Gemma Ware

Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Podcast series from The Conversation where children ask academics questions wins gold at the British Podcast Awards.

The Conversation audio team celebrates success at the Publisher Podcast Awards.

The Conversation audio team celebrates success at the Publisher Podcast Awards.

Stories from the front line of the US government’s attack on federal science funding. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Anthropologist Alex Bentley tells The Conversation Weekly about his research how modelling the spread of COVID sparked new research on the spread of disease in early civilisations.

Researcher Japhy Wilson tells The Conversation Weekly podcast the surreal story of what happened in one Peruvian city in the Amazon jungle during the first wave of COVID.

Plastic waste expert Mark Miodowonik explains the history of plastic and why he believes manufacturers must be responsible for making sure plastic is recycled.

Three Conversation science editors look ahead to what to expect in 2025 on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Listen to one of the 2024 Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine, Victor Ambros, talk about microRNA on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.

Grace Augustine talks about her interviews with people who’ve chosen to leave their jobs over climate change concerns on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Dream researcher Başak Türker explains how she was able to communicate with people while they were dreaming. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

More Europeans are having to learn how to live alongside predators again. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

The first of two episodes of The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting life at universities.

Subvertising campaigns are often funny, but they also aim to make a wider point about the unsustainable excesses of consumerism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear about the importance of Marrakech’s old medina to Islamic heritage and what’s happening to its network of traditional artisans.

A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Louis Brus, one of the newest Nobel laureates in chemistry, speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Spain is the egg donation capital of Europe. We hear what is driving women to donate in this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast.