GCU Common Good Podcast

Dr Liza Morton, a Lecturer in Applied Psychology, joins the first Common Good Podcast of 2023 to talk about her new book Healing Hearts and Minds: A holistic approach to coping well with congenital heart disease. Dr Morton talks about her own experiences of living with congenital heart disease and how it inspired her to write the book, as well as how she hopes it can be used to help and support other people condition, their families and health professionals.

Professor Pamela Gillies CBE FRSE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, joins the Common Good Podcast to look back on her 17 years at Glasgow Caledonian University. The Principal discusses how GCU has changed under her leadership, the challenges she faced along the way, and what the future holds when she steps down at the end of December.

Fiona Stewart-Knight, Assistant Vice Principal Business Partnerships and the Director of GCU’s Institute for University to Business Education, joins the latest episode of the Common Good Podcast to talk about the role of her team and its wider work in Scotland and around the world. Fiona discusses how U2B solves problems for industry and some of her proudest achievements.

This week's episode of the Common Good Podcast looks forward to the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the first international football match. GCU sports historian Dr Fiona Skillen, Graeme Brown, founder and gaffer of the Hampden Collection, and Glasgow Football Tour founder Lindsay Hamilton join the show to talk the famous match between Scotland and England, the events taking place in the build up to the anniversary, and their own favourite memories from following the national team.

Michail Georgiou, a PhD researcher at the University, joins the Common Good Podcast to talk about how living near a blue space can reduce the risk of mental health conditions derived from socio-economic deprivation by 6 per cent. Michail discusses the importance of this project, how it was carried out, and how its findings can be put into a practical context.

This special episode of the Common Good podcast, released to coincide with Black History Month, focuses on the subjects or racism, language and self-identity.

Hosted by Adrian Lui, Glasgow Caledonian University's Equality and Diversity Advisor, the podcast brings together members of the GCU community to discuss how they identify themselves and the evolution of language in relation to race.

Adrian is joined by Professor Tuleen Boutaleb, the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Dr Davena Rankin, Student Mobility and International Partnership Administration; and Tabitha Nyariki, Race Equality Charter Project Officer.

Dr Emma Green and Leona McQuaid join the Common Good Podcast to talk about the launch of the snack-sized self-care initiative, a scheme designed to boost the mental health and wellbeing of our students. The Pair discuss the project's genesis, how it was developed with partners across GCU and how it can be rolled out across the University and beyond.

Points of Pride is GCU's flagship event that celebrates staff success and achievement. As nominations close on Friday 7 October 2022, Claire Currie, a lecturer in diagnostic imaging, joins the Common Good Podcast to talk about her experiences of being nominated and why she's "paid it forward" for this year's event.

Professor Simon Hunter returns to the Common Good Podcast to talk about the results from the Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Survey. Professor Hunter had previously spoken about the project after it launched and now he discusses its findings and how they can be put into a practical context.

Mandy Abbott, a lecturer in podiatry at GCU, joins the Common Good Podcast to talk about her recent experience volunteering at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, providing foot healthcare for hundreds of elite athletes. Mandy reveals how the opportunity came about, the camaraderie amongst her colleagues and how the spending 10 nights in student accommodation.