Podcasts about Scottish council

Adam Bastock was enjoying a successful career in digital marketing when he realised the planet was in crisis and decided to do something about it. In 2020 he set up Small99 with a mission to help the UK's small businesses become more sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint. He's gone from strength to strength since then. Adam is the brain behind People, Planet, Pint – a social meetup for anyone concerned about climate change and sustainability. Originally devised as a meetup after COP22 in Adam's hometown of Glasgow, PPP has gone on to operate in 75 cities across 10 countries. Community, it's clear, is a great catalyst and enabler of change. In this episode Jen, Cat and Dom chat with Adam to hear how SME's are responding to the climate crisis and what role he thinks communication plays in successful community building and behaviour change. About Adam Adam is the founder of Small99. Small99™ is helping small businesses to take positive action to reduce their carbon footprint to become more sustainable and profitable. Vision - Our Ambition To create the Small99™ Carbon Reduction Community – a positive and energetic force that supports small businesses to make their vital contribution to the UK's carbon reduction targets. Mission At Small99™ we provide practical support, tools and local meetups to start 1 million small businesses on their path to net zero by 2025. We're doing this because existing guidance often overlooks small businesses, yet 99% of businesses in the UK employ fewer than 49 employees - together they can make a huge contribution to reducing the UK's carbon output. Our Story Small99™ is helping small businesses to take positive action to reduce their carbon footprint to become more sustainable and profitable. The UK's small business community has the power to make a vital contribution to our carbon reduction targets. Small99™ is creating a movement for change – a movement that is empowering small businesses by creating a portfolio of practical tools, support and networking opportunities. The Small99™ process is practical, approachable and, importantly, it aligns with the targets of companies like Microsoft. It enables small businesses to evaluate their footprint, set targets for reducing it and measure their progress. The Small99™ team is ambitious for change and aims to connect with one million businesses by 2025 – businesses that can, with our help, improve their sustainability and profitability and help the UK meet its carbon reduction targets. How we do it You can join us at our People, Planet, Pint™ events held across the UK and internationally. They're a great way to meet other small businesses, to share your challenges, ideas and experiences so that you can learn from others. You can attend one of our CRAB (Carbon Reduction Action Box) workshops where, in a couple of hours, you can create a baseline for your carbon reduction plan, scope your next steps and make some good connections along the way. You can access our online Carbon Reduction Measurement tool to help you take action and monitor your progress. It's a simple, effective and accessible and provides the information you need to plan for and reduce your carbon Footprint. You can get expert support from our team when you need help to stay on track. You can estimate your digital carbon footprint quickly in detail too. Already, we've engaged with more than 9,000 businesses in the past 2 years through our workshops, tools and events. We organise around 60 events a month across the world to bring small businesses together - including Chicago, Singapore and Australia. Join the Small99™ Carbon Reduction Movement – it's simple, accessible anddesigned to help you and your business to become more sustainable and Profitable.   Our Work Small99 has directly trained over 6,000 businesses in the past 2 years on the topic of Net Zero, focusing on small businesses that were feeling overwhelmed and confused by the existing guidance available. Adam Bastock, Small99 Founder, studied at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leaders (CISL), and has since worked with multiple organisations throughout the UK under the Small99™ brand. Some of Small99's partnerships include: “Net Zero 360”, with Clean Growth UK, to guide hundreds of businesses to measure and reduce their footprint. The development and delivery of lightweight, first step, sustainability workshops with Small Business Britain. “Step up to Net Zero” with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, a fully funded placement program for 60 businesses. Scottish Council of Voluntary Organizations, to develop tools for “Growing Climate Confidence”, a ‘where to start' resource for the third sector.   For full details, see “Our Work”.

