During the COVID-19 crisis the Rowett Research Institute, at the University of Aberdeen, is not able to conduct human nutrition trials but that doesn’t mean we can’t find other ways to help. Normally our Human Nutrition Unit team design diets and feed our volunteers as part of the human nutrition trials conducted by our researchers. The team are interested in nutrition and care about what we eat, but what do they do when they have no one to feed? Will they keep on creating healthy nutritious recipes? Our podcast tells you how the team does it and why it is so important to eat healthily.

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 &lt;p&gt;During the COVID-19 crisis the Rowett Research Institute, at the University of Aberdeen, is not able to conduct human nutrition trials but that doesn’t mean we can’t find other ways to help. Normally our Human Nutrition Unit team design diets and feed our volunteers as part of the human nutrition trials conducted by our researchers. The team are interested in nutrition and care about what we eat, but what do they do when they have no one to feed? Will they keep on creating healthy nutritious recipes? Our podcast tells you how the team does it and why it is so important to eat healthily. &lt;/p&gt;
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Find out how the Human Nutrition Unit team at the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute designs diets and feeds our volunteers as part of the human nutrition trials, and why it is so important to eat healthily.

Lockdown Nutrition Recipes

The podcast discusses how MSPs might work within a post-Brexit, post COVID-19 Scotland, the potential of a further referendum and possible new ways of governance. Furthermore, he will examine his own and his country’s dysfunctional relationship with the beautiful game, to understand the soul and spirit of Scottish football. Neil McLennan is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Leadership Programmes at the University of Aberdeen. Neil and Henry are both fellows of the RSA, previous supporters of May Fest. The University of Aberdeen WORD Centre has kindly supported this event.

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 &lt;p&gt;The podcast discusses how MSPs might work within a post-Brexit, post COVID-19 Scotland, the potential of a further referendum and possible new ways of governance. Furthermore, he will examine his own and his country’s dysfunctional relationship with the beautiful game, to understand the soul and spirit of Scottish football. Neil McLennan is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Leadership Programmes at the University of Aberdeen. Neil and Henry are both fellows of the RSA, previous supporters of May Fest. The University of Aberdeen WORD Centre has kindly supported this event.&lt;/p&gt;
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Former First Minister Henry McLeish talks to Neil McLennan about leadership in a crisis; how Scotland's politics and parliament might change before reflecting on life during lockdown and his primary passion- football.

In Conversation with Henry McLeish

Their key goals are for the treaty to permit freedom of marine scientific research and allow the sharing of any benefits that arise from commercial use of marine biodiversity. Marcel and Abbe are also trying to bring this work to a wider audience, and they are joined by composer Professor Paul Mealor and poet Dr Grahame Davies who have together created the wonderful ‘Song for the Oceans’ to highlight these issues.

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 &lt;p&gt;Their key goals are for the treaty to permit freedom of marine scientific research and allow the sharing of any benefits that arise from commercial use of marine biodiversity. Marcel and Abbe are also trying to bring this work to a wider audience, and they are joined by composer Professor Paul Mealor and poet Dr Grahame Davies who have together created the wonderful ‘Song for the Oceans’ to highlight these issues. &lt;/p&gt;
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This podcast looks at the work of Professor Abbe Brown, a professor in Intellectual Property, and Professor Marcel Jaspars, a Chair in Chemistry, in advising policy makers who are developing a new UN treaty to conserve marine biodiversity. 

Sharing the Benefits of the Oceans

The podcast will also look at how the charity's programme work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, touching on issues of period poverty, sustainability and menstrual waste. It will explore how community-based organisations differ from international non-governmental organisations.

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 &lt;p&gt;The podcast will also look at how the charity's programme work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, touching on issues of period poverty, sustainability and menstrual waste. It will explore how community-based organisations differ from international non-governmental organisations. &lt;/p&gt;
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PhD student Nolwazi Nadia Ncube talks menstrual activism. She launched a charity in Zimbabwe in 2015 providing sanitary wear to women and girls in Zimbabwe. 

Period Poverty: Policy, Technology & Activism

From Brexit to Veganuary, new words, or neologisms, play an important part in our language. Most of them are short-lived and quickly sink into obscurity but a few eventually become part of our vocabulary. So why do some words survive while others do not? What makes us, as speakers, decide on whether to use a new word? Join PhD student Sabrina Link as she discusses the factors which might influence a word’s success or failure, what makes a word attractive to speakers and what impact real-life changes have on our vocabulary.

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 &lt;p&gt;From Brexit to Veganuary, new words, or &lt;em&gt;neologisms&lt;/em&gt;, play an important part in our language. Most of them are short-lived and quickly sink into obscurity but a few eventually become part of our vocabulary. So why do some words survive while others do not? What makes us, as speakers, decide on whether to use a new word? Join PhD student Sabrina Link as she discusses the factors which might influence a word’s success or failure, what makes a word attractive to speakers and what impact real-life changes have on our vocabulary. &lt;/p&gt;
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What makes us, as speakers, decide on whether to use a new word? Join PhD student Sabrina Link as she discusses the factors which might influence a word’s success or failure, what makes a word attractive to speakers and what impact real-life changes have 

What makes us, as speakers, decide on whether to use a new word? Join PhD student Sabrina Link as she discusses the factors which might influence a word’s success or failure, what makes a word attractive to speakers and what impact real-life changes have on our vocabulary. 

Neologisms

PodFest 2020, a podcast series created by the May Fest team at The University of Aberdeen, bringing research and culture to you at home!

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