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Insight offers a look into the people behind our education, the stories that led to a lecturer writing physics equations on the whiteboard at the front of the your lecture theatre. Join us as we interview the academics making St Andrews.

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Insight offers a look into the people behind our education, the stories that led to a lecturer writing physics equations on the whiteboard at the front of the your lecture theatre. Join us as we interview the academics making St Andrews.

    Veronika Vašícková

    Veronika Vašícková

    Join Luke and Veronika as they discuss: Veronika’s time in St Andrews, how she got onto her Astroparticle Physics PhD in Germany, her favourite Physics joke and much more in this episode of Insight.
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    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 33 min
    Christmas Quiz Special 2023

    Christmas Quiz Special 2023

    Listen to the presidents of PhySoc, AstroSoc and EASy battle it out in a game of Jeopardy to see who is crowned this year's champion! Enjoy listening and happy holidays here from Insight!
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    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 55 min
    Dr Bernd Braunecker

    Dr Bernd Braunecker

    Join Michael and Dr Braunecker in this episode of Insight as they discuss:
    -the different sides of his research
    -what makes a good student and a good teacher
    -and why he owns 30 musical instruments.
    Enjoy Listening!!
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    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 39 min
    Welcome to St Andrews! Freshers Special

    Welcome to St Andrews! Freshers Special

    Welcome to your first year studying Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews! You are bound to have many questions and who better to answer them than the people who were just in your shoes.
    Listen to our new Insight Producer Luke speak to Sham, Ben and Murry about their experiences in 1st year physics, being class reps and their thoughts on St Andrews' traditions. We also hear from Lilla, the president of the Physoc, about her work in the society and her time so far in St Andrews.
    Enjoy listening!!
    __________
    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 27 min
    Wren Vetens

    Wren Vetens

    Finishing up our CERN mini-series, we talk to Wren Vetens about her path into physics, her work on the CMS detector and her experiences as a trans woman in a traditionally male-dominated field.
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    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 43 min
    Professor Marumi Kado

    Professor Marumi Kado

    The future and the past of the Higgs boson, ATLAS, and CERN. Do we need the FCC? And much more in this interview!
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    "Furious Freak”
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 43 min

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