Podcasts about Edinburgh Napier University

Are you a professor, researcher or writer?  Do you battle with distraction and writer's block?  If so, a writing retreat might be just what you need to finish your project.  Retreats provide academics with distraction-free environments to focus solely on their writing projects, helping them make significant progress in a short time.While teaching a class at Queen Margaret University in Scotland, I stumbled upon a writing retreat just down the hall from my classroom.  I asked Dr. Vani Naik, Researcher Developer at Edinburgh Napier University, for a quick interview on my iPhone.  I'm fascinated with the creative process and thought it could make for an interesting podcast episode.  Let me know what you think. "When you're writing, you're writing, and when you're not writing, you're not writing"   - Vani NaikKey Takeaways•  Writing retreats separate participants from daily demands and distractions• Structured 90-minute writing sessions create focused blocks of productive time• Creative elements like guided walks, yoga, and puzzles enhance productivity• Building community and acknowledging participants personally creates a supportive environment• Sustainable practices academics can incorporate into their regular routines• Separating writing time from non-writing activities is crucial for productivity• Creative approaches to academic writing challenge traditional views of academic seriousness• Participants consistently are surprised at how much they accomplish in short periods• Setting clear boundaries around writing time (out-of-office replies, phones away) enhances focusBio: Dr Vani Naik is Researcher Developer at Edinburgh Napier University, where she supports researchers with their professional development. She's particularly interested in supporting career development, as she recognises how much enjoying your work impacts on wellbeing. She's carved out an enjoyable working life so that the “Sunday Scaries” don't apply, and works to foster this in others. Apart from curating creative writing retreats, she is also keen to support professional development for researcher developers. She is part of an international committee creating one-to-one mentoring pairs, and a UK scheme for peer mentoring circles.What Vani loves about her work is that she can create practical impact from her theoretical PhD thesis work on academic career pathways to the professoriate for women engineers. She has also started her own business with a view to sharing creative practices, providing consulting services to individuals and higher education institutions. Her main interest throughout all her roles is transforming academic barriers into bridges, ensuring that researchers thrive in any chosen career pathway. Hi Friend - If you're enjoying Stories of Change and Creativity, make sure to follow, rate, and leave a 5-star review—it helps more people discover the show.

Claire chatted to Emma Hart from Edinburgh Napier University about algorithms that 'evolve' better robot designs and control systems. Emma Hart is a computer scientist working in the field of evolutionary computation. Her work takes inspiration from the natural world, in particular biological evolution, and uses this to develop algorithms that 'evolve'  both the design and control systems of a robot, customised  to a specific application. She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2022, and was awarded the ACM SIGEVO Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evolutionary Computation in 2023. She was invited to give a TED Talk on her work in 2021 that has over 1.8 million views. Get tickets for Robot Talk live at the Great Exhibition Road Festival: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-are-we-building-humanoid-robots-tickets-1315475706249  Join the Robot Talk community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher

The sustainable construction revolution continues to gather momentum, with mass timber leading the charge toward a greener built environment. Fresh research from Edinburgh Napier University confirms what many in the industry have long championed – mass timber buildings produce 50% less carbon emissions than conventional construction methods, easily exceeding RIBA's 2025 targets for whole-life carbon performance.Texas architecture firm Corrigan has stepped up with a game-changing sustainability calculator specifically designed for mass timber projects. This innovative tool helps architects accurately estimate biogenic carbon emissions, providing crucial data for environmentally conscious design decisions. Meanwhile, in Toronto, an ambitious new residential tower is set to demonstrate the remarkable efficiency of prefabricated timber construction. The 230 Royal York project will rise approximately 30 metres in a mere 90 days – a testament to how advanced timber engineering is transforming construction timelines.The creative potential of engineered timber continues to evolve in spectacular ways. We revisit the stunning Shigeru Ban-designed Swatch headquarters with its 4,600 unique glulam elements forming a sinuous, organic structure that defies conventional expectations of timber architecture. Equally impressive is the floating groin vault ceiling created by University of Bath researchers using just four large CLT panels – showcasing how mass timber can achieve complex architectural forms previously considered impossible with wood. Don't forget to check our LinkedIn feed for images of these remarkable projects and stay tuned for next week's announcement about the Build the Impossible Rothoblast competition for 2025!Send us a textSupport the show

Today, we're joined by Professor Robert Hairstans, Centre for Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures Head at Edinburgh Napier University. From net-zero housing to AI-driven construction, Robert shares insights on how timber can replace traditional materials, speed up building times, and help tackle the climate crisis.Join us as we explore the future of sustainable construction, the role of digital tools in timber engineering, and why offsite manufacturing could revolutionize how we build everything—from homes to skyscrapers.Also, don't forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!

