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Research4Good podcast

Listen to our Research4Good podcast series, where School of Management academics are interviewed about the positive impact of their work.

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What's going wrong with working conditions?

Why don’t modern slavery interventions always result in a happy ending? And why isn’t remote work working for everyone? Professor Vivek Soundararajan shares his insights.

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Dr Tim Hill talks about the factors that make people susceptible to conspiracy theories, as well as the intrigues and tensions that accompany his work in the field.

Find out more about Tim's research

Can AI help people with dementia?

Dr James Fletcher explains about the opportunities that artificial intelligence and other digital technologies can offer to people with dementia – from helping them in the workplace, to offering companionship.

James also cautions about the dangers, including misinformation, paranoia and harm that we need to guard against when looking to our digital futures.

Find out more about James' research

How can we improve transparency in research?

Dr Rossella Salandra shares her work on the pressures put on researchers to show positive results – and how this can lead to selective reporting.

What are the factors that make this bias more likely? And what steps can be taken to improve science for everyone?

Find out more about Rossella's research

How can a game teach us about cybersecurity?

Keeping ourselves and our businesses safe against digital threats has never been more important. But how can we visualise these often intangible menaces in order to get to grips with them?

In response to this challenge, Dr Joanna Syrda and Dr Kseniya Stsiampkouskaya from Bath's Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour created a strategy game: Threats and Trade-offs.

In this episode, they tell us how games can offer the ideal environment for teaching about and researching digital security.

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Research4Good

Our research is making a positive difference in the lives of people around the world.
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In the School of Management, we want to make a difference. Whether big or small, we think our research should have meaning outside of academia. We aim to affect change in the lives of people across the globe.

To find out how we're doing this, read the profiles accompanying each podcast episode

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The Research4Good podcast series is hosted by Professor David Ellis. David is a behavioural scientist whose research primarily looks at how data and technology are changing the way we live.