Research Comms
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -How can we communicate research in science, the social sciences and humanities to ensure it has positive, real-world impact? That's the question being explored in this podcast, presented by Peter Barker, the director of research communications agency, Orinoco Communications.
In each episode Peter chats to someone who's doing particularly interesting and inspiring work to engage the public with research.
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Avoiding the Spiral of Silence: The Case for Talking About Climate | Eric Fine | Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
February 27, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBOver the past few decades, the evidence to show that climate change is happening, that it’s caused by human activities, and that we need to take urgent action to limit its impact, has gathered at an overhelming rate. But research into the best way to communicate that message has lagged behind. That’s changing, thanks in large part to the work of organisations like the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication In this episode of Research Comms, Peter chats with YPCCC Project Ma...
Generative-AI: Establishing guidelines for how to use it | Amy Mollett, Barney Brown and William Kerslake | University of Cambridge
January 31, 2024 15:06 - 44 minutes - 62 MBGenerative-AI tools, like ChatGPT, are increasingly embedded in the day-to-day work of research communicators. At the University of Cambridge the senior comms team has published a set of AI guidelines, created in consultation with staff across the university. In this episode of Research Comms, members of the working group that put the guidelines together - Amy Mollett, Barney Brown and William Kerslake - talk about their feelings towards AI, the good and the bad, why they felt they needed ...
Trust: how can research communicators earn the trust of the public?
December 18, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode, host Peter Barker reflects on the unique archive of over fifty Research Comms episodes to bring together insights from those conversations around the theme of trust. Whether we’re discussing vaccine hesitancy, climate scepticism, young people’s engagement with science and scientists or the rise of conspiracy theorists, all of these topics are, at their core, issues of trust. Recognising how essential trust is to public engagement, how can the wider research community ear...
Changing landscapes: telling stories from Antarctica against a backdrop of climate change and an evolving media
July 25, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBAthena Dinar is Deputy Head of Communications at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) where she’s spent over two decades conveying the captivating magic of Antarctica and the vital research scientists carry out there. In this episode of Research Comms, Athena speaks with us about the shifting narratives surrounding the climate crisis and how digital media has transformed the communications landscape, as well as unpacking BAS’s endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint while striving tow...
Changing landscapes: telling stories from Antarctica against a backdrop of climate change and an evolving media | Athena Dinar | British Antarctic Survey
July 25, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBAthena Dinar is Deputy Head of Communications at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) where she’s spent over two decades conveying the captivating magic of Antarctica and the vital research scientists carry out there. In this episode of Research Comms, Athena speaks with us about the shifting narratives surrounding the climate crisis and how digital media has transformed the communications landscape, as well as unpacking BAS’s endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint while striving tow...
Unpacking ‘impact’: What does it mean, and how do you know if you’re achieving it? | Prof. Mark Reed | Fast Track Impact
June 29, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBProfessor Mark Reed is a Professor and Research Centre Director at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) as well as the founder and Chief Executive of Fast Track Impact, an organisation that provides researchers with evidence-based tools and training to empower them to use their work to change the world for good. In this episode of Research Comms, Mark helps us define ‘impact’ in the context of research, explains the strategies, methods and tools he encourages researchers to employ when assessi...
How can research-adjacent professionals pave the way for a more collaborative research and innovation ecosystem? | Sarah McLusky | Research-Adjacent Consultant
June 01, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBSarah McLusky is a Research-Adjacent Trainer and Consultant who works with universities in communications and engagement, education and curriculum enhancement, training STEM ambassadors and organising large scale outreach events, as well as hosting the recently-launched Research Adjacent podcast, among others. In this episode of Research Comms, we shine a light on the army of professionals who make communications in research and innovation happen in the burgeoning space within the sector ...
Fusion energy: how to prepare the world for transformative technology | Celestine Cheong | UK Atomic Energy Authority
May 04, 2023 04:24 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBCelestine Cheong is Head of External Communications at the UK Atomic Energy Authority. In this episode of Research Comms she talks about the work of UKAEA to push for the delivery of sustainable fusion energy, about the challenges of communicating science that is at times, very complex, and about managing public expectations around the development of technologies that have the potential to transform society. LINKS UK Atomic Energy Authority News article on Lawrence Livermore National L...