Recorded live at the Glasgow Human Rights Network's Early Career Researcher event, Dr David Scott talks with Dr Elaine Webster (Strathclyde University), Prof Bruce Adamson (University of Glasgow), and Mhairi Snowden (Human Rights Consortium Scotland) on how to bring academia and practice together to work on human rights in Scotland. On 13 June 2024, the Glasgow Human Rights Network hosted its first Early Career Work-in-Progress Workshop at Strathclyde University, bringing together PhD students from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian University, and the University of the West of Scotland to present their work and make new connections with other early career academics. On this episode of the SCGA podcast, the Network presents the workshop's keynote panel on Human Rights Work in Practice, with Dr David Scott (Postdoctoral Research Associate in International Law and Governance at the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, University of Glasgow, and the Scottish Council on Global Affairs) joined by Dr Elaine Webster (Reader in Law at Strathclyde University), Prof Bruce Adamson (former Professor of Legal Practice at University of Glasgow and former Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland), and Mhairi Snowden (Director at the Human Rights Consortium Scotland) to discuss their careers in human rights, the successful collaborations they have seen between academics and civil society, and the challenges and obstacles that can be encountered when trying to work together.Supported by a SCGA Connections Award, this Early Career Workshop was the third and final relaunch event for the Glasgow Human Rights Network, which aims to foster new connections between academics, civil society organisations, and community and activist groups working on human rights issues across Scotland. You can learn more about the Glasgow Human Rights Network at https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/glasgowhumanrightsnetwork/ and on Twitter/X at @GlasgowHumRts. You can also join the Network's mailing list by contacting GHRN@glasgow.ac.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 16 January 2024, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 entered into law, ending a multi-year push by civil society to see international children's rights written into Scots law. On this episode of the SCGA podcast, Dr David Scott (Postdoctoral Research Associate in International Law and Governance at the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, University of Glasgow, and the Scottish Council on Global Affairs) is joined by Professor Bruce Adamson (Professor in Practice at the School of Law, University of Glasgow and former Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland) and Josh Kennedy (former Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament) to discuss the long road leading up to the Act's passage, the obstacles the Act faced – including a successful challenge to a previous draft of the Act before the UK Supreme Court - and the hopes they have for the future of children's rights in Scotland.For more on Scotland's human rights plans, you can find a previous episode of the SCGA podcast on the Scottish Human Rights Bill at https://scga.scot/2023/10/24/human-rights-scots-law/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian Baxendine, Head of our Participation and Communities Team, facilitates a Panel session on the sustainability of the voluntary sector as part of the 2023 Third Sector in Parliament Conference. The group also discuss current challenges and how these may impact the ability of organisations to engage with institutions such as the Scottish Parliament. The panel is made up of:  Anna Fowlie – Chief Executive, Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations  Bridie Ashrowan – Chief Executive, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council  Matt Baker – Orchestrator, The Stove Network  We hope you enjoy listening!

Dr David Scott talks with Laura Pasternak from Who Cares? Scotland and Mhairi Snowden from the Human Rights Consortium Scotland about the Scottish Government's plans to write international human rights into Scots law. On 15 June 2023, the Scottish Government published the long-awaited consultation on its plans to incorporate various UN human rights treaties into Scots law, subject to the limits of the devolved competence of the Scottish Parliament. Alongside putting rights like the right to housing and the right to a healthy environment into Scots law, the Bill proposes wide-sweeping changes for public authorities in Scotland, including enhanced human rights reporting and outcome monitoring and increased access to the courts for legal accountability. On this episode of the SCGA podcast, Dr David Scott (Postdoctoral Research Associate in International Law and Governance at the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, University of Glasgow, and the Scottish Council on Global Affairs) is joined by Laura Pasternak (Policy & Public Affairs Manager at Who Cares? Scotland) and Mhairi Snowden (Director of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland) to discuss a new report on the Scottish Government's human rights plans and the need to include Care Experienced people in its implementation. The full report, ‘Incorporating International Human Rights: The protection of Care Experienced People's Rights in the Scottish Human Rights Bill'. The Human Rights Consortium Scotland's response to the Consultation: https://hrcscotland.org/2023/10/09/consortium-publishes-scottish-human-rights-bill-consultation-responses/ Who Cares? Scotland's response to the Consultation: https://www.whocaresscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WCS-Scottish-Human-Rights-Bill-consultation-response-Oct-2023-Final.pdf Human Rights Consortium Scotland - @HRCScotlandWho Cares? Scotland - @whocaresscotDr David Scott - @David_M_Scott_SCGA - @scga_scot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SCGA Co-Director Phillips O'Brien speaks with Minna Ålander of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs on the implications of the Russo-Ukraine War for the Security in the “Wider North” of Europe.They consider:The Russian security challenge/threat now in the Wider North and in the near futureThe integration of Finland and Sweden and changing security equation for NATOWider North regional resilience and how it can be improvedThe most pressing issues now and in the near future that require cooperation with Russia in the Wider North - such a nuclear waste-clean-up and climate change/ice melt.Professor Phillips O'Brien is Head of the School of International Relations and Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews. He is a Co-Director of the Scottish Council on Global Affairs.Minna Ålander is research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Her research focuses on Northern European security and Nordic defence cooperation, as well as Finnish and German foreign and security policy.See also the SCGA website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Aldridge is the 258th Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland. He previously served a Councilor in Edinburgh since 1984, focusing on city enviornment, recycling, refuse collection, street cleaning, parks, and homelessness. He is the former Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Single Homeless and latterly Homeless Action Scotland.

