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Saturday MorningMore diversity, better ideas: Dame Athene DonaldLeading British physicist Professor Dame Athene Donald discusses the factors that drive women to give up on a career in science.2025-07-2629 min
RNZ - All ProgrammesMore diversity, better ideas: Dame Athene DonaldLeading British physicist Professor Dame Athene Donald discusses the factors that drive women to give up on a career in science.2025-07-2629 min
Grandpa Bill's PodcastWhat's The Latest World Updates from The Golden Ones?Send us a textGrandpa Bill today once again revisits a "Bucket List" Membership Program -The Path to Oneness Co-God Creators, Constellations & Planets!More about- |Donald Trump's Talents, Abilities, and Challenges in Astrology/Numerology; The True Meaning of the Creation Process & More!#health#wellness,#spirituality,#ThePathToOneness,#Tim Doyle,#astrology,#constellations,#planetsHolistic Health Secrets and Life-Sales Strategies with Grandpa BillNourish Your Soul, Boost Your Business:The BH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour ExperienceWebsite: https://www.7kmetals.com/g...2024-07-1110 min
Working Scientist“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirementBecause many scientists see their career as a calling, when retirement arrives it can bring with it feelings of insecurity and worry about what this means for them.Microbiologist Roberto Kolter, emeritus professor at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, is keen to show others that retirement is a joyous time and a chance to broaden one’s scientific area of interest. It can also bring with it new speaking and travel opportunities.Experimental physicist Athene Donald is soon to complete a 10-year stint as master of Churchill College at Cambridge University in the United Ki...2024-07-0519 min
De Oude Grieken44. Het Proces SocratesDe door de overwinnende Spartanen ingestelde junta van
dertig tirannen wordt door de moedige en standvastige democraat Thrasybulus omvergeworpen. Hij straft de hoofdschuldigen van de terreur en kondigt een
amnestie voor de meelopers af. Daardoor gelukkig geen burgeroorlog. Wel is er in Athene een broeierige atmosfeer van wraaklust en vijandigheid. Tegen deze achtergrond
moeten we dan ook het proces tegen Socrates beoordelen.
Doorgaans wordt Socrates als een wijze man afgeschilderd,
eigenlijk een toffe peer. Maar was hij dat wel? We schetsen aan de hand van harde feiten het echte beeld van Socrates: een antidemocratische politieke agitator. Een...2024-03-2342 min
Speaker SeriesProfessor Dame Athene Donald on Empowering Women in STEM from the Ground UpIn the ever-evolving landscape of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the underrepresentation of women remains a significant challenge. The impact of this gender disparity is far-reaching, affecting not only the individuals involved but also hindering the potential advancements and innovations that could arise from including broader perspectives and lived experiences and the diversity of thought that an inclusive workforce brings to problem-solving.
To achieve true equity and equality in the research profession, we must first look to its roots – school-level engagement with STEM, and the social structures within which we engage with school-age children and nurture th...2024-02-0631 min
Arts & IdeasMargaret CavendishScientist, novelist, poet, philosopher, feminist, it's 400 years since the birth of Margaret Cavendish.
An extraordinary character in many ways - she lived in a tumultuous time, when ideas around science, religion and the very nature of existence were being challenged and changed. And she had a view on them all. Margaret Cavendish’s writings are vast and broad and yet detailed and thoughtful. However for most of the last 400 years she has languished in obscurity before being rediscovered in the last 40 years and elevated to the status of feminist icon. She was in her time very much the only, an...2023-12-1344 min
Nature PodcastHow to get more women in science, with Athene DonaldIn the latest episode of Nature hits the books, physicist Athene Donald joins us to discuss her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science. We discuss how science has historically excluded women, the barriers to entry and retention that remain prevalent, and what could be done to improve the situation for female scientists today.Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science, Athene Donald, Oxford University Press (2023)Music supplied by Airae/Epidemic Sound/Getty images....2023-08-0232 min
New Books in MathematicsAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in EducationAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Politics and PolemicsAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in ScienceAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in GenderAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Biology and EvolutionAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Physics and ChemistryAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Higher EducationAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in the History of ScienceAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
New Books in Women's HistoryAthene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science (Oxford UP, 2023) looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of h...2023-06-0736 min
BookmarkBookmark: Athene DonaldLeigh Chambers’ featured guest is Dame Professor Athene Donald talking about her book Not Just For The Boys; Why We Need More Women in Science, which examines the challenges girls […]2023-05-3046 min
Woman's HourSuranne Jones, Housing, Eating disorders, Physicist Professor Dame Athene DonaldBafta-winning actor Suranne Jones is back on our screens with Maryland, a three-part drama about two sisters discovering that their mother was leading a secret life. Suranne, who plays the younger sister Becca, is also executive producer on the series. She joins Hayley to explain how the idea, which came to her in a dream, made it onto the small screen.
