Additive manufacturing allows us to produce parts at a reduced size and weight. For amputees, this means we can create powered prosthetics that are both durable and a more comfortable fit. Working alongside Moog and Blatchford we set out to bring our powered prosthetics research to the commercial market. Professor Andrew Plummer discusses how this could be game-changing for the prosthetics industry. Transcript: "Imagine you got ill, maybe diabetes or had an accident and had to have a leg amputat...
Jan 07, 2021•2 min
Bath, like the rest of the UK, was dramatically impacted by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. The Institute for Policy Research (IPR), in cooperation with The Good Economy, launched a brief project to find out what the "on the ground" situation was for anchor institutions in Bath and how to rebuild a more sustainable and inclusive economy. In this launch event, co-hosted by the IPR and The Good Economy, co-authors Professor James Copestake, Dr Charlie Larkin and Mark Hepworth discuss their f...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Human capital theory, or the notion that there is a direct relationship between educational investment and individual and national prosperity, has dominated public policy on education and labor for the past fifty years. In this book launch, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce (University of Bath), and featuring contributions from Ewart Keep (University of Oxford) and Leesa Wheelahan (University of Toronto), authors Phillip Brown (Cardiff University), Hugh Lauder (University of Bath), and Sin Yi Che...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In this online lecture, Dr Matt Dickson and Professor Harry Rutter are joined by Deputy Director of Population Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, Tracy Daszkiewicz, who shares her thoughts and experience on public health leadership through times of crises. This lecture took place on 10 November 2020.
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In this special, in-conversation event, Professor Nick Pearce chats to US National Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times, Edward Luce. They discuss the 2020 US election, the reshaping of US politics, and the consequences for the US and beyond. This event took place on 22 October 2020.
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In this online lecture, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce, Professor of Food Policy at City, University of London, Tim Lang, discusses the challenge now facing Brexit Britain over food security. Featuring a response from Director of Policy and Strategy at the Soil Association, Joanna Lewis, and an introduction from Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White. This lecture took place on 21 October 2020.
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min
In this online lecture, chaired by Professor Nick Pearce, author and environmentalist campaigner, Guy Shrubsole, discusses land ownership and land use in a time of climate and ecological emergency. This lecture took place on 7 October 2020.
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Paul, Effie and Nicola discuss psychological resilience including what it is, why you might want it and what you can do to build it.
Oct 14, 2020•24 min
In this webinar, chaired by Professor Jane Millar, Senior Research Fellow in the University of Oxford Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Fran Bennett, and Change Director General and Senior Responsible Owner for Universal Credit, Neil Couling CBE, discuss the policy issues for couples claiming Universal Credit. This webinar took place on 25 September 2020.
Sep 29, 2020•58 min
In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and School of Management Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy, Professor Leslie Budd discusses the ESA European Exploration Envelope Programme (E3P), and the prospect of Space 4.0 transforming Europe’s regions and their economic governance. This webinar took place on 9 September 2020.
Sep 17, 2020•53 min
In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Department of Social and Policy Sciences, Stephen Muers discusses culture and values in politics and policymaking; his experience in government; and what lessons can be learned. This webinar took place on 7 September 2020, as part of the MSc Public Policy online residential.
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Living with uncertainty can be hard. In the third episode of the Heads Up podcast three members of the Counselling and Mental Health Team discuss ways we can tolerate uncertainty and feel less anxious.
Jul 31, 2020•24 min
In this webinar, hosted by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Stephen Muers discusses his new book, 'Culture and values at the heart of policymaking: An insider's guide', published by Policy Press. Also featuring contributions from Professor Nick Pearce and Jill Rutter (UK in a Changing Europe), Stephen draws on his years of experience as a senior government policymaker, as well as global research to expose the crucial impact culture and values have on policy success and political accounta...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr
In this webinar, chaired by Professor Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, we are joined by Dr Shona McIntosh, Dr Maria Loades, and Dr Justin Rogers, who discuss the consequences of lockdown on young people; how it impacts their mental health; and how we can best prepare them for returning to school. This webinar took place on 9 July 2020.
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In this webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Death and Society (CDAS), Dr John Troyer, Dr Chao Fang, Dr Jo Wilson and Dr Paula Smith discuss end of life care and bereavement support amid COVID-19. This webinar took place on 29 June 2020.