Today I decided I would do the Witness Wednesday as it has been a while since I have done one and God has definitely been working in my life. I think it is just as important to talk about the little ways God is working in our lives as it is to talk about the big ways He is working in our lives. Today I will give you an update on how I can see Him blessing me and my life.First, I will start with Noah going off to school. Noah applied to schools pretty late in the year compared to when I remember applying to schools. He also didn't apply to a lot of schools. He knew where he wanted to go, so he just applied to a handful of schools. Noah's dream was to go overseas, and so most of the schools he applied to were in the United Kingdom. (England, Scotland, & Wales). Noah decided to go to Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. He found this out at the beginning of June. This meant we had three months to get all of the stuff in order so he could get there on time.Going to school in another country is a lot of work, at least initially. We had so many hoops to jump through. We had to do all the regular stuff like find a place to live and register. However, it just seemed so much harder than I remember it being. He also needed to do things I didn't have to do when I went to school in the states, like get a visa. It was a long and tiring procedure, but the Lord was with us through all of it.For instance by the time we figured everything out and were able to apply for his visa it was August 14th. However they said the visa could take up to 15 working days to come in. If it took 15 working days then he wouldn't be able to arrive in country until his first day of classes. This would have been ok, but he would likely have missed at least one day of classes while we got him settled in. However, thanks to the Lord, and the good people at the passport place, we got his visa back in about one week. We were not able to buy plane a plane ticket until we had it back. So once it  came were were able to find pretty affordable tickets as well.I got to go with Noah to get him settled into school. I was nervous about leaving Noah in another country where he didn't know anyone. I am sure most moms feel this way when their kids go off to school. However, I had the added worry of it being in another country. Thanks to the Lord, I was able to mostly focus on the fact that this was an awesome adventure for Noah and that he was going to have such a great time. However, I still hated that he was all alone. The second day we were there we went to their “Walmart” like store where they have a post office. We had to go here to try and pick up Noah's residency permit. While we were shopping around we met another student there. He happened to also be going to Napier.He and Noah talked and they are both engineering majors. Not the same type of engineering, but that meant they would both be walking to the same campus from their dorms. They also found out of all the doors they have at Napier they would be living in the same building, just one floor apart. It was pretty cool! We also met his parents and exchanged info. Now, suddenly I wasn't doing all of this alone. They were there to help along the way. We both sent text messages at the end of the day with what we had accomplished that day and any new information we found out. It was super helpful. Thank you Lord.Noah moved into his dorm on a Saturday and I went home on Monday morning. Saturday morning we took and Uber over to the dorm and moved his clothes and stuff he brought from home in. Then we spend the day shopping and getting the rest of what he needed. Then we went out and got some food also as he is living in an apartment and there is no meal plan there. The next day we went to lunch and more grocery shopping. Then I had to say goodbye. That was hard, and yet I know the Lord is with Him and that this is going to be an amazing year for him, and I am so excited for all he will get to experience.Next I want to tell you all about my new jobs. It is funny how the Lord works, because I knew this fall was going to be some kind of breakthrough. I knew something was going to change, I just didn't know what. I had been praying about going back to work outside of the home. I decided I would go back to substitute teaching a few days a week. It would be a way where I could help contribute to the family income more than I have been and with Noah in school and Sam having his license, I only really have to drive Ryan around these days.One morning I was out to breakfast with a friend of mine and she mentioned she was looking to hire more coaches at her job. She told me about the job and it sounded great. I would be coaching people with autism. It was perfect for me as I love coaching and I love helping people. It felt like an answer to prayers as I really didn't want to give up coaching and get having your own coaching practice takes a lot of time to build and over the last few years I decided I wanted to spend more time with the kids while they were still at home with me. This was perfect because I still get to coach but I don't have to find my own clients. This means I will have more time to spend with my family.I was excited about both of these jobs and felt like the Lord had really taken care of all my needs. I did feel like I would still like to do some more ministry type work but that I would figure that out once both my jobs started and I could see how much time I would have left. I begin my coaching job in two weeks, so we will see what kind of time commitment that is. It  is supposed to be 5-20 hours of coaching per week, but depending on how much I am driving it could be more than that. I was happy with how things were going.One day out of the blue a friend from my Encounter Ministries class reached out and said she had a possible job offer if I was interested in hearing more about it. She said it would be working with women who have a homeless ministry. They live together and go out and do this ministry together. Their is a priest that overseas the ministry, however, they were looking for a woman who could be like a house mom or a spiritual mother to these young women. I was so excited when I heard about this opportunity. I love helping people along on their spiritual journey and I love that they do homeless ministry as the Lord has put that on my heart as well.I talked with my friend all about it and then she passed my name onto the priest in charge. He gave me a call and we both felt like it would be a great opportunity for me and for the young women. I wondered it if would be too much with the jobs I had just taken and the priest said he was thinking about 3 hours per week. It sounded perfect. One of my passions is healing ministry. I am sure if you have listened to several of my podcast episodes you have heard me talk about healing in one way or another. The priest said he is going to do a study with the ladies in the home using the Bob Shutes “Be Healed” prayer model. This is about healing the whole self. I read the book for my Encounter Ministries quarter on inner healing and it was amazing. So, not only do I get to do what I love, which is walk spiritually with these women, but I also get to sit in on this study and learn more about healing. God is so good. He knew not only what I need, to stay coaching and yet make money, but also what I longed for, which is to walk with people on their spiritual journey.The last thing I want to witness to is what happened when I was lucky enough to meet these women on Monday. They invited me into their home for evening prayer, mass, dinner, and the start of the Bob Shutes video series. It was such a beautiful time and these ladies are so kind and caring. They made me feel so warm and welcomed. They were happy to see me and that felt so great! They didn't even know me and yet were so so kind.After dinner was over while they were clearing the dishes somehow we got on the topic of healing. I mentioned how I prayed over my aunt and the Lord healed the pain in her foot. One of the ladies said she had just been thinking about the pain in her foot and asked if I would pray sometime for her. I told her we could do it before I left. Another one of the ladies said the doctor just confirmed that she had a sprained ligament in her left wrist. It was funny to me as it was the same sort of pain that my son Ryan is having in his left wrist.First I prayed over her foot. I prayed for just a minute or two and asked her what she was feeling. She said tingling in her hands. I asked her to move her foot around, to walk on it and see if there was any change. She said the pain was gone. She was in awe at the power of God. She really couldn't believe it was gone. She said it was a really weird feeling. Next, I prayed over the sprained wrist. I prayed for a few minutes and asked what she was feeling. She was honest and said she was feeling skepticism in her heart. I asked if she wanted to renounce that the spirit of doubt and she said yes. then I ask if anything else was coming up. She renounced the belief that Jesus didn't care about something as little as her sprained wrist. I asked her to ask Jesus where He was right now, and she felt like He said, “in your wrist.” I asked her to test out her wrist. To move it around in the way that previously hurt her. She did and the pain was completely gone. She was in awe, all the ladies were. It was so hard to believe that God cares about our little pains as it wasn't super painful. Both ladies said the pain was about a four out of ten. So, not unbearable and yet, when we ask God, He answers.It was such an amazing experience meeting these ladies and getting to spend a few hours with them. In just a few hours I could tell what extraordinary women they all are. I could see Christ shining through them and I could see how much the love the Lord. I am not sure what is in store for me and these ladies and yet I know I will be seeing them again and that God has something amazing planned for all of us. I can see that He is blessing their ministry and blessing them and it is beautiful.I hope when you hear this you can see how God as working in all of this. I hope this helps you see how God is working in your life as well. It doesn't have to be in big ways, like getting to witness God healing. It can be in the little things, like getting the visa back in time so we could get plane tickets so Noah could be there for the start of classes. I am grateful for all the ways God is working in my life. There have been so many things even just over the last few months. I will do another witness Wednesday soon, as I have forgotten how great it feels to look back over your life and see all the ways God is working in it. He is such a good good father. Thank you Lord! www.findingtruenorthcoaching.comCLICK HERE FOR RETREAT INFOCLICK HERE TO DONATECLICK HERE to sign up for Mentoring CLICK HERE to sign up for Daily "Word from the Lord" emailsCLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter & receive a free audio training about inviting Jesus into your daily lifeCLICK HERE to buy my book Total Trust in God's Safe Embrace

The podcast title has never been more fitting: our guest for episode 20 of Talking with Tech Leaders is a leading thinker, leading innovator and leading academic. Bill Buchanan is not only Professor of Cryptography at Edinburgh Napier University but also an Officer of the British Empire – awarded in 2017 for services to cybersecurity. The main podcast is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-with-bill-buchanan-obe-professor-of-cryptography/id1533642699?i=1000578392387 

On this episode, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Dr Sarah Artt (Lecturer in English and Film at Edinburgh Napier University) to discuss her new book Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2024).In the book, Sarah draws on the work of Lynne Ramsay, Joanna Hogg, Lucile Hadžihalilović and Céline Sciamma to explore the different uses of silence which, according to Sarah, leads to new ways of looking, staring, and gazing.  Sarah and Pasquale discuss the use of silence in film more broadly as well as the idea of silence as a ‘feminist aesthetic'.