A new law to be tabled in Parliament today would abolish no-fault evictions and make it illegal for landlords to refuse tenancies to those in receipt of benefits, as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental...2023-05-1757 min
People doing PhysicsAthene Donald: Physics, a way to change the worldHelp us get better by taking our quick survey! Your feedback will help us understand how we can improve in the future. Thank you for your time.We are very excited to present a very special episode this month. The podcast has been recorded with a live audience in the Pippard lecture theatre during the Cavendish Festival. For this special episode, we’re joined by Professor Athene Donald, Emeritus of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish and Master of Churchill College Cambridge. Athene has had an illustrious research career in soft matter physics for which she has received num...2023-04-0639 minPeople doing PhysicsSandro Tacchella: an international journey through extragalactic astrophysicsHelp us get better by taking our quick survey! Your feedback will help us understand how we can improve in the future. Thank you for your time.Joining us this month is Dr Sandro Tacchella, Assistant Professor in Extragalactic Astrophysics at the Cavendish and the nearby Kavli Institute for Cosmology. Inspired by astronomy at a young age, Sandro pursued a degree in Physics and threaded a line between the “small” scale of planetary astrophysics and the statistical world of pure cosmology. He looks at the physics underpinning the formation of galaxies and black holes, hoping to understand how t...2023-03-0234 min
Stories of Men: Beneath the SurfacePioneering Female Physicist on Challenging Sexism in the Workplace with Dame Athene DonaldAthene is a pioneering female physicist who has had to overcome prejudice and discrimination as she has gone on to excel in her career. Her experiences show how males’ attitudes within the scientific community so often act as a barrier to women becoming involved in science. We learn how Athene has used her experiences and success to combat this and encourage women to pursue their scientific ambitions.*********************Check out the Stories Of Men website for more on this storyWe're also on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramA Fascinate Production 2022-03-1515 min
Sudden Double DeepDEMON (Night of the Demon, Demon Seed and The Neon Demon)For episode 136, Matt picked a triple bill of DEMON films. Night of the Demon (1957) is referenced in the Richard O'Brien song, Science Fiction, Double Feature from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's directed by Jacques Tourneur and stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis and Athene Seyler. Demon Seed (1977) is based on the novel by Dean Koontz. Directed by Donald Cammell and stars Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerritt Graham and Robert Vaughn. The Neon Demon (2016) is directed by Nicholas Winding Refn. It stars Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote...2021-09-162h 02
The Captains' Table PodcastChapter 31: Missing but not to be missed… with Una McCormackWelcome to a vintage episode of the Captains’ Table Podcast, where we explore the stories that have shaped Star Trek in words.
In this Chapter, Roz and Michael discuss The Missing, which was a 2014 offering from Star Trek author, and friend of the show, Una McCormack.
An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—a direct sequel to the New York Times bestselling story arc, The Fall!
