Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Welcome to the Green Gown Award winning Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton!
This podcast explores the greatest and most wicked problem that is sustainability, whilst looking at how we are collectively addressing this critical global challenge.
Sustainability needs to be addressed by understanding how the economy, society, culture, politics and environment intersect, and this is the focus that informs each episode of the Meliora podcast.
In each episode, host Professor Simon Kemp and guest hosts are joined by a variety of guests, including academics, students, staff, researchers, alumni, community groups and business leaders.
The aim of the podcast is to shine a light on the vast range of topics surrounding sustainability and to allow listeners to learn about the critical challenges we face, as well as how they can be part of the solution. We also ensure our fantastic students have the opportunity to share their brilliant work with the world.
Podcast host: Professor Simon Kemp, Deputy Director of the Sustainability & Resilience Institute, University of Southampton
Podcast editors: Jack Dinham, Ellie Howell, Mya Harvey, Lily Killner, Sophie Green, Libby Kale, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Podcast communications: Tyler Domone-Hollands, Hannah Parish, Alexander Ayerst, Maya Stevens, University of Southampton
Please do get in touch to discuss this podcast and any of the issues we raise by emailing sri@soton.ac.uk
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Episodes
166 episodes
Stefania-Myrto Staiculescu: Sustainability Across Borders: Comparing student attitudes and behaviours at Southampton (UK) and Can Tho (Viet Nam)
Stefania-Myrto Staiculescu (BSc Geography) joins us to discuss her independent research project "Sustainability Across Borders: Comparing Student Attitudes and Behaviours at Southampton (UK) and Can Tho (Viet Nam) which is part of the Sustainab...
Massimo Risoli: The Left Behind in Can Tho, Viet Nam: Smart Cities, Climate Change and Everyday Inequality
Massimo Risoli (BA Geography) joins us to discuss the research project "The Left Behind in Can Tho, Viet Nam : Smart Cities, Climate Change and Everyday Inequality" which is part of the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (University of S...
Sadie Entwistle: Why the UK needs to plant more seagrass and protect what we already have. Projecting carbon stocks and storage rates of a UK subtidal seagrass bed
We are joined by Sadie Entwistle (MSci Marine Biology) to discuss a fascinating research project "Why the UK needs to plant more seagrass and protect what we already have. Projecting carbon stocks and storage rates of a UK subtidal seagrass bed...
Ronnie Lam: Analysing the intersection between music education and young people in care
We are joined by Ronnie Lam to discuss a fascinating research project "Analysing the intersection between music education and young people in care" along with many wider important issues.In this episode we address the important question ...
Adchaya Apputhurai: A sparkling problem in our aquatic environments - a study on glitter pollution.
Adchaya Apputhurai (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss her dissertation "A sparkling problem in our aquatic environments: A study on glitter pollution".Despite being a prevalent microplastic of a highly complex structure, gli...
Jamie Robinson: Salinity rising - the hidden crisis threatening the Mekong delta
Jamie Robinson (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss his research project 'Salinity rising: the hidden crisis threatening the Mekong delta' which is part of the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (University of Southampton) and...
Gabriel Westcott: Harm, moral status and the use of animals in biomedical research
Gabriel Westcott (BA Philosophy) joins us to discuss his research project "Harm, moral status and the use of animals in biomedical research".The practice of animal experimentation has been the topic of much discourse in the topic of Anim...
Jess Cook: Power to the people - exploring the potential of community energy
Jess Cook (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss her independent research project "Power to the People: exploring the potential of community energy".In this Student Symposium episode, we explore renewable community energy projec...
Aksel Conway-Forecast: Assessing in-person monitoring techniques for sustainable greenspace management
Aksel Conway-Forecast (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss his research project "Assessing in-person monitoring techniques for sustainable greenspace management".In this student takeover episode of the Meliora Podcast from the...
Jessica Morgan: To what extent does recreational scuba diving accelerate the degradation of Coral Reefs?
Jessica Morgan (BSc Geography) joins us to discuss her research project "To what extent does recreational scuba diving accelerate the degradation of Coral Reefs?"Coral reefs are experiencing unprecedented rates of decline under climate c...