Created earlier this year, the Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) is Scotland's only think tank on international affairs. In this discussion, Dr Mateja Peter and Professor Philipps O'Brien talk to host Stephen Gethins about the role of SCGA and the importance of a think tank which can explore the big issues affecting Scotland, the UK and the world from a uniquely Scottish perspective. As Professor O'Brien points out, the wealth of knowledge and expertise on global affairs is huge within Scottish academia and it is with this in mind that the Universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and Glasgow got together to form the SCGA. With the backing of both the UK and Scottish Governments, the SCGA wants to educate and inform, create and publicise its work to a wide audience. As well as offering a different perspective on matters than those in a ‘metropolitan bubble', Dr Peter stressed that the SCGA aims to be accessible not only to academics but also to those working in civil society, so everyone can feed into policy recommendations and benefit from them. As listeners will hear, topics including security and the High North and feminist foreign policy are key themes to be explored by the SCGA. In addition, as Professor O'Brien says, big issues like the invasion of Ukraine and the impact of a northern superpower up-ending “normal behaviour” in place since 1945, plus climate change and the impact of both activities on food and fuel security, for example, are all issues with direct consequences for Scotland and the UK.

In this special Scotland's Future Series recording, host Stephen Gethins speaks to the convener and deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament committee on the Constitution, External Affairs, Europe and Culture, during their visit to the University. The discussion with Clare Adamson MSP and Donald Cameron MSP included talking about the committee's most recent Inquiry into the Scottish Government's International Work as well as Scotland's place in the world and what ‘soft' powers can be used to promote Scotland ‘the brand'. The recording followed two meetings held at the University earlier in the day – one with staff from the School of International Relations and one with a group of students from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, including students from Ukraine, Germany, Romania, the US, and Scotland. These discussions were, according to both Clare and Donald, very helpful to the committee and they said it was interesting to hear the students in particular talk about how they see Scotland on the international stage, the importance of the Scottish diaspora in building links across the globe, as well as the value of cultural exchanges where international students can learn more about Scotland while they are here and take this knowledge with them. Participants in the podcast also discussed the significance of the Scottish Council on Global Affairs in promoting Scotland as a centre of political knowledge and insight, St Andrews' role in this, and the importance of providing a forum for wider debate on issues including the High North, particularly in relation to defence and security in Europe, as well as the development and encouragement of feminist foreign policy.

Consciousness is a slippery thing and hard to define. We are not talking about medical ‘levels of consciousness' but the actual phenomenon of what it is to be a conscious person. Descartes famously proposed a dualism where the mind is a distinct ‘substance' from the body, even if intimately interacting with it. Indeed, since Descartes philosophers have struggled to explain how something purely physical could have free-will, emotions, sensations and personhood. This webinar hopes to discuss what this means for Christian clinicians who know that we, and our patients, are more than just bodies but are also souls. Dr Antony Latham Dr Antony is a retired GP, originally from Dublin, now living on the Isle of Harris in Scotland. He has worked in Kenya and then, with his family, as a missionary in Tanzania prior to general practice in the Western Isles of Scotland. He has had an interest in philosophy of mind and consciousness for many years and wrote a book on this subject: ‘The Enigma of Consciousness. Reclaiming the Soul'. He has an MA in Bioethics and Medical Law and chairs the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics.

This week we welcome friend of the podcast Alastair Stewart of Orbit Communications and discuss the new Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Enjoy! ScottishPoliticsScottishParliamentScottishPoliticsParliamentScotlandUKUKpolitics

For the first time since 2019, the Scottish Council of Voulentry Organisations annual Gathering is happening in person! Ellie's been down to find out about the work RNIB's Youth Campaigns group Haggeye are doing, with Guide Dogs to raise awearness of accessible voting. To find out more about SCVO, please visit their website Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (scvo.scot) To find out more about Haggeye, please visit their website Youth engagement: Haggeye - RNIB - See differently Image shows: The SCVO Gathering Stage. 

Collaboration across the voluntary and charity sector is vital. Ellie's been finding out about the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations annual Gathering, where RNIB and Guide Dogs will be working together to make an impact... To find out about the SCVO Gathering, please visit this website Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (scvo.scot) (Image shows: The SCVO logo, in a dark blue font, with a triangle before the SCVO letters)

This week we welcome friend of the podcast Alastair Stewart of Orbit Communications and discuss the new Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Enjoy!

