MRC Podcasts
MRC podcasts are free to download, and include interviews with scientists and talks on a variety of research topics. You do not need an iPod to listen to them as they are MP3 audio files that can be played back on your computer or on any MP3 player. To save a podcast on your PC simply right-click on the link and select 'Save As', then transfer it to your portable player. You may also subscribe to MRC podcasts in Google Reader or My Yahoo.
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Interview with Tony Peatfield, MRC Director of Corporate Affairs 10 June 2009, 7 mins New MRC Director of Corporate Affairs Tony Peatfield talks about his time at the MRC. |
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Translating research into policy in Scotland 31 March 2009, 3 mins MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit join representatives from NHS Health Scotland to help stimulate translation of scientific findings into government health policy. |
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MRC team wins prize for best Science paper 24 February 2009, 6 mins Salamander limb regeneration funding wins best Science paper award. |
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Smoothing a path for translation 29 January 2009, 7 mins DPFS portfolios: Smoothing a path for translation podcast with Chris Watkins and Professor Bevan. (transcript) |
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Professor Michael Schneider talks stem cells 17 December 2008, 6 minutes MRC Council member Professor Michael Schneider describes the different branches of stem cell research. (transcript) |
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Stem cell dialogue: Professor Chris Mason 17 December 2008, 6 minutes Professor Chris Mason comments on the results of the BBSRC/MRC stem cell public dialogue. (transcript) |
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Sir Leszek Borysiewicz: a year at the helm 28 October 2008, 10 minutes Sir Leszek Borysiewicz discusses the changes to the MRC since he took the helm a year ago. |
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The difficult findings of the Oracle Children Study 9 October 2008, 10 minutes Sara Kenyon discusses what happens when you don’t find the benefits you were hoping to find at the end of a trial. (transcript) |
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MRC Annual Review 07/08 9 October 2008, 5 minutes MRC Annual Review: people talk about their experiences of medical research. (transcript) |
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MRC student wins prize in science poster competition 1 October 2008, 3 minutes An MRC-funded PhD student wins top award in the British Association for the Advancement of Science poster competition. (transcript) |
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Writers join scientists for creative conversation 23 July 2008, 25 minutes Scientists and fiction writers came together in an extraordinary discussion to explore their passion for discovery. |