How can we improve public understanding of artificial intelligence to ensure it works for all? | Sophie McIvor | Alan Turing Institute
March 30, 2023 10:48 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBSophie McIvor is the Director of Communications and Engagement at the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. She has been in the role since the Institute opened in 2015 and is spearheading its new strategy focused on public engagement with AI. In this episode of Research Comms we discuss why the public needs to be engaging with emerging technologies like AI, how people have more power than they think when it comes to influencing the...
Attitudes of young people to science | Katherine Mathieson | British Science Association
April 26, 2022 09:25 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn March 2022 the British Science Association published a report examining the attitudes of young people in the UK to science. In this episode of the Research Comms podcast, the BSA’s outgoing Chief Executive, Katherine Mathieson, talks about the reports findings, speculating on why young people do not feel sufficiently engaged with science, the impact of the Covid pandemic on their appetite for science, and why now is a golden opportunity for us to rework young people’s relationship with sc...
Attitudes of young people to science | Katherine Mathieson | British Science Association
April 26, 2022 09:25In March 2022 the British Science Association published a report examining the attitudes of young people in the UK to science. In this episode of the Research Comms podcast, the BSA’s outgoing Chief Executive, Katherine Mathieson, talks about the reports findings, speculating on why young people do not feel sufficiently engaged with science, the impact of the Covid pandemic on their appetite for science, and why now is a golden opportunity for us to rework young people’s relationship with sc...
What can we learn from the Covid pandemic about crisis communications? | Glen Nowak | Grady College
March 21, 2022 11:23 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIt's been more than two years since the Covid pandemic took hold. And although it may have more surprises in store for us, there is hope that the worst has passed. So now seems a good time to start thinking about what lessons we can learn from the experience to better prepare us for future pandemics and public health crises. How we communicate the science, risk and recommendations is one of the most critical things to get right. Glen Nowak spent 14 years working at the Center for Disea...
Growing your community on Linkedin| Laura Hannan | Pitch121
March 09, 2022 10:54 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode of Research Comms, Laura Hannan shares the wisdom that she’s gleaned from 15 years of experience on Linkedin and gives her top tips on how communicators can make the most out of the platform to grow their network and drive engagement with their organisation’s research.
Harnessing the power of social media | Amy Mollett | University of Cambridge
February 24, 2022 09:25 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode of Research Comms Amy Mollett talks about the exciting early days of blogs and twitter, of her social media work at LSE, of the digital services team in Parliament. Tips for getting started, maintaining digital wellbeing and tracking what’s important abound.
Social media's role in communicating research | Amy Mollett | University of Cambridge
February 24, 2022 09:25 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode of Research Comms Amy Mollett talks about the exciting early days of blogs and twitter, of her social media work at LSE, of the digital services team in Parliament. Tips for getting started, maintaining digital wellbeing and tracking what’s important abound.
SUZANNE FISHER-MURRAY on the differences between development and academia
February 08, 2022 11:23 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode of Research Comms, Suzanne Fisher-Murray talks about the differences between development and academia, the power of radio for sharing stories and influencing behaviour, what truly participatory communications look like and the value of creating personas for strategic communication with communities that care.
Communicating research for the development sector and NGOs | Suzanne Fisher-Murray | Christian Aid
February 08, 2022 11:23 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode of Research Comms, Suzanne Fisher-Murray talks about the differences between communicating research in the development sector and academia, the power of radio for sharing stories and influencing behaviour, what truly participatory communications look like and the value of creating personas for strategic communication with communities that care.
Telling stories about innovation | Ashley Jennings | Texas Innovation Center
January 19, 2022 10:53 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBManaging Director of the Texas Innovation Center, Ashley Jennings, talks about the thriving innovation and startup scene in Austin (and across Texas) and how the innovation center is helping transform great ideas into valuable products. A big part of that is training founders in how to tell their stories in a compelling way, to raise awareness, generate interest in their technology or product, and to build relationships of trust with funders and future customers.
ASHLEY JENNINGS on storytelling for commercialization
January 19, 2022 10:53 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode of Research Comms Ashley Jennings talks about the thriving innovation and startup scene in Austin and across Texas, explaining the purpose and value propositions of Texas Innovation Center. Ashley also discusses the methodology behind preparing startups and innovators for the market and the importance of storytelling and relationship building.
