The Policy Pod

Redo: TAVI

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles talks to Professor Neil Bressloff  about TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation used in the treatment of aortic heart valve disease. Degenerative heart valve disease is a growing problem in the ageing populations of Europe and North America. Also, tens of millions of people in low- and middle-income countries of the global south, experience valve failure following bacterial throat infections. Importantly, so-called, rheumatic heart valve disease affects large numbers of adults of all ages in these poorer parts of the world. Tap into our channels above and listen to Prof. Neil and about this research. 

WorldPop data to support fight against COVID-19

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' the Director of Public Policy office, sits together with Professor Andy Tatem, Professor of spatial demography and epidemiology at the University of Southampton and is the Director of WorldPop - an open Spatial Demographic Data and Research. Tune in to learn more how WorldPop data and research methods, helped decision makers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A Recovering World Economy

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' - The Podcast from Public Policy at the University of Southampton - we present Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja as Chair of the Global Economy Programme for the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute, Sri Lanka and presentation on 'A Recovering World Economy and the Roles of China and India'. Presented at a visit to the University of Southampton on the 23rd May 2018.

Additional material:
Presentation: bit.ly/PPSLKIPresentation
Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja: www.lki.lk/people/dr-ganeshan-wignaraja/

A Career from BBC Computers to Artificial Intelligence

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we discuss the career of Professor Dame Wendy Hall, how universities can support early career researchers, how working with media can help engage with the government, and what it is like to work on a major policy piece for government.

The RESIN Project

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we sit down with Dr Michael Head, to discuss the ResIn (Research Investments in Global Health study)project, through its growth and development.

BMC Proceedings: bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.…9-016-0065-2
ResIn Public Policy Page: www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/w…-diseases.page

The Cultural Manifesto

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' we take to God's House Tower in Southampton's City Centre to discuss The Cultural Manifesto, and the impact of culture across the city.

Hosted by Gareth Giles, with four influential guests;
Andrew Pinnock from the University of Southampton,
James Gough the director of the Southampton Cultural Development Trust,
Satvir Kaur cabinet member for communities, culture and leisure and Southampton graduate Catherine Laws.

Additional material:
The challenge of marketing the Arts to a university student audience in Southampton: drive.google.com/open?id=112fBFgP…IWapIf3F7K6EL1_V

The Cultural Manifesto: drive.google.com/open?id=1D-FtTHJ…7UXHAVQ5NM3LC_ic

Introducing the Cleaner Air Partnership

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles, the director of PPS, talks about the University of Southamptons Fledgling Cleaner Air Partnership, the signs available at the University of Southampton, the challenge presented by the city and potential reach forward conducted by the University of Southampton. 

RESIN project – Analysis describing COVID-19 research funding

In this episode of 'Policy Pod' Giles, the Director of Public Policy | Southampton, sits down with Dr Michael Head, co-creator of RESIN, Research Investments in Global Health Study. This project systematically maps the global landscape of research funding, comparing levels of investment with burden of disease, and giving valuable insight to policymakers, funders and researchers on areas of research strength, knowledge gaps and future priorities. COVID-19  has been a challenging year, with many researches and projects put on hold due to funding cuts. To find out more about the funding environment during the pandemic, tune into this episode.  

Green Recovery featuring Dr Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada

Green Recovery has been adopted as a term proposing a package of environmental, regulatory and fiscal reforms to recover the prosperity after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth episode of 'Policy Pod', Giles talks to Dr Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Associate Professor at the Southampton Business School. Pawan explains the role of microentreprenurship and why gong green links with a better company performance. He is a co-founder of iPowerz, the global entrepreneurship platform that serves to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit worldwide and author. His book 'Microentreprenurship in a Developing Country' examines the nexus between the entrepreneur, the firm, and the region for drawing a comprehensive picture of entrepreneurship in a developing country context.  

Teens Experiences of COVID-19 (Tec-19)

In the third episode of ‘Policy Pod’ Giles is talking to Professor Mary Barker, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of Southampton. Mary has been working on young people's mental health and wellbeing over the last year. The project TEC-19 have made clear how challenging the pandemic has been for young people's mental health. TEC-19 has expanded to mirror studies in India, Ghana, Ethiopia and Canada. To learn more about the study, tune into the podcast and visit TEC-19 project, Instagram page.