A University of Aberdeen podcast, in this episode of ‘Into the Headlines’ Laura talks to Alex Kemp, Professor of Petroleum Economics and Director of the University’s Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance; Dr Alf Martinez-Felipe, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering; Dr Rachel Brackenridge, Lecturer at the School of Geosciences; and Professor John Underhill, director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition, to find out what impact the past 50 years of North Sea exploration have had – and what the next 50 might hold.

Explored in this episode:

· North Sea oil’s impact on the Aberdeen economy

· Research into hydrogen and carbon capture

· The workforce of the future

Mentioned in this episode:

· Initiative: Centre for Energy Transition

· Initiative: Just Transition Lab

· Person: Ian Wood

· Area: Forties Field

· Resource: Zechstein salts

· Initiative: ACORN Project

· Term: Energy quadrilemma

· Term: Net Zero

· Initiative: NESA

· Event: Offshore Europe

· Event: COP

· Course: MSc Energy Transition Systems and Technologies

· Course: MSc Sustainable Energy Geoscience

This podcast reflects the views and opinions of contributors, not necessarily the institutional position of the University of Aberdeen.

It’s been 70 years since a British monarch was crowned. For some, the coronation of King Charles III on May 6 is a time of celebration, for others the day will pass without much thought at all. Whatever your perspective, what can history teach us about where today’s monarchy has come from and how could what’s important to the man beneath the crown shape how it looks tomorrow?

A University of Aberdeen podcast, in this episode of ‘Inside the Headlines’ we look back at Royal life through the ages with historian Dr Heidi Mehrkens; hear how the current British monarchy engages with society from Lord Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire Sandy Manson; and discuss King Charles III’s affection for music with Royal composer Professor Paul Mealor.

Explored in this episode:

· Why we have a monarchy and what makes it unique

· What lessons history can teach the current Royal family

· The role the Royals play in local life

· Music and the monarch

Mentioned in this episode:

· People: King Charles III and Queen Camilla

· Person: Anne, the Princess Royal

· Person: Walter Bagehot

· Person: Queen Victoria

· Person: King George V

· Person: King Louis XVI

· Person: King Edward VII

· Person: Winston Churchill

· Royal residences: Balmoral Castle, Birkhall and Highgrove

· Locations: Ballater and Braemar

· Person: Andrew Carnegie

· Initiatives: Prince's Trust, Prince's Foundation and Prince's Countryside Fund

· Prayer: Kyrie

This podcast reflects the views and opinions of contributors, not necessarily the institutional position of the University of Aberdeen.

On 24 April 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. Most of those in the building were garment workers, employed by the five clothing factories it housed. 1,134 people died and more than 2,500, mostly women and children, were injured. There had been multiple warnings that the building was unsafe but employees were forced to go to work regardless. As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster – we ask, what’s changed when it comes to fast fashion and the people who make it?

A University of Aberdeen podcast, in this episode of ‘Inside the Headlines’ we hear from Professor Muhammad Azizul Islam chair in accountancy at the University’s Business School; Professor Pamela Abbott, chair in education and director of the Centre for Global Development; and Fiona Gooch, senior policy advisor at the trade justice charity, Transform Trade on the rise of fast fashion and how the actions of High Street brands directly impact the lives of Bangladesh workers.

Explored in this episode:

· Where the world’s clothing comes from

· Who makes it and under what conditions

· The role High Street retailers play

· What consumers can do

Mentioned in this episode:

· Event: Rana Plaza collapse

· Research: Report published January 2023

· Research: Report published January 2022

· Initiative: Free Trade Zone

· Initiative: Groceries Code Adjudicator

· Website: MP pledge for fashion watchdog

This podcast reflects the views and opinions of contributors, not necessarily the institutional position of the University of Aberdeen.