Is 'data sonification' the new frontier for science communication? |Matt Russo | System Sounds
December 22, 2021 11:16 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBMatt Russo is an astrophysicist, musician and sonification specialist. He teaches physics at the University of Toronto and has toured schools with sonifications that bring parts of the universe to life. He founded the sci-art project SYSTEM sounds, through which he works with NASA to sonify data collected in and about the cosmos. In this episode of Research Comms Matt Russo talks about what sonification is, the skills required to create sonifications, his work engaging students with data a...
MATT RUSSO on sonification of the cosmos
December 22, 2021 11:16 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBMatt Russo is an astrophysicist, musician and sonification specialist. He teaches physics at the University of Toronto and has toured schools with sonifications that bring parts of the universe to life. He founded the sci-art project SYSTEM sounds, through which he works with NASA to sonify data collected in and about the cosmos. In this episode of Research Comms Matt Russo talks about what sonification is, the skills required to create sonifications, his work engaging students with data a...
TOM CHIVERS on journalism and stats
December 14, 2021 10:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBTom is science editor for the digital news magazine UnHerd. His writing has featured in The Guardian, Telegraph, New Scientist and BuzzFeed. He covers an array of subjects, mostly science, but he also delves into politics, foreign affairs, sport, culture wars - pretty much anything that piques his interest. He's won two statistical excellence in journalism awards from the Royal Statistical Society, but he's not stopping there. He wants all journalists and consumers of news to share his appre...
How to read statistics (and knowing when to trust them) |Tom Chivers
December 14, 2021 10:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBTom is science editor for the digital news magazine UnHerd. His writing has featured in The Guardian, Telegraph, New Scientist and BuzzFeed. He covers an array of subjects, mostly science, but he also delves into politics, foreign affairs, sport, culture wars - pretty much anything that piques his interest. He's won two statistical excellence in journalism awards from the Royal Statistical Society, but he's not stopping there. He wants all journalists and consumers of news to share his appre...
DR KANTA DIHAL on the AI Narratives Project
April 22, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week’s guest on the Research Comms podcast is Dr Kanta Dihal, a Senior Research Fellow at Cambridge University’s Leverhulme Centre for Future Intelligence, where she runs 'Global AI Narratives', a project exploring the many ways in which artificial intelligence is perceived by cultures around the world. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com --------- LINKS Global AI Narratives Leverhulme Centre for Future Intelligence The Whitenes...
Creating new narratives around Artificial Intelligence |Dr Kanta Dihal| Global AI Narratives Project
April 22, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week’s guest on the Research Comms podcast is Dr Kanta Dihal, a Senior Research Fellow at Cambridge University’s Leverhulme Centre for Future Intelligence, where she runs 'Global AI Narratives', a project exploring the many ways in which artificial intelligence is perceived by cultures around the world. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com --------- LINKS Global AI Narratives Leverhulme Centre for Future Intelligence The Whiteness ...
The art of data visualization | Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick
April 07, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week’s guests are data designer, Stefanie Posavec, and data journalist, Miriam Quick. We talk about their new book, about how constraints can encourage creativity, and they give their tips on how researchers and communicators can improve their own data visualizations. ------------ Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com ------------- LINKS To buy the book ‘I am a book, I am a portal to the universe’ Stefanie Posavec TEDx Talk Stefan...
STEFANIE POSAVEC and MIRIAM QUICK on the Art of Data Visualisation
April 07, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week’s guests are data designer, Stefanie Posavec, and data journalist, Miriam Quick. We talk about their new book, about how constraints can encourage creativity, and they give their tips on how researchers and communicators can improve their own data visualizations. ------------ Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com ------------- LINKS To buy the book ‘I am a book, I am a portal to the universe’ Stefanie Posavec TEDx Talk Stef...
DR. JAMIE GALLAGHER on how to create effective online public engagement events
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBDr. Jamie Gallagher is a science communication and evaluation expert. In early 2020 Jamie’s freelance schedule, which was dominated by live workshops, talks and events all over the world, emptied. In this interview I talk to Jamie about how he pivoted to take his science communication business online and how he’s been helping others navigate that transition to our new virtual world. We also discuss his pre-pandemic career in science communication and how he made that transition from scie...
How to create effective online public engagement events | Dr. Jamie Gallagher
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBDr. Jamie Gallagher is a science communication and evaluation expert. In early 2020 Jamie’s freelance schedule, which was dominated by live workshops, talks and events all over the world, emptied. In this interview I talk to Jamie about how he pivoted to take his science communication business online and how he’s been helping others navigate that transition to our new virtual world. We also discuss his pre-pandemic career in science communication and how he made that transition from scient...