Tam Laird joins the Darkside to discuss libertarian politics with one eye on the upcoming Scottish Council elections. We covered c19, censorship, economics, the SNP, America and much more. Find out more about Tam and the party here...https://scottishlibertarians.com/https://twitter.com/ScoLibertarianhttps://www.facebook.com/ScottishLibertariansTo follow the Political Darkside and make a contribution...https://linktr.ee/politicaldarkside

Cutting carbon from future infrastructure projects is a massive and costly long-term challenge. It is also a critical part of the path to net zero. So how can bridges, roads, hospitals, power stations, railway networks, and all the big-ticket items we rely on for the proper functioning of our society and economy be decarbonised? Becky and Matt are joined by: Alan Hendry, Director of Sustainability at Mott MacDonald Sarah Thiam, Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. Kit England, Green Economy Manager at Glasgow City Council www.localzeropod.com

How can new and diverse perspectives help us build governments that look more like the citizens they serve? In this episode, Patrick Harvie, member of the Scottish Parliament, explains how open, participative, and deliberative approaches to decision-making help turn voices of citizens into concrete actions. Guest: Patrick Harvie, Member of the Scottish Parliament and Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights. Co-host: Lucy McTernan, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, and Civil Society Co-Chair of the Scottish OGP Multi-Stakeholder Forum -- For any questions, please email communications@opengovpartnership.org Twitter: @opengovpart Facebook: @opengovernmentpartnership LinkedIn: @opengovernmentpartnership Instagram: @opengovpartnership

Welcome back to a new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here, run now and never look back, joking of course! We're a podcast focused on chatting about using tech to have a positive social impact. If you're a regular listener…God help you. On this episode we're talking about data leaks, the rise of the humble text message donation and a different type of world wide web (arachnophobes feel free to tune out at that point)  Fay Schofield is on hosting duties and she's joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton. Our special guest is John Fitzgerald. John works on digital evolution at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, working with charities to assess and improve their digital capability. John is also a trustee at the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. If you're a charity listening to this, John would love you to go get a Digital Checkup to help you to assess your organisation's current digital maturity and how this compares to other organisations of a comparable size. The check up will help you to identify your strengths and the gaps your organisation is facing. Head to digital.checkup.scot to find out more. Links from the episode: Stat of the week  17 websites that were putting their customers' accounts at risk of hijacking after a SIM-swap including WordPress: After the T-Mobile breach, companies are preventing customers from securing their accounts - TechRadar  Hole blasted in Guntrader: UK firearms sales website's CRM database breached, 111,000 users' info spilled online - The Register  Charity news of the week Text donations soared to record high last year, new figures show - ThirdSector  Tech news of the week Apple dealt huge blow over iPhone App Store as judge instructs it to make major concessions to developers - Independent  And is anyone still using Apple pay: Barely anyone is using Apple Pay in stores anymore - TechRadar And finally… Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London    ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We'd love to hear your thoughts.  Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live  We'd love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast! Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.  Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Interview with Dr. Calum MacKellar, who is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics. Dr MacKellar is a witness in the case of a young woman with Down's syndrome who is challenging what she calls the ‘discrimination' in the...

The 12th episode of Off The Water explores the environment which we enjoy our activities within. As both a global and local issue it can be perceived as overwhelming and certainly has many aspects to understand where we can help reduce our impact on it and maintain it for future generations.  Certainly it takes a positive collective attitude and many small steps to reach the net zero goal set out by world leaders, but what can we do in the boating community?  Hosts Robin Nicol and Marc Turner open up the discussion with three inspirational people who serve up several examples of good practice and highlight resources and support that can help on this journey.   Angie Fraser joins us from Aberdeenshire Sailing Trust, an RYA affiliate that has implemented a number of efficiencies on a road to net zero, taking the little steps that they can do themselves and for clubs in the region.  Kate Fortnam, is the campaign manager for The Green Blue, an initiative between British Marine and the RYA to help the boating community reduce their impact on coastal and inland waters. Barry Fisher is the CEO of Keep Scotland Beautiful the charity for Scotland’s environment, who also has a keen interest in sailing having been General Manager for the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland. The discussion touches on some useful sources of funding and support including: The Green Blue provides resources for individuals, facilities and businesses: https://thegreenblue.org.uk/resources/ The Climate Challenge Fund : https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf Community resources from Keep Scotland Beautiful: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/community-and-place/clean-up-scotland/handy-resources/ The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations : https://fundingscotland.com/ Foundation Scotland : https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/          

