The A Level Biologist Podcasts

Season 1 guest Mariana Visan explains why she would not succumb to the double-jab mandate to keep her job as an NHS dentist. Featured in national news covering many protests, she describes the experience from start to finish and reflects on the impact of the subsequent government U-turn.

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An offer to study at King's College, London did not sway Mo in the year preceding the pandemic. Under pressure from society and family, Mohammad Awais took the increasingly popular decision to forego higher education when faced with high debt and uncertain future rewards. He founded TripleConnect, a platform for peer-to-peer student support for revision and learning.

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Talented artist and Plant Physiology PhD, Dr. Chrobok paved a way out of academia by starting up DC SciArt, serving many diverse scientists and publishers, and cultivating a beautifully illustrated collection with well-engaged followers online. The journey and its successes have left a mark many are yearning for: happier.

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Newly minted PhD Kasia reveals their unexpected journey to complete an AI science doctorate. Hear the staff neuromorphic engineer and member of the International Society for Artificial Life's eye-opening artificial life anecdotes, personal stories and insights, interweaved with the reality of a PhD viva held over Zoom, and the opportunities and challenges of working in AI startups.

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Thank you for Season 2 - can you guess which city and country topped the listenership this year? Are you in the top 10 countries? You know what to expect of this fun and light bridge between seasons. Newly featuring are poetry and percussion.

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Husband and wife, Dr. Matthew Crane and Lauren Lee, went on a mission to alleviate Lauren's lifelong struggles with PMS and advanced endometriosis by leveraging Matt's natural investigative acumen. What they found could help millions.

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Tying together insights about mood disturbances across the human life cycle to enlighten the etiology and treatment of PMS, PMDD and postnatal depression. As a foetus creation tool, "female" hormones signal being born. Baby Brain kicks in, guiding the newborn to survival. What may be going on, and what sometimes goes wrong.

Read the publication at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352523715_Baby_Brain_A_Theory_of_Horm...

Nanomedicine expert Iris has recently been awarded a “La Caixa” Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowship after consolidating a career in academia with consulting and pharma industry stints. Learn about the Portuguese scientist's journey through Cambridge, her views on the possibilities that lie in store for any aspiring STEM professional, and Iris's work with the non-profit organisation WATT (Women Ahead of Their Ti...

(Finally!) retired science teacher and chief examiner Hilary Tunnicliffe weighs in on curricula, alternatives to exams and the power of being a red pen-wielding teacher.

Learn more about Hilary at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hilarytunnicliffe

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Hear about post-Theranos VC, more than you bargained for about algae, and where to find the latest hubs and players in Cambridge.

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International marine conservation policy maker Lucie Guirkinger takes us on a trip around 58 countries, deep-diving into the life in Earth's oceans and what it takes to help it thrive.

Learn more about Lucie at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucieguirkinger/ on twitter @lucieguirk and instagram @luliguirk

Full transcript: https://thealevelbiologist.co.uk/lucies-reef-relief/

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With everything thrown up in the air, here is one story of exams, universities and personal drama shaping the journey of getting into science - something Arian just wasn't going to give up on.

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An exact date for the start of Season 2 had not been set yet. Then corona hit. How could I say no?

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The wonderful podcast trailer introduced in a delectable American accent even though the host's accent is totally different. Spotify launched the trailer feature for the podcast, similar to iTunes' "first brief episode that is a taster" practice. So here you have it 🎉

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All the stats of Season 1, planning Season 2 and thanks where thanks are due.

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Toby chats life, school, LadBaby videos and the NHS. Beyond the ins and outs of bleeding edge science lies life itself.

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PhD student Saba shares her work in groundbreaking medical imaging research funded by the EU Horizon 2020 project at the University of Cambridge. We also chat about how Cambridge is changing, Saba's educational background and multilingualism, and whether Nikola Tesla would approve of the present day company bearing his name.

Learn more about Saba at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/saba-shirvani-a87431131

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Multi-talented artist John Hinton has written amazing songs about science, animals, plants and more! How much you learn is up to you, but one thing is sure: you will be tapping your foot to death.

Learn more about John and Ensonglopedia at http://www.ensonglopedia.com/

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