Welcome to the very first CILIP Scotland Podcast takeover, featuring the CILIPS Students and New Professionals Community! Taking the reins in the podcast studio for the first time, Chaeli, Matthew and Filipa were keen to share with the audience their reflections on starting their professional career in the Library and Information sector post-graduation.  Defacto host for the episode Chaeli Brown is currently an Information Scientist at ThinkAnalytics. Matthew Ferrie has entered into his first role as Information Assistant at the Craiglockhart Library at Edinburgh Napier University. Both Matthew and Chaeli are Events Coordinators for the SNPC, having ran events such as an interview tips event with Falkirk Libraries, and library tour with Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons and Glasgow Women's Library alongside the CILIPS Local Studies group LocScot. Filipa Pedroso is currently spending her time post-graduation in School Libraries as a Graduate Library Assistant in London. She is the former Social Media Coordinator for SNPC.  All three are experiencing very different fields of library work, and in this conversation they bring out the parallels of their work (namely frustration with printers), and how they've translated the skills and knowledge gathered through their degrees to practical applications and people skills.  If you'd like to find out more about SNPC, you can find them on Instagram: @cilips_snpc Twitter/X: @CILIPS_SNPC, or by emailing: snpc@cilips.org.uk. Thank you to Chaeli, Matthew and Filipa for their contribution to the episode! Thanks for tuning in! If you'd like to get in touch to be a guest, or to suggest a topic for the team to discuss, please email admin@cilips.org.uk. Give us a follow on our socials too! Instagram: @cilip_scotland  Twitter/X: @CILIPScotland  Website: www.cilips.org.uk

On the Saturday edition of Your World Tonight, we had a conversation with Eamon O'Neill. He's an assistant professor of Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University. We spoke to him about this week's election results in the U.K. - and how all the political parties could move forward with their wins and losses. Because we only have a short time slot, we couldn't share that full conversation with you. So here is an extended version.

RU294: DEREK HOOK, CALUM NEILL & STIJN VANHEULE ON READING LACAN'S ÉCRITS http://www.renderingunconscious.org This episode also available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/zTghW2gJ2z4?si=Fzw5q-0N5no0UKyJ Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/ Support Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/ Patreon with Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD Your support of Rendering Unconscious Podcast is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious is a labor of love put together by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair with no support from outside sources. All support comes from the listeners, colleagues, and fans. THANK YOU for your support! Follow Rendering Unconscious on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious Drs. Derek Hook, Calum Neill, and Stijn Vanheule are here to discuss the newest edition in their book series Reading Lacan's Écrits (Routledge, 2024): https://amzn.to/3SBGTwt Dr. Calum Neill is Professor of Psychoanalysis & Continental Philosophy and University Head of Research (Research Postgraduate Degrees) at Edinburgh Napier University, and Director of Lacan in Scotland. https://lacaninscotland.com Follow Lacan in Scotland at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lacaninscotland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacaninscotland/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LacanInScotland YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5PBbyw8IFmkpsv5mjRLQw Derek Hook is an associate professor of Psychology at Duquesne University, USA, and an extraordinary professor of Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. With Calum Neill, he edits the Palgrave Lacan Series. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdZyq2SC9BtMn3fLTknIMQ Stijn Vanheule is a clinical psychologist and professor at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also a privately practicing psychoanalyst and a member of the New Lacanian School for Psychoanalysis. He is the author of The Subject of Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective (2011), Diagnosis, the DSM: A Critical Review (2014), and Psychiatric Diagnosis Revisited: From DSM to Clinical Case Formulation (2017). Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: http://www.renderingunconscious.org Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://www.bygge.trapart.net Check out his indie record label Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Follow Carl at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23 The song at the end of the episode is “Follow her thought experiment” from the album “Magic City” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy's Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=nqv_tOLtQd2I_3P_WHdKCQ Image: book cover

Plagiarism, cheating, and falsification are just some examples of unethical academic conduct among students in Higher Education, and ones which show no sign getting better, despite the best efforts of Higher Education policymakers. However, no studies have so far statistically investigated the contexts in which students have engaged in unethical behaviour.  Drs Patrick Harte and Fawad Khaleel of Edinburgh Napier University explore a new approach to upholding academic integrity and the driving forces behind academic misbehaviour. Their work tests whether adjusting these aspects of the environment and context can help reduce unethical conduct.

We're doing things a little differently this episode. There are still spoilers ahead! Frankenstein is considered by many people to be a solid first choice for the first science fiction novel. (Before you start jumping up and down in disgust, yes, there are many stories from the 1600s and even ancient tales which are considered to be strong contenders for the first written sci-fi story. That does not take away from the influence of Mary Shelley.) In 1816 the teenager* went on holiday to Switzerland and came up with the character of Frankenstein and his monster which would then develop into a novel titled Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Over 200 years later there are still films being made based on the characters from the book. In this episode, we touch upon James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein film but look at the origins of the story, examine why its monster has such a long lasting legacy, and why these stories resonate with us still.For full detailed shownotes please click the episode at www.everyscififilm.com/watch and scroll down.The expertsRoger Luckhurst is a Professor at Birkbeck, University of London. He specialises in literature, film and cultural history from the 19th century to the present. He has written many books and numerous articles on science fiction, horror and the Gothic.Sarah Artt is a Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University. She has taught courses on Frankenstein in film and literature and co-led a 3 year project titled The Age of Frankenstein which examined the origins and legacy of the story. Her book Quiet Pictures comes out in May 2024. Chapters00:00 Introduction, thank you and guests02:08 The origin of the monster04:51 Mary Godwin: not your average 19th century girl06:22 The monster is still with us10:16 Mary Shelley as the monster: my hackneyed take14:23 The ultimate goth princess15:02 Knowledge and punishment16:37 The horror film genre20:12 Frankenstein's monster: a child of revolution!23:16 Why we love monsters29:58 James Whale and the Bride of Frankenstein31:38 Godzilla, B movies and pod people35:50 The Stepford Wives39:18 The slave becomes the master40:08 Burning cross, lynching and the mob42:59 Conclusions: class, prejudice and eugenics46:06 RecommendationsNext episodeThe next film we will be covering is Just Imagine (1930). Is is a musical, rom-com sci-fi set in 1980. You can watch it here: https://archive.org/details/JustImagine_201701*Correction: I wrongly say at 02:37 that Mary Shelley is 16 or 17 years old when they arrive at Villa Diodati but she is 18.Send me a text message.

Queen Margaret University (QMU) has a proud history relating to food, cooking and nutrition dating back to its inception in 1875. In this podcast, lecturer Donald Reid interviews Dr Ana Tominc, Reader in Media and Communication at QMU and Dr Kevin Geddes, QMU MSc Gastronomy graduate, about food and cooking programmes on TV – where they started in UK and across Europe, their development, and how they have grown in popularity to become an important part of modern culture.Dr Tominc specialises in food, media and communication, and in 2022, she edited a collection of essays and articles on food and cooking in early TV in Europe (Routledge), which was shortlisted for MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Award 2023. Dr Geddes, whose recent PhD from Edinburgh Napier University looks at early food TV in Britain, was a contributor to the book.ook.

Whitfield Diffie is one of the greatest Computer Scientists ever. He - along with Marty Hellman - was one of the first to propose the usage of public key encryption and co-created the Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange method. Overall, the Diffie-Hellman method is still used in virtually every Web connection on the Internet, and has changed from using discrete log methods to elliptic curve methods. In 2015, Whitfield was also awarded the ACM Turing Prize - and which is the Nobel Prize equivalent in Computer Science.  In this on-line talk he meets with Edinburgh Napier University students, but the chat is open to anyone who would like to listen to Whitfield.

