Nuffield Department of Population Health
Series associated with Nuffield Department of Population Health
After the End
Power and Privilege in Academia
Public Health and Epidemiology (Richard Doll Seminars)
Science with Sanjula
| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | After the End Episode 4: Living in Zombie Time – Martin O’Brien | What is it like to live in Zombie Time? Performance artist Martin O’Brien opens the conversation on living beyond predicted life expectancy in what he calls ‘zombie time’. | Patricia Kingori, Martin O’Brien | 10 Nov 2025 | |
| 16 | After the End Episode 3: Does Time Exist – Felix Flicker | Does time exist? Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker from the University of Bristol explores whether time exists and living after the end of the universe. | Patricia Kingori, Felix Flicker | 27 Oct 2025 | |
| 15 | After the End Episode 2: The Immortal Jellyfish – Miranda Lowe | The Jellyfish that refuse to die. MIRANDA LOWE CBE, a principal curator in the Department of Life Sciences at the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM in LONDON, introduces us to the extraordinary world of the immortal jellyfish. | Patricia Kingori, Miranda Lowe | 23 Oct 2025 | |
| 14 | After the End Podcast Introduction – Patricia Kingori | Who decides when it’s over? In this episode of the podcast series After the End, Professor Patricia Kingori introduces the project and sets the stage for what’s to come. | Patricia Kingori | 23 Oct 2025 | |
| 13 | Creative Commons | Representation and Research Culture – a US Perspective | Professor Keisha S. Ray joins us for a cross-continental conversation on representation and research culture, in which we explore the experiences of racially minoritised researchers working on both sides of the Atlantic. Recorded in July 2023. | Harleen Kaur Johal, Keisha S. Ray | 04 Jun 2025 |
| 12 | Activism and advocacy as a postgraduate | Prof Patricia Kingori, Dr Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, and Dr Ayesha Ahmad join Kumeri Bandara to explore the opportunities, challenges, and complexities of postgraduate-led activism and advocacy in academia. Recorded on 12 June 2023. | Patricia Kingori, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, Ayesha Ahmad | 28 May 2025 | |
| 11 | Creative Commons | Legacy and Identity: Redefining Dentistry With Antiracist Approaches | Dr Eleanor Fleming reflects on untold histories, antiracism in dentistry, and the role of legacy in shaping identity, practice, and space within academia and beyond the walls of the university to include the communities we serve. Recorded 30 Aug 2024. | Eleanor Fleming, Matimba Swana | 20 May 2025 |
| 10 | Creative Commons | Beyond the Ivory Tower: Public Engagement, Class, and Access in Research | Dr Peter Winter and Dr Alan Chamberlain join Matimba Swana to explore elitism in research, the barriers to public engagement and why making research more inclusive and accessible is essential for meaningful community participation. Recorded 11 Oct 2024. | Peter Winter, Alan Chamberlain, Matimba Swana | 12 May 2025 |
| 9 | Creative Commons | Challenging the System: Anti-Racism in Higher Education | Hend Rashed and Princess Banda join us to explore race, equity, and liberation in UK academia, sharing insights on dismantling institutional racism and reimagining what anti-racist education can truly look like. Recorded on 5 July 2023. | Hend Rashed, Princess Banda, Matimba Swana | 30 Apr 2025 |
| 8 | Creative Commons | Disrupting hierarchies to transform academia and medicine | Annabel Sowemimo and Amaka Offiah share powerful insights on dismantling hierarchies in academia and medicine, exposing the myths of meritocracy and the urgent need to transform education and healthcare systems. Recorded on 31 July 2023. | Annabel Sowemimo, Amaka Offiah, Matimba Swana | 30 Apr 2025 |
| 7 | Inclusivity in Publishing | Dr Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and Dr Sabrina Germain discuss the injustices, barriers, and challenges faced by minoritised academics in the publishing world, and the changes needed. Recorded on 6 June 2023. | Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, Sabrina Germain, Kumeri Bandara | 23 Apr 2025 | |
| 6 | Understanding the impact of diet on health - Dr Keren Papier | Have you wondered why something like red wine can be good for you according to one scientific paper, but bad for you in another? In this podcast, Dr Keren Papier explains how diet affects our health and why it is difficult to get accurate answers. | Sanjula Singh, Keren Papier | 20 Feb 2023 | |
| 5 | Reducing the risk of self-harm and suicide - Professor Keith Hawton | Professor Keith Hawton discusses how we can help to prevent people from self-harming and dying by suicide at both an individual and population level. | Keith Hawton, Sanjula Singh | 01 Feb 2023 | |
| 4 | Tackling racism and inequalities in healthcare - Dr Mehrunisha Suleman | Dr Mehrunisha Suleman talks about why tackling racism and inequalities in health and healthcare is so important, drawing on her research and experiences. | Mehrunisha Suleman, Sanjula Singh | 01 Feb 2023 | |
| 3 | Creative Commons | Halving premature death - Professor Sir Richard Peto | Professor Sir Richard Peto describes half a century of research seeking moderate reductions in big causes of death. | Sanjula Singh, Richard Peto | 01 Feb 2023 |
| 2 | Richard Doll: his revolutionary life | Conrad Keating, biographer of Richard Doll, lectures on the life of the cancer epidemiologist and lifelong socialist who contributed much to our understanding of the effects of smoking and changed the way we regard smoking and public health. | Conrad Keating | 28 Apr 2009 | |
| 1 | Chris Patten on Politics and Public Health | Lord Patten, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, discusses his political perceptions of epidemiology in the UK, and in developing and emerging countries. | Chris Patten | 23 Apr 2009 |