Lili-Mei Judd: Nitrogen cycling in a crab-polychaete-macroalgae IMTA system: implications for waste recycling and water quality
Lili-Mei Judd (MSci Marine Biology) joins us to discuss whether a simplified crab–polychaete–macroalgae integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system could reduce nitrogen accumulation to biologically safer levels than crab monoculture thr...
Barnaby Williams: Transport infrastructure in Southampton - is mobility accessible?
Barnaby Williams (BA Geography) joins us to discuss his research project "To what extent does the transport infrastructure in Southampton, UK, promote accessible mobility?".A huge part of living in society today is movement – flows of pe...
Luke Farhall: What constitutes effective SDG integration in Higher Education? A comparative analysis of SDG integration methodologies in core curricula across UK universities
Luke Farhall (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss his research project "What constitutes effective SDG integration in Higher Education? A comparative analysis of SDG integration methodologies in core curricula across UK universities"...
Samuel Inkster: 'A knowledge, attitude and practices (K-A-P) study assessing social perceptions to plastic pollution in Can Tho, Vietnam'.
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Samuel Inkster (MSci Environmental Science) to discuss his Independent Research Project 'A knowledge, attitude and practices (K-A-P) study assessing social perce...
Luc Phillips: Claws for concern - assessing the impact of an emerging aquatic invader through a multi-method approach
Luc Phillips (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss this research project on the invasive potential of the Narrow-clawed crayfish within UK rivers. More specifically, we delve into how research methods such as kick sampling, crayfish t...
Rosie Watson: What, if anything, is epistemically criticisable about rhetoric, and when might the use of rhetoric be permissible?
Rosie Watson, BA Philosophy, joins us to discuss her research project “What, if anything, is epistemically criticisable about rhetoric, and when might the use of rhetoric be permissible?” Rhetoric has frequently been treated as epis...
Mia Wake: Minke whale foraging- an analysis in Northeast Scotland
Mia Wake (BSc Environmental Science) joins us in this episode of the Meliora Student Research Symposium, to discuss her independent research project "An analysis of the fine-scale spatial ambit and habitat utilisation of foraging minke whales i...
Uncovering the environmental costs of the fast fashion industry
In this episode of the Meliora podcast Student Takeover Season we are discussing the environmental impacts of fast fashion, including the production of water waste, carbon emissions and energy usage relative to the garment industry, using Shein...
The Shrimp farming dilemma
In this student takeover episode of the Meliora Podcast we explore the rapid growth of shrimp aquaculture in India within a globalised food system. We examine the economic opportunities the industry creates, including export growth and employme...
Sustainable Food Systems: Corporate vs Individual Responsibility
From discussions surrounding food packaging waste to food waste itself, this student takeover episode of the Meliora podcast explores the notion of “who is really responsible” for these issues in sustainable food systems. Is there a lack of act...
Sustaining our Coastlines: Pressures and Pathways for Coastal Futures
This student takeover episode of the Meliora Podcast is hosted by Sandeep and colleagues David, Evelyn, and Dalma. The episode explores some of the major human pressures the coastlines face and how that impacts sustainability, along with potent...
World Cup Sustainability: Qatar 2022 vs North America 2026
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season, we discuss sustainability in sports comparing the 2022 Qatar and 2026 United States, Canada, and Mexico FIFA World Cups. We discuss similarities and differences in consumption, inf...
The Impacts of Fishing for Sustainable Futures
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season, we address sustainability in our oceans, specifically focusing on how the environmental, economic and social impacts of fishing shape our futures. We discuss mangrove deforestation...
“Is AI for good?: A sustainable synergy”
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season, we ask 'Is our continued use of AI a sustainability problem solver, or is it just creating new issues'? This episode explores both sides of the debate, investigating the modern-day...
“Behind the Screen: The Sustainability of Remote Work”
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season, we explore the sustainability of remote working and whether it is truly a long-term solution or comes with hidden costs. We discuss its social, economic, and environmental impacts,...