QMU Podcast

Practice makes perfect - discussing creative practice research at Queen Margaret University

Practice makes perfect - discussing creative practice research at QMU. In this episode of the Queen Margaret University podcast series, members of the QMU Creative Practice Research Cluster discuss…

A journey through our history - celebrating QMU's 150th anniversary

No-one in the world knows more about the history of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh than Dr Tom Begg, author of the book ‘The Excellent Women’. Dr Begg, a former economics lecturer at Queen…

QMU Podcast - History of TV Food & Cooking Programmes

Queen Margaret University (QMU) has a proud history relating to food, cooking and nutrition dating back to its inception in 1875. In this podcast, lecturer Donald Reid interviews Dr Ana Tominc,…

Reframing Migration & Rediscovering Our Humanity

The topic of migration is one of the most challenging and divisive subjects of our time. Gianluca Palombo from the Institute for Global Health and Development at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh…

S2 What is Inclusive Leadership? An Interview with Professor Paul Miller

We sat down with Prof. Paul Miller, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) & Anti Racism Adviser to QMU's Principal, Sir Paul Grice, to talk about inclusive leadership. What does it mean and…

S2 Interview with filmmaker Walid Salhab: From Tripoli to Edinburgh – a life of hope and creativity

In this QMU Podcast episode, Walid Salhab, now an award-winning filmmaker and media practice lecturer at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, shares his early experiences as a refugee and immigrant…

S2 Eyewitness Accounts in Police Lineups

How do we make decisions about faces, and why is this important in relation to police lineup procedures?In this episode of the QMU Podcast, Dr Stephen Darling from the University's Division of…

S2 Meet QMU's Entrepreneur in Residence

How do we encourage more women to develop as entrepreneurs, and why do we need them? In this episode of the QMU Podcast, Dr Majella Sweeney, Head of the Queen Margaret Business School, talks to…

S2 Loneliness and isolation in Scotland’s refugee community during lockdown

This QMU podcast discusses Queen Margaret University’s research into the loneliness and isolation that our refugee community in Scotland has experienced during the pandemic, the real impact it has…

Meet the Postgrads (Expanded Edition)

In the first QMU Podcast episode of 2021, Keith hands over the reins to Nik Terrell from the Student Recruitment team, who chats with postgraduate students Alice Thomson and Charlotte Cranston about…

(Special Edition) Meet the Postgrads

In the first QMU Podcast episode of 2021, Keith hands over the reins to Nik Terrell from the Student Recruitment team, who chats with postgraduate students Alice Thomson and Charlotte Cranston about…

S1 Returning to Campus

The QMU Podcast is back after a summer break! In this episode, Keith is joined by the University's Head of Student Services, Jessica Lindohf, and Students' Union Vice-President Andy White for a chat…

(Special Edition) Experience QMU

S1 Loneliness, isolation and wellbeing during lockdown

Keith is joined by Dr Olivia Sagan, Head of the Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education and QMU's Wellbeing Adviser Louise Gill to talk about loneliness and isolation during lockdown, and how…

S1 QMU Band 4 nurses on the COVID-19 frontline

QMU 4th year nursing students, Isabelle Mackie, Niamh McLeish and Gemma Ferris are joined by QMU's Division of Nursing Programme Leader, Lesley McKinlay, to talk about their experiences going from…

S1 Chiara Menozzi and Alice Kerr on supporting students during social distancing

Students' Union (QMUSU) President Chiara Menozzi and RES:LIFE Coordinator Alice Kerr join Keith to discuss support for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, popular items from the campus pop-up…

S1 Sir Paul Grice on the University's response to COVID-19

Queen Margaret University graduate and Students' Union trustee Keith Easton chats with our Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Sir Paul Grice, about the University's response to COVID-19 and how the QMU…