This episode explores Ethical Leadership and what it is to run a commerically successful busienss that has social value at its heart.Aidan McQuade is a writer and independent human rights consultant. He was director of Anti-Slavery International from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that he worked extensively in development and humanitarian operations, including from 1996 to 2001 leading Oxfam GB's emergency responses to the brutal civil war in Angola. He holds a PhD from the University of Strathclyde, and is a recognised expert on forced labour and trafficking on which he regularly advises businesses, international and non-governmental organisations. He is the author of three books: Ethical Leadership: moral decision-making under pressure, and two novels: The Undiscovered Country, and Some Service to the State.Aidan's publisher, De Gruyter, have kindly offered our listeners a 30% discount on his book, Ethical Leadership. Here's the link and at checkout add the podcast code AEL. Enjoy! https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110745849/html?lang=en Nicola Parkinson is the Group Head of People at Eric Wright Group, and has previously worked in a variety of purpose driven businesses in the Housing, Childcare, FMCG and Education sectors. Nicola has diverse and extensive experience in Leadership, Organisational Development, Employee Engagement, and Human Resources spanning over two decades. With a passion for working with ethical organisations who have a real social purpose Nicola's aim is to make the world of work a better place for future generations. Nicola is a Charted Fellow of the CIPD, has a Master of Science (MS) degree in Human Resources Management from Edinburgh Napier University and is an Executive Coach.

RU282: PROFESSOR CALUM NEILL ON LACAN IN SCOTLAND, READING LACAN'S ECRITS, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC & COIL http://www.renderingunconscious.org Rendering Unconscious episode 282. This episode also available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/FNHWmRhofGc?si=9lfR62KIwI4aWkur Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/ Support Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD Your support of Rendering Unconscious Podcast is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious is a labor of love put together by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair with no support from outside sources. All support comes from the listeners and fans. THANK YOU for your support! Rendering Unconscious now has its own Instagram page! Follow: https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/ Professor Calum Neill is here to talk about his new books: Jacques Lacan: The Basics (Routledge, 2023): https://amzn.to/4bN0WB4 and Reading Lacan's Écrits (Routledge, 2024): https://amzn.to/3SBGTwt His books include: Lacanian Ethics and the Assumption of Subjectivity (2011): https://amzn.to/49zppYI Ethics and Psychology (Concepts for Critical Psychology) (2016): https://amzn.to/49AGWQi Lacanian Perspectives on Blade Runner 2049 (2021): https://amzn.to/49fqcOu and the Reading Lacan's Écrits series co-edited with Drs. Derek Hook and Stijn Vanheule: https://amzn.to/3uwRKjk Dr. Calum Neill is Professor of Psychoanalysis & Continental Philosophy and University Head of Research (Research Postgraduate Degrees) at Edinburgh Napier University, and Director of Lacan in Scotland. https://lacaninscotland.com Follow Lacan in Scotland at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lacaninscotland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacaninscotland/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LacanInScotland YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5PBbyw8IFmkpsv5mjRLQw Also mentioned in this episode: Vanessa Sinclair's first novel Things Happen (2024) has just been published by Trapart Books! https://amzn.to/3ugTZqV RU276: KADMUS HERSCHEL ON TRUE TO THE EARTH: PAGAN POLITICAL THEOLOGY http://www.renderingunconscious.org/politics/ru276-kadmus-herschel-on-true-to-the-earth-pagan-political-theology/ Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: http://www.renderingunconscious.org Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://www.bygge.trapart.net Check out his indie record label Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Follow him at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23 The song at the end of the episode is “Magic City” from the album “Magic City” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy's Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=nqv_tOLtQd2I_3P_WHdKCQ Image: book cover

Pim Wangtechawat is a Thai-Chinese writer from Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated with Distinction from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland with a Masters in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, The Moon Represents My Heart, was published by OneWorld Publications in the UK in June 2023. Television rights sold after a competitive auction to 21 Laps and Netflix, with actress Gemma Chan set to star and produce. We discussed how Pim started writing in English, the doubts she faced in the beginning, and how today she advises young writers to own their multiculturalism and just tell their stories without being afraid.    Music by Oleksi Holubiev & Monument Music    

In this episode, Veronica speaks with John Sturrock KC, founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions.  Listen to this episode to learn about the following: The connection between food, hospitality, meeting together, and mediation How excellence in mediation is similar to excellence in sports What it means to mediate "minimally" and why you should consider using this approach The role mediators can play regarding discussions of political issues Collaborative Scotland and the "Better Conversations Bus Tour" Learn More: Collaborative Scotland Core Solutions John's Books: Mediator's Musings Vol 1 and Vol 2   About John Sturrock KC: John Sturrock KC is founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions and has also acted as a mediator through Brick Court Chambers in London. For over twenty years, he has been a pioneer of mediation in the UK, with an international reputation, and his work extends to the commercial, professional, sports, public sector, policy and political fields. He is identified as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who's Who Legal, is a Distinguished Fellow of the international Academy of Mediators and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh. He writes extensively and recently published the second volume of his book entitled “A Mediator's Musings” (both volumes available on Amazon). John also specialises in facilitation, negotiation, mediation and conflict management training and consultancy for leaders in the private and public sectors, sport, the professions and government. For many years, he has worked with various parliaments throughout the UK on improving effective scrutiny of policy. He regularly advises and coaches senior officials in the Scottish Government on negotiation strategy in significant policy areas. He is founder of Collaborative Scotland, which promotes non-partisan respectful dialogue about difficult issues and is one of the initiators of the Mediators' Green Pledge. In 2019, John conducted a major review for the Scottish Government into allegations of bullying in NHS Highland and the subsequent “Sturrock Report” was well received across the public sector. He was a member of the Stewarding Group of the first Citizens Assembly in Scotland in 2019 – 2021. In 2019, John also co-chaired an Expert Group under the auspices of Scottish Mediation which produced an important report entitled “Bringing Mediation into the Mainstream”. John practised at the Scottish Bar from 1986 – 2002 and was appointed a Queen's (now King's) Counsel in 1999 and, as the first Director of Training and Education in the Faculty of Advocates from 1994 to 2002, designed and led the Scottish Bar's award-winning advocacy skills programme. He trained in negotiation at Harvard University in 1996 and was named Specialist of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2003 and Mediator of the Year at the Law Awards of Scotland in 2009.  He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Edinburgh Napier University in 2010.

Kva har karriererettleiing med livskvalitet å gjere? Kva samanhengar er det mellom karriererettleiing og psykisk helse? Og kva betyding har det å vere i arbeid for psykisk helse og livskvalitet? I denne episoden av Veilederforum-podden snakkar vi om samanhengen mellom psykisk helse, livskvalitet og karriererettleiing med Professor Pete Robertson ved School of Applied Sciences ved Edinburgh Napier University. Robertson har blant anna skrive artikkelen The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people, der han blant anna framhevar at karriererettleiing har ei rekke element som kan bidra til auka livskvalitet: Ein kan bli kjend med sine eigne styrker, ha fokus på framtida og sette seg oppnåelege mål, og ein kan òg bygge ein sosial identitet gjennom arbeid. Vidare støtter karriererettleiing menneske sånn at dei får tilgang til anstendig arbeid og utdannings- og opplæringsmoglegheiter som kan føre til inntekt, sosial kontakt, meiningsfull aktivitet og sunne utfordringar. Pete peiker i artikkelen på at myndigheiter ser på karriererettleiing som ei teneste som kan bidra til å nå tre politiske mål: Økonomiske mål, som kan bidra til å forbetre arbeidsmarknaden Utdanningsmål, som fremmar livslang læring og bidrar til informerte val Sosiale likestillingsmål, som fremmar likestilling og sosial mobilitet Dette beskriv godt korleis det ein vanlegvis ser på karriererettleiing når det gjeld måloppnåing, men Robertson meiner at karriererettleiing også kan spele ei rolle når det gjeld å bidra til psykisk helse og trivsel.

