UCL Press Play

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Step into the minds of leading academics with UCL Press Play: a podcast and documentary series featuring groundbreaking voices and cutting edge ideas. Join UCL academics as they uncover ground-breaking new ideas and fresh insights on diverse topics such as queer histories, neurodiversity, and climate justice. Season 4: A Cup of Tea With… is your chance to share a tea break with inspiring academics from UCL (University College London). Join Professor Judy Stephenson, Professor of Economic History of the Built Environment, to learn how they got into their field and hear insights from their research. Plus, find out how they like their tea! Website and transcripts: https://uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-play/

  1. 2日前

    A cup of tea with Professor Philip Schofield

    The Bentham Project oversees the publication of The Collected Works of renowned philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham. In this episode, Professor Judy Stephenson hears more about the project from Professor Philip Schofield, Professor of the History of Legal and Political Thought, Director of the Bentham Project and General Editor of the Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. Prof Schofield discusses Bentham’s political views, as revealed in the over 100,000 manuscript pages Bentham bequeathed to UCL upon his death, and why AI offers no help to the project.

    30分

  2. 2日前

    A cup of tea with Professor Matthew J. Smith

    The ripples of history are around us at all times, whether we notice them or not. In this episode, Professor Judy Stephenson is in conversation with Professor Matthew J. Smith: Professor of History, and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. Prof Smith discusses the field of Caribbean history, and the complex history of the Caribbean as a nexus of interatlantic imperial trade. Prof Smith will be the Principal Investigator on Valuable Lives (VL): the core research project of the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS). This project received a $575,000 grant from a North American funder to support the development of a publicly accessible database listing every person enslaved in the British Caribbean between 1817 and 1832.

    32分

  3. 6月17日

    A cup of tea with Professors Judy Stephenson and Dame Henrietta

    Join Professor Judy Stephenson in conversation with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, Professor of Culture, Philosophy and Design, and Director of the UCL Institute of Global Prosperity. In this episode, Prof Dame Moore shares her unconventional analogy for the economy, and makes impassioned arguments for keeping our focus on how people actually live, and cross-discipline collaboration. Prof Dame Moore co-edited Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century: Concepts, models and metrics alongside Matthew Davies, Nikolay Mintchev and Saffron Woodcraft. This book, available as a free PDF from UCL Press, challenges orthodox understandings of economic models to set out a vision for how prosperity can be achieved for all.

    23分

  4. 6月17日

    A cup of tea with Professors Judy Stephenson and Ella Cockbain

    Join Professor Judy Stephenson in conversation with Professor Ella Cockbain, Professor of Human Trafficking and Exploitation, and Research Director for UCL Department of Security and Crime Science. They discuss the limits of anti-trafficking approaches and criminal justice responses to exploitation, and Prof Cockbain shares her journey from advertising to security and crime science. Prof Cockbain co-edited Evaluating Anti-Trafficking Interventions: Critical reflections and lessons from the field alongside Prof Aiden Sidebottom and Sheldon X. Zhang. This book, available as a free PDF from UCL Press, offers practical guidance and critical reflections on anti-trafficking interventions from cross-discipline specialists.

    26分

  5. 6月9日

    A cup of tea with Professors Judy Stephenson and Daniel Miller

    AI is becoming increasingly anthropomorphised and integrated into all aspects of our lives. Join Professors Judy Stephenson and Daniel Miller, Professor of Anthropology, as they discuss the different meanings and values that people assign to AI. Plus, learn more about what inspired Prof Miller to enter the field of anthropology. Daniel Miller is director of the Centre for Digital Anthropology at UCL. Most recently, he co-edited An Anthropological Approach to mHealth alongside Dr Charlotte Hawkins and Patrick Awondo. This book, available as a free PDF from UCL Press, proposes a radically different anthropological approach to the development and dissemination of mobile health (mHealth), a rapidly growing sector in healthcare.

    28分

  6. 2月18日

    Universities and Climate Action, featuring Professor Tristan McCowan

    Universities must be at the heart of climate action, and not just through research and tech. In this episode, Professor Tristan McCowan, Professor of International Education, highlights the power of community partnerships, indigenous knowledge and grassroots initiatives to drive local change. Professor McCowan argues that from resisting climate denial to modelling sustainable communities, universities have both the responsibility and the potential to help shape a just climate future.

    29分

  7. 2月11日

    Why We Should Love Wasps, featuring Professor Seirian Sumner

    More than just picnic pests, wasps are vital to our ecosystems, but are deeply misunderstood. Joining Professor Philip Schofield in this episode is Professor Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology and avid defender of wasps. Professor Sumner dissects the evolutionary role of wasps as ancestors of bees and ants, their potential in cancer research, and their overlooked ecological value: making a case for embracing wasps as allies in biodiversity and science.

    38分

  8. 2月4日

    Ecosystems and Disease, featuring Dr Rory Gibb

    Rising temperatures and ecosystem disruption are reshaping the global landscape of infectious disease. Computational biologist Dr Rory Gibb joins Professor Philip Schofield to discuss how climate change and social inequality are fuelling increases in mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever and West Nile virus. From cutting-edge vaccines to rethinking urban design, Dr Gibb explains why tackling infectious disease requires urgent action; especially for the world’s most vulnerable communities.

    30分
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番組について

Step into the minds of leading academics with UCL Press Play: a podcast and documentary series featuring groundbreaking voices and cutting edge ideas. Join UCL academics as they uncover ground-breaking new ideas and fresh insights on diverse topics such as queer histories, neurodiversity, and climate justice. Season 4: A Cup of Tea With… is your chance to share a tea break with inspiring academics from UCL (University College London). Join Professor Judy Stephenson, Professor of Economic History of the Built Environment, to learn how they got into their field and hear insights from their research. Plus, find out how they like their tea! Website and transcripts: https://uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-play/

情報

  • チャンネル
    UCL
  • クリエイター
    UCL Podcasts
  • 配信期間
    24年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    23
  • 制限指定
    不適切な内容を含まない
  • Copyright
    © 2026 UCL Podcasts

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