Latest Interviews


A ‘new’ way of bringing science to the masses

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Feb 2014

We find out more about Soapbox Science – a ‘new’ way of bringing science to the masses from founder…

Science and outreach with Anne Pawsey

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 13 Jan 2014

Anne Pawsey has recently scooped the Very Early Career Physicist Award, given for excellence in sci…

Giving life to the dead: Barts Pathology Museum's Carla Valentine

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 13 Dec 2013

Carla Valentine gives life to the dead – not only does she ensure the preservation of 5,000 specime…

Life Fantastic with Dr Alison Woollard

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Nov 2013

Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford plans to excite the nation’s inner-scientist with …

Discussing UK Science with Andrea Sella

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Oct 2013

Chemist, TV and radio science personality and king of the chemistry demo - Andrea Sella talks to us…

Talking endogenous retroviruses with Dr Ravinder Kanda

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Sep 2013

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) constitute a substantial fraction of vertebrate genomes, but how did…

Glassblowing with Stephanie Preston

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Aug 2013

All of us at some stage in our careers have used scientific glassware – but how do those intricate …

Talking turbulence and climate change with Dr Paul Williams

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Jul 2013

New research indicates transatlantic airline passengers may soon be in for a bumpier ride according…

Chris Lintott talks astronomy and citizen science

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Jun 2013

Fast becoming the face of astronomy after his success on The Sky at Night – Chris Lintott also pion…

Talking cancer-beating proton beams with Professor Carsten Welsch

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 May 2013

There is more to accelerator physics than just smashing sub atomic particles against each other and…

Scott R. White - The man who can heal materials

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Apr 2013

For many the work of Scott R. White seems like magic – he can make material heal itself when cracke…

Professor Andrew Harrison: Bringing neutrons to the masses

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Mar 2013

Neutrons can be used to answer questions in most scientific disciplines says Professor Andrew Harri…

Connecting serial killers and disease with Mark Stevenson

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Feb 2013

A technique designed to help criminologists catch serial killers is being used by scientists to loc…

Richard Robinson on directing the Brighton Science Festival

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 Jan 2013

Richard Robinson, director of the Brighton Science Festival gives us an insight into setting it up.…

Colin Murrell: fighting climate change with microbiology

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Jan 2013

Professor Colin Murrell is the first Director of the Earth and Life Sciences Alliance (ELSA), an in…

Dr Peter Wothers delivers the RI Christmas Lectures

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Dec 2012

We chat with Dr Peter Wothers who is delivering this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures. P…

Heather Williams, ScienceGrrl director on overcoming science's gender bias

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Nov 2012

In light of a new report from the Institute of Physics which states that nearly half (49%) of all c…

Drug development with Paul Workman

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Oct 2012

We chat to Professor Paul Workman fromThe Institute of Cancer Research - winner of a global award r…

Talking sci-novs and cancer with Dr Robin Hesketh

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Sep 2012

Dr Robin Hesketh sat down to write a novel about cancer – and coined the term sci-nov – but just wh…

Returning bumblebees to Britain’s countryside

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Aug 2012

Bumble bees are important for pollination of plants and crops, but certain species are threatened w…