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Sleep issues are one of the most widely reported non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's  In this episode Dr David Breen explains the mechanism of sleep, talks us through some of the theories surrounding sleep as a possible predictor of disease or indicator of prognosis, and the challenges & of researching the science behind it.

Based in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, Professor Kunath is Chair of Regenerative Neurobiology.  The focus of his laboratory addresses two key areas: (i) understanding how the protein, alpha-synuclein, causes degeneration of neurons in Parkinson's, and (ii) producing a cell-based therapy for Parkinson's Disease. The North of Scotland Parkinsons research interest groups:  https://www.nosprig.org/ Research groups nationally:  https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/local-parkinsons-research-interest-groups Parkinson's UK Scotland:  https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/about-us/parkinsons-uk-scotland  

Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Danielle Gunn-Moore, Professor of Feline Medicine at The University Of Edinburgh. In this episode, Anthony and Danielle discuss feline medicine, particularly focusing on mycobacterium and feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Danielle shares what got her into feline medicine, the current prevalence of mycobacterium in cats and how much the treatment for this has improved. They then move on to discuss the current outbreak of FIP in Cyprus, including how quickly the new variant is spreading, how it differs from traditional FIP and how it's found in all ages of cats. Danielle talks about the research team she has helped put together with FIP specialists across the world, to try and help with this outbreak, and how they have labelled this new feline coronavirus variant FCoV-23. Touching upon the current treatment for FIP, Danielle shares her relief of the new legal medication in the UK and she emphasizes the need for awareness and proactive measures to prevent the spread of FIP. Thank you to BOVA for sponsoring this episode.

In this podcast episode, we explore the concept of just transitions in the context of energy transition. The episode features a conversation with Dr. Kirsten Jenkins, a senior lecturer in Energy, Environment, and Society at Edinburgh University, discussing the challenges and complexities of achieving a fair and equitable energy transition. We delve into four key principles or tenets: distributional justice, recognition of affected communities and individuals, responsibility for addressing injustices, and procedural justice, which involves evaluating the processes in place to address these issues. The conversation highlights real-life examples, such as the impact of cobalt mining, building on grazing lands used by Sami reindeer herders, challenges faced by oil and gas workers, and issues related to the implementation of renewable energy technologies. The episode emphasizes the importance of acknowledging historical injustices, considering the cultural identities of affected communities, and ensuring that the energy transition benefits everyone, leaving no one behind.

In this episode, Haomiao chats with Professor Thorunn Helgason, the head of the School of Biological sciences at Edinburgh University. It's been a year since Thorunn started her post here in August 2022, let's meet her and hear how she sees the past academic year in the school, and how she expects the future to happen. And, have you also wondered how was Edinburgh Uni like years ago? Well, Thorunn doesn't just see the university thriving today, she also witnessed the changes happened since she firstly stepped into Edinburgh Uni as a student. We also asked her advice for students and young professionals. So why not grab a tea and sit down with us to talk about the past, present and future about our school and yourself?

In this episode, join Professor Dr. Paul J du Plessis, a distinguished authority on Roman Law at the University of Edinburgh, on a journey back in time. Unravel the profound impact of Roman law on modern legal systems, society, and human rights. Delve into intriguing courtroom orations and discover how the echoes of ancient Rome still resonate through the corridors of history. Tune in for a riveting discussion that sheds light on the enduring significance of Roman law in shaping the world we know today. [00:38] - About Dr. Paul J du Plessis Dr. J du Plessis is the professor of Roman Law School of Law at the University of Edinburgh.  He is the author of six books with publishers including Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury. Dr. Plessis is also a member of various organisations dedicated to the study of legal history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

In this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we learn more about the University of Edinburgh Swimming Squad and the events of the inaugural LEN Under 23's competition, freshly concluded in Dublin, Ireland. Joining us is Mat Trodden, the Deputy Head Coach of the University of Edinburgh Swim Team, who sheds light on the his innovative coaching methodologies, particularly in the realms of Strength and Conditioning and psychology. Our conversation journeys through the exceptional progress of the University of Edinburgh's star swimmers, including notable mentions like Kara Hanlon, Archie Goodburn, and Stephen Clegg. Central to their success, as Mat shares, is a holistic coaching approach, rooted in understanding each swimmer personally and leveraging avant-garde methods like sound visualisation.

