In this talk Dr Nathan Davies (University College London) will reflect on the applicability and benefits of a palliative approach with reference to research led by his team on palliative dementia care, including their EMBED-Care programme.
In Episode Four of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease heads to the roof of the Chancellors' Building to discuss the future of solar energy with experts leading the way at the University of Bath. In this episode he meets: Professor Alison Walker from Bath's Department of Physics. Alison’s research concerns multiscale modelling of perovskite solar cells and organic devices such as displays. In 2019, she chaired the Solar Commission whose aim was to show how UK inno...
This event will feature presentations from Dr Diana Teggi, Dr Fawn Harrad and Carinna Lumayno who will reflect on what research tells us about how these decisions are currently managed and how practice might be improved.
Professor Doka commences our three-seminar series on ambiguous and disenfranchised loss reflecting on contemporary deaths and the ongoing relevance of his theories of anticipatory and disenfranchised grief today.
In this IPR lecture, Financial Times public policy editor Peter Foster discusses his book "What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It". Six years after Brexit, Peter Foster argues that it’s time that we stop having the same conversations over and over again. We need to move on, because in the meantime so much has changed. The economic realities that are making the UK less competitive, less productive and less well-off are ever more obvious - and more and more people are finding out...
Revd Canon Nigel Rawlinson, University Chaplain, is joined by Visiting Local Faith Leaders: Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour (Islam), Mother Sarah (Orthodox) and Iris Segall (Jewish). Together they reaffirm the importance of building and protecting safe spaces founded on mutual respect, and discuss what is common between the faiths and strategies to support nonviolence and peace. This podcast was recorded in front of an invited audience.
New York Times bestselling author, Order of the Good Death founder, and Ask a Mortician creator Caitlin Doughty will talk with CDAS's former director and Death Studies Scholar-at-Large, John Troyer, about innovation and change in 21st Century Death World.
Originally recorded for the University of Bath Youtube channel, this podcast is the result of an exploratory study conducted by researchers working in education, policy studies, psychology and medical humanities across the universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter, from 2022-23. This project was made possible through funding from the GW4 Alliance. In this podcast, the research team talk to young people, teachers and school leaders about what their schools are doing around mental health and their ...
In this lecture, Dr Stephen Hall (Lecturer in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics at the University of Bath) joins us to talk about his new book "The Authoritarian International: Tracing How Authoritarian Regimes Learn in the Post-Soviet Space." He is joined by discussants Prof Gulnaz Sharafutdinova (Professor of Russian Politics and Acting Director of Russia Institute at King's College London) and Prof Thomas Ambrosio (Professor of Political Science at North Dakota State University). This lecture ...
In this lecture, Dr Anna Killick discusses her book, Politicians and Economic Experts: The Limits of Technocracy, an in-depth study of how politicians engage with economists and economic opinion. In recent years politics has seen an increasing role in economic policymaking for a technocracy of experts. How do politicians feel about this and how do they balance their political and ethical aims with economic expertise? In Politicians and Economic Experts: The Limits of Technocracy, Anna Killick of...
In this lecture Professor Larry Bartels joins us to discuss his new book 'Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism'. In this provocative book, Larry Bartels dismantles the pervasive myth of a populist wave in contemporary European public opinion. While there has always been a substantial reservoir of populist sentiment, Europeans are no less trusting of their politicians and parliaments than they were two decades ago, no less enthusiastic about European int...
In this IPR lecture, Stefan Eich (Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University) joins us to discuss his book "The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes". Money appears to be beyond the reach of democratic politics, but this appearance - like so much about money - is deceptive. Even when the politics of money is impossible to ignore, its proper democratic role can be difficult to discern. In "The Currency of Politics", Eich examines six crucial...
Energy transitions in line with climate targets are often framed as largely technological challenges. But decarbonisation processes are affecting all aspects of human life. How can they best be managed, especially in regions that are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels? In this lecture, Professor Ricardo Garcia Mira (Professor of Social Psychology at the University of A Coruna, Spain) joins us to discuss the social aspects of the clean energy transition in Europe. This event took place on 16...
The Rt Revd Paul Bayes, former Bishop of Liverpool, patron of the Open Table Network and passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, reaches out with a message of support and encouragement on Bath University's Pride on Campus day 2023.
In this special IPR lecture, Professor Barry Eichengreen joins us to discuss his latest co-authored book, In Defense of Public Debt, which explores the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. This event took place on 24 April 2023. It forms part of the IPR's 'Polycrisis!' lecture series.
