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The Research Relay
by The Research Relay
Passing the mic to the Australian National University's brightest undergraduate researchers as they break down their projects into bite-sized, relatable stories. Join us as we explore the innovative ideas and discoveries emerging from the next generation of Australian leaders.Each 'Season' of episodes follows a specific theme related to the current global landscape: Season 1 - Climate Change and Sustainability, Season 2 - Justice, and Season 3 - Health.
Episodes
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S4 E4 - Whistleblowers and Carbon Credits
How do carbon credits actually work — and why hasn’t Australia taken the extra step of incentivising whistleblowing with money? Could doing so strengthen our policy and regulatory systems? Hannah Price has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the ANU Law School and a Bachelor of...
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S4 E3 - Are Australia’s Independent Teal’s Populist?
The “Teals” have shaken up Australian politics — but what defines them, and are they really populists? Benjamin Lloyd-Hurwitz has completed a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics and a Bachelor of Science, and is now finalising his Philosophy honours thesis at ANU College of Arts &…
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S4 E2 - Neoclassicism, Antiquity and Women’s Dress
Season 4 - Politics 🏛️ 🎙️ Episode 2 - Neoclassicism, Antiquity, and Women’s Dress 👗🏛️ How did women's dress in the late 18th century affect their agency? How did women assert both intellectual and power through walking and clothing? And how is this all related to neoclassicism? Ashley Price...
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S4 E1 - Political Party Doctrines
How do the policy documents of political parties change over time? What characteristics affect this change and how important are these documents in different democracies? Justin Cementon is currently completing his honours in PPE at ANU, specialising in political science. In this episode we dig...
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S3 E6 - Aboriginal Health and Medicine
How does an ideal Indigenous Australian health care system differ from its Western counterpart? What is the Aurora Education Foundation? Mikayla Helms is a Ngiyaampaa woman from Western NSW and a Kambri scholar at ANU. Mikayla is studying a Bachelor of Health Science, aspiring to study a medical...
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S3 E5 - Sociology, Social Media, and Hormone Therapy
How do users of hormone therapy create 'mini-publics' on social media? How have 20th century constructions of gender determined medical attitudes towards non-conforming bodies? Darcey Hoyle is a fourth-year gender, sexuality and culture student at ANU, and in this episodes tells their experience...
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S3 E4 - Endometriosis and Anthropology
How can we understand endometriosis anthropologically? How do patients materialise the knowledge of their pain in non-medical objects, and how can researchers learn more from these personal experiences? Josh Green is a recent Anthropology Honours graduate from ANU. In this episode, he discusses…
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S3 E3 - Degenerative Diseases of the Eye
What is macular degeneration in the eye? How can we treat multifactorial diseases with gene-regulating transcription factors? Noah Budd is a first-year medical student at ANU who recently completed an honours year at the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Neuroscience. In this episode, he...
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S3 E2 - Sleeps Impact on Cognitive Health
How does sleep impact the development of neurodegenerative diseases like dementia? Is it better to be a night owl, or an early riser? Lewis Dobbin is a recent graduate of ANU Health and Medicine with two published papers in neuroscience. He discusses his Honours thesis conducted within the...
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S3 E1 - Self-recognition of Mental Health Conditions
What is a disability-adjusted life year, and which Australian demographic is most at risk of not recognising their own mental health condition? Sonali Varma recently completed her Honours year in Population Health with ANU Health and Medicine, earning a University Medal for her thesis. Through…
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S2 E5 - AI and Explicit Imagery
What risks do diffusion models pose? And what do people view as the most harmful consequences of AI-generated explicit imagery? Jemima Brooker, who recently completed a Bachelor of Criminology with First Class Honours, explored these questions in their thesis. Passionate about safeguarding…
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S2 E4 - Indigenous Cultural Safety in Court Rooms
How can lawyers best represent Indigenous Australian defendants in criminal court rooms? Nina Gannon, a recent ANU Law School graduate and associate at the ACT Supreme Court, discusses her time on-country in Central Australia and in Northern Territory courts. Her law dissertation explores…
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S2 E3 - Technology and Liberal Democracy
How are Australian democratic practices shifting in a new age of technology and social media? What defines truth, and who should be able to make the call on what is and isn't misinformation? Felix Archibald is final year Law student at ANU who has made multiple submissions to parliament on topics...
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S2 E2 - History and the Law
Why was the Mabo case in the Australian High Court so monumental? How do, and should, historians and lawyers work together? Archie Horneman-Wren is a Law and History student at ANU, with a keen interest in Australian Indigenous Studies. He discusses his paper that won the 2023 Australian Legal...
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S2 E1 - Law of Military Occupation
What will the new age of military occupations look like, and what must occupying nations do to justly preserve humanity? Oscar Pearce, a final year Law and Politics student, comes on the podcast to discuss his Law Dissertation on the legalities of military occupations. *Warning* - The Gaza…
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S1 E5 - Tropical Cyclone Intervention
S1 - Climate Change and Sustainability. E5 - Cyclone Intervention Max Etherington evaluates the potential for dispersing aerosols - particles suspended in air - over large tropical cyclones to limit their growth in intensity.
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S1 E4 - History of Earth's Climate
S1 - Climate Change and Sustainability. E4 - The History of Earth's Climate Seb Bland explores the importance of Paleoclimatology in tackling climate change and how he determined what the wind strength was off Australia's northwestern coast a million years ago.
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S1 E3 - Heat and the Human Body
S1 - Climate Change and Sustainability. E3 - Heat and the Human Body. Zoe Crooke breaks down her Honours thesis, exploring the molecular changes in our bodies during passive heat stress. Amongst many topics, she explains what happens when someone suffers from heat-stroke, and highlights the key...
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S1 E2 - Solar Cells and Hydrogen
S1 - Climate Change and Sustainability. E2 - Solar Cells and Hydrogen. How do we capture energy from the sun? Why should we care about hydrogen? What are Perovskites? Isaac Martin, a final year Bachelor of Engineering (R&D) student, gives a run down on the basics of photovoltaic technologies and...
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S1 E1 - Farmers to Customers
S1 - Climate Change and Sustainability. E1 - Food Security and Supply Chain Resilience. Through her undergraduate research, Kayleigh Sleath developed a start-up company - Ohna - cutting out the middleman between small and medium scale farmers and customers. Kayleigh is (at recording) in her 4th...
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Passing the mic to the Australian National University's brightest undergraduate researchers as they break down their projects into bite-sized, relatable stories. Join us as we explore the innovative ideas and discoveries emerging from the next generation of Australian leaders.Each 'Season' of episodes follows a specific theme related to the current global landscape: Season 1 - Climate Change and Sustainability, Season 2 - Justice, and Season 3 - Health.
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