<p>Medical research is continuously evolving with new technologies, but another key player in spurring this evolution is mathematics. Mathematician and healthcare engineering expert <strong>Becky Shipley</strong> joins us to discuss the role mathematics is playing in medical research, and some of the fascinating and innovative technologies she&#39;s been a part of developing. </p><br><p><strong>About &#39;From the Lab&#39;:</strong></p><p>This is the first of our new &#39;From the Lab&#39; series, taking the place of our &#39;From the Theatre&#39; episodes. UCL are celebrating their 200th anniversary in 2026, and we&#39;ve collaborated with them to host UCL researchers as our Discourse speakers throughout 2026. As part of this collaboration, we&#39;ll be bringing you episodes with each of these speakers two weeks before their Discourses to explore their research topics further and give you a sneak peek of what&#39;s to come in their Discourse. </p><br><p>Buy tickets to Becky&#39;s Discourse on Friday 30 January <a href="https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/discourse-mathematical-tools-transform-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">on our website</a>.</p><p>Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the last Wednesday of every month, and &#39;From the Lab&#39; episodes are released on the second or third Friday of the month (two weeks before their respective Discourse). Subscribe to be notified as soon as the next episode is released! </p><ul><li><p>Book tickets to upcoming talks on our <a href="https://www.rigb.org/whats-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>website</u></a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheRoyalInstitution" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>YouTube channel</u></a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Follow us: @ri_science on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ri_science/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>Instagram</u></a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>TikTok</u></a> </p></li></ul><p>Producer and presenter: Lia Hale</p><p>Music: Joseph Sandy </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>