While Scotland has been a beacon of hope for many Syrian refugees, resettlement can create a grievous sense of loss and emptiness for many.Associate Professor Fawad Khaleel of Edinburgh Napier University and Dr Alija Avudukic of Al-Maktoum College, Scotland, UK, examine the challenges faced by people from Syria, who experienced forced displacement from their home country due to war and were re-placed in Scotland.  The original research is still under review and will be published soon. Follow Dr Khaleel on LinkedIn

Effective geoscience outreach and scientific collaboration are enhanced by our choice of words and communication tools. Our guests Sam Illingworth and Chris Jackson offer fresh perspectives based on their own experience and work.  They focus on what we as individuals can do, from using poetry to solve scientific roadblocks, to ways in which we can better connect with audiences of all types – even those within our own work environments.  Both challenge us to be more professional in our geoscience communication and work on measuring our impact.Sam Illingworth, an Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University discusses his work, specifically using poetry as a tool for dialogue and reimagining a problem.   Sam views poetry as being able to provide a space for dialogue.  It connects scientists and non-scientists, enabling the development of research and enabling knowledge dissemination.   He encourages us to do a better job of measuring the value of our geoscience outreach projects.  Sam produces a poetry podcast, is an editor of Consilience (science poetry journal) and the journal Geoscience Communication. Geoscience Communication journalConsilienceThe Poetry of Science PodcastGeologize Communication CourseOur second guest, Chris Jackson, is the Director of Sustainable Geosciences at Jacobs and Visiting Professor of Basin Analysis at Imperial College in London.  He brings all our themes together and emphasizes how important it is for geoscientists to be effective communicators. His participation in shows like ‘Expedition Volcano' on the BBC has allowed him to bring geoscience to a broader audience and engage them in a different, more accessible manner.  Whoever is the audience, whether it be colleagues or school children, the key to success is making them feel smarter by the end of your presentation. This results also results in a more engaged and interested audience.  The key questions are -   How can we simplify without losing accuracy?  What are the benefits and challenges in diversifying voices?  Everyone can embrace geoscience communication at whatever level works for them.  TedX – Chris Jackson Diversity UK EventRI Lecture

Where does the phrase come from, and do younger generations have different expectations of the workplace? Dr Kirsteen Grant, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at Edinburgh Napier University explains.

Dr. Faye Skelton is the program lead for Applied Criminology and Forensic Psychology at the Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. She joins us to talk about miscarriages of justice, factors involved in wrongful imprisonment, false confessions and memory issues which affect eye witness testimony. Lastly, Faye talks about how some of these can be fixed and tools which may help in future identification like police facial composites.Dr. Faye Skeltonhttps://www.napier.ac.uk/people/faye-skelton Support us and reach out!https://smoothbrainsociety.comInstagram: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTikTok: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTwitter/X: @SmoothBrainSocFacebook: @thesmoothbrainsocietyMerch and all other links: Linktreeemail: thesmoothbrainsociety@gmail.com

The ILFD podcast is back! With Halloween just around the corner, let's listen back to authors Kirsty Logan & Anya Bergman talking all things witches with moderator Sarah Maria Griffin. Part of the 2023 edition of ILFD. ___ How far would you go for justice? In two powerful additions to the witchlit canon, Kirsty Logan and Anya Bergman dig into the painful realities of life in the shadow of the witch trials. The past few years has seen a blossoming of witch stories, and it's not difficult to see why this period in European history has proven such a rich vein. These stories pitch characters on the fringes of society – through poverty, queerness or plain weirdness – against social forces beyond their control, and the extraordinary measures they must take for their freedom. Kirsty Logan has become a leading light in Scotland's weird gothic resurgence, and her third novel, Now She is Witch, follows unlikely allies Lux and Else on the path of vengeance for the execution of Lux's mother. In Bergman's debut novel, The Witches of Vardø, the teenage Ingeborg still has hopes of rescuing her mother from an island fortress, but like Lux and Else, she must also learn painful lessons about the needs of the many, and her personal quest for justice. ___ Kirsty Logan is a fiction writer, book reviewer, freelance editor and writing mentor based in Glasgow. She is currently working on a short musical, a short story collection, and a very long novel. Anya Bergman is resident in Ireland, is currently undertaking a PhD by Published Works at Edinburgh Napier University, and working on her next novel. ___ ‘Anya Bergman summons a historic witch trial with breathtaking detail and immediacy' ― Hannah Kent (Burial Rites; Devotion) 'Kirsty Logan is one of the darkest and most playful of writers working right now' ― Stylist, *Books to Look Out For 2023* ___ Presented with support from Scottish Books International International Literature Festival Dublin is a Dublin City Council Initiative kindly supported by the Arts Council. Find out more at ilfdublin.com

In the fast-paced world of technology and hospitality, Cassie Bouverie, embarked on a mission to help small businesses with their booking process. After 15 years in London working as a broker for Lloyds and then for Dialog corporation, Cassie settled in Edinburgh, where she ran an award winning B&B while raising her children, and as a freelance photographer. It was during this time that she had the idea to create Private House Stays. The concept was developed before OTAs became the norm, as a way to support small business owners in a sector that was soon to become highly digitised. 15 years later in 2012 her hard work was recognised by the national tourism organisation Visit Scotland invited us to become a partner. Today, Cassie is committed to helping small businesses thrive as she was 10 years ago. During the pandemic Cassie seized the opportunity to upskill and develop both herself and her company. In 2020 she received a scholarship to undertake the award-winning HIT Scotland leadership training course and most recently completed a Destination Leadership course run by Edinburgh Napier University. The key takeaways from this episode are:Discover the hidden benefits of focusing on direct bookings for your hospitality business.Unearth the competitive edge provided by personal service in guest relations.Uncover master strategies for expanding your digital footprint to leverage higher Google rankings.Understand the advantages of aligning with tourism organisations like Visit Scotland.Grasp the significance of support systems, continual learning, and upcoming diversification practices in the small farm industry.You can connect with Cassie here:Cassie's Facebook page @privatehousestays on Instagram @private_house on Twitter Cassie on YouTube Cassie's Website LinkedIn: Cassie Bouverie Tel: 07990595895You can connect with Jane here:Instagram: @janemackconsultingLinkedIn: Jane MackRESOURCES:Free Guide - 5 Steps to Repeat Bookings

