Lockdown Lectures Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/lockdown-lectures Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown? Then why not join some of the nation’s foremost scientists, thinkers, historians and social commentators for some informal lectures from the comfort of your own home. © 2025 The University of Manchester 9683aba4-f79b-575a-8fde-b02c501a1338 no en Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:36:25 -0800 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:33:11 -0800 https://www.manchester.ac.uk/coronavirus-response/coronavirus-home-learning/lockdown-lectures/ https://img.transistor.fm/C2bY3M-OK-AmlH-bSHazBjIpKz0wXpn-1qLbhmGfyXo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NTIxLzE3MDc0/MTA1NzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Lockdown Lectures https://www.manchester.ac.uk/coronavirus-response/coronavirus-home-learning/lockdown-lectures/ episodic The University of Manchester Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown? Then why not join some of the nation’s foremost scientists, thinkers, historians and social commentators for some informal lectures from the comfort of your own home. Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown. Lectures,learning,podcast,academics,university Vicky Taylor-Plane harry.newton@manchester.ac.uk No No Professor Michael Wood - Lockdown Lecture Episode Twelve 2 2 13 13 Professor Michael Wood - Lockdown Lecture Episode Twelve full 21fd7d09-90f5-43d6-8d31-3c92c5537bb3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d51eaee2 "We live in one world and that's the key, not only to history, but to life itself"

Professor of Public History, Michael Wood, is one of the country's best loved historians. In his Lockdown Lecture, he talks to us about the relationship between Britain and China, and his love for poetry.

]]> "We live in one world and that's the key, not only to history, but to life itself"

Professor of Public History, Michael Wood, is one of the country's best loved historians. In his Lockdown Lecture, he talks to us about the relationship between Britain and China, and his love for poetry.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 03:32:33 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 549 "We live in one world and that's the key, not only to history, but to life itself" Professor of Public History, Michael Wood, is one of the country's best loved historians. In his Lockdown Lecture, he talks to us about the relationship between Britain and China, and his love for poetry. "We live in one world and that's the key, not only to history, but to life itself" Professor of Public History, Michael Wood, is one of the country's best loved historians. In his Lockdown Lecture, he talks to us about the relationship between Britain and History,poems,poetry,China,BBC,chineseculture,chinesepoetry,chinesehistory,publichistory,dufu,tangdynasty No Professor Dan Davis - Lockdown Lecture Episode Eleven 2 2 12 12 Professor Dan Davis - Lockdown Lecture Episode Eleven full 69786fa5-603f-4a0a-92a8-c0431f21dd9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/361de4df "We're in a particularly exciting moment with lots of big, new ideas about medicines that could harness the power of the immune system to fight off different kinds of disease."

Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis, has helped establish new concepts in how immune cells communicate with each other. Watch his Lockdown Lecture.

]]> "We're in a particularly exciting moment with lots of big, new ideas about medicines that could harness the power of the immune system to fight off different kinds of disease."

Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis, has helped establish new concepts in how immune cells communicate with each other. Watch his Lockdown Lecture.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 03:17:51 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 660 "We're in a particularly exciting moment with lots of big, new ideas about medicines that could harness the power of the immune system to fight off different kinds of disease." Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis, has helped establish new concepts in how immune cells communicate with each other. Watch his Lockdown Lecture. "We're in a particularly exciting moment with lots of big, new ideas about medicines that could harness the power of the immune system to fight off different kinds of disease." Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis, has helped establish new concepts in how i science,biology,cells,disease,infection,pandemic,virus,immunology,immunesystem,endemic,medicinecoronavirus No Professor David Olusoga - Lockdown Lecture Episode Ten 2 2 11 11 Professor David Olusoga - Lockdown Lecture Episode Ten full 4cbc35e0-9428-4c2b-a942-b7034b4ea347 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fc9a67c9 “A classic complaint among scholars who study British imperial history is that dimensions of our past, as well as our culture, our cuisine, our language and our economy, have been quietly forgotten or conveniently brushed under the carpet.”

Professor David Olusoga is a historian and broadcaster who joined the University in 2019 as a Professor of Public History.

]]> “A classic complaint among scholars who study British imperial history is that dimensions of our past, as well as our culture, our cuisine, our language and our economy, have been quietly forgotten or conveniently brushed under the carpet.”

Professor David Olusoga is a historian and broadcaster who joined the University in 2019 as a Professor of Public History.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 03:01:47 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 635 “A classic complaint among scholars who study British imperial history is that dimensions of our past, as well as our culture, our cuisine, our language and our economy, have been quietly forgotten or conveniently brushed under the carpet.” Professor David Olusoga is a historian and broadcaster who joined the University in 2019 as a Professor of Public History. “A classic complaint among scholars who study British imperial history is that dimensions of our past, as well as our culture, our cuisine, our language and our economy, have been quietly forgotten or conveniently brushed under the carpet.” Professor Davi History,university,Journalism,race,lectures,manchester,lockdown No Professor Perdita Barran - Lockdown Lecture Episode Nine 2 2 10 10 Professor Perdita Barran - Lockdown Lecture Episode Nine full 15621eb1-e787-401d-978d-7e258e88ecf8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb39a18c “One the things we are fairly certain about with the Parkinson's odour is that it's produced due to molecules called lipids, which are long chain fatty acids...

