Jun 29, 2016
How do you train surgeons to do complex surgeries? How do you measure a trainee's progress? How can you accurately simulate the look and feel of surgery? Patrick Garfjeld Roberts is researching into simulation as a training method for surgeons doing keyhole surgery on joints. The aim is to be able to recreate the look...
Jun 27, 2016
Can sounds change how things taste? How can we alter our experiences by taking advantage of how our senses mingle? From driving safety to gastronomic experiences, Prof Charles Spence discusses his groups work that focuses on the surprising effects seen when the senses 'talk to each other'. He describes how rather than...
Jun 17, 2016
Oxygen levels are slightly lower when you fly on commercial airlines, so what effects does this have on people? Can it cause any problems? Dr Thomas Smith is both a researcher and a clinician with an interest in heart and lung function, specifically in relation to aviation. He describes what happens to the body when...
Jun 10, 2016
What's in the deep ocean? And how can we study these remote and extreme ecosystems? And how is climate change affecting ocean ecosystems? Prof Alex Rogers explains his research in deep sea ocean hot spots, in some of the most remote and deepest parts of the ocean where there are still complex ecosystems to be found....