Podcast: rocket science, climate deals and treating sepsis

Revisit our event all about space, learn about a new treatment for a deadly disease and hear reactions from experts on the Paris climate agreement.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on Imperial's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roaming reporters in the Research Communications group.

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News: A look ahead and astronaut celebrations – We look at some of the major events and milestones coming up for Imperial in 2016 and recapture the excitement of Tim Peake’s launch to the ISS in December.

Treating sepsis – Dr James Leiper from the Department of Medicine talks about his innovative new treatment for sepsis, a condition that kills around 40,000 people in Britain each year. Dr Leiper is hoping to take his new method, which focuses on the response of blood vessels rather than the immune system, into human trials soon.

Climate deals – Ajay Gambhir and Alyssa Gilbert from the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment give their insider’s view on the recent Paris climate agreement. Do they think the deal is enough, what were the sticking points during the negotiations, and what happens next?

Rocket science – To celebrate Tim Peake’s launch, Imperial hosted a Fringe event called It Is Rocket Science that included everything from a pop-up planetarium to researchers fresh from the launch of a major new space experiment that very morning.