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In our latest series of episodes of MetCast, we’re looking at the Winter Olympics and exploring how expertise and research from Manchester …

In our latest series of episodes of MetCast, we’re looking at the Winter Olympics and exploring how expertise and research from Manchester …

In our latest series of episodes of MetCast, we’re looking at the Winter Olympics and exploring how expertise and research from Manchester …

In our latest series of episodes of MetCast, we’re looking at the Winter Olympics and exploring how expertise and research from Manchester …

In our latest series of episodes of MetCast, we’re looking at the Winter Olympics and exploring how expertise and research from Manchester …

In this episode of MetCast, we discuss the state of health in the UK and what needs to be done to become a healthier nation. 

Professor Bill Ollier, author of Saving Sick Britain, talks about the challenges faced by the …

In this episode of MetCast, we talk about the issues of going through complex fertility journeys at work. 

There are 3.5 million people in the UK facing fertility issues, whether that be infertility, going through …

In this episode of MetCast, we look at the vital role the Amazon rainforest plays in capturing carbon and what needs to be done to save it.

We spoke …

In this episode of MetCast, we talk about how Greater Manchester is planning to adapt to mitigate some of the risks that climate change will bring in the future – from increased risk of flooding, to the dangers rising …

In this episode of MetCast, we chat about Carbon Literacy at Manchester Met – and how it’s being used to help councils, schools and businesses.

Led …

On Wednesday, October 27, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will deliver his next Budget and Spending Review to the House of Commons.

In the latest episode of MetCast we hear from Christian Spence, Head of …

In this episode of MetCast, we speak to four experts from the Manchester Metropolitan University Fuel Cell Innovation Centre about the Government's …

In this episode of MetCast, we chat to Jackie Newton, Manchester Met Exercise and Sports Science MA graduate. 

Jackie was Director of Coaching and Athlete Development for Athletics Northern Ireland going into this …

In this episode of MetCast, we chat to Helen Scott, Manchester Met sport and exercise science student and Paralympic track cyclist.

Helen is currently out in Tokyo ready to compete in the kilo and individual pursuit …

On Monday, August 2, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to make history as the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.

In the latest episode of MetCast we speak to experts from Manchester …

In this episode of MetCast we chat to Dr Thomas Allen from Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport about the latest technology in …

In this episode of MetCast, we chat to Valencia Nathaly Sihera, Manchester Met sport science graduate and head coach for the Grenada Olympic swimming team.

Valencia has been out in Tokyo supporting two young swimmers …

With the Olympic Games beginning in Tokyo, Japan, Professor Jonathan Grix and Dr Paul Brannagan, from the Institute of Sport at Manchester …

With England due to compete in final of the Euros in front of 60,000 fans at their home ground Wembley, we talk to Dr Martin Turner about the …

With the knockout stages of the UEFA European football championship kicking off on 26 June, in this episode, we will be exploring how anxiety can affect players who are called up to take penalties.

When we consider that …

On Friday, June 18, England will meet Scotland at Wembley stadium in the UEFA European Football Championship.

Fans of both teams will have their own predictions on the outcome of the game, but is there a proven way of …

On Friday, June 11, the postponed European Football Championship, otherwise known as the Euros will begin. 

In the latest episode of MetCast, …

In the second of our two podcasts celebrating World Poetry Day, Malika Booker chats with fellow poet and Manchester Writing School lecturer Andrew …

In the first of two podcasts celebrating World Poetry Day, Andrew McMillan chats with fellow poet and Manchester Writing School lecturer Malika …

At the end of 2020 a new era for the United Kingdom began after the country completed its formal separation from the European Union.

In the latest …

Hot on the heels of her Costa Book of the Year win for her novel The Mermaid of Black Conch, MetCast speaks exclusively to writer and Manchester …

In this episode of MetCast, Chris Morris speaks to Dr Stephanie Steels, Lecturer in Global Public Health, about the COVID-19 vaccinations taking place across the world.

The vaccination programme currently underway in …

We bring you an exclusive interview with Alex Wheatle MBE, Manchester Writing School lecturer and subject of one of acclaimed director Steve …

The coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of life from schooling, to the economy, to work and travel – and of course, health.

Thousands of …

The sports industry has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic just like every other aspect of modern life.

Academics from Manchester Metropolitan …

How will Industry 4.0 affect higher education and change the workforce of tomorrow? What skills and partnerships will Universities need to focus on as sectors adapt to new innovations in the field?

As the University …

What does the future of storytelling look like? How will technology shape the way we create film, television, music, videogames and other forms of …

Just in time for Halloween, MetCast explores the dark and demented world of our very own Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, and looks at how the gothic mode has never been more relevant.

Featuring interviews with the …

In this latest episode of MetCast, we discuss mental health in young people, and how research in this field continues to be a vital part of the wider conversation.

The show features a roundtable discussion with Dr …

In the first of a series of talks ahead of the 2021 launch of Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Digital Arts, Danny Boyle asks: 'Will …

To coincide with the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, we talk to experts from across the University about some of the challenges professional athletes face during a high profile global tournament.

We hear from Sports and …

In the first of our alumni stories episodes, we catch up with Simcha Weinstein, a man who’s been described as ‘New York’s Hippest Rabbi’ to talk Manchester, football, faith, movies, superheroes and much more. 

Having …

In this episode we hear from Dr Alexander Lees, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, on protecting the long-term future of the Amazon rainforest, while …

In this episode, we hear from Alice Webb, Director of BBC Children’s and BBC North, who spoke to Michael Taylor about digital growth in Manchester and how universities can help bridge the digital skills gap.

Alice also …

Following the uncovering of a lost sequel to Anthony Burgess' controversial novel A Clockwork Orange, MetCast speaks to Professor Andrew Biswell …

Part two of our panel debate around the opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0. Recorded as part of our Industry 4.0 in Action event, the …

Part one of a two part panel debate around the opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0. Recorded as part of our Industry 4.0 in Action event, …

In this fifth episode we speak to our sports scholars about the support our programmes provide and how they balance training with a degree. We also …

In our fourth MetCast, we speak to experts in cyber security about the University's partnership with GM Cyber Foundry, which seeks to help small businesses protect themselves against malware, ransomware and other online …

For our third MetCast episode, we speak to experts and partners of the University's unique in vitro fertilisation (IVF) training programme, as well as one IVF parent highlighting the importance of the science and the …

In our second MetCast, we bring you an exclusive interview with Ivor Novello winning Elbow frontman and Visiting Professor of Songwriting Guy Garvey.

In this first edition of The Manchester Metropolitan University Podcast, we dig deeper into the wider machinations of the 2018 World Cup.

We hear …