WWE Raw Post Show (7/10/23) hosted by Don Tony & brought to you by BlueWire. Some Topics Discussed: The Trial Of Roman Reigns draws over 3 Million TV viewers, but WWE suffers an embarrassing drop of over 700K viewers within minutes. WWE Raw 7/10/23 Review with Photo highlights Did Cody Rhodes finally give us the reason why Brock Lesnar attacked him the night after WrestleMania? Realigning of Bronson Reed and The Miz done to set up the return of DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano)? Giovanni Vinci on his way out of Imperium? Could JD McDonough be on his way in? Judgement Day appearing and Bron Breakker vs Ilja Dragunov headline NXT 7/11/23 episode Very cool update regarding Barry Windham Omos interview: Talks WrestleMania match with Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley, MVP, Undertaker and more NXT 7/11/23 and AEW Dynamite 7/12/23 Previews This Week In Ratings: WWE Raw/SmackDown, AEW Dynamite/Collision/Rampage 100, NXT, Impact Wrestling, NJPW, Stone Cold Takes On America Congratulations to Nikki Cross, who just graduated the University Of Edinburgh and earned her Master Degree For Science! TWIWH Preview: CM Punk/Vince McMahon confrontation.. WCW/ECW Invasion.. Bray Wyatt/NXT Debut.. Black Saturday.. Hulk Hogan admits steroid use.. Eric Bischoff becomes Raw GM.. Mohammad Hassan pulled from WWE TV.. Vince Russo/Bash At The Beach.. Nitro Girls debut.. New Day at Wyatt Family Compound.. Matt Hardy confronts Lita on Byte This and much more! ==== CLICK HERE to listen to WWE RAW POST SHOW EPISODE 7/10/2023 online. RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of WWE RAW POST SHOW 7/10/2023 CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all shows ====

I am thrilled to have a remarkable guest join us on today's episode. Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Iain Campbell, a distinguished expert in the field of metabolic psychiatry and the Baszuki Research Fellow at the esteemed University of Edinburgh. With a PhD in global health, Dr. Campbell is at the forefront of groundbreaking research, leading a pioneering pilot trial focused on exploring the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet for individuals with bipolar disorder.Drawing from his personal journey of over seven years, where he has utilized ketogenic metabolic therapy to manage his own bipolar disorder, Dr. Campbell brings a unique and invaluable perspective to the conversation. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Campbell co-hosts the enlightening podcast "Bipolar Cast," where he openly shares his own experiences with bipolar disorder, aiming to challenge societal perceptions and foster a more compassionate and informed dialogue surrounding mental illnesses.On this Episode: 32:20Introduction to Dr. Iain Campbell1:58 Dr. Iain Campbell's Journey with Bipolar Disorder12:20 From Darkness to Relief in Bipolar Depression 16:13 Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Bipolar Disorder25:22 Exploring the Potential of the Ketogenic Diet for Bipolar Disorder34:02 Understanding and maximizing the benefits of the ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder36:32 The Crucial Role of Robust Evidence and Patient Demand in Advancing Ketogenic Therapy for Bipolar Disorder41:04 Dr. Iain Campbell's Advice for Improving Health and Well-being in Bipolar DisordeShow Links:Link to Dr. Iain Campbell's bio:My website: https://www.bipolarketostudy.com/Call to action for listeners: Follow ketones and Coffee Podcast on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/keton.esncoffee ), Youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZZmBEenvZnU8tA1npAODA ), and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/KetonesP ) for updates and new episodes.~~~~~~Estrella by Audiorezout is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.~~~~~~ Save yourself that trip to the market — Instacart delivers groceries in as fast as 1 hour! They connect you with Personal Shoppers in your area to shop and deliver groceries from your favorite stores.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35. Go to ketocoachlorenz.com and use the contact form to get your Free Consultation!Support the show

I am thrilled to have a remarkable guest join us on today's episode. Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Iain Campbell, a distinguished expert in the field of metabolic psychiatry and the Baszuki Research Fellow at the esteemed University of Edinburgh. With a PhD in global health, Dr. Campbell is at the forefront of groundbreaking research, leading a pioneering pilot trial focused on exploring the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet for individuals with bipolar disorder.Drawing from his personal journey of over seven years, where he has utilized ketogenic metabolic therapy to manage his own bipolar disorder, Dr. Campbell brings a unique and invaluable perspective to the conversation. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Campbell co-hosts the enlightening podcast "Bipolar Cast," where he openly shares his own experiences with bipolar disorder, aiming to challenge societal perceptions and foster a more compassionate and informed dialogue surrounding mental illnesses.On this Episode: 32:20Introduction to Dr. Iain Campbell1:58 Dr. Iain Campbell's Journey with Bipolar Disorder12:20 From Darkness to Relief in Bipolar Depression 16:13 Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Bipolar Disorder25:22 Exploring the Potential of the Ketogenic Diet for Bipolar Disorder34:02 Understanding and maximizing the benefits of the ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder36:32 The Crucial Role of Robust Evidence and Patient Demand in Advancing Ketogenic Therapy for Bipolar Disorder41:04 Dr. Iain Campbell's Advice for Improving Health and Well-being in Bipolar DisordeShow Links:Link to Dr. Iain Campbell's bio:My website: https://www.bipolarketostudy.com/Call to action for listeners: Follow ketones and Coffee Podcast on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/keton.esncoffee ), Youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZZmBEenvZnU8tA1npAODA ), and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/KetonesP ) for updates and new episodes.~~~~~~Estrella by Audiorezout is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.~~~~~~ Save yourself that trip to the market — Instacart delivers groceries in as fast as 1 hour! They connect you with Personal Shoppers in your area to shop and deliver groceries from your favorite stores.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35. Hey Ketones Krew! I have a Free Keto guide on how to calculate your Macros Correctly In this guide, You will learn the importance of each of the macronutrients and how to calculate your macros to meet your weight loss goals. There's a lot of Versions of keto out there that are notthe best way of doing keto.Download: FREE GUIDE DOWNLOADSupport the show

