40 Best University of Cambridge Podcasts

1. The Naked Scientists Podcast

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Based at Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), the Naked Scientists are a team of scientists, doctors and communicators whose passion is to help the general public to understand and engage with the worlds of science, technology and medicine.MORE Host Dr. Chris Smith
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2. TALKING POLITICS

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Coronavirus! Climate! Brexit! Trump! Politics has never been more unpredictable, more alarming or more interesting: Talking Politics is the podcast that tries to make sense of it all. Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction. What does the future hold? Can democracy survive? How crazy will it get? This is the political conversation that matters...MORE Hosts David Runciman, Helen Thompson
Producer/Network David Runciman and Catherine Carr
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 4.2KTwitter 27.2K Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

3. LCIL International Law Seminar Series

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The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is the scholarly home of International law at the University of Cambridge. The Centre, founded by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC in 1983, serves as a forum for the discussion and development of international law and is one of the specialist law centers of the Faculty of Law. The Centre holds weekly lectures on topical issues of international law by leading practitioners and academics.MORE Producer/Network LCIL, University of Cambridge
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 3.7KTwitter 13.7KInstagram 577 Avg Length 49 min Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

4. Moral Sciences Club

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The University of Cambridge is one of the world's foremost research universities & contribute to society through education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. This podcast contains recordings of talks at the Faculty of Philosophy Moral Sciences Club.MORE Producer/Network Cambridge University
Email ****@uis.cam.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 44 min Since May 2013 Get Email Contact

5. Mind Over Chatter

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Welcome to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast! One series at a time, we break down complex issues into simple questions. Join Nick, James, and Naomi as they ask clever people seemingly simple questions. We'll explore climate change, the future, and much more!MORE Producer/Network University of Cambridge
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 53 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

6. We Are The University

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Welcome to We are the University, a podcast that opens a window on to the people that make Cambridge University unique. Students, archivists, professors, alumni: all have a story to share.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 32 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

7. The Good Robot

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Join University of Cambridge researchers Eleanor Drage and Kerry Mackereth as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is 'good' technology even possible? And what does feminism have to say about it? Each week, they invite scholars, industry practitioners, activists, and more to provide their unique perspective on what feminism can bring to the tech industry and the way that we think about technology. With each conversation, The Good Robot asks how feminism can provide new perspectives on technology's biggest problems.MORE Hosts Dr Kerry McInerney, Dr Eleanor Drage
Producer/Network Dr Kerry McInerney and Dr Eleanor Drage
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.6MTwitter 1.1K Avg Length 33 min Since Jun 2021 Get Email Contact

8. The Philosopher & The News

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In this new podcast, Alexis Papazoglou (Christ's 2003) will be interviewing some of the world's most interesting philosophers. Together, they will bring to the surface the philosophy hidden behind the biggest news stories, and explore the ideas that can help us understand the times we're living through.MORE Host Alexis Papazoglou
Producer/Network Alexis Papazoglou
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 2.6MTwitter 7.4KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 59 min Since Dec 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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9. The Confidence Interval

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The Confidence Interval is an occasional podcast from MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge - talking science, people and public health.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 991Twitter 6.3KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 46 min Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

10. Insight Cambridge

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Student-run podcast taking you inside Cambridge University to investigate world events. Less heat, more light.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 7Twitter 50 Avg Length 49 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Centre for Geopolitics

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The Centre of Geopolitics hosts conversations with people across academia, government, civil society, politics and business to discuss major geopolitical issues, past, present and future.Each of our podcast series, hosted by a member of the Centre, will focus on a wider theme in a number of different historical and geographical contexts. We hope to provide original interpretations and responses to the changing world around us.MORE Hosts Ali Ansari, Suzanne Raine
Producer/Network Centre for Geopolitics
Email ****@hermes.cam.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 2.2KTwitter 4.1KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 43 min Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

12. Cambridge Law

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A collection of public lectures either given at or by members of, the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.
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13. CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast

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This podcast, starring host Dr Rob Doubleday, features weekly evidence-based discussions about the pressing challenges facing policymakers, brought to you by the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge.MORE Producer/Network Centre for Science and Policy
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 59Twitter 2.2KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 37 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

14. Social Innovation

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The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity, and its capacity to challenge the status quo. Throughout this series, highly committed change-makers in business, civil society, policy, and academia will talk about their work, their ideas, and their motivation to strive towards a more equitable and sustainable world. The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, acts as a platform for research and engagement with social innovators, academia and policy in UK and across the world.MORE Producer/Network CJBS Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 2.2KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 21 min Get Email Contact

15. Brighter Thinking Pod

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Welcome to the Brighter Thinking Pod from Cambridge University Press - Education. We provide a place where international education enthusiasts from all backgrounds can come together to discuss the challenges faced by teachers in a modern classroom and discover new teaching ideas. MORE Producer/Network Cambridge
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 440.7KTwitter 11.2KInstagram 66.5K Avg Length 35 min Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

16. Declarations

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A show about human rights coming to you every week from the Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights. Tune in each week as their panel explores the rights and wrongs of contemporary politics, joined by fascinating guests from the University of Cambridge and around the world.MORE Host Neema Jayasinghe
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.7KTwitter 1.1KInstagram 342 Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

17. Centre for Law

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The Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences Lectures, advances research and teaching on legal and ethical challenges at the forefront of medicine and the life sciences.
Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
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Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 60 min Since Feb 2016 Get Email Contact

