All Episodes

S6 E3: Helen Pearson on Evidence, Trust and the Research That Could Save Lives

S6 E2: How science is helping protect one of the UK’s most important crops

S6 E1: The Life Sciences Startup That Almost Never Happened

S5 E6: From Ionic Liquids to the United Nations: A Life in Sustainable Chemistry

S5 E5: From Neutron Physics to Science Journalism

S5 E4: The Scientist Who Helped Shape UK Policy

S5 E3: Blood, Germs & Expertise: How Science Really Changes

S5 E2: Hope, Chemistry & the Art of Ambiguity: A conversation with Stuart Luke Gatherer

S5 E1: The Technician Journey: Recognition, Progression & the Future of Lab Careers

S4 E12: ChemDraw to GenAI: Revvity’s Pierre Morieux on AI’s next leap in the lab

S4 E11: From race cars to sous-vide, Philip Preston on precision & purpose

S4 E10: Business Manager David Oliva tells Harriet about how learning how to learn was different for him

S4 E9: Sam Carling MP tells Harriet about his move from science to politics

S4 E8: Silas Adekunle shows Harriet the human side of robotics

S4 E7: Dr Gilian Thomas talks to Harriet about becoming a lecturer at the University of Leeds

S4 E6: Alastair Gardner, Head of Trade and Investment, talks Harriet through some key moments in his career

S4 E5: Martin Johnson takes Harriet through his big move to Ireland and how his company, Ecodiversity, came about

S4 E4: Warren Packard tells Harriet why being a generalist works so well when it comes to investing

S4 E3: Sanjeet Nihal gives a personal perspective on failures and success, family pressures and the joys of innovation

S4 E2: Richard Peace takes Harriet through some key moments of his career in R&D and manufacturing

S4 E1: Charley Maxwell talks Harriet through how he built Orion GXP Consulting and navigated life along the way

EP 51: CEO and ceramist, Alastair Bremner, takes Harriet behind the scenes of his waste material tile company

EP 50: Ruth Kaufman OBE on the practical side of Operational Research

EP 49: Adam Rutherford joins Harriet for a candid chat about science, history, people and much more

EP 48: Would-be rebel, Ola Wlodek, on the Joy of peptide engineering

EP 47: CEO Roughan Sheedy speaks to Harriet from the business side of science

EP 46: Machine learning expert, Marcel Gehrung tells Harriet the one thing he does before confirming a single new hire

EP 45: Meet the boy from Bedford who’s making the biologics of the future

EP 44: A Kansas City science fair was the catalyst for CEO Sean Smith and it’s been quite a ride…

EP 43: Professor Jenny Read tells Harriet about her “vision” for the future of robotics

EP 42: Marti Leimbach on writing mastery and rat breeding tips

EP 41: Pioneering design engineer, Assa Ashuach, talks to Harriet about his most important inventions

EP 40: Professor Anne Osbourn on plant research and her segue into poetry

EP 39: Matt Tozer's journey and how he rose to success in the sciences

EP 38: Join the dots after the fact with Fernando and Harriet

EP 37: From the East End to Eton and from trading to teaching; the secrets to success are shared

EP 36: The gift of great opportunities and how to makes the most of them

EP 35: Professor Gill Reid describes her academic life and gives advice to the new President of the Royal Society of Chemistry

EP 34: You are not an Imposter and nor is Dr Marc Reid!

EP 33: Dr Josh Smalley talks about chemistry and The Great British Bake Off

EP 32: What it was like Building Trajan, From day one to IPO

EP 31: Trapezes and rats with Timandra Harkness

EP 30: How a profound experience changed Gracjan Michlewski's life

EP 29: Twins, Transformations, and Triumphs: Dr Emma Wilson's Journey to RSC Director of Publishing

EP 28: Science in the city with Rt. Hon. Professor Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of the City of London

EP 27: Di Gilpin and the journey to becoming CEO of Smart Green Shipping

EP 26: Tom Whipple and the stories within the lab community

EP 25: Sarah Sands and the future of the British Science community

EP 24: Marc Abrahams and celebrating the science that makes people laugh...then think

EP 23: Richard Jones reimagining economics & physics

EP 22: Dr Gareth Crapper discussing Polymer science, Career highlights & Cycling

EP 21: Tom Cheesewright and how to think about the future

EP 20: David Moreton recalling his established career

EP 19: Stephen Metcalfe MP, Science and Parliament

EP 18: Stephen Ashworth and the importance of education

EP 17: Geoff Mackey on the evolution of the meaning of sustainability

EP 16:Phillip Broadwith and the journey to lab journalism

EP 15: Ricky Martin, the future of lab careers

EP 14: Jude Pullen, the design & tech optimist

EP 13: Dr Joe Lenthall the impact of IP on innovation

EP 12: The extensive career of Dr Diane Turner

EP 11: Bibiana and the future of journalism

EP 10: A discussion with Gravitilab about the importance of gravity

EP 9: Dr Helen Pain MBE and celebrating the chemistry community

EP 8: Asa Asadollahbaik, balancing science and entrepreneurship

EP 7: David J Sutton and the evolution of SEFA

EP 6: Matthew Partridge, the full time cartoon scientist

EP 5: John Peacock, astronomy and playing the clarinet

EP 4 : Julie Dimakou and the secrets of food consulting

EP 3: Maggie Philbin OBE and the innovators of the future

EP 2: Lab Matters Episode two: Journey through the amazon jungle with Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

EP 1: Claire Gwinnett talks forensic science