“With COVID, I think there will be an equivalent inflammatory response to that and that may well have an odour. But, we think there are probably other methods to see whether people have coronavirus or not.”

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson’s. Professor Perdita Barran discusses more here.

]]> “One the things we are fairly certain about with the Parkinson's odour is that it's produced due to molecules called lipids, which are long chain fatty acids...

“With COVID, I think there will be an equivalent inflammatory response to that and that may well have an odour. But, we think there are probably other methods to see whether people have coronavirus or not.”

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson’s. Professor Perdita Barran discusses more here.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 1357 “One the things we are fairly certain about with the Parkinson's odour is that it's produced due to molecules called lipids, which are long chain fatty acids... “With COVID, I think there will be an equivalent inflammatory response to that and that may well have an odour. But, we think there are probably other methods to see whether people have coronavirus or not.” Scientists at The University of Manchester have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson’s. Professor Perdita Barran discusses more here. “One the things we are fairly certain about with the Parkinson's odour is that it's produced due to molecules called lipids, which are long chain fatty acids... “With COVID, I think there will be an equivalent inflammatory response to that and that may we science,chemistry,biology,lectures,medicine,treatment,parkinsons,coronavirus,spectrometry,spectrometer,highereducation,parkinsonsdisease No Professor Claire Alexander - Lockdown Lecture Episode Eight 2 2 9 9 Professor Claire Alexander - Lockdown Lecture Episode Eight full f35670c5-4a24-4e13-a571-a096d37863ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/e617f492 Claire is Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester and a member of the Critical In/Equalities research cluster where she works on race, ethnicity, migration and youth in Britain. She is Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences and Associate Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.

]]> Claire is Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester and a member of the Critical In/Equalities research cluster where she works on race, ethnicity, migration and youth in Britain. She is Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences and Associate Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.

]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:09:03 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 1272 Claire is Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester and a member of the Critical In/Equalities research cluster where she works on race, ethnicity, migration and youth in Britain. She is Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences and Associate Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity. Claire is Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester and a member of the Critical In/Equalities research cluster where she works on race, ethnicity, migration and youth in Britain. She is Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences university,manchester,immigration,britain,migration,equality,Inequality,sociology,ethnicity,bme,highereducation,BAME No Professor Danielle George - Lockdown Lecture Episode Seven 2 2 8 8 Professor Danielle George - Lockdown Lecture Episode Seven full 3da160d9-7d8d-486c-abd4-9cbd039daae4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/abbca45c Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

"When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE.

]]> Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

"When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:07:57 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 774 Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering "When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE. Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering "When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millime science,Radio,astronomy,STEM,Discovery,engineering,array,telescopes,spectrometer,radiotelescopes No Professor Nicky Cullum - Lockdown Lecture Episode Six 2 2 7 7 Professor Nicky Cullum - Lockdown Lecture Episode Six full fdaedab6-3467-43c9-83f2-14680a2f0596 https://share.transistor.fm/s/832c1a8c "I hope if one positive thing has come out of this pandemic, it's the visibility of nursing, the importance of nursing and also the importance of social care staff..."

Nicky Cullum is Professor of Nursing in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work in the School of Health Sciences, and Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester.

]]> "I hope if one positive thing has come out of this pandemic, it's the visibility of nursing, the importance of nursing and also the importance of social care staff..."

Nicky Cullum is Professor of Nursing in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work in the School of Health Sciences, and Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:08:10 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 506 "I hope if one positive thing has come out of this pandemic, it's the visibility of nursing, the importance of nursing and also the importance of social care staff..." Nicky Cullum is Professor of Nursing in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work in the School of Health Sciences, and Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester. "I hope if one positive thing has come out of this pandemic, it's the visibility of nursing, the importance of nursing and also the importance of social care staff..." Nicky Cullum is Professor of Nursing in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social W Nursing,socialcare,keyworkers,socialcareworkers,manchesteruniversity No Professor Gary Younge - Lockdown Lecture Episode Five 2 2 6 6 Professor Gary Younge - Lockdown Lecture Episode Five full 23f08780-942f-405d-b16d-c16d98083fd2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8a12d6c “And I wanted to see the world partly because a lot of my experiences growing up, particularly in the 70s and early 80s in Britain, were people saying, "well you're not from here, where are you really from?" And thinking well, I really am from just down the road, but also knowing that there was something different.”

One of the leading thinkers on politics and society, Gary Younge, is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and an award-winning journalist.

]]> “And I wanted to see the world partly because a lot of my experiences growing up, particularly in the 70s and early 80s in Britain, were people saying, "well you're not from here, where are you really from?" And thinking well, I really am from just down the road, but also knowing that there was something different.”