18. Postdoc Academy Podcasts

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One-off podcasts from the University of Cambridge Postdoc Academy, covering a range of issues that affect the postdoc community.
Producer/Network University of Cambridge Postdoc Academy
Email ****@admin.cam.ac.uk
Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 38 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

19. Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast

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The Isaac Newton Institute is the world's foremost mathematical research centre. Living Proof aims to highlight the diverse people and interconnected topics linked to its many activities. Interviewees range from visiting academics and lecturers to mathematicians, other scientists, musicians, artists, students, and prominent figures within the University of Cambridge and beyond. The podcast typically involves mathematical themes, but is specifically aimed at a general audience...MORE Producer/Network Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

20. The Astropod

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The Astropod - a podcast from the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology.
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Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 33 min Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

21. Squire Law Library Eminent Scholars Archive

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An expanding archive developed by the Squire Law Library in which we document the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive includes biographies, bibliographies, photographs and recorded interviews.MORE Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
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Facebook 2.6MInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 76 min Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

22. #RDaudio

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Join the Researcher Development team at the University of Cambridge as we discuss key themes of becoming an efficient professional researcher.From managing your time effectively to building your resilience, each week features a different topic of interest to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers. We're often joined by expert guest speakers.MORE Email ****@admin.cam.ac.uk
Facebook 2.6MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 29 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

23. The CUHRLS Podcast

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The CUHRLS Podcast is brought to you by the Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society. In every episode, we talk to leading experts to learn more about the most important human rights issues of the day.MORE Producer/Network Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society
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Facebook 2.1KTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 23 min Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

24. The Marshall Society

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The Marshall Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies in Cambridge. It was established in 1927 and is named after Alfred Marshall. This podcast aims to spread the activities of the Marshall Society to the wider public and encourage greater engagement in economics.MORE Producer/Network George Moran
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Twitter 398Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 64 min Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

25. Cambridge Centre for European Legal Studies

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The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, runs a series of lunchtime seminars during the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. These seminars provide a platform for the presentation of new ideas by leading scholars from inside and outside the University. The lunchtime seminars address topical issues of European Union Law and Comparative Law, with a view to using collective debate as a forum for developing and disseminating ideas, and producing high quality research publications which contribute to an understanding of major issues in the European Union...MORE Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
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Facebook 1.1KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 51 min Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

26. Generation Politics

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Generation Politics is a new podcast and joint initiative by two Cambridge University societies, European Horizons and Selwyn Politics.Our aim is to help empower young people - young Europeans in particular - by shedding light on the political issues which are most important to Gen Z.For each episode, we poll our online followers and friends on the issues that matter most to them and use this to determine the themes for our series.MORE Producer/Network Selwyn Politics
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 4Twitter 98Instagram 42 Avg Length 30 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

27. Thoughtlines

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Thoughtlines brings you the best academic thinking outside the box.Founded in 2001, CRASSH came into being as a way to create interdisciplinary dialogue across the University's many faculties and departments in the arts, social sciences and humanities, as well as to build bridges with scientific subjects. It has now grown into one of the largest humanities institutes in the world and is a major presence in academic life in the UK. It serves at once to draw together disciplinary perspectives in Cambridge and to disseminate new ideas to audiences across Europe and beyond.MORE Producer/Network Thoughtlines
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Facebook 10.5KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 3.3K Avg Length 37 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

28. Bennett Institute podcasts

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Podcasts and events recordings from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
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Facebook 2.6MTwitter 8.8KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 52 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

29. University of Cambridge Museums

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Talking about collections, objects and a touch of cutting-edge research.
Producer/Network University of Cambridge Museums
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30. CambridgeJBS

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A great business school at the heart of the University of Cambridge, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who leave a mark on the world.
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Facebook 15.4KTwitter 29.3KInstagram 16K Avg Length 29 min Since Jul 2009 Get Email Contact

31. BlueSci Podcast

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What's the latest in science these days? How can scientific advances help improve our world? And what's it like to be a scientist, anyway? Every two weeks we delve into the intersections between science, technology, and society, featuring guest researchers who present a fresh perspective on their work, what goes on behind the scenes, and the latest developments in their fields.MORE Producer/Network Cambridge Uni Science Magazine
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Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 329 Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

32. fifteeneightyfour

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This podcast is about academic perspectives from Cambridge University Press.
Producer/Network Cambridge University Press
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 26.3KTwitter 22.1K Avg Length 26 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

33. Cambridge Quaranchats

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Simone Eringfeld chats with students and academics at Cambridge University about life under lockdown, research during the pandemic and what inspires us in times of Covid-19.
Producer/Network Simone Eringfeld
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Facebook 161Twitter 817Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 33 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

34. The Business of Philanthropy

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The Business of Philanthropy - a series of conversations with thought and action global leaders hosted by Badr Jafar, Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge, exploring the changing nature of philanthropy within and from the emerging markets.MORE Host Badr Jafar
Producer/Network Badr Jafar
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Facebook 261Twitter 8.4KInstagram 141 Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact

35. South Asia Conversations At Cambridge University

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In each episode we sit down with a scholar who has contributed something extraordinary to our understanding of history, politics or culture in South Asia, and get a deeper insight into their work. South Asia Conversations is a production of the Centre of South Asian Studies at Cambridge University.MORE Producer/Network Centre of South Asian Studies
Email ****@s-asian.cam.ac.uk
Facebook 3.3KTwitter 10.4KInstagram 834 Avg Length 51 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

36. Rethinking Islam Today

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A podcast about Islam and ideas, from the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Producer/Network Centre of Islamic Studies
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