The entire sector is waiting to see what the newly reopened Bajoran wormhole will mean for the shifting political landscape in the...2021-02-2550 min
Brillantes.#16 Sarah Springman - Rector of ETH Zurich and Triathlete ChampionThis week, I have the pleasure to receive on my podcast a woman with an exceptional background. Sarah Springman has been rector of one of the world's best universities, ETH, since 2015. But that's not all.The number 2 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich is also a top athlete and multiple European Triathlon Champion. For her career-long service to her sport at international level, the Queen of England even made her Commander of the order of the British Empire . In this discussion, you will understand how...2020-12-1547 min
WomanthologyTalent Takeover - 2020 in (just under) 20 minutesWelcome to the eleventh episode of the Womanthology podcast.Womanthology is a digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.This podcast takes you back through 2020 in just under 20 minutes. It’s a selection box of some of our best bits.In this episode we hear from:· Sara Danesin, critical care nurse· Jennifer Tsitsopoulos, founding member at Board of Innovation New York· Dr Hel...2020-12-0119 min
De Wereld | BNRZet China Amerika buitenspel in Azië?Corona-vaccin Steeds minder Europeanen zijn bereid om zich te laten inenten als er een corona-vaccin op de markt komt. En die onrust komt net terwijl de eerste twee grote producenten van vaccins veelbelovende resultaten presenteren. Hoe moet een land met die scepsis omgaan? Te gast is Roel Coutinho, epidemioloog en oud-directeur het RIVM. Griekenland De Griekse regering schendt internationale afspraken om migranten buiten Europa te houden. Dat blijkt uit gelekte documenten. Maar vanuit Brussel blijft het stil, terwijl Athene alles glashard ontkent. Europaverslaggever Jesse Pinster over hoe de Grieken bootjes terug de zee...2020-11-1946 min
The Mic High Club Luchtvaart Podcast#72 Wopke, doe ff normaal tegen KLM!Nummer 72 met natuurlijk het drama rond KLM! Donkere wolken pakken zich samen rond onze nationale airline. De overheidssteun gaat niet door omdat de piloten weigeren een loonoffer te doen. Ondertussen heeft minister Wopke Hoekstra - AirWopke - een bizarre eis op tafel gelegd bij de vakbonden.
Menno Swart en Philip Dröge verbazen zich over Twan Huys, die bedelt om een stoel in de World Business Class bij KLM. Verder de soap rond de Lufthansa 747's, een record voor de A321neo, vechtlustige unruly passengers en op 31 oktober is de nieuwe luchthaven Berlin Brandenburg eindelijk geopend, veel te laat en v...2020-10-3133 minWomanthologyDay of the GirlWelcome to the seventh episode of the Womanthology podcast.Womanthology is a digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.In this podcast we chat with Professor Dame Athene Donald, physicist and gender balance champion.[THE LINK FIONA REFERS TO IN THE SHOW IS HERE]https://oilmanmagazine.com/article/greater-gender-diversity-a-rare-positive-change-to-emerge-from-the-covid-19-crisis/We speak with Ollie Black, dad of three and director at Br...2020-10-0652 min
NeonlichterAstral Travelling Episode 122 (February 12, 2013)01. Donald Byrd – Love Has Come Around (12″ Mix) – Elektra
02. Pieces Of A Dream – Mt Airy Groove – Elektra
03. Tiger & Woods – Lab File 01 – Soundcloud
04. Capracara – King Of The Witches (Rub N Tug Remix) – DFA
05. Hercules & Love Affair – Athene – DFA
06. Lee Webster – Good Girl – Edit
07. DJ Nature – Everyone – Golf Channel
08. DJ Yoav B – Higher Love – Delsin
09. Arto Mwambe – Midi Vice (Gee-Mæn Mania Mix) – LARJ
10. LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous – DFA
11. Model 500 – Starlight – Metroplex
12. Mondee Oliver – Make Me Want You – Gherkin
13. Rainer Truby – To Know You – MCDE
14. Rick Wade – Grimm – Harmonie Park
15. KiNK – Bitter Sweet – liebe*detail
16. Alton Miller – Stars In Your Eyes (Andre Lodemann Remix) – Best Works
17. Eliphino – No More – Somethinksounds
18...2020-04-061h 58
