Lab Matters

Lab Innovations

Lab Innovations presents its new podcast ’Lab Matters’ with our host Harriet Gould talking about the laboratory industry with a weekly guest. Tune in to hear exclusive insights, opinions, stories, and more!

  1. 5 HR AGO

    S5 E3: Blood, Germs & Expertise: How Science Really Changes

    In this episode of Lab Matters, we step inside the Old Operating Theatre Museum with historian Dr Sophie Wearing to explore how science really moves through society. Surrounded by 19th-century surgical instruments, we discuss everything from blood-stained surgeons and the slow acceptance of germ theory to the evolution of medical authority and expertise. Sophie reflects on how science professionalised, how knowledge spreads (often far more slowly than we imagine), and why some “truths” are only true within certain limits. We also look forward - from vaccine breakthroughs during Covid to inequalities in pharmaceutical development, and even the possibility of an approaching AI “winter”. This is a fascinating conversation about progress, power, and the human forces that shape scientific discovery.

    32 min

  2. 29 JAN

    S5 E2: Hope, Chemistry & the Art of Ambiguity: A conversation with Stuart Luke Gatherer

    Artist Stuart Luke Gatherer reflects on creativity, chemistry, and meaning, exploring how science, symbolism, and paint intersect in his work.

    26 min

  3. 15 JAN

    S5 E1: The Technician Journey: Recognition, Progression & the Future of Lab Careers

    In this episode of Lab Matters, Harriet Gould is joined by STEM educator, technician and mentor Lawrence Dawkins-Hall (Science Council) for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about what shapes a science career - and what needs to change next. From early inspiration sparked by the Apollo missions and Attenborough, to the realities of working life in labs, Lawrence shares the highs, the hard lessons, and the turning points that led him to champion better recognition and progression for technicians. The conversation explores professional registration and chartership, the Technician Commitment, and why the sector needs stronger, clearer career pathways that let technical talent thrive without being forced away from the bench.

    42 min

  4. 18/09/2025

    S4 E12: ChemDraw to GenAI: Revvity’s Pierre Morieux on AI’s next leap in the lab

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    41 min

  5. 11/09/2025

    S4 E11: From race cars to sous-vide, Philip Preston on precision & purpose

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    35 min

  6. 04/09/2025

    S4 E10: Business Manager David Oliva tells Harriet about how learning how to learn was different for him

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    31 min

  7. 28/08/2025

    S4 E9: Sam Carling MP tells Harriet about his move from science to politics

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    28 min

  8. 21/08/2025

    S4 E8: Silas Adekunle shows Harriet the human side of robotics

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    34 min
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Lab Innovations presents its new podcast ’Lab Matters’ with our host Harriet Gould talking about the laboratory industry with a weekly guest. Tune in to hear exclusive insights, opinions, stories, and more!

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  • Creator
    Lab Innovations
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Lab Matters