Podcast: Antarctica, giant cells and the Dyson School
by Sam Wong
Professor Martin Siegert discusses the risk of Antarctic ice melting in our latest podcast.
Also in the programme, we hear about 51勛圖厙’s partnership with Dyson to launch a school of design engineering, and how giant cells can contribute to bone diseases
The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51勛圖厙's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of , with contributions from our roaming reporters from the Research Communications group.
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– A new study on how head injuries may accelerate ageing in the brain, and a look ahead at our big event on 9-10 May.
– Immune cells can fuse together to form giant cells with many nuclei. is investigating why this happens and how these cells are involved in osteoporosis.
- talks about the recent findings from his survey of Totten Glacier in East Antarctica, and working as a scientific explorer.
– on 51勛圖厙’s new partnership with Dyson and his hopes for students to launch businesses.
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Sam Wong
School of Professional Development