Cambridge Assessment PodcastsProfessor Dame Athene Donald - My life in ScienceHow can we get more girls into STEM subjects? Professor Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge, talks about her life in science and her advice to school leaders on getting girls into STEM.2019-08-2118 min
Cambridge Assessment PodcastsProfessor Dame Athene Donald - My life in ScienceHow can we get more girls into STEM subjects? Professor Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge, talks about her life in science and her advice to school leaders on getting girls into STEM.2019-08-2118 min
Smashing The CeilingAthene Donald - a physicist of many passionsMy guest this week is a woman who has smashed through many a glass ceiling in the world of science with grace, endeavour and success. She is Dame Athene Donald, professor of experimental physics at the University of Cambridge and the first ever female professor of physics at one of the most historic universities in the world. Her mind is undoubtedly brilliant, and her capacity to unpick complex theories and principles that most of us wouldn’t have a hope in hell of understanding is legendary in her field, but she is more than just an academic wor...2018-09-0227 min
In Our TimeThe Science of Glass (Summer Repeat)While glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusively, what happens when the substance it's made from moves from a molten state to its hard, transparent phase. It is said to be one of the great unsolved problems in physics. While apparently solid, the glass retains certain properties of a liquid. At times, ways of making glass have been highly confidential; in Venice in the Middle Ages, disclosure of manufacturing techniques was a capital offence. Despite the complexity and mystery of the science of glass, glass technology has continued to advance from sheet...2018-07-1946 min
Linnean PodcastsLinnean Podcast #1: The First Female Fellows of The Linnean Society of LondonJust over 100 years ago the Society admitted 15 ground-breaking Fellows—all women. Coinciding with our 230th anniversary, we thought it was a good time to celebrate these first female Fellows, and their contributions.
In this podcast we learn a little bit about who these women were and explore some of the issues facing women today like imposter syndrome and the work/life balance of women in the field of science. The speakers include established scientists such as the society’s president elect Dr Sandy Knapp and Professor Athene Donald.
Producer: Ross Ziegelmeier2018-04-2014 min
University of CambridgeAthene Donald: How Gender Stereotypes Damage InnovationAthene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics and Master of Churchill College
Children as young as six have already developed ideas about what boys and girls can 'do'. As they progress through school further cultural messages fix attitudes and are one part of why we have so few women engineers and male vets. Innovation, which thrives on diverse perspectives, is handicapped by the effects of such stereotyping. Our society needs to do better.2017-06-191h 01
The Peer Review PodcastEpisode 2 - Who is a Scientist: discussing the challenges facing women in scienceIn this episode we speak with Professor Athene Donald from Cambridge University about women in science and gender equality.2017-04-1710 min
Brexit weekBrexit Week #5: Professor Athene DonaldSpeaking as part of the University of Cambridge's 'Brexit Week' - which took place from 18 to 22 October 2016 - Athene Donald gives her response to the discussion topic of 'Key Issues for UK and EU Post-Brexit'.
Professor Athene Donald is a Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and the Master of Churchill College, Cambridge. She publicly supported a Remain vote in the run-up to the Referendum.2016-11-0107 min
University of CambridgeBrexit Week #5: Professor Athene DonaldSpeaking as part of the University of Cambridge's 'Brexit Week' - which took place from 18 to 22 October 2016 - Athene Donald gives her response to the discussion topic of 'Key Issues for UK and EU Post-Brexit'.