The fifth episode of the Sounding Jewish podcast features Dr. Phil Alexander. We discuss his background as a performing musician, entrance into the academic field of Jewish music studies, research for his recent book Sounding Jewish in Berlin, and ongoing work on the musical life of the Jews of late 19th and early 20th century Scotland.Dr. Phil Alexander is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he works on Scottish-Jewish musical interactions. As part of his research, Phil has championed Russian-born Scottish cantor and composer Isaac Hirshow as part of the BBC's Forgotten Composers project, and he is currently working on a book and radio projects with the aim of bringing his work on Scottish-Jewish music to both academic and lay audiences. Phil is the pianist, bandleader, and driving force behind acclaimed Scottish world-folk band Moishe's Bagel, and also performs regularly with maverick English folk singer Eliza Carthy and many other UK jazz and folk musicians. He is also active as a composer, with commissions including the Hippodrome Festival of Silent Film, Northern Ballet, and Edinburgh Tradfest – this last resulting in a concert celebrating the diverse musics of recent immigrants to Scotland. Phil has written widely on klezmer, salsa, Scottish music, and accordions, and his monograph Sounding Jewish: klezmer and the contemporary city was published by OUP in 2021.

Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 1 – 2pm An 'in conversation' event featuring Visiting Research Fellow Dr Şebnem Susam-Saraeva in conversation with Dr James Hadley (Ussher Assistant Professor in Literary Translation, Trinity College Dublin) and organized by Trinity Long Room Hub. Şebnem Susam-Saraeva is a Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Her research interests have included retranslations, research methodology in translation studies, internationalization of the discipline, and translation and gender, literary theories, popular music, social movements, maternal health and ecofeminism. She is the author of Translation and Popular Music. Transcultural Intimacy in Turkish-Greek Relations (2015) and Theories on the Move. Translation's Role in the Travels of Literary Theories (2006), and editor of Translation and Music (2008), Non-Professionals Translating and Interpreting. Participatory and Engaged Perspectives (2012, with Luis Pérez-González) and the Routledge Handbook of Translation and Health (2021, with Eva Spišiaková). Susam-Saraeva's literary translations into Turkish include Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day (1993, 18 reprints by 2022). She is also the winner of PEN Wales Translation Challenge 2017 with her poetry translation from Küçük İskender. James Hadley is Trinity's Ussher Assistant Professor in Literary Translation. He is also the Director of the Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation and Director of the MPhil in Literary Translation. His particular interests are translation theory and practice, especially when it comes to the interaction between humans and machines. James' research also centres on human-machine interaction in Translation Studies. He champions empirical and Digital Humanities methodologies in the field, using computer technologies to answer questions related to literary translation that were previously unaskable. Currently, much of James' research attention is divided between the rapidly emerging fields of CALT (Computer Assisted Literary Translation), LMT (Literary Machine Translation), and the little researched topic of indirect translation (translations of translations). Much of James' research is not language-specific or traverses a wide range of language pairs. However, his main translation language pair is Japanese | English. In terms of translation practice, he has a particular interest in pre-modern and early modern Japanese literature. In 2021 he co-translated a collection of medieval Japanese poems.

On today's ID the Future, scholar John West introduces Darwin Comes to Africa, the new book by Nigerian pastor, theologian, journalist, scholar, and human rights activist Olufemi Oluniyi. The work explores the poisonous influence of social Darwinism on British rule in northern Nigeria in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, a poisonous influence felt in Oluniyi’s home country down to the present, he argues. The book project grew out of Oluniyi's intimate knowledge of Nigerian culture as well as his attendance at the 2017 Center for Science & Culture Summer Seminar program in Seattle, Washington. By the end of that nine-day gathering, he had resolved to write a book about the impact of Social Darwinism on his home country Read More › Source

Jed Buchwald is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, where he is currently working on a dissertation about swimming birds. He joins Lexman to discuss his research, the challenges of studying these creatures, and his love of swimming.

