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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Fatness and the body 5/5: When the measure becomes the metric - making sense of the body mass index in research and practice

How body size is used in research and discourse on health, bringing together theory from anthropology, sociology, public health and more. With llya Gutin, University of Texas at Austin

Fatness and the body 3/5: Why is there a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in rural areas? A qualitative study of rural children's perspectives of rural foodways

Exploring children's views on their diets in relation to culture, identity and tradition in their everyday lives. With Ellen Margrete Iveland Ersfjord, University of Agder, Norway

Fatness and the body 2/5: Being fat or having obesity - combining social constructivism and biomedical research on childhood obesity

Where or what is the difference between childhood obesity and fatness, who has the right to decide that, and why is it important? With Zofia Boni, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

Fatness and the body 1/5: Childhood adversity and adiposity - examining differences by sociocultural context

Looking at the complex relationships between adversity in childhood and obesity in adulthood, with Shakira Suglia, Emory University

Emotions in international food law

Anne Saab, associate professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute looks at how feelings such as fear and anxiety might influence food safety regulations.

Sugarcoated: Sugar tax and media discourses on the context of policymaking

Dr Esther Gonzalez-Padilla asks what is sugar? Why should we study it? And how much sugar should we be eating?

Sweetness as an aesthetic relationship

Dr Maddalena Borsato, senior researcher at Ritsumeikan University examines the ambiguities and of the contradictions of sweetness.

Outwitting the temporalities of ‘control’ for Type 2 diabetes in urban India

Pallavi Laxmikanth speaks about her PhD research examining understandings and practises of diabetes management in middle class communities in Hyderabad’s High-Tech City.

Healthcare Within a Humanitarian Crisis: Experiences from Gaza

Mr Khaled Dawas shares his recent experiences of working in Gaza as a surgeon providing emergency care.

Evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention

Professor Lennox sits down with Professor Seena Fazel, to discuss his work on better understanding the causes of suicide.

Suicide prevention and mental health advocacy

Professor Lennox speaks to Ben West, mental health campaigner, best-selling author and social media influencer, about suicide prevention.

January 2024 Cara Murphy

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research interview Cara Murphy, Brown University, USA.

I shiver a little, I shudder a little:” Gist Translation and Uncanny Bodily Knowledges

A moving scholarly exploration and poetic performance.

Translating Symbolism into Precision Medicine

A fascinating exploration of the likenesses between cellular and verbal communication, and their impact on the insurgence of disease.

Health Rhymes with Death

Nicola Gardini challenges the idea that health is the opposite of disease.

Supporting the mental health of young people

Professor Lennox talks to Cynthia Germanotta and Dr. Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes from 'Born This Way Foundation' and Professor Mina Fazel about the importance of supporting young people’s mental health.

Protecting mental health in crisis contexts

Professor Lennox is joined by Benjamin Perks from UNICEF, Sabine Rakotomalala, from the World Health Organization and researchers from Oxford’s Department of Social Policy and Intervention, to discuss protecting mental health in crisis contexts.

Workplace wellbeing

Professor Lennox sits down with Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve to look at what contributes to our wellbeing at work, and the evidence linking happiness and productivity.

Building resilient mental health in the workplace

Professor Lennox is joined by Sir John Kirwan, a former New Zealand rugby player and co-founder of workplace wellbeing technology platform Groov, to discuss preventative mental health in the workplace.

Maternal mental health

Professor Lennox talks to Professors Marian Knight and Fiona Alderdice about how mental illnesses impact women and families in the postnatal period, and the power of speaking out.

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