Working as an Oxford-trained virologist and science journalist, Dr Layal Liverpool exposes how racism pervades across healthcare and society in her first ever book. She posits that the systemic presence of racism drives racial health disparities globally. She explains how racism negatively influences medical methodologies, screening tools and medical practices, and how this, consequently, results in poorer health outcomes for people of colour. We talk about some of the topics and research in her book, including mental healthcare access, environmental justice, missing data in research and ..read more

Dr Amani Zarroug is a Clinical Psychologist and Relationship and Psychosexual Therapist with over 20 years experience in this field. She tells us how she got into psychology and the relationship side of her role. We talk about whether psychology is a science o not, the meaning of ‘evidence based practice’ in therapeutic settings, different psychological models, the role of the brain in sexual interactions, the negative side to love languages, how to manage conflict and the growing use of therapeutic language online.  Host: Tulela Pea, from ⁠⁠Black Women Science Network⁠⁠  ..read more

Dr Nicola Patron and Dr Mikhaela Neequaye are plant scientists. They explain what plant science is and how plants have a broad role in society from ecology to pharmaceuticals to cosmetics (like fragrances and creams) to agricultural crops. They each tell us how they got into plant science and their current research interests. Dr Patron looks at various engineering approaches, including synthetic biology. Dr Neequaye is a chemical ecologist with specific interests in pollination. As one of the founders of Black in Plant Science, Dr Patron explains why they created this network and what they hop ..read more

Bushra Schuitemaker joins us once again for a deeper dive into her PhD looking at poultry welfare and agricultural sustainability. As a Black woman in the agricultural space, Bushra gives an overview of the industry: the complexity of sustainability in how it intersects with animal health/welfare, economic sustainability and biodiversity; The food insecurity problem in the UK; the long-debated question of going vegan to save the planet; How to make food fashionable and working together with other disciplines to give a holistic solution to the global problem of climate change and sustainability ..read more

Is there a science to Black hair? Rachel Marcelin and Samantha Stewart, are two of three co-founders for CURLiD, an online trichology (hair science) platform that provides a hair analysis service and various resources and salon training. They explain how science can help us understand how our curly hair works; the different follicles and hair types it produces, different curly hair growth rates and why kinkier hair strands have specific characteristics of fragility and dryness. We talk about the effect of texturism has had on Black women's self-esteem and self-acceptance and how we place unrea ..read more

Isabel Overton created inu, a restaurant discovery and reviewing platform birthed out a negative dining experience at restaurant in London. We talk about how racism can affect Black diners’ experiences at restaurants. Isabel gives us insight into her plans to make inu an app no-code, the role technology and data play in the development of inu, how to network, build a community around your vision and have a strong sense of purpose.  Host: Tulela Pea, from ⁠⁠Black Women Science Network⁠⁠  For information about inu: Instagram: @inudining Website: https://www.inudining.com/ Is ..read more

Jessica Johnson is an astrogeophysicist with an interest in planetary science and medicine within the field of aerospace medicine. On this episode, we take a deeper dive into her experiences as a Black woman within the field; enduring racism in Antartica, the importance of following your dreams, and her own future plans as she progresses in her career. Host: Tulela Pea, from ⁠⁠Black Women Science Network⁠⁠  Contact Jessica via email: jessica.te.johnson@gmail.com  More information:    Check out our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠.   Follow us on social media @b ..read more

Jessica Johnson is an astrogeophysicist with an interest in planetary science and medicine within the field of aerospace medicine. On this episode, we talk about a range of her experiences and interests like using multidimensional diffusion MRI, the need to diversify astronaut pools and what it was like being one of the Black scientists in freezing Antartica. Host: Tulela Pea, from ⁠Black Women Science Network⁠ Contact Jessica via email: jessica.te.johnson@gmail.com  More information:   Check out our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠.  Follow us on social media @bwisnetwork  ..read more

Dr Chinedu Agwu, a lecturer at Brunel university and founder of BioSci toolkit joins us today. Dr Agwu explains the importance of diversity in the bioscience field and why she created the BioSci toolkit. We talked about marketing your skill set to prospective employers and some tips to support your wellbeing in your science journey.  More information:  Check out our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠.  Follow us on social media @bwisnetwork  We want to hear your feedback! Fill out this ⁠form⁠.  Check us out on this list for Top Women in Science Podcasts on Feedspot - ⁠⁠⁠https ..read more

Juliana Eniraiyetan and Amen Eghosa-Aimufua, BWIS committee members, give insight into why the Black Women in Science Network host events, whyy they joined the events team, the mission behind them and how they hope to create events that serve and cater to all kinds of Black women.  More information:  Check out our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠.  Follow us on social media @bwisnetwork  We want to hear your feedback! Fill out this ⁠form⁠.  Check us out on this list for Top Women in Science Podcasts on Feedspot - ⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/women_in_science_podcasts ..read more