Dean Radin investigates phenomena in parapsychology Following a bachelor and master's degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in educational psychology Radin worked at Bell Labs as a researcher at Princeton University and the University Of Edinburgh, and was a faculty member at the University Of Nevada in Las Vegas. He then became Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in California USA, later becoming the president of the Parapsychologist Association. In this episode we talk about remote viewing experiments, near death experience, mediumship, UFO's, the paranormal and much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theamazingpeoplepodcast/message

  In this tutorial, Bisola shares her experience as an online international student studying at the University of Edinburgh. We discuss: Why she chose MSc Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh 5 practice tips that helped Bisola pass IELTS (she scored 7.5 in writing!) The most difficult part of her journey All about her experience […] The post Bisola's international experience at the University of Edinburgh appeared first on IELTS Podcast.

On this episode, I interview Dr. Amy Andrada who is a Professor of Sociology at Antelope Valley College and Research Associate with the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Andrada attended California State University of Bakersfield as an undergraduate and then earned her PhD at the University of Edinburh in Scotland.

  In this tutorial, Bisola shares her experience as an online international student studying at the University of Edinburgh. We discuss: Why she chose MSc Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh 5 practice tips that helped Bisola pass IELTS (she scored 7.5 in writing!) The most difficult part of her journey All about her experience […] The post Bisola's international experience at the University of Edinburgh appeared first on IELTS Podcast.

The meaning of Purgatory in the Catholic faith seems to be shifting over time. Magnus Course, senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, explores the old and the new. Magnus Course is senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. His books include Becoming Mapuche: Person and Ritual […]

Episode: 2269 James David Forbes and the contradiction of fire and ice.  Today, a story of heat and ice.

Chris Jones is the Head Coach of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He started the program in 2008 and since then they've put a ton of athletes on international teams, including 5 Olympians. His group of about 35 stood out at British Trials in April and on this podcast he discusses the culture focus points that lead to their great performances.     We also discuss the role that the university athletic system is playing in the success of British Swimming and Chris helps me understand how the Universities operate when it comes to student athletes, competitions and scholarships. A great glimpse at terrific program that maybe you haven't paid attention to before.  SWIMSWAM PODCAST LINKS Click here to listen and subscribe on Spotify Click here to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here to listen and subscribe on Podbean Click here to listen and subscribe on Google Click here to listen and subscribe on YouTube Click here to listen and subscribe on Listen Notes Click here to listen and subscribe on Stitcher Click here to listen and subscribe on iHeartRadio Click here to listen and subscribe on Amazon Click here to listen and subscribe on Pandora Music: Otis McDonald www.otismacmusic.com

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2010 MBA graduate Vivian Maeda and chat about coping with change, knowing when things feel right and not having ten kids.  Vivian is a Relationship Manager at Business in the Community Scotland. Originally from Brazil, Vivian's first experience of Scotland was a semester at the University of St Andrews where she immediately felt like she belonged. She is now back in her adopted homeland and enjoying life in coastal Fife. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2018 Architecture graduate Asad Kamran and chat about the essence of home, channelling pressure and saying something as an artist. Asad is a multi-disciplinary artist. He has exhibited work in Pakistan and internationally. He is also the founder of Cinema 73, which is a trans-disciplinary community cinema in Karachi. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Waves: JuliusH / PixabayArtwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2015 Law graduate Michael Weinberger and chat reverse culture shock, the Scottish work ethic, and another London. After studying law in Edinburgh and Frankfurt, Michael is now back home helping businesses seeking growth in Canada. He advises in English, Spanish, French, and German. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik 

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2002 Theology and Ethics graduate Sylvia Klauser and chat about having a calling, learning as a pathway, and being true to your adult self. Sylvia Klauser is a Medical Ethics and Spiritual Care Specialist who has worked in the hospital and health care industry. She is not back in the traditional sense of being back home, but she is back. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet Illustration graduate Hannah Foley and chat troublesome travels, hiraeth, and what it is to be indigenous. Hannah is an author, illustrator and specialist nurse for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She grew up in a tiny redbrick, terrace house in the Southwest of England. She went away but now she is back. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes where the objects are not just starting points, but deeply woven through the lives of our guests. What do you hold close? In the final episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Lily Mellon and Debora Kayembe and talk about making history, uncovering stories and taking time for yourself. This episode is hosted by Ayanda Ngobeni, who joined us in summer 2021 before starting her final year as a law student. Lily is currently completing her research Master's in Scottish Ethnology, Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University, after graduating with an MA in Scottish Ethnology in 2020. Alongside her studies, Lily is exploring Student Records for Underrepresented Student Narrative as the University Histories Archives Intern. You can listen to Lily on the monthly webinar ‘Meet the…Series' (a live interview and Q&A session) as part of the VOiCE podcast – We've Got History Between Us.Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Debora is the University's 54th Rector. Debora is a human rights lawyer and is passionate about advocating against issues such as racism, inequality, children in need, domestic violence and child abuse. From 2013 – 2016, Debora served as Scottish Refugee Council Board member and in 2017 founded the charity Full Options, promoting human rights and peace. In 2019, she became the first African to have her portrait erected at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Later in 2020, Debora launched the Freedom Walk campaign, which aims to lobby and campaign on behalf of citizens by promoting social reforms, racial justice and community harmony. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay.Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set. 

