25 Best University of Glasgow Podcasts
A list of the most popular University of Glasgow podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
25 Best University of Glasgow Podcasts
1. Psychology
Psychology at Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in cognitive & behavioural neuroscience, language & communication, and perception & cognition in order to advance the understanding of behaviour. We are rated in the UK’s top 10 for resear...Show More
2. History
History has been studied at Glasgow since 1897. Today, we have world-leading expertise in a diverse range of subjects from war studies and the history of business, to gender history and the history of medicine. Our research interests range across geo...Show More
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Muscular Internationalism: French civil society activism and the quest for peace
58:24 | Dec 8th, 2014
Inaugural Lecture by Prof Peter Jackson. September 2014 - Muscular internationalism: French Civil society activism and the quest for peace and security, 1890-1919.
3. Archaeology
At the University of Glasgow we combine practical, theoretical and scientific approaches to archaeology. Our international reputation includes particular expertise in Scottish archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology, historical archaeology and archaeo...Show More
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Broch Discovery: Pictish Settlement
02:16 | Feb 1st, 2012
Prof Stephen Driscoll and the uncovering of a new Pictish settlement in Perthshire
4. International Development
The University of Glasgow Centre for International Development builds on the University's historical tradition of engagement with low-income countries through its unique range of expertise in the areas of human well being and animal health, the econo...Show More
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Promoting gender equality and empowering women
01:05 | Feb 2nd, 2011
Guest lecture about gender equality in the context of millenium goals (video)
5. Celtic and Gaelic
Celtic & Gaelic at Glasgow brings together the teaching and research of the ancient, medieval and modern periods in the Celtic languages of Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Welsh. Our primary interests are in Scottish Gaelic and Irish language and literatu...Show More
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6. Law
The teaching of law at Glasgow dates back to the foundation of the University in 1451. Today, our School of Law continues a long-held reputation for excellence. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise rated 90% of our research as being of international...Show More
7. History of Art
The University of Glasgow is the UK’s leading centre for the study of history of art. Our expertise covers all major European art historical periods from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance to Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and contemporary A...Show More
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PLANETS: Preserving Long-term Access to Network Services
01:58 | Mar 23rd, 2012
Andrew McHugh speaks about the PLANETS Project: Preserving Long-term Access to Network Services
8. Philosophy
The study of philosophy at Glasgow builds on a prestigious history that includes the achievements of great thinkers such as Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid. We have expertise in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy ...Show More
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The Ethical Dissolution of Reality (The End of Reality)
1:10:30 | Apr 25th, 2012
Final in the Gifford Lecture series 'The End of Reality', presented by Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Gianni Vattimo of the University of Turin (10 June 2010).
9. Life Sciences
The University of Glasgow has an international reputation for research in modern biological sciences. From molecular and cellular biology to population ecology, we take a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to addressing the scientific challen...Show More
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05:34 | May 1st, 2012
This illustrated film shows how the toxin pneumolysin is released in the lungs causing pneumonia.
10. Medicine
Medicine at Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in clinical medicine; dentistry; and nursing and healthcare. Our range of activity begins with research into genes and progresses to clinical trials, providing a ‘cell to cure’ approach focu...Show More
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Safe in Our Hands: Celebrating 30 Years of Nursing Graduates
1:03:49 | Oct 25th, 2012
Mary Waddell, OBE, speaking at the 30 anniversary of the Nursing & Health Care School at the University of Glasgow on 3 October 2012.
11. Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine at Glasgow brings together state-of-the-art clinical care and international leadership in research into the causes of disease. The Glasgow Vet School celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011.
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150 years of Glasgow's Vet School: Lecture by Jim Wight (audio)
1:11:43 | Jan 23rd, 2012
Lecture by Jim Wight, introduced by Professor Ewan Cameron, Head of the School for Veterinary Medicine, to celebrate the 150 years of the University of Glasgow's Vet School.
12. Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences
Glasgow’s Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences brings together world-leading expertise in cardiovascular sciences, stroke and care of the elderly, sports medicine and clinical genetics/genomics. Our interdisciplinary approach integrates bas...Show More
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03:16 | Mar 23rd, 2012
Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, discusses the role of vitamin D testing amid a rise in media coverage of vitamin D deficiency.
13. Chemistry
Chemistry at Glasgow combines superb facilities with world-leading research groups covering all aspects of chemistry as well as the interfaces with biology, materials science and physics. Areas of particular expertise include biomolecular chemistry, ...Show More
14. Geographical and Earth Sciences
Geographical and earth sciences at Glasgow brings together internationally-leading research and teaching in physical and human geography, earth sciences and geomatics.
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15. Education
The University of Glasgow is home to international expertise in the areas of adult and lifelong learning; science education; teacher education; religion and education; social justice; and globalisation and education. We constantly develop and shape o...Show More
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16. News
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National Student Survey results
01:48 | Apr 26th, 2012
The National Student Survey asks final-year students in UK universities how satisfied they have been with their course and their university.
17. Neuroscience and Psychology
Our Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology works to understand behaviour at multiple levels of function, from systems to cells. We integrate cutting-edge research from the molecular level to human behaviour, with a strong backbone of cell signaling, ...Show More
18. Physics and Astronomy
Glasgow is one of the UK’s leading centres for the study of physics and astronomy. Our diverse research expertise covers everything from nature’s building blocks to the application of the latest scientific advances in healthcare and environmental mon...Show More
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About micromanipulators and the iPad app
02:39 | Jan 13th, 2012
Richard Bowman of the Optics Group discusses micromanipulators and the app developed for the iPad
19. Business and Management
Our Business School helps to transform organisations and careers. With expertise in economics, management, and accounting and finance, we create researchers and professionals who can think critically and who have the ability to affect organisations a...Show More
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20. English and Scottish Language and Literature
The University of Glasgow offers an unrivalled range of scholarship and critical enquiry into English and Scottish language and literature. Engaging with English language from medieval times to the present day, and with English literature from the ea...Show More
21. World-changing
Our World-changing podcast series celebrates staff and alumni of the University of Glasgow whose innovations, discoveries or developments in the last century have changed the world
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Organic crystallography: the work of John Monteath Robertson
03:09 | May 25th, 2011
Dr Marie-Claire Parker discusses the importance of J Monteath Robertson's work in x-ray crystallography and his resolution of the 'heavy atom' problem
22. Welcome to the University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. Today we are a broad-based, research intensive institution with a global reach.
23. PhD: What Next?
A selection of talks from former PhD students looking at their careers both within and outwith academia.
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A career in science policy and funding
17:52 | Sep 21st, 2011
PhD: What Next? Dr Zoe Holland from the Research Councils UK Strategy Unit discusses her career
24. Unsealed: the letters of Bess of Hardwick
Dukes and spies, queens and servants, friends and lovers - all of the Elizabethan world populates the letters of Bess of Hardwick. Bess herself wrote hundreds of letters throughout her life: they were her lifeline to her travelling children and husba...Show More
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05:13 | Mar 16th, 2012
Letters are lovely: parcels are even better. What types of things would Bess and her family have sent and received in the 16th century?
25. Theology and Religious Studies
Theology or divinity has been taught at the University since its foundation in 1451. Today, theology and religious studies incorporates academic and vocational teaching and research across Judaeo-Christian traditions (both religious or secularized), ...Show More
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52:11 | Apr 29th, 2013
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon talks about Ahmad Kasravi was one of the most important intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century.