One of the leading thinkers on politics and society, Gary Younge, is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and an award-winning journalist.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:46:12 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 818 “And I wanted to see the world partly because a lot of my experiences growing up, particularly in the 70s and early 80s in Britain, were people saying, "well you're not from here, where are you really from?" And thinking well, I really am from just down the road, but also knowing that there was something different.” One of the leading thinkers on politics and society, Gary Younge, is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and an award-winning journalist. “And I wanted to see the world partly because a lot of my experiences growing up, particularly in the 70s and early 80s in Britain, were people saying, "well you're not from here, where are you really from?" And thinking well, I really am from just down t History,society,politics,Journalism,racism,equality,Inequality,sociology,bme No Professor Danielle George - Lockdown Lectures Episode Five 2 2 5 5 Professor Danielle George - Lockdown Lectures Episode Five full 5b1420d0-83d6-4d0b-857c-1273462f4fe7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d7bdc94 Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

"When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE.

]]> Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

"When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:25:18 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 776 Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering "When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), we were like, 'Wow that sounds amazing, but what what does it mean?'" Hear more from Professor Dan George MBE. Professor Danielle George is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering "When we found out about it, the people who worked on ALMA (Atacama Large Millime science,Radio,astronomy,STEM,Discovery,engineering,array,telescopes,spectrometer,radiotelescopes No Professor Sir Cary Cooper - Lockdown Lecture Episode Four 2 2 4 4 Professor Sir Cary Cooper - Lockdown Lecture Episode Four full bbc6f288-eb08-4d82-a2d1-b185294ac164 https://share.transistor.fm/s/719187f2 Professor Sir Cary Cooper OBE leads ground-breaking research on health in the workplace. Find out more about his career and how managers can support their staff while working at home.

]]> Professor Sir Cary Cooper OBE leads ground-breaking research on health in the workplace. Find out more about his career and how managers can support their staff while working at home.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:52:09 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 641 Professor Sir Cary Cooper OBE leads ground-breaking research on health in the workplace. Find out more about his career and how managers can support their staff while working at home. Professor Sir Cary Cooper OBE leads ground-breaking research on health in the workplace. Find out more about his career and how managers can support their staff while working at home. Lectures,learning,podcast,academics,university No Professor Kostya Novoselov - Lockdown Lecture Episode Three 2 2 1 1 Professor Kostya Novoselov - Lockdown Lecture Episode Three full df77d50b-2559-42cb-b589-f107961f190f https://share.transistor.fm/s/fea6a58d "You can say that it was an accident (the isolation of graphene) but accidents are important in science..." Nobel Prize winner Professor Kostya Novoselov reflects on his research career, those 'Friday night experiments' with Andre Geim and the relationship between art and science. 

]]> "You can say that it was an accident (the isolation of graphene) but accidents are important in science..." Nobel Prize winner Professor Kostya Novoselov reflects on his research career, those 'Friday night experiments' with Andre Geim and the relationship between art and science. 

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:36:53 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 951 "You can say that it was an accident (the isolation of graphene) but accidents are important in science..." Nobel Prize winner Professor Kostya Novoselov reflects on his research career, those 'Friday night experiments' with Andre Geim and the relationship between art and science.  "You can say that it was an accident (the isolation of graphene) but accidents are important in science..." Nobel Prize winner Professor Kostya Novoselov reflects on his research career, those 'Friday night experiments' with Andre Geim and the relationshi science,elements,chemistry,physics,STEM,research,university,Discovery,engineering,isolation,highereducation,graphene,nobelprize No Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell - Lockdown Lectures Episode Two 2 2 2 2 Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell - Lockdown Lectures Episode Two full 5e269303-7422-4ec3-b793-6fd59437a299 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0facf0fd President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Nancy Rothwell has been undertaking research in the field of neuroscience. This has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head injury.

]]> President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Nancy Rothwell has been undertaking research in the field of neuroscience. This has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head injury.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:08:34 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 655 President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Nancy Rothwell has been undertaking research in the field of neuroscience. This has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head injury. President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Nancy Rothwell has been undertaking research in the field of neuroscience. This has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head inj science,Education,Neuroscience,learning,university,stroke,headinjury,braindamage No Professor Brian Cox - Lockdown Lecture Episode One 2 2 1 1 Professor Brian Cox - Lockdown Lecture Episode One full a9c10913-1771-412a-8f69-4a8b50f09f37 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c71adec9 Brian's Lockdown Lecture takes the form of a question-and-answer session with third-year politics student Megan Ritchie. We talk all things space, science and being in a band!  

]]> Brian's Lockdown Lecture takes the form of a question-and-answer session with third-year politics student Megan Ritchie. We talk all things space, science and being in a band!  

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:47:17 -0700 The University of Manchester The University of Manchester 1181 Brian's Lockdown Lecture takes the form of a question-and-answer session with third-year politics student Megan Ritchie. We talk all things space, science and being in a band!   Brian's Lockdown Lecture takes the form of a question-and-answer session with third-year politics student Megan Ritchie. We talk all things space, science and being in a band!   science,professor,Education,bass,physics,astronomy,drumming,briancox,highereducation No