September 2018 as part of the IPR's Annual Symposium, 'Feminism, Gender Equality, and Public Policy: Where are we now?'

A recording of the lecture from 13 June 2018, which overviews the tremendous contribution of Professor Darryl Almond to the research profile of the University of Bath. Darryl had a unique ability to use his expertise in physics to undertake cutting edge research across a range of subjects in science and engineering.

A recording of Professor Sarah White’s inaugural lecture that took place on 25 April 2018. In the lecture, Professor White argues we need to make relationships and morality central to thinking about wellbeing, and considers implications for policy and practice.

With Professor Ian Goldin, University of Oxford from 9 May 2018 The talk identifies the drivers of global growth, showing why emerging markets are likely to continue to grow at high levels for the coming decades, with particularly rapid growth in Asia. Rising life expectancy and collapsing fertility around the world has dramatic consequences for pensions, retirement, dependency and employment patterns. Meanwhile, advances in artificial intelligence and robotics is transforming the nature of work and has the potential to replace significant numbers of jobs and widen inequality. http://www.bath.ac.uk/events/gerald-walters-memorial-lecture-renaissance-2-0-the-disruptive-changes-shaping-our-world/

Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb from the University of Cambridge explains how mathematical concepts can be used beyond special effects - from the reconstruction of crucial information in satellite images, and the restoration of magnetic resonance (MR) images, to the manipulation of digital photographs and the restoration of artworks.