Imperial Business Podcast

The IB Podcast is recorded and produced right in the heart of South Kensington at Imperial Business School. Listen to engaging interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, and academics, discussing trends in innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and the future of business schools.

Imperial Business Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Imperial Business School, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Imperial Business School hosts Imperial Business Podcast, a business show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #260

  IDEAs Rewired Bonus Episode: In conversation with Aglaia Freccero

  Nov 6, 202516 minS0

  <p>We often hear about the negative effects of smartphones on young people’s mental health. But what if they could also help improve it? </p> <p>In this bonus episode, Aglaia Freccero, a President’s PhD scholar in the Division of Psychiatry at Imperial, joins Lok Yee Liu to discuss MindCraft: a digital tool designed to track young people’s mental health and provide just-in-time support. Hear about how it’s being tested in schools and how it could transform the way students manage their wellbeing. </p> <p>Find out more about MindCraft from the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial. </p>

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  Episode #259

  IDEAs Rewired #5: Can apps fix the wellbeing crisis?

  Oct 30, 202532 minS0

  <p>Is there a wellbeing crisis across universities? Is technology helping or hindering students’ mental health?</p> <p>In the final episode of this series, Anna Goodwin and Sophie Cutforth, Student Wellbeing Advisors at Imperial Business School, check in with Lok Yee Liu to explore the impact of technology, AI and apps on students’ wellbeing and the support they receive. We also hear from students at Imperial who tell us whether they’ve ever asked AI for advice.</p> <p>If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode or would benefit from wellbeing support, you may fi...

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  Episode #258

  IDEAs Rewired #4: Can students use GenAI?

  Oct 23, 202530 minS0

  <p>By now, most universities across the UK have implemented guidance on AI usage. But do students actually know what it says?</p> <p>This week, Jay DesLauriers, a Teaching Fellow and an AI Futurist in Education at Imperial, and Heather Mack, Director of Strategy and Operations at the IDEA Lab, join Lok Yee Liu to dissect current and future guidance around AI in higher education. Plus, Jay and Heather use Imperial Business School’s traffic light system to challenge students’ perceptions of when they can and can’t use generative AI.</p> <p>Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Busine...

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  Episode #257

  IDEAs Rewired #3: Can technology save the world?

  Oct 16, 202532 minS0

  <p>This week, we ask whether technology is accelerating or solving the climate crisis. </p> <p>Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted and Director of Innovation at Imperial’s Grantham Institute, sits down with Lok Yee Liu to discuss the launch of EarthScale, a nationwide, university-led programme providing vital scaling support to climate tech startups in that tricky ‘missing middle’. Alyssa also responds to students’ anxiety around the impact of their tech use on the planet.</p> <p>EarthScale is announcing its first cohort of ventures in October 2025. Follow their journeys and stay updated on when applications open for Cohort 2:</p> EarthScal...

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  Episode #256

  IDEAs Rewired #2: Is VR the classroom of the future?

  Oct 9, 202530 minS0

  <p>This week, we want to know what higher education would look like if attending lectures were as simple as putting on a VR headset. And whether this could become a reality.</p> <p>Adrian Cowell, Innovation Lead for the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial, and Stephen Vaz, the IDEA Lab’s Director of Learning Innovation, sit down with Lok Yee Liu to explore virtual reality’s place in the future of higher education. Plus, students from Imperial give us their take on wearing headsets instead of attending classes.</p> <p>Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on Link...

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