Communicating the biggest story of our times | Alex Buxton | University of Oxford
March 03, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week’s guest on the Research Comms podcast is Alex Buxton, Head of Strategic Communications at the University of Oxford. We discuss what it was like to be parachuted into his role just after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and to do so at a time when the University was involved in one of the biggest news stories of our times - the race to develop a vaccine to combat the disease. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com
ALEX BUXTON, Head of Strategic Communications at Oxford University on the race for the COVID-19 vaccine
March 03, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week’s guest on the Research Comms podcast is Alex Buxton, Head of Strategic Communications at the University of Oxford. We discuss what it was like to be parachuted into his role just after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and to do so at a time when the University was involved in one of the biggest news stories of our times - the race to develop a vaccine to combat the disease. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com
PROF. ANDY MIAH on communicating future technology
February 09, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week’s guest is Professor Andy Miah - Chair in Science Communication and Future Media at the University of Salford. In our conversation we discuss how best to engage people with unfamiliar technological advances, why it’s so important for all academics and researchers to have some kind of a public presence, as well as delving into what Prof. Miah means when he says that we’re undergoing a crisis of science communication. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communication ...
How to combat the 'crisis of science communications' | Prof. Andy Miah | University of Salford
February 09, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week’s guest is Professor Andy Miah - Chair in Science Communication and Future Media at the University of Salford. In our conversation we discuss how best to engage people with unfamiliar technological advances, why it’s so important for all academics and researchers to have some kind of a public presence, as well as delving into what Prof. Miah means when he says that we’re undergoing a crisis of science communication. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communication ...
DR. ANNA BLAKNEY the viral vaccine video creator on TikTok
February 02, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week’s guest is Dr. Anna Blakney, a vaccine scientist and recent viral sensation on the social media platform, TikTok, where her videos about vaccines have racked up millions of views since she started creating them just a few months ago, gaining her hundreds of thousands of followers. She uses her platform to teach people about the Covid-19 vaccines as part of an initiative called Project Halo that was set up last year by the UN and the Vaccine Confidence Project, with the goal of gi...
Going viral on Tik Tok with vaccine video content | Dr. Anna Blakney
February 02, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week’s guest is Dr. Anna Blakney, a vaccine scientist and recent viral sensation on the social media platform, TikTok, where her videos about vaccines have racked up millions of views since she started creating them just a few months ago, gaining her hundreds of thousands of followers. She uses her platform to teach people about the Covid-19 vaccines as part of an initiative called Project Halo that was set up last year by the UN and the Vaccine Confidence Project, with the goal of givi...
#BlackInSciComm Week and STEM diversity | Raven Baxter aka Raven the Science Maven
October 05, 2020 14:39 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week’s guest is Raven Baxter, aka Raven the Science Maven. Raven is a molecular biologist and science communicator who, as well as sharing her love of science with the world, is also a huge champion of greater diversity in the STEM sector. One of the most notable ways that she’s challenge stereotypical ideas of what a scientists should look and act like is a rap song that she recorded and produced a video for called Big Ole Geeks. She also recently gave a TEDX talk about the narrow w...
RAVEN BAXTER aka Raven The Science Maven on diversity in STEM and #BlackInSciComm Week
October 05, 2020 14:39 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week’s guest is Raven Baxter, aka Raven the Science Maven. Raven is a molecular biologist and science communicator who, as well as sharing her love of science with the world, is also a huge champion of greater diversity in the STEM sector. One of the most notable ways that she’s challenge stereotypical ideas of what a scientists should look and act like is a rap song that she recorded and produced a video for called Big Ole Geeks. She also recently gave a TEDX talk about the narrow...
DR SUSANNA L HARRIS the scicomm expert talks about how to build an engaged online community
September 24, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThis week’s guest is Dr Susanna L Harris, a former microbiologist turned science communicator. Susanna has been developing a large, engaged community of followers on social media ever since she started PhD Balance, an organisation that she set up in 2018 to address the needs of graduate students who are experiencing problems with their mental health. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com To find out more about our new video abstract service...
How to build an engaged community | Dr Susanna L Harris
September 24, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThis week’s guest is Dr Susanna L Harris, a former microbiologist turned science communicator. Susanna has been developing a large, engaged community of followers on social media ever since she started PhD Balance, an organisation that she set up in 2018 to address the needs of graduate students who are experiencing problems with their mental health. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications www.orinococomms.com To find out more about our new video abstract service...