On this week's show we’re talking about just how effective the labelling of former president – and future prison inmate – Donald Trump’s social media posts has become by Facebook and Twitter. We discuss MacOS privacy and look at a study on the mental health benefits of gaming. If there’s a comments section to that study though, I wouldn’t recommend looking at it. Regulars Bex and Greg are joined by special guest Maddie Stark from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and Digital for Good co-organiser. This show was recorded on 17th November 2020 This week’s topics: Stat of the week  Study proves the anecdotal assumption that trump tweets to distract from topics harmful to him - Sky News And labelling his posts only reduces shares by 8% in Facebook - Buzzfeed Charity news of the week The Catalyst service recipes Tech news of the week Apple and why bragging can be a dangerous advertising tactic. But also, how everyone should be handling these types of stories Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns, Explains Why Apps Were Slow to Launch - iPhone In Canada Apple illegally tracks iPhone users to target them with ads, EU privacy activism group claims in lawsuit - MSN Some organisation are much more shameful in their handling of data How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps - Vice  And finally…  Gaming for good mental health Video gaming can benefit mental health, find Oxford academics ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts.  Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live  We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast! Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.  If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on hello@techforgood.live. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens.

James and Jane are joined by Anna Fowlie, CEO of The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organizations (SCVO) to explore what organizational impact is, and how organizations of all kinds can create better impacts. The conversation explores what responsibility is, how organizations can be more responsible, and how leaders can lead for increased responsibility.

Second of two interviews with Calum MacKellar on his new book. Calum is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh, and Visiting Lecturer of Bioethics at St. Mary's University, London, UK.

First of two interviews with Calum MacKellar on his new book. Calum is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh, and Visiting Lecturer of Bioethics at St. Mary's University, London, UK.

Employing young people especially those with disabilities. Moira Cuthbertson is the SCVO Community Jobs Scotland Manager and spoke this week to Liz Baillie our Access to Audio Ambassador Team Leader. Cue and Review Recording Service have been involved in training programmes since 1985 and have been delighted to work with Moira and her team at the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations. For more information on CJS please visit https://scvo.org.uk/jobs/community-jobs-scotland #CueAndReview #InsideSoap #AccessToAudio #TalkingNewspaper #HeraldScotland #GlasgowTimes #NationalScotland #PrintSpeakingToTheBlind #EastDunbartonshire #volunteering #VisuallyImpaired #MentalHealth #ImpactFundingPartners #RSMacDonaldCharitableTrust #SouterCharitableTrust #Glasgow #glasgowpodcasts #eastdunbartonshirepodcasts #BishopbriggsMediaCentre #volunteering #ItTakesATeam #CelebratingVolunteeringSince82

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This episode, the last in Series One, features Ethel Hofman, author of Mackerel at Midnight: Growing up Jewish in the Shetland Isles (Revised edition Mercat Press, Edinburgh, 2006), the Shetland Fiddlers Society, and young Shetland fiddler Amber Thompson. I set myself a challenge - to make a podcast during a trip to Shetland and Orkney rather than go back to recordings from last year like my last 6 podcasts - and I've done it! My podcast series subtitle is "Fascinating Conversations and Traditional Music". There's very seldom a week goes by when I don't come into contact with some traditional music. But last week in Shetland I was particularly lucky to find some AMAZING musc - there was a Shetland Showcase in the community centre, featuring the long-established Shetland Fiddlers Society (established in 1960 by Aly Bain), and a fabulous young fiddler, Amber Thompson - to hear her play you'd never believe she's only twelve. And I LOVE her teacher Eunice Henderson's piano accompaniment that's so typical of Shetland fiddling, a style I first heard with Violet Tulloch accompanying Aly Bain on the 1978 Topic "Shetland Folk Fiddling" record. Playlist Amber Thompson (Fiddle) Eunice Henderson (Piano) Gig for Frances by Debbie Scott/Simon Thoumire's jig by John McCusker [Amber's favourite jig of all time!]/Izzy's Jig by Margaret Scollay [Eunice's favourite] The Calgary Fiddler's Welcome to Shetland by Andrew Gifford/52 weeks of fiddle - written for Amber by Steven Smith to commemorate her year-long Shetland fiddle project - find it on youtube here/Cape Breton visit to Shetland (also known as "Welcome to the Cape Breton Fiddlers") by Willie Hunter.* The Shetland Fiddlers Society Da Ferry Reel/Lay Dee at Dee Acknowledgements Thanks to BBC Radio Shetland and David Gardner, to Shetland Library and Archives and Marghie West, and to the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) who sponsored the tour. And of course many thanks to Ethel Hofman - and her brother Roy Greenwald. Production notes Fiona's podcast no 7: Growing Up Jewish on Shetland - was recorded in Lerwick, Shetland on 12th - 14th August 2019, and mixed August 20th - 22nd 2019 in London, where I'm staying while I'm at Klezfest, a week long Klezmer festival which this year is directed by Alan Bern (interviewed on Fiona's Travels Podcast episode 2!). This is the last one in the first series of Fiona's Travels Podcasts. Please subscribe to hear about the next series. And if you're listening on Apple Podcasts please leave us a review! *when you've finished listening to this podcast, you can watch the late Willie Hunter himself playing his Cape Breton Visit to Shetland tune, accompanied by Violet Tulloch, here.