Newly minted CWA Historical Dagger winner DAVID DV BISHOP chats to Paul Burke about his new historical thriller RITUAL OF FIRE, Renaissance Florence, Cesare Aldo, Savonarola, Aldo no 4 and smells.RITUAL OF FIRE Florence. Summer, 1538.A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square. More than mere murder, this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty years earlier, puritanical monk Girolamo Savonarola was executed the same way. Does this new killing mean his fanatical disciples are reviving the monk's regime of holy terror?Cesare Aldo is busy hunting thieves in the Tuscan countryside, leaving Constable Carlo Strocchi to investigate the killing. When another merchant is burned alive in public, the rich start fleeing to their country estates. But the Tuscan hills can also be dangerous.Growing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives the city ever closer to madness. Meanwhile, someone is stalking those powerful men who forged lifelong bonds in the dark days of Savonarola.Unless Aldo and Strocchi work together, all of Florence will be consumed by an inferno of death and destruction.DV BISHOP is the pseudonym of award-winning writer David Bishop. His love for the city of Florence and the Renaissance period meant there could be only one setting for his crime fiction. The first book in the Cesare Aldo series, City of Vengeance, won the Pitch Perfect competition at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival and the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book. It was also shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Bishop was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship while writing that novel. He teaches creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University. Ritual of Fire is his third Cesare Aldo novel.RECOMMENDATIONS:Abir MuckerjeeVaseem KhanAndrew TaylorAnna MazzolaMentioned:The Bitter Remedy Alis HawkinsGallileo's Daughter Dava SobelForbidden Friendships:  Homosexuality & Male Culture in Renaissance Florence - Michael RockePaul Burke writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2023.Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023CrimeFest 2023&CWA Daggers 2023

Recent cloud storage outages have exposed just how the modern world is reliant on remote servers to hold data that runs everything from websites, to digital operating systems and businesses. When cloud storage emerged, it meant that information could be streamed, rather than held in a device's memory. Vast data centres were built where land was cheap and their owners soon realised that they could sell excess memory space on their servers. They became so-called “hyperscalers” providing cloud services. They include Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, and the business is worth $500 billion a year. But there are concerns that too much information is already in the cloud. Critical data – such as aircraft control and military systems is being uploaded to publicly accessible servers. If there's a glitch, the consequences could be catastrophic. Remote cloud systems therefore need to run 24 hours a day without fail, but the power the industry uses causes around 2 to 3% of all global carbon emissions. It's set to get even bigger, but at what cost to the environment? This week on the Inquiry, we're asking: will we ever run out of cloud storage? Contributors: Ola Chowning, Partner with ISG Information Services Group Laurel Ruma. Global Editorial Director for the MIT Technology Review Professor Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University. Dr Emma Fitzgerald, Lund University Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Phil Revell Editor: Tara McDermott Researcher: John Cossee Studio Engineer: Richard Hannaford Broadcast Coordinator: Brenda Brown (Woman at home with an ipad looking at the large cloud above her head. Credit: Anthony Harvie/Getty Images)

The PhD Defence: Staying Well Before, During, and After the VivaThis month, we're joined by Dr. Kamau Wairuri.  Kamau is a Kenyan researcher, educator and policy consultant with expertise in the politics of policing, violence and criminal justice in Africa. Presently, he is a lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Policy and Governance at the Strathmore University Business School (Nairobi, Kenya).  We discuss anxieties around the PhD viva; the importance of a supportive community; strategies for staying grounded during academic examinations; dealing with ‘post-viva blues'; and life after the PhD.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review! You can also subscribe to BeDo's quarterly newsletter for exclusive updates about upcoming episodes and events.Check out our latest Udemy course on Successful Supervisory Relationships.Is there a topic you'd like to see covered? Know someone we should talk to? Get in touch at hello@gowithbedo.com. We'd love to hear from you.Happy listening!

It's the PhD-Edition! Corin Anderson and Clara Isabelle Soto Rodriguez, two synesthetes from different parts of the world decided to study synesthesia and to dedicated their PhD to it. We hear both their stories of having synesthesia and what their theses are about: Corin Anderson is Scottish and a PhD student at the Edinburgh Napier University in the UK. His researched topic is called "A compositional exploration of Auditory-Visual-Synaesthesia". On instagram you can find him under @musiccoriander. AND he's also the clever brain behind the sounds used in this podcast. Thank you so much for the collaboration, Corin! Clara Isabelle Soto Rodriguez is Mexican and a PhD student at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico. Her thesis is a "comparative analysis similarities in colored auditions: case study as a reference towards an understanding of musical synesthesia and the neural mechanisms of human multisensory perception" . You can find Clara on instagram under @claraisabellee. Expert-Information by Dr Duncan Carmichael, Psychology lecturer at Napier University, Edinburgh Connect with Maike: Instagram/TikTok: @synesthes_a Website: synesthesia.at E-Mail: synesthes_a@outlook.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maike-preissing/message

This week on Cleaning Up, Michael welcomes Tom Samson, CEO of Rolls-Royce SMR. Rolls-Royce SMR are among a raft of new companies innovating in the field of Small Modular Reactors, hoping to provide nuclear energy in smaller, more repeatable modules at a lower price point than traditional gigawatt-scale reactors. Michael had questions for Samson on nuclear's “desperately poor track record” for price control, the practicalities of factory-building a nuclear reactor, and the feasibility of nuclear finding a role in an energy landscape full of increasingly cheap renewables. Like, subscribe and share for more insights and in-depth interviews from the front-line of the net-zero transition.Links and Related Episodes: Learn more about Rolls-Royce SMR: https://www.rolls-royce-smr.com/about-us Watch a walkthrough of Rolls-Royce SMR's nuclear technology here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jmp-z5bzmE Watch Cleaning Up Episode 5 with Kirsty Gogan, “Fighting for Nuclear”: https://www.cleaningup.live/episode-5-kirsty-gogan/ Watch Cleaning Up Episode 94 with Julia Pyke, “The Fight for GW Nuclear”: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep94-julia-pyke-the-case-for-gw-nuclear/ Watch Cleaning Up Episode 74 with Francesco Starace: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep74-francesco-starace-europes-clean-power-leader/ Watch Cleaning Up Episode 97 with Julio Freidmann: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep97-julio-friedmann-the-carbon-wrangler/ Guest Bio Tom Samson is the CEO of Rolls-Royce SMR Limited. He has over 30 years of experience in the power industry in various senior level executive positions in the UK and internationally. Samson joined Marubeni Corporation in 2009, where he undertook a number of CEO and Board-level assignments in the UAE and USA. Samson was appointed Chief Operating Officer for ENEC in the UAE in 2012, where he helped establish Nawah Energy as the operator of Barakah, the first nuclear power plant in the region. Samson was appointed CEO and Board member at NuGeneration Ltd in 2015, which was responsible for developing a new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria. In early 2020 Samson joined Rolls-Royce to lead their SMR Consortium and is a Board Member of Rolls-Royce SMR Limited. Samson holds a degree from Edinburgh Napier University in Energy Engineering. Samson began his career as a Chartered Engineer at GEC Alstom designing combined cycle gas-fired power plants.

ChatGPT is a tool that can create essays, poems, full movie script and more from a simple worded prompt. We spoke to Sam Illingworth, an associate professor in the department of Learning Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University to learn how it will change the education system Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we provide a preview of our upcoming LTAD Network workshop with Rob Anderson & Jared Deacon on the 25th & 26th February at the Engage Sports Centre, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. We cover: Who the workshop is aimed at and how it will benefit their coaching of young athletes. Who will be leading the workshop, their experience and qualifications What theoretical and practical content will be covered in Day 1 & 2. The fantastic facilities we'll be using during the workshop. Join us in Edinburgh, Scotland for the LTAD Workshop on February 25th & 26th, where Rob Anderson and Jared Deacon will be covering all things adolescent training including the development of strength, power, speed and agility. To secure your spot on the Scotland workshop, head to https://education.ltadnetwork.com/httpseducationltadnetworkcomworkshop-scotland-2023 to book your place now! To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .

