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Podcasts are an engaging and effective way to share research knowledge, but they can be more than informative entertainment.
Podcasts have the power to be a research process, peer-reviewed research output, and an accessible publication form.
NEW WAYS OF
THINKING
This website provides information and provocative ideas around the role of podcasting in academia to create new ways of thinking about research evaluation and communication.
It is run by Kate Murray, a research communicator and manager at the University of Melbourne.
LATEST PODCASTS
Lockdown Nights
Cities After Dark
Will we see different ‘after dark’ scenes once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides and how can we need to plan for them?
Sleep
Cities After Dark
The way cities are built and operate have changed how we sleep and not only humans are affected, we’ve changed the sleep patterns of urban flora and fauna too.
Right to the Night
Cities After Dark
Who is allowed to be part of the urban night and who is excluded?
Night Shift
Cities After Dark
What is the city like when you work at night? Who watches the kids without child care, who makes your coffee when all the cafes are closed, how do you commute?
Having Night Mayors
Cities After Dark
New 24hr lifestyles have expanded the role of the night in society, requiring new forms of governance and representation for those who live, work, and socialise at night. Enter – the night mayor!
Into the night
Cities After Dark
As humans with our limited daytime vision, the night has long been understood as a time of danger and mystery. But today in cities with artificial lighting lining the streets the nature of night has changed. For some, it’s a time for celebration and entertainment. For others, it’s their regular work hours.
Urban Observatories and COVID
Connected Cities
What challenges did urban observatories face with COVID-19 and how did they contribute to city responses to the pandemic? Researchers Ariana Dickey and Carla Washbourne met with academics from a variety of urban research institutions around the planet to answer this question.
Coffee with Sue Parnell and Thomas Elmqvist
Connected Cities
Can an ‘urban planet’ with over 4 billion people living in cities really be sustainable? A caffeinated conversation around cities and the global Urban Agenda with professors Sue Parnell, Thomas Elmqvist, and Michele Acuto.
LATEST POSTS
Watching without the visuals
Sometimes it’s tricky to get my two wee ones to bed at the same time. If I put them in bed and walk away they
Live footy sure is a laf
Like many sports, our Australian football games are being played in empty stadiums. But watching live on a screen you can still hear the roar
Tritonia – the Devil’s sound in the city
Since the sounds of the city have changed so much during the quiet of lockdown I’ve been pondering the layers of city sound and their
Our city is a lasagne of sound, the base is 50hz
Talking about the background noise of our lives in the city. Pare back all the foreground noises like cars and people and cafes. There is