Podcast: Bringing science to fiction, bio-solar wallpaper, and healthcare data

In this edition: We meet the creatives bringing science to life, and hear about Imperial's new solar paneled wallpaper and healthcare data course.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on Imperial's MSc Science Communication course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roving reporters in the Research Communications group.

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News: Solar panelled wall paper, and celebrating the birthday of a 287-foot tower – We discuss the creation of a new bio-solar panel developed by Imperial researchers which involves printing light energy-capturing bacteria and circuitry directly on to paper; plus we mark the 125^th birthday of the Queen’s Tower, the emblem of Imperial’s excellence in learning and research on the College’s South Kensington Campus.

Alumni authors – We meet alumni Holly Cave and Felicia Yap, former Imperial students who have gone on to illustrious careers as novel writers, and hear about the ways their academic backgrounds inspires and informs their work. You can also listen to an extended version.

Predictive power in healthcare – We find out how Imperial’s Global eHealth Unit are offering their courses on a global scale, teaching people how to harness data analytics in healthcare.

Antibiotics amnesty on film – We speak to the Imperial alumni who are helping raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance through their new short film, CATCH.