Episodes
Dr Dave Clements, Senior Lecturer in Imperial's Department of Physics, talks about how his twin passions for astronomical research and science fiction writing complement and interact with each other.
Published 02/10/16
Listen to Professor Fay Dowker talk Samuel Lickiss through the proofs of general relativity – from eclipses to ripples in spacetime.
Published 11/26/15
Black holes are where we could experience some of the most extreme effects of general relativity. So what happens if you fall into one?
Published 11/25/15
On 7 January 2014, the Sun's surface erupted with an unusually large explosion, called coronal mass ejection (CME), with NOAA releasing a significant false alarm geomagnetic storm at Earth. Credit: Dr Neel Savani / Imperial College London
Published 06/10/15
How to construct a better narrative over what really goes on in the subatomic world. Inaugural lecture of Professor Terry Rudolph
Published 11/04/14
Professor Sir Tom Kibble talks to Imperial alumni about his role in the prediction of the Higgs Boson, the elusive particle whose existence was finally confirmed at CERN in 2012
Published 10/06/14
Dr Arthur Turrell explains his Royal Society Summer Science exhibition, which gives a flavour of experiments that aim to recreate the centre of the sun. (Extract 2 of 4, Imperial Podcast 2 July 2014)
Published 07/02/14
Using the oldest light to build the newest theories about the universe. The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Andrew Jaffe
Published 06/02/14
Join curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum, Dr Caroline Smith and Imperial College Astrobiologist Dr Zita Martins to find out how meteorites can help to answer fundamental questions.
Published 05/19/14
Dark energy and dark matter pervade the Universe. Professor Alan Heavens discusses how we find their properties and test whether Einstein's gravity theory works.
Published 04/23/14
Chris Carr discusses his involvement in the European Space Agency Rosetta mission, and tells us why it is so important to study comets. (Extract 2 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 5 February 2014)
Published 02/04/14
In this audio interview, Gail Wilson speaks to Chris Carr about Rosetta's voyage of discovery and his involvement in this European Space Agency mission.
Published 01/20/14
Professor Tim Sumner (Physics) explains how the European Space Agency plans to detect gravitational waves, one of the most elusive phenomena in astronomy. (Extract 2 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 15 January 2014)
Published 01/15/14
The 2013 Children's Christmas Demonstration presented by Dr Simon Foster, Outreach Officer, Department of Physics
Published 12/19/13
Professors Jerome Gauntlett, Tom Kibble and Tejinder Virdee give their thoughts on the big ideas behind the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. (Extract 1 of 3 from the Imperial Podcast 30 October 2013)
Published 10/29/13
Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, gives Imperial's annual Athena Lecture, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology and medicine.
Published 07/25/13
Dr Simon Foster on how he and other Imperial researchers are plotting to send astronauts to Mars. (Extract 4 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 19 June 2013)
Published 06/19/13
Professor Joanna Haigh, Head of the Department of Physics, discusses the effect of the variations of solar forces on the earth's climate at Imperial Festival, 2013.
Published 05/13/13
Nobel Laureate Professor Steven Weinberg presents a special lecture on particle physics to celebrate Imperial Professor Tom Kibble's 80th birthday.
Published 05/08/13
PhD student Arthur Turrell on an unusual state of matter, and what it could do for us. (Extract 4 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 1 May 2013)
Published 04/30/13
Scientists from Imperial and Nasa told school students about their exciting careers at an event at the American embassy. (Extract 3 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 1 May 2013)
Published 04/30/13
Nobel Laureate Professor Steven Weinberg presents a special lecture on particle physics to celebrate Imperial Professor Tom Kibble's 80th birthday.
Published 03/21/13
Physicists and musicians discuss the science of how string instruments produce sound.
Published 02/22/13
Professor Jo Haigh discusses whether the immense force of Hurricane Sandy could be a sign of more extreme weather to come.
Published 11/23/12
Find out what contributions the College has made to research about fusion
Published 11/21/12