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Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute

University of Southampton

Welcome to the 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

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60:34

A seaweed invasion: Dr Vicky Dominguez Almela and Dr...

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2025/02/06

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we welcome not just one, but two of our brilliant academics Dr Vicky Dominguez Almela and Dr Sien Van Der Plank to discuss their fascinating work investigating how Sargassum is affecting coastal communities in West Africa and the Caribbean. You will be thinking 'I never knew seaweed could be so interesting!' Our chat covers Sien and Vicky's careers to date, how they beca...

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65:37

Faith veganism: Dr Ellie Atayee-Bennett on the...

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2025/01/30

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we welcome the brilliant academic Dr Ellie Atayee-Bennett to discuss her work on the links between faith, veganism and sustainable behaviours.Our chat covers Ellie's whole journey, how and why she became interested in sustainability, her fascinating research, her links to the SRI, and the plans for her academic career and future research. Ellie is an all-round wonde...

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62:42

Careers in Sustainability: Caroline Carlin and Cece...

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2024/12/17

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we have a great chat with two leading lights in the growing field of sustainability in sport - Caroline Carlin and Cece Liu.Our relaxed chat covers Caroline and Cece's backgrounds, how and why they became interested in sustainability, their work at Southampton FC and university respectively, and their current work at leading sustainability in sport company e-novation cons...

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56:49

Careers in Sustainability: Stephanie Todd on seizing...

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2024/11/15

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we have a lovely, fascinating chat with another of our most wonderful and high-impact alumni - the amazing Stephanie Todd, Strategic Operational Lead for Sustainability at Kingston University.Our relaxed chat covers Stephanie's background, how and why she became dedicated to sustainability, her ridiculously impressive impact as a young college student, her excellent unive...

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65:09

Earth Mother: Confronting the challenging issues...

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2024/11/11

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton we explore the intersections between theatre and sustainability. We are joined by Victoria Briggs to discuss the development of her ambitious and exciting new theatre project, Earth Mother. This is an eye-opening discussion addressing an area of critical importance in how we tackle sustainability challenges through a lesser-explored lens. Some...

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46:57

Climate Change & Health in Ghana: Dr Michael Head and...

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2024/11/04

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton we (virtually) travel to Ghana for a discussion on Climate Change and Health research, collaboration, community engagement, and outcomes with Dr Michael Head and Jessica Boxall. This is a fascinating discussion with many lightbulb moments that are only possible through the engagement, support and personal stories approach taken by Michael and Jessica over...

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29:24

Student Takeover: The Environmental Science Student...

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2024/10/30

In this student episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton we explore the work of the University of Southampton Environmental Science Student Society (EnvSoc) with the President and Committee members. Through this episode, six of the committee members discuss the society, its current goals and potential goals for the future. EnvSoc is a society for all Environmental Science students or Students interested in t...

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47:12

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research 2024...

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2024/10/25

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton we have a big panel discussion about the SRI visit to the 2024 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Assembly at the University of Manchester, UK.The Tyndall Centre is "a partnership of universities bringing together researchers from the social and natural sciences and engineering to develop sustainable responses to climate change. We work with leaders from the...

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58:36

Careers in Sustainability: Bitsy Pout on her...

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2024/10/22

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we have a lovely, relaxed chat with another of our most wonderful and entertaining alumni, the amazing Bitsy Pout.Our chat covers Bitsy's background, how and why she became dedicated to nature and wider sustainability issues, how she decided to become an Environmental Scientist, her brilliant work as a student leader at university level, Bitsy's contributions to the natio...

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52:00

Careers in Sustainability: Kate Otto and Samantha...

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2024/10/17

Welcome to Season 4 of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton. In this first episode of the season we return to 'Careers in Sustainability' with a great chat with Kate Otto and Samantha James, two inspirational sustainability advocates, teachers and leaders at the largest Sixth-Form College in the UK, Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Kate is a Chartered Geographer, the Royal Geography Society Ordnance S...

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53:10

Life as Podcast Co-Creators, Editors, Interns, and...