The future of research conferences
August 13, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBCOVID has meant that scientific conferences, as we’ve previously known them, have ceased to exist. Many events have responded by shifting their activities online, creating new virtual conferences, where attendees can join from the comfort of their own homes, wherever they might be. So what does this mean for the communication of research going forwards? Is it possible to replicate the special magic of an in-person event online? Can meaningful collaborations be forged in chat rooms? Will ...
The Future of Scientific Conferences
August 13, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBCOVID has meant that scientific conferences, as we’ve previously known them, have ceased to exist. Many events have responded by shifting their activities online, creating new virtual conferences, where attendees can join from the comfort of their own homes, wherever they might be. So what does this mean for the communication of research going forwards? Is it possible to replicate the special magic of an in-person event online? Can meaningful collaborations be forged in chat rooms? Will ...
Championing women in STEM | Suw Charman-Anderson | Ada Lovelace Day
August 06, 2020 05:30 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast, Suw Charman-Anderson tells the story of how Ada Lovelace Day started over ten years ago and how it has evolved over time. She also discusses how the COVID19 pandemic is prompting the event to return its online roots this year, and how we can all be part of the struggle to increase diversity in STEM. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications ---------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS Details...
SUW CHARMAN-ANDERSON, Founder of Ada Lovelace Day
August 06, 2020 05:30 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast, Suw Charman-Anderson tells the story of how Ada Lovelace Day started over ten years ago and how it has evolved over time. She also discusses how the COVID19 pandemic is prompting the event to return its online roots this year, and how we can all be part of the struggle to increase diversity in STEM. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications ---------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS Detai...
Dispelling myths about animal research | Wendy Jarrett | Understanding Animal Research
July 28, 2020 22:20 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast, Wendy Jarrett, CEO of Understanding Animal Research, talks about changing attitudes towards animal research over the past thirty years, about some of the most common myths that opponents use in arguments against animal research, and how scientists should communicate with members of the public about the use of animals in their research. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications
WENDY JARRETT, Understanding Animal Research
July 28, 2020 22:20 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast, Wendy Jarrett, CEO of Understanding Animal Research, talks about changing attitudes towards animal research over the past thirty years, about some of the most common myths that opponents use in arguments against animal research, and how scientists should communicate with members of the public about the use of animals in their research. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications
Communicating a contentious aspect of research | Wendy Jarrett | Understanding Animal Research
July 28, 2020 22:20 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast, Wendy Jarrett, CEO of Understanding Animal Research, talks about changing attitudes towards animal research over the past thirty years, about some of the most common myths that opponents use in arguments against animal research, and how scientists should communicate with members of the public about the use of animals in their research. Presented by Peter Barker Produced by Orinoco Communications
Medical Research Charities: Communicating in a Crisis
July 21, 2020 16:56 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBMedical research charities have been hit hard by the disruptive effects of the pandemic, with many fundraising events cancelled for the foreseeable future and charity shops shuttered for months during lockdown. Plummeting income has meant they've had to pause or stop research projects, withdraw future funding and lay off staff. In this episode Peter Barker interviews three experts about the crisis. - Leonora Neale, Communications Manager at the Association of Medical Research Charitie...
Listening as the best antidote to vaccine scepticism | Prof. Heidi Larson | Vaccine Confidence Project
June 03, 2020 15:50 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology Risk and Decision science at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses the causes of loss of confidence in vaccines all over the globe, in the hope that we might develop a more constructive way to engage with people who have doubts over vaccinations. She also discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on attitudes to vaccine safety, and the impact that those changing attitudes might ha...
PROF. HEIDI LARSON
June 03, 2020 15:50 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology Risk and Decision science at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses the causes of loss of confidence in vaccines all over the globe, in the hope that we might develop a more constructive way to engage with people who have doubts over vaccinations. She also discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on attitudes to vaccine safety, and the impact that those changing attitudes might h...
PROF. HEIDI LARSON on Vaccine Confidence
June 03, 2020 15:50 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode of the Research Comms podcast Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology Risk and Decision science at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses the causes of loss of confidence in vaccines all over the globe, in the hope that we might develop a more constructive way to engage with people who have doubts over vaccinations. She also discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on attitudes to vaccine safety, and the impact that those changing attitudes might h...