There was some good news this week with the publication of a new report from the Balance for Better Business Review Group. Women now make up about 36 percent of executives at board level. But is it good news or just mediocre? Professor Christine Cross, Dean of The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University joins us to discuss.

How can faculty and staff address the real issues, however forbidden, that make students feel isolated and voiceless? When teams research difficult topics, how can they establish two-way, equitable participation with their community? Members of the teams that won the Times Higher Education 2021 Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community and Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion join us in this episode to discuss working with taboo and difficult topics. Anna Walas, faculty research impact officer and honorary research fellow in the Faculty of Arts at the  University of Nottingham, talks about her team's research into gender-based violence. And Lindsay Morgan, a placement officer for the School of Arts & Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University and co-producer of Bleeding Soar, tells us about the campaign to increase awareness of period poverty around the world.   Related links: Website for the Bleedin' Soar campaign Website for the The Language of Hate Crime project "Talking about taboos: how to create an open atmosphere for discussing difficult subjects" by Lindsay Morgan "In this together: developing meaningful community engagement" by Anna Wales Resources from 2022 Times Higher Education Awards nominees   

Episode Notes WERE BACK, BABY! Did you miss us? We're celebrating our emergence from hot burn-out summer by speaking with Dr Arin Keeble about the literature of Terror and collective trauma. Arin is Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier University, he has written on everything from hurricanes and punk rock to Stranger Things and contemporary literary TV studies. In this episode we talk about counternarratives to the War on Terror, what objects we would throw at War Criminal George W. Bush Jr., and conditions of radicalisation in relation to White Nationalism. We ask whether or not jet fuel can melt steel beams, if a Hurricane can be a terrorist, and whether or not narratives of Terror can, or should, be funny? You can follow Arin @KeebleArin and check out his work on New Literary Television here https://post45.org/sections/contemporaries-essays/new-literary-tv/

Alex grew up with learning difficulties while tackling racism throughout his time in school, however, that did not stop him from graduating with a 1:1 from Edinburgh Napier University, obtaining The University Medal, launching his own freelance business during university and then becoming Head of Digital at a unique building company that appeared on BBC's Dragons' Den. Find him on Linked In here  Find Ogel World Here 

Russell Dalgleish is a serial entrepreneur and leading global community builder. He's the co-founder and chair of Scottish Business Network - comprising over 8000 people in 5 continents - and founder and Managing Partner at Exolta Capital Partner. He's also a columnist and international speaker, and was listed by the UN as one of the UK's top 100 most influential entrepreneurs. He's a powerhouse of great advice - including how to blow up your own mindset to better get ahead.In this episode, you will learn about getting out of your comfort zone, how to network, and changing your philosophy of life. Learn how to say yes whether or not you think you're ready, focus on solving problems rather than the product, and asking for help.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▷ We're now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries! ▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn ▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1: How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE

#73 – Have you ever wanted to collect data on wild jaguars or help rehabilitate a monkey with a broken arm? Well then let me introduce you to Hailee Hallas. Along with tree-planting in northern Ontario, studying these animals was some of the first employment opportunities she received in her young career after completing an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from Carleton University.Despite how amazing these jobs may seem they were not without their drawbacks. Little pay and massive competition made that industry incredibly difficult to break into beyond short-term contract roles. Given that, Hailee decided that a more specific education would help her in the future, so she headed off to Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland to obtain her Master of Science. With her new degree in hand, Hailee obtained a job as a Field biologist studying bird and bat mortality on wind farms. As an outsider looking in, it would seem that her further education had paid off and her career in conservation was well underway. How then, did Hailee come to enter an entirely new career as a Police Officer just three years later? That is a long story and you'll have to listen to the interview for the details.Also discussed in our conversation is how Hailee has been able to balance employment opportunities with another passion of hers – travel. Having visited more than 30 countries by her 30th birthday, Hailee tells me about how the flexibility of her first career allowed her to enjoy her life, even if that career didn't provide the financial stability she eventually sought. ___________________You can find Career Crossroads at careercrossroads.ca or follow us on social media: Instagram: @career_crossroadsLinkedIn: Career Crossroads PodcastFacebook: Career Crossroads PodcastTikTok: @jonathancollaton

Welcome to 065 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.Grab your mic, sing your heart out and try to block out those subliminal messages as we discuss 'Josie & The Pussycats'  with playwright and theatremaker Rachel O'Regan.SynopsisJosie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.Links In ConversationTwitter - @fbombtheatreTwitter - @Rachel_OReganInsta - @rach.writes.playsInsta - @theatrefakersInsta - @fbombtheatreCreative RecommendationsShotDeckhttps://shotdeck.comShrek Re-toldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM70TROZQsIPlay Pie & Pinthttps://playpiepint.comRachel's Bio Rachel O'Regan is a playwright and theatremaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has graduated Edinburgh Napier University's MFA Playwriting programme and her first full-length play Hungerland won the Bread and Roses Playwriting Award in 2019. Her most recent play, Afterparty, was produced by new women's theatre company F-Bomb Theatre and sold out its entire run at Edinburgh Fringe 2021. They are coming back this year with her next play, The Beatles Were A Boyband. Rachel is a fan of films that make you feel good, empowered female characters and anything with an 80s or 90s soundtrack.

Victoria Gill and guests ask why does scientific communication matters in society and how it might be done better, with Sam Illingworth, Berry Billingsley and Ozmala Ismail. The climate crisis and Covid-19 have shown over the recent years the importance of reliable, relatable, transparent and trusted science communication. But just like science itself, it comes in different forms and takes different approaches. Always keen to keep you up to date, BBC Inside Science takes a moment to discuss good practice and how it might be done better. Dr Oz Ismail is a dementia researcher who also finds time to do stand-up, public engagement and a podcast called Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet? Sam Illingworth is an Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University who investigates science and communication between disciplines. He is also a poet and writer, and has a podcast called The Poetry of Science. And Berry Billingsley is Professor in Science Education at Canterbury Christchurch University. Erstwhile science broadcaster, she looks at ways science education could be enhanced through building what her team call Epistemic Insight - transforming the nature of science education in society's younger members. Presented by Victoria Gill Produced by Alex Mansfield and Samara Linton

As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan Wardle and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences. He is a renowned expert in developing innovative, magical brands, engaging stories, and creative experiences that drive results. Duncan is a multiple TED speaker and contributor to Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, & the Harvard Business Review. He teaches innovation Master Classes at Yale, Harvard, and Edinburgh University and has won impressive AWARDS such as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration, Edinburgh Napier University. The White House American Citizen Award and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Duncan's Theory of Creativity™ unique design thinking creative process and tools have created innovative business results for Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilms as well as other Fortune 100 companies such as Pepsi, NBA, NBCUniversal, Coca-Cola, IBM, Princess Cruises, Apple and more. For more on Duncan or to book him to speak: https://www.calentertainment.com/portfoliotype/duncan-wardle/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/

