Nigel Thompson

It was a privilege to be involved in Imagination Lancaster's Festival of Futures at Lancaster University. The festival was the culmination of the £13.2M Beyond Imagination project funded by Research England and Lancaster University. Over 600 people were involved in 9 satellite events, 2 symposiums and an exhibition of cutting-edge design research in collaboration with The Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol, Lab4Living and Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) exploring how cutting-edge design research can contribute to a healthier, more prosperous and sustainable world.

Philip Ferguson Jones is the latest subject in a series of podcasts produced for the north west-based Bay Health Festivals.

Universities UK international held their first conference since the pandemic at Lancaster University.

Vice Chancellor Andy Schofield told me why the university actively supports international mobility for students.

The first episode of a new series for the Health Information Network I’ve presented has been released. The Health Innovation Podcast is a five part series examining the NHS Insights Prioritisation Programme. Guests from across the country took part in the production by Birmingham Podcast Studios.

A new podcast series for the Love Windermere Partnership has been launched.

The Bay Lines, Beach of Dreams film was premiered at Kendal Mountain Festival before being shared more widely by the Morecambe Bay Partnership. The project was funded by the Arts Council and commissed by the Morecambe Bay Partnership.

Interviewing Glenn Mahaffy of Mind in Furness for the first in a series of podcasts for the Bay Health Festivals.

The podcast is the latest in a series of thought provoking pieces now heard by a wide and growing audience involved in social care.

November's issue of the leading business to business magazine In Cumbria has included an article about the development of podcasting.

In a piece which also explains how my radio and TV background helps when it comes to using a wide range of methods when storytelling the magazine also highlighted how, after a 21 year long career at the BBC, I have gained experience in a range of industries while working in communications.

A new series of podcasts about ground-breaking collaborations between academics from Lancaster University and communities all over the world has been released.

Commissioned and recorded in spring 2023, the five part series includes the remarkable story of how work with a socially deprived coastal town has helped the community recover after COVID-19.

Other episodes included research on new nuclear fusion technology, work to counter counterfeit drugs and efforts to tackle the stigma of Albinism.

Following the success of the first four part podcast series, the Pentland Centre for Sustainability based at Lancaster University commissioned a second series of the thought-provoking programmes.

Hosted by Dr Jan Bebbington and Lancaster University Management School comms manager Paul Turner each episode features a guest who shares a fascinating insight into a wide range of topics.

Lancaster University’s Health Innovation Campus was the setting for an innovative Health and Wellbeing Festival. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council it showcased collaborations between the university, charities and community groups. I was delighted to be asked to provide support by producing a news style report podcast as well as half a dozen fascinating interviews with people from all walks of life.

Working with hosts Professor Jan Bebbington and Paul Turner Transforming Tomorrow brings you an insight into the expertise of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University Management School. These are short, accessible listens, helping you keep up to date with the most current research - from biodiversity to modern slavery, seabeds to factory floors.

Recording an audio soundscape on location in Cumbria with National Trust archaeologist Jamie Lund.

On the beach at Morecambe, the final location for an installation of over 600 silk pennants created to highlight the coast.

Life at St Mary’s Hospice podcast was a pioneering series aimed at dispelling myths about hospice care and highlighting the range of services offered by the charity.

Lancaster University - The Cyber Briefing

Because the field of cyber spans so many areas of work I interviewed half a dozen academics to create ‘The Cyber Briefing’ a range of 15-20 min long programmes which creatively offered an insight into the world of cyber.

Launched during the pandemic it’s grown in popularity with more and more discovering the podcast that’s all about the Bay.

NHS Innovation Collaborative podcasts were recorded either on location all over England enabling patients as well as staff to tell their stories or remotely to allow senior leaders the chance to take part.

This was the university’s first experiment with podcasts and I was delighted to record, edit and present a series which highlighted the varied research underway within the university.