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EPISODE 37 | ACADEMICS
Dr Rita Tojeiro
22 Feb 2021
With Dr Rita Tojeiro we talk about international research collaborations and outreach activities, her dog, why she went to Borneo and under what circumstances she would like to return there. Enjoy listening!
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EPISODE 36 | ACADEMICS
Samuel Lavery
17 Jan 2021
Sam Lavery is the founder of insight and the host of 31 interviews and 3 specials. He has graduated and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh. Now it's his turn to be interviewed! He talks about what led him to start the podcast, shares some tips about module choices and explains why he ended up running in the rain as a part of his summer internship. Thanks, Sam! Enjoy listening, everyone!
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EPISODE 35 | ACADEMICS
Prof Joseph McGeough
18 Dec 2020
This episode features former Regius Professor of Engineering Joseph McGeough, an engineer at the University of Edinburgh. We find out about his presidency of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, his meeting with a very famous physicist, and the most beautiful place that he worked at.
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EPISODE 34 | ACADEMICS
Prof Brad Gibson
21 Jul 2020
This interview is with Professor Brad Gibson, who is Head of Physics & Mathematics at the University of Hull and director of the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics. We discuss his different jobs across the world, science outreach, and his love of comic books.
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EPISODE 33 | ACADEMICS
Dr Collin Bleak
27 May 2020
In this episode Dr Collin Bleak, of the University’s Maths Department, talks candidly about his journey into academia, through hustling chess on the streets of New York City, to starting a successful Wall Street company, to why he moved to Scotland.
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EPISODE 32 | ACADEMICS
Prof Jerry De Groot
25 Mar 2020
Today emeritus Professor Jerry De Groot, of the university’s history department, discusses his thoughts on history research today, what motivates him to write books, and what he’ll miss from his time teaching.