On this episode, Nancy is joined by Peter Yates.  Peter a qualified social worker with over ten years' experience of child protection and holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His ESRC-funded PhD research project looked at social worker decision making in cases involving sexual behaviour between siblings. His interest in this subject grew from four years' work with Lighthouse, a specialist Barnardo's service working with children who display harmful sexual behaviour. He has published several articles on the subject of victim crossover and risk assessment and on the subject of sibling sexual abuse. Peter is the co-author of Allardyce, S. and Yates, P. (2018) Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour, Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press, which has been receiving some very positive reviews. Peter has presented at national and international conferences and seminars on the subject of children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour and sibling sexual abuse. He had extensive experience of programme development, and his current role is Programme Lead for Social Work at Edinburgh Napier University.   In this episode: Part 1: Peter's professional experience The difficulty of defining Sibling Sexual Abuse Harmful vs. Abusive Could the definition of harm belong to the victim? Engaging Social Services Understanding social workers The person, the behaviour Part 2: Prevention The grey area Frames that influence parents and social workers   Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-yates-95541ab7/   Would you like to support the #SiblingsToo Podcast --> buymeacoffee.com/siblingstoo  

On this episode, Nancy is joined by Peter Yates.  Peter a qualified social worker with over ten years' experience of child protection and holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His ESRC-funded PhD research project looked at social worker decision making in cases involving sexual behaviour between siblings. His interest in this subject grew from four years' work with Lighthouse, a specialist Barnardo's service working with children who display harmful sexual behaviour. He has published several articles on the subject of victim crossover and risk assessment and on the subject of sibling sexual abuse. Peter is the co-author of Allardyce, S. and Yates, P. (2018) Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour, Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press, which has been receiving some very possitive reviews. He has presented at national and international conferences and seminars on the subject of children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour and sibling sexual abuse. He had extensive experience of programme development, and his current role is Programme Lead for Social Work at Edinburgh Napier University.   In this episode: Peter's professional experience The difficulty of defining Sibling Sexual Abuse Harmful vs. Abusive Could the definition of harm belong to the victim? Engaging Social Services Understanding social workers The person, the behaviour   Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-yates-95541ab7/   Would you like to support the #SiblingsToo Podcast --> buymeacoffee.com/siblingstoo  

Science and poetry meld into one in this special bonus episode! Dr. Sam Illingworth is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice at Edinburgh Napier University in the UK. His research and practice are concerned with using poetry to engender dialogue between different audiences, and in particular to give voice to marginalized or underserved communities.  In this special bonus episode, we get to hear more about Sam's work, along with the poem ‘Deep Sea Plastics' with commentary. Tune in to 'The Poetry of Science' Podcast and find more of Sam's work - https://www.samillingworth.com Purchase A Sonnet To Science - https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127983/

Guest: Dr. John McGowan is a lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland. His research explores the use of cymatics in music therapy for people on the autism spectrum.Topic:Adrian and Dr. McGowan breakdown the complexities of cymatics as a field of study, and explain how its therapeutic properties have boundless real world application.

Welcome to episode 20 of the podcast. Today's show is a bit different, and due to popular demand, we are carrying out this interview, predominantly on language, in our native tongue. In today's show, I speak to Chloe Irvine who grew up on the island of Whalsay and has just completed her degree in Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University. Chloe talks to us about the transition between living in Shetland and studying on the mainland (Scotland), and how she has had to deal with varying degrees of language discrimination during this time. We speak about ways that we can protect and promote the dialect and its usage, and Chloe shares a poem in the dialect that she wrote to tackle and highlight some of the feelings that are brought to the surface when language discrimination takes place. I've left a disclaimer at the beginning of the show to say that, as this is in dialect, it may be difficult to understand but, we felt that it was important for you to hear the language spoken to get a sense of how it sounds when it's spoken amongst Shetlanders. If you struggle to understand, play it back from the start and you'll be surprised how quickly your ear can tune into the language.

In episode 157 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the fact that the podcast has reached the 'troublesome two's' with its second birthday, whilst reflecting on some of the key themes, dreams and schemes that have developed over the last 157 episodes. Plus this week photographer David Eustace takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Photographer and Director David Eustace left school aged 16 and undertook various jobs including on a Royal Navy Minesweeper and as a prison officer, at HM Prison Barlinnie in Glasgow. At 28, he returned to full time education as a mature student and studied photography at Edinburgh Napier University. For the following 8 years he was primarily based in London creating celebrity portraits for GQ, Vogue and Tatler magazines as well as international advertising clients. In 2001 he based himself in New York and in 2008 he participated in USA Networks high profile Character Project for which he traveled Highway 50 from the Pacific to the Atlantic.  In 2009 he was invited to launch Anthropologie's Who Inspires Us online arts initiative and decided to go on a road trip with his daughter, Rachael to create a journal that would celebrate love, family, hope, inspiration and a personal family bond. On the success of this project he was asked in 2010 to create another portfolio in Scotland titled Highland Heart. In 2011 he was honoured with an Hon Dr of Arts by Edinburgh Napier and in 2012 and 2014 Panasonic based their national Lumix TV and print campaign around his work and featured him in their cinema and tv commercials. Eustace's work has been exhibited in both private galleries and national museums, and he was the subject of a 30 minute BBC documentary. In 2015 he was the first photographer to have an exhibition in The Scottish Gallery's 173-year history and in the same year he became Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University. In 2020 he exhibited two exhibitions in Glasgow: Unique NYC Polaroids at SWG3 and Mar a Bha at The Royal Glasgow Institute for The Fine Arts. He currently serves on The Scottish Government's Creative Industries Advisory Group. www.davideustace.com You can now subscribe to our weekly newsletter at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/unofphoto Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/ © Grant Scott 2021

We are joined by Dr. Sarah Anderson, Edinburgh Napier University to chat Desistance, Truama, and so much more!!! Sarah shares her fascinating insights highlighted in her paper, The Value of 'Bearing Witness' to desistance. (Link Below)   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307549468_The_value_of_%27bearing_witness_to_desistance

Alex outlines how to use a personal brand in your selling. By posting regularly and engaging with your social media, you will drive your personal brand and that will translate into more sales. Alex shares how he does this and personal story as to the impact of your personal brand in sales.Founder of Growth IQ and MySalesAgency,  Alex has joined Amazon Web Service AWS as an Enterprise Sales Lead. He is a graduate from Edinburgh Napier University with a first-class distinction with a bachelor's degree in sales management, and all this culminated in our guest being recognized as Linkedin's #3 TOP VOICE in Sales Thought Leadership.Alex provides more insight into his Jan 2020 Linkedin article discussing whether salespeople born or made. Characteristics that can't be taught are:DrivePassionHungerAlex said, "a customer buys when they perceive more value in your offering than it's cost. Don't just sell! Solve business pain points and help companies reach their aspirational targets".He shares insights on how to align your sales cycle with your sales strategy. He also about losing a $1,000,000 deal and what he learned from the experience. It also ties into:Pipeline Generation:Identify the stakeholderOpen the lines of communicationDeliver a consistent messageBe proactiveMaintain accurate dataDeliver valueThis episode is great for anyone confused about personal branding in sales. A top thought leader in sales for LinkedIn shares his experiences. A special thanks to Alex for joining and sharing many details to help drive more business!https://www.alexalleyne.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexalleyne/