In episode 54 we chat to Lauren -  a former student at The University of Glasgow who now works for the visitor experience team at The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery operated by The University. Since childhood Lauren has struggled with anorexia. This conversation covers the deep struggle for her education and her family, as she tries to recover from the debilitating impact it has had on her life. Lauren advocates for mental health awareness and chats openly about her personal experiences and what Universities can do to support students in similar situations. it is a lovely heart warming ..read more

In this episode we have a great chat with Micaela who is the current VP Education at the University of Glasgow. Her role over the past year has been to provide effective student input into University decision making along with contributions to policy review processes on all matters pertaining to the student learning experience. We talk about the major challenges she has faced this year as well as her achievements. To add to the fun Prof Joe Gray pops up with a belated cheeky tribute to our 50th show via a poor quality recording (typical ..read more

Episode 52 returns to a discussion on issues concerning senior educational leadership, as we catch up with Moira Fischbacher-Smith from The University of Glasgow. Moira is the Vice-Principal for Learning and Teaching and is responsible for driving the Universities educational strategy and so we get stuck into all that -  covering teaching, scholarship, promotions and more.... oh, and we might happen to mention her love of dogs a couple of times. Grab a cuppa for this one and enjoy ..read more

In episode 51 we chat to Craig Daly who is a physiologist in The School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at The University of Glasgow. We talk to Craig about his homegrown roots, starting as a technician (during the golden years!) right through to full Professor on the Learning, Teaching and Scholarship pathway. Craig has an interest in the design of 3D animations and developing virtual reality content for education -  so we talk about all that stuff and more ..read more

The 50th episode! A real landmark for the Teaching and Scholarship Podcast. In this one we enter into a reflective mood -  casting our minds back to older shows and former guests from the last few years. We have even invited some of these guests to record us a little message and some updates on their academic practice. A little different to the usual stuff but hope you enjoy it ..read more

It's time for episode 49 already and in this one, recorded in early December 2022, we were very much in the party spirit ahead of Christmas. We chat to students Gabriel and David about their time at Glasgow studying an anatomy degree during the Covid era, and then emerging from the other side. Another student was going to join us too, but she was rather hung over and overslept (we wouldn't want it any other way to e honest!) Enjoy the conversation.  ..read more

In episode 48 we talk to Dr Emma Reid who is a neuroscientist at the University of Glasgow. This one goes off in all sorts of places - we cover Emma's interest in stroke research, a bit on teaching, then talk a liitle about her love of Rangers FC! After that it swings back to careers and then finishes off with spring onions and wild animals. Enjoy, we had an absolute blast ..read more

It's episode 47 and our guest on the show this month is Ian Colquhoun, a retired Cardiothoracxic Surgeon who works for The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and who is also the Clinical Assessment Lead for The Undergraduate Medical Degree at The University of Glasgow. We chat to him at length about his personal journey to become a suregon, the lifestyle that comes with it, and how modern medical education has changed over the years ..read more

In this episode we chat to assessment guru Joe Gray, who is a Professor of Bioscience Education at The University of Glasgow. Joe talks to us about assessment, grading and feedback, as well as what the recent online era of assessment has taught us.  Plus we have a little chuckle along the way, coz Joe is a right laugh - it's all good fun. Enjoy ..read more

In episode 34 we ask sustainability big dog Simon Kemp back on to the podcast to chat about all things education during and beyond Covid-19. No script, no plan, just education chat and a weird man standing at the window trying to signal to us a couple of times! Stephan is back with his feature from The US, this time reflecting on Adam Procter's episode, plus he has a few literature recommendations.   ..read more