Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Welcome to the Green Gown Award winning Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton!
This podcast explores the greatest and most wicked problem that is sustainability, whilst looking at how we are collectively addressing this critical global challenge.
Sustainability needs to be addressed by understanding how the economy, society, culture, politics and environment intersect, and this is the focus that informs each episode of the Meliora podcast.
In each episode, host Professor Simon Kemp and guest hosts are joined by a variety of guests, including academics, students, staff, researchers, alumni, community groups and business leaders.
The aim of the podcast is to shine a light on the vast range of topics surrounding sustainability and to allow listeners to learn about the critical challenges we face, as well as how they can be part of the solution. We also ensure our fantastic students have the opportunity to share their brilliant work with the world.
Podcast host: Professor Simon Kemp, Deputy Director of the Sustainability & Resilience Institute, University of Southampton
Podcast editors: Jack Dinham, Ellie Howell, Mya Harvey, Lily Killner, Sophie Green, Libby Kale, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Podcast communications: Tyler Domone-Hollands, Hannah Parish, Alexander Ayerst, Maya Stevens, University of Southampton
Please do get in touch to discuss this podcast and any of the issues we raise by emailing sri@soton.ac.uk
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Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Mia Wake: Minke whale foraging- an analysis in Northeast Scotland
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Mia Wake (BSc Environmental Science) joins us in this episode of the Meliora Student Research Symposium, to discuss her independent research project "An analysis of the fine-scale spatial ambit and habitat utilisation of foraging minke whales in North East Scotland".
In this episode we explore research on minke whales—a highly elusive whale species. We discuss the challenges of studying these animals and the unique experiences that come with conducting field research, and how this work contributes to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. For more information, please feel free to contact Mia via LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mia-wake-0142222a4
Episode guest: Mia Wake
Episode host: Prof Simon Kemp
Episode producer and editor: Mya Harvey
The Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium is part of the 2026 Student Takeover Season where we celebrate the fantastic sustainability research work of our Undergraduate Students.
