Naked Scientists SOS

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Science, Medicine, Life Sciences, Technology, Health & Fitness, Naked Scientists

4.6 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Cambridge University have informed us that, for cost cutting reasons, they intend to make Dr Chris Smith redundant. Naturally, this jeopardises the Naked Scientists programme, which is produced under his role. He will also lose his medical job. We regard this as a terrible decision and we intend to protest. Please listen to this short podcast to hear how you can help. Together we hope we can turn around this terrible decision... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Fullum Pier is.
0:01.2	Being sported for choice in a Riverside food hall.
0:03.6	And playing with interactive art.
0:05.1	Tree pose with river views.
0:06.6	Ferry laughing at local comedians.
0:08.3	Kids dancing at a toddler disco.
0:10.3	Declaring checkmate with a nigroney.
0:12.1	Flat whites and river strolls.
0:13.6	Sampling chef ad and buy at seasonal menus.
0:16.0	Watching rowers go head to head.
0:17.6	Slowing down to enjoy what matters most.
0:20.5	London's most exciting new riverside
0:22.8	destination is now open. Join us 20th to the 22nd of June for our opening celebration. Visit
0:29.0	Fulhampeer.com. Hello everyone. This is Dr Chris Smith and it's with huge dismay that I have to report that we've been confronted by a desperate situation, and I'm making a plea to you for your help, please.
0:45.6	I've been informed by the University of Cambridge, my employer for whom I've worked loyally for the last 20 years, that on the grounds of cost cutting, they intend to make me redundant imminently.
0:58.3	This potentially jeopardises the naked scientists, which is produced under my university role, and means the team under me are also under threat.
1:08.2	As if that isn't bad enough, as it stands, and I have nothing concrete to say
1:12.9	otherwise, I will also lose my medical consultant job, because this is contingent on my university
1:18.7	employment. Why I'm so desperately hurt by this is that it completely fails to recognise the huge
1:25.8	multi-award winning effort that I've put in over many
1:28.8	years to raising the profile of science, technology and medicine, and especially science,
1:34.6	technology and medicine originating from Cambridge University for a truly global audience.
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