Professor Athene Donald is a Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and the Master of Churchill College, Cambridge. She publicly supported a Remain vote in the run-up to the Referendum.2016-11-0107 min
Scientists not the ScienceWomen in Science – Athene DonaldProfessor Dame Athene Donald is a physicist at the University of Cambridge and advocate for women in science. We talk about the challenges women face, the impact of social media, and experiences from her career. Full show notes:2016-04-1800 min
Scientists not the ScienceSuccess: is it all in the mind? (Part 3) (Bonus Episode)Professor Athene Donald, Professor Michelle Ryan, Dr Tom Stafford, and Jessica Wade discuss success, stereotypes and science, and their impact on women in science. Full show notes: CiW website:2016-03-2100 min
Scientists not the ScienceSuccess: is it all in the mind? (Part 2) (Bonus Episode)Professor Athene Donald, Professor Michelle Ryan, Dr Tom Stafford, and Jessica Wade discuss success, stereotypes and science, and their impact on women in science. Full show notes: CiW website:2016-03-2100 min
Scientists not the ScienceSuccess: is it all in the mind? (Part 1) (Bonus Episode)Professor Athene Donald, Professor Michelle Ryan, Dr Tom Stafford, and Jessica Wade discuss success, stereotypes and science, and their impact on women in science. Full show notes: CiW website: http://cavinspiringwomen.com2016-03-2100 min
Private PassionsAthene DonaldDame Athene Donald is one of our leading physicists, and an outstanding role model and campaigner for women in science. She is Master of Churchill College, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, and as the new head of the British Science Association, she has already made waves suggesting that girls should be given Meccano in preference to Barbie dolls to encourage them into science. It's physics with a clear practical end - the physics of the everyday - which is her passion. Her expertise lies in developing techniques to study 'soft' materials: the way...2015-10-0433 min
In Our TimeThe Science of GlassWhile glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusively, what happens when the substance it's made from moves from a molten state to its hard, transparent phase. It is said to be one of the great unsolved problems in physics. While apparently solid, the glass retains certain properties of a liquid. At times, ways of making glass have been highly confidential; in Venice in the Middle Ages, disclosure of manufacturing techniques was a capital offence. Despite the complexity and mystery of the science of glass, glass technology has continued to advance from...2015-05-2845 minIn Our TimeThe Science of GlassWhile glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusively, what happens when the substance it's made from moves from a molten state to its hard, transparent phase. It is said to be one of the great unsolved problems in physics. While apparently solid, the glass retains certain properties of a liquid. At times, ways of making glass have been highly confidential; in Venice in the Middle Ages, disclosure of manufacturing techniques was a capital offence. Despite the complexity and mystery of the science of glass, glass technology has continued to advance from sheet...2015-05-2846 min
RSDS RADIO SOCIETÀ DEI SOGNIThe Science of GlassWhile glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusively, what happens when the substance it's made from moves from a molten state to its hard, transparent phase. It is said to be one of the great unsolved problems in physics. While apparently solid, the glass retains certain properties of a liquid. At times, ways of making glass have been highly confidential; in Venice in the Middle Ages, disclosure of manufacturing techniques was a capital offence. Despite the complexity and mystery of the science of glass, glass technology has continued to advance from sheet...2015-05-2846 min
In Our Time: ScienceThe Science of GlassWhile glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusively, what happens when the substance it's made from moves from a molten state to its hard, transparent phase. It is said to be one of the great unsolved problems in physics. While apparently solid, the glass retains certain properties of a liquid. At times, ways of making glass have been highly confidential; in Venice in the Middle Ages, disclosure of manufacturing techniques was a capital offence. Despite the complexity and mystery of the science of glass, glass technology has continued to advance from...2015-05-2845 min
Centre for Science & PolicyThe role of evidence and analysis in effective policy makingTo commemorate 50 years since the death of Churchill and 75 years since he became Prime Minister, the Centre for Science and Policy and Churchill College jointly organised a distinguished panel discussion to discuss the role of evidence and analysis in effective policy making.
Chaired by Dame Athene Donald, Master of Churchill College, panellists included: Charles Clarke (Home Secretary, 2004 - 2006), Lord Peter Hennessy (Historian, Queen Mary University of London), Sir Richard Mottram (former Chairman, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and Lord Richard Wilson (Cabinet Secretary, 1998 - 2002).
This event is part of the CSaP 2015 annual conference, and also part of a broader national...2015-04-291h 22
BIBAC 2014 ConferenceB14 ~ Concert 'Personifying Interculturality': Performing ResearchHosted at Churchill College, in association with The Centre for Intercultural Musicology & the Churchill Music Society.
Public concert as part of the University's 'Festival of !deas', and also a special musical welcome for Dame Athene Donald, the new Master of Churchill College.
