2021 Video chats

These video chats were part of a previous series of video interviews with University of Exeter academics and alumni that started during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020 and continued over the following two years.

You can watch all of the videos from 2021 below as well as listen to the audio only from many videos, via Spotify and other podcast platforms.

Make sure to also catch up on our latest video series - Alumni Matters - where we chat to several alumni and learn more about their careers, their thoughts on some of the key challenges our world is facing, and discover how they are helping to shape it into a healthier, fairer, greener place.

Reintroducing beavers to the UK - Q&A with Professor Richard Brazier

Professor Richard Brazier, Professor of Earth Surface Processes at the University of Exeter, talks about a unique research project to re-introduce beavers to the UK 400 years after they were hunted to extinction.

Integrating Public Health - Q&A with Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres

Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres from the University of Exeter Medical School speaks about the importance of public health experts, what we can learn from the COVID crisis globally, and the new Master of Public Health course.

The growth of seaweed - Q&A with PhD Researcher Sophie Corrigan

University of Exeter researcher and marine biologist, Sophie Corrigan, talks about the potential for seaweed aquaculture for sustainable growth, marine habitat restoration and the fight against climate change.

Blue Carbon - Q&A with Professor Callum Roberts

Professor Callum Roberts from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation talks about the term Blue Carbon, carbon capture, and how different ocean ecosystems help protect against climate change.

Thinking sustainably - Q&A with alumna Nicola Stopps

CEO of Simply Sustainable and Geography alumna, Nicola Stopps, talks about how companies can be more sustainable, how consumers can use their power, and what the pandemic could mean for the future of corporate sustainability and social responsibility.

Recording the wild - Q&A with wildlife cameraman Jamie Unwin

Alumnus Jamie Unwin (Zoology, 2017) talks about his love of wildlife and conservation and his career filming the natural world for television and film. One of Jamie's more recent jobs includes the Channel 4 series Secret Safari filmed in Ole Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

Concussion in sport - Q&A with Professor Huw Williams & Dr Adam Reuben

Professor Huw Williams and Dr Adam Reuben talk about concussion in sport leading to dementia and other health issues.

Top of the charts - Q&A with record producer and DJ 220 Kid

Alumnus William Graydon, better known as musician 220 Kid, talks about his career and having the current number one single in the UK charts.

Jupiter's Legacy - Q&A with actor Andrew Horton

Drama alumnus Andrew Horton talks about his latest role as Brandon Sampson in the Netflix superhero blockbuster, Jupiter's Legacy.

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/TY3IAqm-gpE. Out in the UK on 7 May 2021.

Neonatal diabetes - Q&A with Dr Elisa de Franco

Dr Elisa de Franco, an award-winning molecular geneticist based at the University of Exeter Medical School, talks about research taking into neonatal diabetes and how it is helping families all over the world.

Return to Exeter - Q&A with rugby player Clara Nielson

Alumna and rugby player Clara Nielson talks about playing women's rugby and returning to Devon to join the Exeter Chiefs.

Protecting elephants - Q&A with PhD Researcher Connie Allen and Associate Professor Lauren Brent

Connie Allen, PhD researcher at Exeter’s Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, and her supervisor, Professor Lauren Brent, talk about research into sociality particularly within elephant populations.