In 2017, Edel Harris became the first woman to be named EY Scotland Entrepreneur of the Year. What arguably made that an even greater achievement was that she is CEO of a third sector organisation – the Aberdeen-based health and social care charity Cornerstone. Edel is a strong and charismatic leader, but also down-to-earth, which helps her carry people through times of significant change. She began her career as a police officer, left to start a family and then worked her way up to CEO status after returning to work at admin level and gaining a first-class honours degree through the Open University. From an Irish background but brought up in England, she has since been adopted by Scotland, is a director of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, and is big fan of Aberdeen Football Club. Edel was interviewed in front of a live Scottish Business Network audience, at the London HQ of Bristows LLP, by Fraser Allen of White Light Media. The interview took place at the offices of Bristows, on Victoria Embankment, and I began by asking Edel where she grew up

This week we’re talking to John Edward, who is the Director of the Scottish Council for Independent Schools. We touch on a wide range of topics relating to education and what the future looks like for students entering the workplace of the future. John has a unique viewpoint on education and provides fascinating insights.  He also offers excellent advice to students who are making the transition from education to employment.

The love of God, the Christian heritage and human equality. Second half of this interview with Dr Calum MacKellar, Director of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics and author of “The image of God, personhood and the Embryo”.

Creation and procreation, the image of God and the origin of personhood. Interview with Dr. Calum MacKellar, Director of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics and author of “The image of God, personhood and the Embryo”. Part 1 of 2.

David Alexander McGowan was Professor of Oral Surgery and Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery to the Greater Glasgow Health Board, 1977 to 1999.   McGowan graduated from Queen's University, Belfast, in 1961. He became a lecturer in Oral Surgery at the London Hospital Medical College's Dental School in 1968, and was appointed Senior Lecturer the following year. He was Dean of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1989 to 1992, and Chairman of the National Dental Advisory Committee for Scotland from 1995 to 1999.   He was Chairman of the Dental Committee of the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical Education 1979-90, Dean of the Glasgow Dental School from 1989-94, first Dean of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1989-92, Vice President of the General Dental Council 1994-99, Chairman of the National Dental Advisory Committee for Scotland 1995-99, Senate Assessor on the University Court 1994-99, and served on the EU Advisory Committee on Dental Education 1989-2002. Professor McGowan was awarded University medals from the Universities of Helsinki and Malta and the Bulgarian Medical Academy, and was founder Editor of Dental History Magazine 2007-11.

The Jewish Community in Scotland face a number of issues; a slight growth in anti-Semitism, which could be attributed to events in the Middle East, governmental cooperation, and mainly the maintenance of Jewish identity. ScoJec, Scottish Council of Jewish Communities headed by Ephraim Barowski, is trying to enhance cooperation between the Jewish Community and the government in Scotland to find viable solutions in order to tackle these issues. This lecture analyzes the ongoing threats that face the Jewish Community in Scotland and explain Scojec's role in eliminating the challenges that threaten Scottish Jewry.

Recorded at Giffnock Synagogue, this Riddoch Questions dealt with issues of Gaza, Israel, faith schools and other related topics. The panel was;   Ephraim Borowski  - Director of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities. Vice-Convener of BEMIS. Ian Galloway – Church of Scotland minister of Gorbals in Glasgow. Convener of the Church and Society Council. Magdalen Lambkin – Roman Catholic PhD Candidate in Inter-faith studies. Member of Scottish Inter-faith Council. Ruzwan Mohammed – Sunni Imam Educational and Curriculum advisor to Muslim organisations in Scotland.