'Blue spot' by Valerie Ross
Jane Turner, Jörg Fachner, Tom Ainge, Hibiki Ichikawa, Deepak Venkateshvaran, Shuraifa Faruqi
'Isomorphic Fantasy' by Mark Gotham
John Bachelor & Edward Lilley
'Dance Preludes' by Vitold Lutosławski
Tom Ainge & Edward Lilley
'Miniature' and Gamelan Study by Robert Campion
'Ladrang Pangkur' Traditional
Cambridge Gamelan & members of the Southbank Gamelan Players2015-01-2144 minWorking ScientistPhD researchers: Take control over your own careersJulie Gould speaks to Professor Athene Donald about the expectations and responsibilities of PhD researchers' careers.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2014-12-2200 minIn Our Time: ScienceStates of MatterMelvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist. Most people are familiar with the idea that a substance like water can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous forms. But as much as 99% of the matter in the universe is now believed to exist in a fourth state, plasma. Today scientists recognise a number of other exotic states or phases, such as glasses, gels and liquid crystals - many of them with useful properties that can be exploited.With:Andrea Sella
Professor of Chemistry at University...2014-04-0347 minIn Our TimeStates of MatterMelvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist. Most people are familiar with the idea that a substance like water can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous forms. But as much as 99% of the matter in the universe is now believed to exist in a fourth state, plasma. Today scientists recognise a number of other exotic states or phases, such as glasses, gels and liquid crystals - many of them with useful properties that can be exploited.
With:
Andrea Sella
Professor of Chemistry at University College London
Athene Donald
Professor...2014-04-0347 minIn Our TimeStates of MatterMelvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist. Most people are familiar with the idea that a substance like water can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous forms. But as much as 99% of the matter in the universe is now believed to exist in a fourth state, plasma. Today scientists recognise a number of other exotic states or phases, such as glasses, gels and liquid crystals - many of them with useful properties that can be exploited.With:Andrea Sella
Professor of Chemistry at University...2014-04-0347 minRSDS RADIO SOCIETÀ DEI SOGNIStates of MatterMelvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist. Most people are familiar with the idea that a substance like water can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous forms. But as much as 99% of the matter in the universe is now believed to exist in a fourth state, plasma. Today scientists recognise a number of other exotic states or phases, such as glasses, gels and liquid crystals - many of them with useful properties that can be exploited.With:Andrea SellaProfessor of Chemistry at University...2014-04-0347 min
Merton CollegeThe Merton Equality Conversation: 'Stemming the leakage of women from academia: why do they leave?'The opening talk at the inaugural annual Merton Equality Conversation, given by Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS at the TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford, on Thursday 20 February 2014.2014-02-2543 min
The Life ScientificAthene DonaldWhen she started her career, physicist Dame Athene Donald took a decision that shocked her colleagues. She wanted to apply the strict rules of physics to the messy, complicated world of biology.
Since then, she has taken the field of biological physics out of an unfashionable rut in the 1980s, and helped to turn into one of the most exciting and promising areas in science today.
As Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge University, she studies the microscopic structure of everyday stuff, from plants to plastics.
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Athene about her life and...2013-06-0427 min
Start the Week21/02/2011Andrew Marr talks to Simon Wessely about the mental health of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and explores why British personnel appear to have fared so much better than their American counterparts. The historian John Stubbs revels in the antics of the Cavaliers - the 17th century dandies and political intriguers, loyal to the king. The experimental physicist Athene Donald argues that science is as creative as the arts, and describes how studying the texture of yoghurt could help the treatment of dementia. And Simon Sebag Montefiore studies the texture of a city - Jerusalem. His epic 3000 year...2011-02-2141 min
Desert Island DiscsAthene DonaldKirsty Young's castaway this week is the scientist Athene Donald. A Cambridge professor and fellow of the Royal Society, she has dedicated much of her life to studying everyday objects like plastic, food or plants. Her enthusiasm is so strong that, at her daughter's eleventh birthday party, she couldn't resist describing the structure of melting ice-cream - it was a rare case of misjudging her audience. By her own admission she is a workaholic - but she also champions the cause of women who want to become scientists and have families too. Her great triumph was to...2009-03-2236 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2010Athene DonaldKirsty Young's castaway this week is the scientist Athene Donald. A Cambridge professor and fellow of the Royal Society, she has dedicated much of her life to studying everyday objects like plastic, food or plants. Her enthusiasm is so strong that, at her daughter's eleventh birthday party, she couldn't resist describing the structure of melting ice-cream - it was a rare case of misjudging her audience. By her own admission she is a workaholic - but she also champions the cause of women who want to become scientists and have families too. Her great triumph was to...2009-03-2236 min