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes where the objects are not just starting points, but deeply woven through the lives of our guests. What do you hold close? In the fourth episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Dea Birkett and Alex Lewthwaite and talk about running back to the circus, performing and seeing the potential in everything. This episode is hosted by Kate Stewart, a member of the alumni relations team who took the hot seat in early 2021. Dea is a former circus performer and current Ringmaster of Circus250, established in 2018 to celebrate and showcase circus to new audiences. Alongside her work in Circus250, Dea is also Creative Director of Many Rivers Films and former Director of Kids in Museums, a charity dedicated to making museums more inclusive of families.At the time of recording Alex was a 2nd year student at the University studying Medicine. He had just completed a group project which involved blogging (and vlogging) about life as a medical student during the pandemic. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. This episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay.Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes where the objects are not just starting points, but deeply woven through the lives of our guests. What do you hold close? In the third episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Rosie Taylor and Melanie Reid and talk about poetry, animals, empowerment and hardship. This episode is hosted by Amalie Sortland, who joined us un the summer of 2019 and stayed until March 2020. She graduated in politics as part of the class of Covid in 2020. Rosie Taylor is the incoming LGBT+ Officer for the 2019/2020 academic year. She was motivated to run because she wanted to remove barriers for students to feel safe and comfortable as part of the university community. She also wanted to be the representation she wished she had when she was feeling disillusioned and confused about her sexuality. Along with her activism, she is also about to start the third year of her Biological Sciences degree. One day Melanie Reid's life imploded. She had it all – outdoorsy, career orientated, a journalist and editor in her best years, walking the mountains of Scotland near her home and skiing in the Alps. Then, in a dramatic twist of fate, she fell off her horse in 2010 and broke her neck. The accident has left her paralysed from the neck down, although she has partial use of her arms. She is described as "outwardly bright and breezy, but with more than a hint of vulnerability". She graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1980 with a MA Hons English Language and Literature. Before the accident, Melanie was an award-winning columnist at The Herald in Glasgow before reporting and commentating for The Times from Scotland and then on the Comment pages. After the accident, she has continued to write - The Spinal Column appears in the Times Magazine every week.  Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded before the Covid thing.Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes where the objects are not just starting points, but deeply woven through the lives of our guests. What do you hold close? In the second episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Helen Bond and Daniel Mutia and talk about gifts that mean something, the concept of home and being out there. This episode is hosted by Richenda Rae, who joined us in the summer of 2020. After her summer with us she returned to her final year of medical school. Helen is Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Her published works include 'Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation' (1998), 'Caiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome?' (2004), and more recently, 'The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel' (2020). She has acted as historical consultant and contributor for a number of television programmes and presented 'Jesus' Female disciples: the New Evidence' for Channel 4 (2018).  Daniel is an Electronics and Electrical Engineering student and Mastercard Foundation Scholar at the University of Edinburgh. He is the Vice President Inclusion at Edinburgh University Sports Union for 2020/21, having previously served as International Participation Officer in 2019/20. He was named as one of the Queen's Young Leaders of 2018 for his efforts towards fighting for education and equal opportunities for young people.  Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing.Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet late 2000s Modern European Languages and EU Studies graduate Laura Westring and talk about becoming local, leaving footprints and seeking out family and familiarity. Laura Westring is a writer, speech writing instructor and senior strategic communications and culture manager at Amiqus, a tech for good company. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 1980s Biology graduate Laurence Heron and chat nostalgic desire, evaluating life, and a series of chance events. Laurence Heron is a business coach and mentor who is dedicated to helping Edinburgh businesses grow and prosper. Utilising 30 years successful experience within the corporate sector and running his own businesses worldwide he enjoys helping others achieve business excellence. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2019 English graduate Ashank Chandra and chat spontaneity, silver linings, and dealing with external expectations. Ashank Chandra is a professional trainer and facilitator working in the ESL field. He is particularly interested in the relationship between the brain and language learning, language rules, and how children and adults learn unconsciously.  Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 2020 International Relations graduate Barav Barzani and chat recalibration, national belonging and having no friends but the mountains. Originally from Iraqi Kurdistan, Barav Barzani came to Edinburgh to study International Relations. Now back in the capital Erbil, he is keen to start on a career in local government. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future? In this episode we meet 1990s Law graduate Martel Maxwell and chat about Disney movie moments, proving yourself and the changing face of Dundee. Martel Maxwell is a Scottish journalist, writer, radio and television presenter. Since 2017, she has co-presented the property show Homes Under the Hammer. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

