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- https://wyss.harvard.edu
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Medicine, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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An institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University devoted to research and technology development to create new bioinspired materials and devices with high-impact applications in healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, energy, and sustainable architecture. The Multimedia section of the website offers videos, animations and podcasts. Content is organised into Focus Areas (e.g. 3D Organ Engineering, Molecular Robotics, Synthetic Biology), Technology Areas (e.g. Building Materials, Medical devices, Organs on Chips), Disciplines (from Aging, Architecture, Biochemestry and Design to Materials Science, Medicine and Physics), and Application Areas (e.g. Balance & Motor Control, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart, Kidney, Liver and Lung diseases).
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- http://www.healthtalk.org
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- Bio-Medical, Social Sciences
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- Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Studies
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Created in 2001 by GP Dr Ann McPherson and Dr Andrew Herxheimer after their own experiences of illness, this vast resource is the fruit of a partnership between a charity called DIPEx and The Health Experiences Research Group at The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Healthcare. The Learning & Teaching section offers over 25,000 videos of people talking about their experiences of health and social care. The videos are an excellent teaching and training resource for medicine, nursing, social care, allied health professions, sociology and psychology. The content is protected by copyright and is available for reuse to educational and non-profit organisations for an annual fee.
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019dl1b
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- Bio-Medical
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- Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology
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BBC series in which Dr Mark Porter, with the help of GP Margaret McCartney,
demystifies health issues by separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice. There are over 200 episodes covering just about everything, from the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo to social prescribing, where patients are referred to non-clinical services such as looking after an allotment and exercise programme at a local football club. Each episode last 30 minutes and has its own page on the site which includes a transcript and links to related resources. The Podcasts are updated weekly and available indefinitely.
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- https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-neuroscience
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- Science and Technology
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- Medicine
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Podcasts from the Naked Scientists team at the University of Cambridge aimed to help the general public to understand and engage with the latest research news about the brain and the nervous system. Each episode includes a comprehensive description of content and full transcripts.
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- https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-events/support-our-campaigns/i-am-research/
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- Bio-Medical
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- Medicine
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- Databases, Funding, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Web Links
Created by the National Institute for Health Research, ‘I Am Research’ is tasked with involving patients and the public in all the phases of their work, from health research to the translation of discoveries into practical products, treatments devices and procedures. The site offers a wealth of information including help for researchers on data, samples and how to identify patients for research, and Research facilities in your area, which can be searched by postcode or speciality. There is also a YouTube Channel with short videos about why research is crucial and what getting involved in research studies means to cohorts of different ages. This can be useful for those tasked with explaining what research is in the classroom and those thinking in becoming researchers.
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- https://snfagora.jhu.edu
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Law, Media Studies, Medicine, Social Studies
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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is an international philanthropic organisation which funds projects in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and sports, and social welfare. Among these projects is The Agora Institute, at Johns Hopkins University, a multidisciplinary centre that aims to serve as a forum for bringing together experts from the fields of political science, sociology, history, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and ethics to examine the dynamics of civic discourse and design and test means for improving open dialogue, civic engagement, and democratic governance. The series Dialogues are monthly events/discussion about specific issues and can be watched via the SNFcasts. Themes covered so far include Stereotypes, Eros, Journalism in a time of Crisis and Crisis in Journalism, and Enhancing the Health Sector in Greece.
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- https://futurism.com/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Chemistry, Computing, Dentistry, Engineering, General Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Psychiatry, Sports Science, Technology
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- Film/Video
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A digital media company that reports on the latest ground-breaking discoveries in the fields of science and technology. The content is presented as News, Infographics or Videos, and the themes covered include: Advance Transport (Flying Cars, The Hyperloop, Space Planes, Self-Driving Vehicles, Jetpacks, High-Speed Rail), Hard Science (Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Quantum Mechanics, Polymer Chemistry, Computational Theory), Artificial Intelligence (Singularity, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Turing Tests, Speech Recognition, Computer Vision), Earth & Energy (Nuclear Fusion, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Floating Wind Farms, Electric Cars, Climate Change, Cloud Seeding, Environmental Engineering), Enhanced Humans (Biohacking, CRISPR, NeuroTech, Humanity+, Brain-Controlled Prosthetics, MedTech, Bionics, Augmentation, 3D Printed Organs), Future Society (Universal Basic Income, Workforce Automation, Lab-Grown Meat, Blockchain, Bitcoin, SmartCities, Future Careers, Political Policy), Health & Medicine (Antibiotic Resistance, Vaccines, Lifesaving Clinical Trials and Treatments, New Disease), Off World (SpaceX, Orbital, NASA, International Space Station, Mars Colonization, Micro-Satellites, Fermi Paradox, Interstellar Travel), Robots & Machines (Supercomputers, Drones, 3D Printers, Transformative Gadgets, Humanoid Robots, Quantum Computing), Sci-Fi Visions (Time Travel, Wormholes, Alternate Universes, The Simulation Hypothesis, Moonshots, Artistic Visions of the Future) and Virtuality (Holograms, Augmented Reality, VR Gaming, Sensory Suits, 360-Degree Videos, Digital Simulations).
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- https://theconversation.com/uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Medicine, Nature, Politics and Government, Sports Science, Technology
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- Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
An independent news website sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The Conversation launched in Australia in March 2011 and in the UK in May 2013. It is a not for profit educational entity, funded by universities, that aims to rebuild trust in journalism by providing independent, high quality and authenticated information. The articles, written by academics and researchers with some help from professional journalists, are organised by subject areas like in any online version of a broadsheet newspaper: Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Education, Environment & Energy, Science & Technology, etc. Interestingly, each article displays a disclosure statement indicating the author’s funding and any potential conflict of interest. The Fact Check UK section includes the statement being checked (e.g. ‘Is freezing eggs really ‘extremely unsuccessful’?), the link to its original source, a Verdict and a Review by an academic who gives his/her opinion on whether and why the author of the statement is right or wrong.
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- https://theconversation.com/uk/podcasts/the-anthill
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- General Science, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Studies, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
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The Anthill is The Conversation UK’s podcast service devoted to bring to light some of the best research from the world of academia. Each episode, which lasts around 45 minutes, focuses on a theme and invites academics from different disciplines to share their expertise on it. Themes explored so far include Time, Humour, The Future, Memory, Unexplored places, Games and Dark matter. The podcasts, co-hosted by two experienced content editors from The Conversation, are recorded in the studios of the Department of Journalism at City University London, and have the bonus of sounding like high quality radio programmes.
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- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoEBu2Q8ia_OwPszaJFmkI1SFVj5d5oB7
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- General Science, Medicine, Technology
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A project sponsored by Cambridge University and The Wellcome Trust that gives researchers the opportunity to work with filmmakers and artists to make short documentaries about their work. The resulting 13 films are accessible and engaging. Titles in the series include Rise of the Machines with two shorts: Pain in the Machine, which looks at the possibilities and challenges of creating a robot that feels pain,and Friend in the Machine, which considers relationships with robots, Morphogenesis, Dish life and DNA Origami: folding on the smallest scale.
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