Employability with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In the latest epiosde we chat with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs about Employability. David is an empoyer engagement manager working alongside academics at the Univeristy of Glasgow, to help bridge the gap between academia and industry within the field of biological sciences. Fiona is a careers and employment manager, in the same area, and supports students in developing discipline specific employability skills during their degree. In this epsiode, we chat about the importance of these experiences and opportunities in modern degree programmes to ensure that students are equiped with everything...
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Why Do An Intercalated Master's Degree? with students Holly, April & Cat
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In this episode I chat with anatomy students Holly and Cat who both added a year to their undergraduate BSc studies to obtain an MSc. April is currently applying to the programme now and wants to know what she can expect - who is this pathway right for? Join us for the conversation.
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Student Support in Medicine with Dr Lesley Jackson & Miss Catriona Douglas
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In this episode I have a chat with Consultant Neonatologist, Lesley Jackson and Consultant ENT/Head & Neck Surgeon, Cat Douglas. They are currently Head and Deputy Head of student support respectively, within the Glasgow Undergraduate Medical School. We chat about the importance of student support in modern higher education settings and discuss changes over the last decade or so - including greater awareness of mental health issues and openness about asking for help when it comes to welfare and welbeing. It's a great little convo, so come join us!
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Professor Matthew Walters
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In this episode we chat to Professor Matthew Walters MBE, who is the Head of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing and Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Glasgow. He is an academic physician whose clinical and research interests lie in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease. In the summer of 2026 Matthew will step down from his role as Head of School, so we take the time here to reflect a little on the highs, lows and where things are heading at the moment. We also delve into his background and youth (including an interesting rugby related story that involves him...
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Student Society Special
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In episode 83, we have students back on the show, talking about their ambitions for their society work duriung the academic year 2025-26. Inroducing Freya and her team to the show, we cover the impact that society work adds to the student experience, with both educational and social events throughout the year. We also get slightly distracted now and then and end up discussing why having a pie in a roll is even a thing, up here in Scotland!
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Body Donation Part 2: Speaking with Family Members About The Body Donation Experience
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In another special episode talking about body donation, myself and Professor Paul Rea speak with the daughter of one of our donors who was recieved by The University of Glasgow. In this one, we have a lovely chat with Anne Hempstock, who very generously talks us through the feelings and emotions within the family when a loved one chooses to donate their body for the purposes of research, education and training after their death. Anne explains how her mum was known to many as 'Wee Susie, and that she knew her own mind and exactly what she wanted to do once she passed. This provoked a lot of...
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Professor Eileen Cowey
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In this episode we chat to Professor Eileen Cowey, who is Head of the Nursing & Health Care School, within the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing at The University of Glasgow. Eileen's responsibilities include leading and managing the strategic direction of the Nursing & Health Care School, which consistently ranks highly in UK league tables for student satisfaction. Key activities include leading curriculum development, championing teaching quality, advancing internationalisation, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. We chat about the broader state of nursing...
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Dr Maria Afonso
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
It's time for episode 80 and in this one we speak with Maria Afonso who is a veterinary educator with an interest in pedagogy and scholarship of education - her main areas of interest are assessment, study skills, curriculum development and EDI. She currently teaches veterinary anatomy and is the course leader/level coordinator for the 2nd year of the UofG Veterinary Medicine (BVMS) programme.
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Curriculum for Life with Dr Ashley Lewis Cole
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
In this episode we catch up once again with curriculum support manager Dr Ashley Lewis Cole who is part of The Curriculum Transformation Workstream; a concept which is predicated upon the idea that a student's core discipline should enable them to develop and demonstrate skills for the future workplace through an inclusive, accessible curriculum for Life (C4L) approach. So...what if every student at the University of Glasgow had the opportunity to engage in a curriculum that contains opportunities for work-related and experiential learning that explores and addresses societal challenges, such...
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Special Episode: How Body Donation Works at The University of Glasgow
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
Body donation for anatomical education, training and research is so important in educating our future generations of doctors, dentists, nurses and scientists. The selfless act of donating your body after death for education is such a wonderful gift to our learners and donors are considered as the "silent teachers". Understanding human anatomy can only be done so effectively when we examine the human body in detail. Not only do our learners gain a better understanding of the human body, but it also instils an understanding of respect, care, dignity, empathy as well as communication...
info_outlineIn episode 62 we chat with Sadie Ryan, who completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow, graduating in English Literature and Creative Writing with first class honours. After completing her PhD, she became a Research Associate on the Manchester Voices project at Manchester Metropolitan University, before returning to the University of Glasgow’s School of Education as Lecturer in Languages and Intercultural Studies in 2022. Sadie also specialises in public engagement, and makes the award-winning linguistics podcast Accentricity [www.accentricity-podcast.com], which is aimed at a public, non-specialist audience, and aims to narrow the gap between academic knowledge about language and people’s everyday linguistic experiences. She leads the University of Glasgow Podcasting Collective, and is a member of the Young Academy of Scotland.