In season 3 of the Multi Story Edinburgh podcast we chat to graduates about going back. Why do we return? Is it about giving something back or rethinking our relationship with the past? 10 brand new episodes starting with Scottish journalist, writer, radio and television presenter, Martel Maxwell. Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future,  season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse. All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org and Gentle Chase by Podington Bear from freemusicarchive.org Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes where the objects are not just starting points, but deeply woven through the lives of our guests. What do you hold close? In our first episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Lori Watson and Russell Jones and talk about fringe coping strategies, pretty dogs, sci-fi nights, creative juices, video games and fish funerals. This episode is hosted by Amalie Sortland, who joined us un the summer of 2019 and stayed until March 2020. She graduated in politics as part of the class of Covid in 2020. Lori Watson is the first Doctor of Artistic Research in Scottish Music, and an authority on contemporary traditional music practice in Scotland. Drawing on her strong roots in the rich creative tradition of the Scottish Borders, she has become a leading interpreter of Scottish folk music and Scots song and her skills as a performer, composer, researcher and educator are widely recognised. Russell Jones is an Edinburgh-based writer and editor. He is the UK's Pet Poet Laureate, has published five collections of poetry and is deputy editor of 'Shoreline of Infinity', a science fiction magazine. Russell  is also the editor of 'Where Rockets Burn Through: Contemporary Science Fiction Poems from the UK' (Penned in the Margins), co-editor of 'Umbrellas of Edinburgh: Poetry and Prose Inspired by Scotland's Capital City' (Freight Books) and 'Multiverse: an international anthology of science fiction poetry' (Shoreline of Infinity). Russell writes novels, short stories for children, and has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh.  Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcast This episode of Sharing things was recorded before the Covid thing. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that explore transformation, self-discovery and change. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In the fifth and final episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between David Weinczok and Caroline Norton who talk about escaping in nature, imposter syndrome and finding treasure (everywhere).  The episode is hosted by Ayanda Ngobeni, who joined us in summer 2021 before starting her final year as a law student. Originally from Canada, David (‘The Castle Hunter'), graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 with a Master's in International Relations. David is passionate about promoting Scotland's rich history and currently works as a Digital Media Content Producer at National Museums Scotland. Alongside this, David is also an author (The History Behind Game of Thrones: The North Remembers, 2019), presenter, broadcaster and heritage consultant. Caroline is a final year student in International Law and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh. During her studies, Caroline was the External Relations Manager and Team Mentor at FreshSight Ltd., as well as the Lead Consultant of a project. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay.Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set. 

Professors Scott Friedman and Neil Henderson join the Surfers (including the returning Stephen Harrison) to discuss some truly exciting advances in advanced NASH omics, including work on mRNA/CAR-T anti-fibrotic therapies. There is not enough room to capture this entire conversation in a summary. It's a lot, but really eye-opening and exciting. Take the time to listen to the entire episode, even if in bite-sized pieces.This episode starts with bonhomie and humor as the group congratulates Professor Friedman on being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the faculty at Mt. Sinai, and then listens as Professor Henderson relates one of the most truly unique "one thing you wouldn't know about me if I didn't tell you" in the history of the podcast.The science portion of the podcast starts with Scott discussing a fantastic series of advances in basic science, wherein researchers have begun to evaluate CAR-T therapy, which was originally developed to treat lymphomas and other blood dyscrasias, to attack the surfaces of fibrogenic cells in the liver (MSK, New York) or, separately, the heart (University of Penn). Today, we create CAR-T cells by taking cells from the diseased patient, re-engineering them and injecting them back into the patient. This approach  is associated with high rates of Level 3+ cytokine response syndrome (CRS). It has also been found to leave this engineered CAR-T material in the patient's system for at least a decade after therapy.Scott goes on to explain how the Epstein lab at Penn integrated the CAR-T strategy with mRNA, the protein behind the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna DOVD-19 vaccines, to create a vaccine that can reprogram cells within the body to replicate the CAR-T effect. Scott notes that so far, this has only been reported in mouse models, and that there are many major issues to resolve before we know it will be safe and effective in humans. It is a staggering  breakthrough nonetheless.After a couple of questions, the group turns to Neil, who points out that this kind of finding can help "make precision medicine a reality," in part because it creates the possibility we can target multimodal therapy at the precise location it is needed. Stephen suggests that the ideal place for this kind of therapy might be in a late-stage patient where we can regress fibrosis and, once the liver is better able to function, resort to a more metabolic therapy. Scott suggests how helpful it would be to develop insight into how different types of cells respond to different medication, which shifts the conversation  toward the broader topic of single-cell genomics, and specifically, the growing utility of spatial transcriptomics in these situations. Neil provides a description of the benefits of spatial transcriptomics, and then takes the group back  through a history of omic technology.Jörn Schattenberg asks what these techniques have taught us about variability between patients. Neil discusses the congruence of individual samples.  Jörn points out this would mean that we can develop robust therapies targeted at a cell type. Scott suggests that we can use these insights to standardize clinical trials, to target the specific patients with the genetic targets most likely to respond  -- a large step on the path to personalized precision therapy.In response to a question from Louise Campbell about sources for liver tissue, Neil asks for study purposes, "What is a normal human liver?" One of his major sources of tissue  are distal liver sites from patients with colorectal cancer. However, even if these are cancer free, thy could be affected by chemotherapy.As discussion winds down, the group comes to focus on the issue of why and how the liver regenerates. It raises fascinating questions: why does it not seem to "over-regenerate?" Are the regenerated cells different from pre-injury cells, and if so, how?