The oceans are vital to life on this planet. But they are under threat from unsustainable levels of exploitation. In this lecture, Professor Guy Standing discusses his latest book 'The Blue Commons', arguing that in addition to the already established ‘green politics’, we urgently need a ‘blue politics’ that is grounded in the principle of the commons. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London and a founding member and honorary co-president of the Basic Incom...
In this lecture, Professor Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake join us to discuss their latest book ‘Restarting the future: How to fix the intangible economy’. Our economies have become increasingly reliant on intangible assets that derive their value from ideas, knowledge and relationships rather than material properties. Haskel and Westlake explore how intangible assets differ from tangible ones and why it is important that the institutions that govern our economies keep up with the intangible ...
Episode Three: How can we tackle preventable diseases? In Episode Three of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses preventable diseases with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose research focuses on improving health around the world. Professor Asel Sartbaeva – based in the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies – first joined the University in the Earth Sciences Department and went on to focus on the des...
CDAS Co-Director Dr Kate Woodthorpe talks to Dr Helen Frisby and Dr Brian Parsons. They consider, ‘How does the past inform the present? by reflecting on the history of royal pageantry surrounding the death of a monarch, including ritual in the Georgian and Victorian eras.
In this masterclass Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE and Pete Dyson discuss how policymakers can use behaviour change evidence in practice, with examples of what works in environmental and transport policy. Lorraine Whitmarsh is Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath and Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). Pete Dyson is a Doctoral Researcher in Transport & Travel Behaviour at the University of Bath and former Principal Behavio...
Revd Canon Nigel Rawlinson, Bath University Chaplain, is joined by Local Visiting Faith Leaders: Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour (Islam), Mother Sarah (Orthodox), Dr Jason Hart (Buddhist) and Iris Segall (Jewish). The panel focus their discussion on World Interfaith Harmony Week’s themes of ‘love of good’ and ‘loving your neighbour’.
In Episode Two of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses the potential of big data for society with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose research focuses on big data and digitisation. Professor Chris Budd – based in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Institute for Mathematical Innovation – creates and analyses mathematical models of the real world. His work utilises historical data, ONS statistics, and medical imagery to provide i...
Orthodox Nun and Visiting Local Faith Leader Mother Sarah is joined by students from the Christian Union and the Islamic Society to discuss how faith writings can help with feelings of loneliness and isolation. The panel share Christian, Islamic and Buddhist writings that have proved helpful to them.
In this public lecture, Lead Social Scientist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank Michael Woolcock, discusses his forthcoming book International Development: Navigating Humanity’s Greatest Challenge. This hybrid event took place on 10/11/2022.
In this IPR public lecture Chief Executive of the Royal Arts Society, Andrew Haldane, discusses the rethinking and reformulation of life in the 21st century. Featuring contributions from Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, Professor Ian White, and Vice-President (Community and Inclusion), Professor Rajani Naidoo in addition. This hybrid event took place on the 7th of November 2022.
In this Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST) and the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) panel event, Baroness Parminter, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Hirra Khan Adeogun, Nick Molho and Professor Nick Pearce discuss the House of Lords report: In our hands: behaviour change for climate and environmental goals and what it means for government, business and civil society. This event took place on the 7th of November 2022 as an online event.
In this event, Dr Ana Catalano Weeks (University of Bath) joined us to discuss her new book 'Making gender salient: From gender quota laws to policy'. Featuring contributions from Professor Rosie Campbell (King's College London) and Dr Peter Allen (University of Bath). This event took place at the University of Bath on 14 July 2022. For further information on the book, visit: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/making-gender-salient/2D3D592FC6C6B1182203FAA84149E09D.
In this lecture, Professor in Political Theory, Chris Armstrong, discusses his latest book ‘A blue new deal: Why we need a new politics for the ocean'. He explores existing governing institutions and makes the case for a powerful World Ocean Authority, putting equality, democracy, and sustainability at the heart of ocean politics. This lecture took place online on 29 June 2022 and is part of the series 'Our oceans: A deep dive': https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/our-oceans-a-deep-dive/.
In this webinar, Professor Jaideep Roy joined us to discuss his research on automation, displacement and democracy. This webinar took place on 22 June 2022.
In this lecture Dr Graeme Garrard (Cardiff University) discusses the ideas behind his new book 'The return of the state and why it is essential for our health, wealth and happiness', published by Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256758/the-return-of-the-state/. This event took place online on 21 June 2022.
