Podcasts in 2022

The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months.

Games, seasonal science songs, and Nature’s 10.

An estimate of the deaths associated with COVID-19, and the lack of ethnic diversity in UK academia.

What was it like to move abroad at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers describe the challenges and uncertainties they faced.

Mastodon DNA found in ancient Greenland permafrost, and modelling the climate emissions of the plastics sector.

The award-winning science writer joins us to discuss her book Nomad Century.

How to choose a workplace that is welcoming and safe, and where your career will thrive.

A previously unobserved source of ant nutrition, and the latest from the Nature Briefing.

Researchers are showing their skills to help soccer coaches improve players and develop winning tactics.

A lab move can expose you to collaborators from different disciplines and change the direction of your research. But it can be scary.

A new positioning system that doesn’t rely on satellites, and the outcomes of COP27.

Three researchers outline the pros and cons of moving abroad for work or study.

The mechanism of a gene implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, NASA’s Artemis rocket launch, and the latest news from COP27.

You land a new job in a different city but your partner needs paid work there too. How do you support each other’s career choices?

A new method to separate out heavy water, and how smartphone data could help check the health of bridges.

Companies are offering tests that calculate the risks of embryos developing complex diseases. But some are concerned whether these tests' are accurate or ethical.

The mysterious muscles that move flies’ retinas, and calls for militaries to report their climate emissions.

Lab size, team culture, and a PI’s capacity to mentor you are among the many things to consider when you move lab.

In this podcast special we explore the myriad ways people have injected biases and racism into modern medicine.

Mid-career scientists need targeted training and development from funders and employers. Some are starting to provide it.