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The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
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The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast is a collaboration between The University of Southampton's Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP) and the Medical Education Innovation Network (Faculty of Medicine). It is intended to be of interest to all teaching focused/intensive academics in higher education who strive towards teaching excellence and wish to innovate their practice. The podcast aims to promote and raise the profile of teaching excellence within university education.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity : Student Special
2w ago01:37:44Tap to summarizeIn episode 88 we chat to students at Glasgow who have experienced some new EDI initiatives, both interms of curriculum intergration and academic culture. We chat to undergraduate students April, Eilidh and Holly about their experiences of studying within this context, and what they like and have learned from some of these newer developments.
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Employability with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs
Apr 101:13:54Tap to summarizeIn 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 they need to enter the workplace and thrive, once they graduate. Along the way we may or may not digress a little and mix in some conversation about pubs and David's love of golf! it's a fun little listen, check it out.
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Why Do An Intercalated Master's Degree? with students Holly, April & Cat
Mar 301:26:24Tap to summarizeIn 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
Feb 200:54:29Tap to summarizeIn 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
Dec 101:14:07Tap to summarizeIn 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 wearing a tutu!). It's an interesting conversation, so get stuck in!
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Student Society Special
Nov 301:03:48Tap to summarizeIn 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
Oct 100:52:59Tap to summarizeIn 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 conversations amongst her family which she shares with us here. Anne tells us the heartfelt story of how proud her mum would have been of her, to know that she had contributed to this podcast, and that she able to tell her mum's story and raise the profile of body donation across Scotland.
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Professor Eileen Cowey
Sep 101:32:31Tap to summarizeIn 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 education in the UK, the future of the NHS and much, much more, check it out!
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Dr Maria Afonso
Aug 601:39:52Tap to summarizeIt'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
Jul 201:19:48Tap to summarizeIn 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 as climate action, sustainability and social justice? We discuss the phisophy underpinning the project and much more...
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