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2024/07/23

It is with a heavy heart that we close the student takeover season of the Meliora podcast with an episode all about our amazing co-creators, editors and interns Lily Killner and Sophie Green who are about to graduate and leave us :(In this episode we chat about how Sophie and Lily applied for an internship that wasn't actually quite what they were sold, how clueless we were with everything when starting the co-creation of the podcast, what it's like to be a student intern whilst also completi...

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46:15

Alisha Ashworth & Craig Hutton discuss the work of...

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2024/07/22

In this Student Takeover episode of the Meliora podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton we are joined by our SRI Work Placement student and guest editor Alisha Ashworth who discusses the work of the SRI and the future of our world with our Director Prof Craig Hutton. We address a wide range of topics from the perspective of young people going through school and college, along with views around our collective futures.Editor: Alisha Ashw...

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30:58

Francois-Xavier Lecomte: Relationships between top...

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2024/07/20

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Francois-Xavier Lecomte (MSci Marine Biology with Oceanography) to discuss his dissertation 'Relationships between top marine predators and oceanographic features in the Southern Ocean'. In the dynamic Southern Ocean, marine predators movement behaviours are intricately shaped by oceanographic conditions. This study utilized data from 17 top marine predators in the RAATD dataset spanning from 1991 to 2016 ...

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26:11

Manisha Mahesh Kumar: Route Optimisation for Space...

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2024/07/19

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Aeronautics and Astronautics student Manisha Mahesh Kumar to discuss her dissertation 'Route Optimisation for Space Debris Removal'.Manisha discusses her unique approach for space debris removal and remediation with particular focus of SDG9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure and SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. She explains the current state of the space environment and major events that contri...

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Hannah Portman: The Rice Industry in the Mekong River...

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2024/07/17

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium at the University of Southampton, we are joined by Hannah Portman (BSc Geography) for an exploration of her dissertation research titled: “The Rice Industry in the Mekong River Delta in a Changing Climate”.Rice is a vital commodity for ensuring food security as it is a staple food source for more than half of the world’s population and with a growing population the demand for rice is ever-increasing. Deltas are agriculturally r...

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Isabelle Horrocks: Exploring the impacts of the...

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2024/07/15

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium at the University of Southampton, we are joined by Isabelle Horrocks (BA Geography) for an exploration of her dissertation research titled: ‘Exploring the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on sustainable consumption practices among students’. Over recent years, the combination of stagnant wage growth and a sharp rise in inflation has driven a significant increase in the cost of living across the UK. In accordance, consu...

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23:56

Holly Hoban: Spotting Resilience - Measuring the...

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2024/07/12

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Holly Hoban (BSc Environmental Science) to discuss her Independent Research Project ‘Spotting Resilience: Measuring the Effect of Vegetation Turing Patterns in Dryland Ecosystems.’ Since the development of aerial photography, striking vegetation patterns such as spots, stripes and labyrinths have been identified and studied in drylands across the globe. They are examples of Turing patterns, self-organised ...

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53:22

Debjyoti Sengupta: VESPER (Venus Specialised...

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2024/07/10

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Debjyoti “Deb” Sengupta (MEng Mechanical Aerospace Engineering) to discuss his Group Design Project 'Venus Specialised Exploration Rover (VESPER)'.As per the scientific community, there is a consensus that Venus, often referred to as Earth’s evil twin, may allow us to understand our planet in a way that could help us tackle climate change (SDG 13) whilst encouraging development of new technology. However, recen...

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33:54

Sarah Ait Mouhoub: Exploring Algeria's Offshore Wind...

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2024/07/08

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium at the University of Southampton, we are joined by third-year BSc Environmental Science student Sarah Ait Mouhoub for an exploration of her dissertation research titled: "Exploring Algeria's Offshore Wind Potential for Sustainable Energy Development." Sarah's dissertation explores the potential for deploying offshore wind farms off the coast of Algeria by assessing a set of technical, environmental and socio-economic crite...

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29:12

Tazmin Jeffreys: Rural vs Urban Fast Fashion Face-Off

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2024/07/05

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium at the University of Southampton we are joined by Tazmin Jeffreys to discuss her independent research project titled: “Rural vs Urban: Differences in consumer clothing habits and attitudes towards fast fashion”In recent years fast fashion has become one of the main polluters in the world due to its major environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas contribution, waste water production and landfill. With the help of government p...

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