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
In this webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Death and Society (CDAS), Dr John Troyer discusses the AIDS pandemic, and what social and political inferences we can apply to today's COVID-19 crisis. This webinar took place on 25 June 2020.
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min
In this online launch event, Rita Griffiths, Fran Bennett and Jane Millar discuss findings from their new report, co-authored with Marsha Wood, 'Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money'. They are joined by Nick Pearce and Chief Executive of the Child Poverty Action Group, Alison Garnham. Access the report via: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/uncharted-territory-universal-credit-couples-and-money/ This event took place on 22 June 2020.
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min
We talk about what procrastination is, why it may be happening and what you can do about it.
Jun 18, 2020•24 min
In this webinar, Rebecca Montacute (Sutton Trust), Charlotte Chadderton (Bath Spa University), Sam Friedman (LSE), Martha Longdon (Office for Students) and Matt Dickson (IPR) discuss how COVID-19 impacts the widening participation agenda. This webinar took place on 4 June 2020.
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Dr Rana Jawad from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy at the University of Bath talks to Andy Dunne about her research and expertise in relation to welfare systems in the MENA regions. For more on Rana's research see https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/rana-jawad .
Jun 04, 2020•25 min
In this podcast three members of the Counselling and Mental Health Team chat through the challenges we can find when we move back in with our families, how to understand the difficulties and some helpful tips to help mange it.
Jun 02, 2020•24 min
In this Public Lecture, conservationist and rewilding specialist, Prof Alastair Driver, explained the pros and cons of rewilding and reintroducing missing species, and illustrated how working with nature rather than against it can actually benefit the economy and society as a whole. This Public Lecture took place on 11 February 2020 at the University of Bath.
Feb 27, 2020•55 min
In this Public Lecture, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union, Philip Rycroft, examined the new government's intentions post-Brexit, and asked what the future might hold for the United Kingdom itself. This Public Lecture took place on 21 January 2020 at the University of Bath.
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 30 min
In this IPR Public Lecture, Professor Timothy Mitchell discusses how the climate emergency confronts us with the problem of growth. Can we avert a planetary catastrophe by altering the ways we consume resources, adopting a new path of “green growth”? Or is the survival of human societies incompatible with continued economic expansion, requiring the radical alternative of de-growth? Professor Mitchell is a University of Bath Global Chair for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. His appointment has been...
Jan 17, 2020•57 min
New Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) at the University of Bath, Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones talks about her research, her motivations for doing it and the wider work of the Centre which will be officially relaunched at an event to be held on Wednesday 15 January 2020. Presented by Andy Dunne. Find out more about CASP at www.bath.ac.uk/casp
Jan 14, 2020•27 min
In this Panel Debate, Patrick Holden (Sustainable Food Trust), Joanna Lewis (Soil Association), Jo Edwards (Castle Farm Organics), Phil Stocker (National Sheep Association), and Jack Farmer (LettUs Grow) discuss how can we ensure that the way we grow, distribute and eat food provides healthy and affordable nutrition whilst restoring ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of farmers; what the future of British farming may look like; and how we can measure and value sustainability and soil, plan...
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 39 min
Dr Joanna Syrda from our School of Management talks to Vicky Just about her study on the effect of spouse income on men's mental health. https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/husbands-stress-increases-if-wives-earn-more-than-40-per-cent-of-household-income-new-research/
Nov 27, 2019•10 min
In this talk, Prof Louise Brown of Department of Social & Policy Sciences at the University of Bath discusses the GCRF-funded project that focusses on transferring, contextualising and implementing sustainable social work interventions into low and middle income countries.
Nov 21, 2019•17 min
In this Public Lecture, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth, Craig Bennett, explores how doubling tree cover; restoring peat bogs, wetlands and functioning ecosystems; and putting nature back into our towns and cities is essential for solving the climate and ecological emergency. And, how it might be good for people’s health and wellbeing too. This Public Lecture took place on 6 November 2019, and is part of the IPR's public event series, 'The future is in our lands'.
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 33 min
In this Public Lecture, Professor of Criminal Justice at Royal Holloway University of London, Nicholas Hardwick, discusses the prisons crisis, what's gone wrong and how to fix it. This Public Lecture took place on 7 November 2019.
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 33 min