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that explore transformation, self-discovery and change. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In the fourth episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Neil Forsyth and Nausherwan Aziz who talk about writing for yourself, confidence and establishing a national football team. This episode is hosted by Kate Stewart, a member of the alumni relations team who took the hot seat in early 2021. Neil is an author, television writer and journalist originally from Dundee. He is known for creating the sitcom character Bob Servant, as well as being the writer and creator of BBC drama, Guilt (2019). He has won a Royal Television Society Award and a Scottish BAFTA, and been nominated for a Writers Guild Award and an International Emmy.Nausherwan (Naush) is an MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation student at the University of Edinburgh. Originally from Pakistan, he moved to Edinburgh after studying for his undergraduate degree in Turkey. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that explore transformation, self-discovery and change. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In the third episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between George McGavin and Tammy Piper who talk about grasping opportunity, science communication and all the small things. The episode is hosted by Ayanda Ngobeni, who joined us in summer 2021 before starting her final year as a law student. George is an entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer. His academic appointments include an Honorary Research Associate position at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and a Research Associate role at The Department of Zoology of Oxford University. His research has taken him from the tropical forests of Papua New Guinea to the caves of Thailand and from the jungles of Belize to the savannas of Tanzania. George studied Zoology at Edinburgh University before completing a doctorate at the British Museum of Natural History and Imperial College, London. Tammy is the Tissue Bank Manager for the MRC Institute for Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh. Her role involves managing a busy tissue bank archiving tumour samples from patients in large phase III breast cancer clinical trials. Tammy studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, the Welsh Cyology Training School, and the University of West of England, Bristol and worked at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport before joining the University of Edinburgh. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that explore transformation, self-discovery and change. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In our the second episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Niamh Martin-McGarrigle and Hollie Davidson who talk about social media trolls, changing paths and finding confidence in yourself. This episode is hosted by Amalie Sortland, who joined us un the summer of 2019 and stayed until March 2020. She graduated in politics as part of the class of Covid in 2020. Niamh is a second-year French and Linguistics student at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the Projects Manager at FreshSight, a student-led consultancy that aims to create positive social impact through the provision of practical, sustainable and innovative business solutions. Hollie is Scottish Rugby's first contracted female referee. She had played for Scotland U20 but after a shoulder injury, she hung up her playing boots and picked up the whistle instead. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 2014 in Economic History, Hollie worked in finance for two years. She has refereed in a number of major tournaments including the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcast This episode of Sharing things was recorded before the Covid thing. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set. 

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that explore transformation, self-discovery and change. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In our first episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Doug Johnstone and Nikki Moran who discuss paradiddles and flams, the pitfalls of perfectionism, and weird left turns. This episode is hosted by Richenda Rae, who joined us in the summer of 2020. After her summer with us she returned to her final year of medical school. Doug is a Scottish crime writer, musician and journalist based in Edinburgh. He spent four years designing radar and missile guidance systems for planes and helicopters, before deciding to pursue his ambition of becoming a writer. After taking a diploma in journalism, he now writes and reviews for a number of newspapers and magazines, primarily covering music and literature.  His twelfth novel, 'The Big Chill', was published by Orenda Books in August 2020. His previous novel, 'A Dark Matter', was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year.  Nikki is Senior Lecturer in Music at Edinburgh College of Art. She joined the University of Edinburgh in 2007 after receiving her Master's degree from Cambridge and her PhD from the Open University. During her undergrad, Nikki studied classical viola and North Indian sitar performance. Much of Nikki's research focusses on the cognition of music performance, stemming from her fascination between musical performance and social interaction. She is the presenting lecturer and co-author of the free online course ‘Fundamentals of Music Theory'.   Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcast  This episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set. 

