BioPOD
Explore the edges of known biology and meet the people - a podcast direct from the PhD students at the heart of university research. BioPOD is the official podcast from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
Podcasting since 2019 • 60 episodes
BioPOD
Latest Episodes
Becoming your own scientist
Ever wondered what it’s really like to become an independent researcher—calling the shots on what to study and navigating the highs and lows of doing science on your own terms? In this episode, Matthew Swaffer chats with Liz about starting his ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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51:06
Entrepreneurship Series: ConceptionX, UK’s leading PhD deep-tech venture programme
In this episode of Biopod's entrepreneurship series, Keshav and Nitara sit down with Dr. Riam Kanso to discuss the journey behind ConceptionX, a deep-tech venture programme to help PhD students fund their entrepreneurial pursuits. Please respon...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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Conservation genetics with Dr Alex Ball
Every person interested in biology knows that population diversity is important for ecosystems. But do we understand what diversity means? In this episode Markella interviews Dr. Alex Ball from The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland about ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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36:25
Unstable fungal resistance
In a world where the human population is predicted to reach 10 billion by 2050, we urgently need to find ways to increase crop production. However, it is made more difficult by some species of crop-pathogenic fungi, which can decimate crop yiel...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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51:47
Combining Art & Science: How and Why
Video version: https://youtu.be/weaFSVsvyBY Anna Motýľová talks with Dr Keira Tucker, manager of ASCUS Art & Science, the first open access lab space in Scotland. They host science workshops for the general public and art exhibition...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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