From the Lab: How mathematics is powering medical innovation – with Becky Shipley

About this episode

Becky Shipley discusses the role of mathematics in medical research and innovation.

Medical research is continuously evolving with new technologies, but another key player in spurring this evolution is mathematics. Mathematician and healthcare engineering expert Becky Shipley joins us to discuss the role mathematics is playing in medical research, and some of the fascinating and innovative technologies she's been a part of developing. About 'From the Lab': This is the first of our new 'From the Lab' series, taking the place of our 'From the Theatre' episodes. UCL are celebrating their 200th anniversary in 2026, and we've collaborated with them to host UCL researchers as our Discourse speakers throughout 2026. As part of this collaboration, we'll be bringing you episodes with each of these speakers two weeks before their Discourses to explore their research topics further and give you a sneak peek of what's to come in their Discourse. Buy tickets to Becky's Discourse on Friday 30 January on our website . Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the last Wednesday of every month, and 'From the Lab' episodes are released on the second or third Friday of the month (two weeks before their respective Discourse). Subscribe to be notified as soon as the next episode…

People in this episode

Host: Lia Hale

Guest: Becky Shipley

Topics covered

• mathematics
• medical innovation
• healthcare engineering
• medical research
• technology

Keywords

• mathematics
• medical research
• healthcare engineering
• innovation
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCL, Ri Science Podcast

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