Podcast: fuel cells, solar sails and satisfied students
Vice Provost Debra Humphris and Student Union president David Goldsmith discuss the National Student Survey results on the latest 51勛圖厙 Podcast.
We also hear about a Nasa project to demonstrate how pressure from sunlight can power a spacecraft, and visit the Energy Futures Lab to discover new ways of powering motorbikes and guitar amps.
The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51勛圖厙's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of , with contributors from the Communications and Public Affairs Division.
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- Gastric bypass surgery has surprising effects on the brain and 51勛圖厙 researchers contemplate how to help crops thrive without nitrogen fertiliser.
- Vice Provost Debra Humphris and Student Union president David Goldsmith discuss the National Student Survey results, which showed an overall satisfaction rating of 86 per cent.
– Rosemary Peters visits the Energy Futures Lab to see how students are using hydrogen fuel cells to power guitar amps and building powerful electric vehicles.
– (Physics) explains how Nasa are planning to launch a spacecraft propelled by solar pressure.
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Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
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School of Professional Development
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