There are many opportunities to watch or listen to science programmes and debates online. Here is a selection of sites that offer live webcasts or pre-recorded programmes that cover many different aspects of science in the modern world.
We would like to thank Research TV and the University of Durham for allowing us to use 'The Dry Valleys of the Antarctic’ video clip featured on this webpage.
An all-in-one web workstation for science communicators to broadcast their films, build contacts, promote their businesses, swap news, blog ideas, publish findings, and work on their programmes and projects from anywhere in Europe, or the world. The site aims to boost science film production and circulation in Europe.
A not-for-profit trust that broadcasts science programmes for free over the internet. The programmes feature experts in science and engineering, and include interviews with Nobel Prize winners, articles about up-and-coming young scientists, discussion programmes about scientific issues, high profile scientific lectures, and much more.
A partnership between Cambridge University and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and it provides video streaming and podcasts of popular science lectures, interviews with scientists and short videos from Cambridge University Science Productions. It also includes events from the Cambridge Science Festival.
Produces the latest research news stories on behalf of universities and research organisations. You can view films produced by Research TV on their website free of charge.
The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, holds public lectures and events, many of which are video or audio streamed on their website.
A collaboration between the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science), the European Dana Alliance for the Brain and the Science Museum. It holds exciting and innovative debates about contemporary science, technology and culture, and the events are broadcast live over the web.
The Open University offers video footage of some of its programmes, including some with science-related themes, such as ‘Rough Science’ and the ‘Ever wondered about food?’ series.
UCL makes its Lunchtime Lecture series available as streamed media. The lectures are designed to give members of the public, staff and students an insight into UCL’s research and how it impacts on the world today.
Imperial College provides podcasts and video streaming of its public lectures. Recent examples include ‘The changing face of robotics’ and ‘Architecture in nanospace’.
The Birmingham Science Museum provides video and audio files exploring the universe, including a recent lecture entitled ‘Aliens on Earth’.
