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.

Lancaster University is rightly highly ranked in the world of research but the university was keen to highlight those involved a wide area of ground-breaking studies. By using podcasts the passion and conviction of academics involved in medicine, geography, sociology and more came across loud and clear.