Lecture summary: In December 2020, the UK and five partners signed the 'Agile Nations Charter', reflecting its participants commitment to 'a more agile approach to rule-making ... to unlock the potential of innovation.' Around the same time, the World Economic Forum published a toolkit on 'Agile Regulation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. The aspiration for regulatory agility is everywhere. This lecture charts the ways in which the 'agility agenda' has emerged across a range of spaces of governance, including the OECD, new generation FTAs, and regulator-to-regulator agreements, and asks how this agenda is reshaping regulatory governance at the global level. What is meant by 'agility', and how is it produced? What international legal forms and techniques are amenable to agility? What questions should we be asking, to guide research into, and thinking about, regulatory agility at the global level? Professor Andrew Lang joined the Edinburgh School of Law in 2017 as the Chair in International Law and Global Governance. Prior to that, he was Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. He is an expert in Public International Law, with a specialty in International Economic Law and the Law of the World Trade Organization. He has a combined BA/LLB from the University of Sydney, where he was a double University Medallist, and his PhD is from the University of Cambridge.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that revolve around the themes of belonging, fitting in and finding your place. These are conversations about growth and about identity. In our fifth and final episode of this collection we revisit the conversation between Laura Maciver and Nicha Sarkka and listen to them as they talk about lifelong friendships, belonging and painting with Bob Ross. This episode is hosted by Kate Stewart, a member of the alumni relations team who took the hot seat in early 2021.  Laura is a Reporting Scotland presenter on BBC TV and also presents Good Morning Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland every Friday. Upon graduating from the University of Edinburgh she started her career as a reporter for Radio Forth before joining the BBC.Nicha is a first-year student at the University of Edinburgh. Trilingual in English, Finnish and Thai, she is currently working towards her degree in Biological Sciences.  Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that revolve around the themes of belonging, fitting in and finding your place. These are conversations about growth and about identity. In our third episode we revisit the conversation between Nuam Hatzaw and Olivia Sweeney and listen to them as they talk about family ties, intersectionality and figuring out where home is.  The episode is hosted by Ayanda Ngobeni, who joined us in summer 2021 before starting her final year as a law student.  Nuam is a current PhD student in the School of Divinity researching the theologies of migration, diaspora and identity among Zomi in Europe. Nuam studied at SOAS in London for her undergraduate degree, before moving to Edinburgh for her Masters in World Christianity.Olivia graduated with an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 2017. She is currently a Junior Consultant at sustainable waste consultancy, Resource Futures and also a Black and Green Ambassador working to lead, connect and celebrate diverse community action for the environment. In 2019, Olivia was named among the 'Top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering' in the UK and Europe by Inclusive Boards in association with the Financial Times. She has also worked with the Royal Academy of Engineering on their 'This is Engineering' campaign. Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded during the Covid thing. We are still online but 2021 was starting to feel a bit okay. Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Welcome to a dive into the Sharing things archive and a selection of 5 episodes that revolve around the themes of belonging, fitting in and finding your place. These are conversations about growth and about identity. In our third episode we revisit the conversation between SJ Sandhu and Mona Siddiqui and listen to them as they talk about the flying frisbee of death, evocative smells and taking ownership of faith.  This episode is hosted by Amalie Sortland, who joined us in the summer of 2019 and stayed until March 2020. She graduated in politics as part of the class of Covid in 2020.  Sanjeevan, aka SJ, is a second-year medicine student at the University of Edinburgh. He's originally from London, although according to everyone who knows him, he's actually from Essex.  When he isn't studying or attending his 9am classes, SJ loves to play sports and represents the University at futsal. Along with six of his closest course mates, he is currently creating his own podcast, ‘Medic Matters', as part of a second-year project.  Mona is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She also holds the position of Assistant Principal for Religion and Society, and Dean International for the Middle-East.  Mona studied Arabic and French at the University of Leeds, followed by a Masters in Middle-Eastern Studies and PhD in Classical Islamic Law at the University of Manchester. She is a regular guest on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland's ‘Thought for the Day' and became a panellist on BBC Radio 4's award-winning ‘The Moral Maze' in 2016.  Her contributions to interfaith services were recognised with an OBE in 2011 and she was awarded the Archbishop of Canterbury's Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation in 2019.  Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected.Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastThis episode of Sharing things was recorded before the Covid thing (just).Images designed by Chris Behr. They are part of his Nice Things icon set.

Computer Science graduate and incoming Data Scientist, Ratidzo Vushe, who I first met at Regina Mundi High School in Gweru Zimbabwe in 2011 joins me in reflecting on our experiences as international students studying abroad in the US and the UK. Transcript 1:09 How is Rati holding up in these times? 1:30 The experience of studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh, UK while already studying abroad as an international student in the US 2:43 Top 3 things Rati has started to view differently ever since starting college 5:41 Any regrets from time in college - what could've been done different 9:11 How family has kept you going? 12:01 Rapid fire questions 14:23 Women empowerment, celebrating women's achievements/successes and not viewing them as vain Did Regina Mundi teach its students to be empowered? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nyashazimunhu/message