SFS podcasts
Sharing the stories of Scotland’s Future Series projects and providing a platform to discuss significant events and news that also have a bearing on Scotland and the country’s future has been key to the development of this Principal’s Office project.
One of the most successful ways of sharing knowledge, expertise and ideas has been via our podcast series which has included discussion on the war in Ukraine by experts based in St Andrews and government proposals to introduce new legislation on sexual offences in Scotland, as well as looking at the impact of the cost-of-living and energy crisis and St Andrews’ response to that.
The podcast series began as a project put forward by the University’s Chief Legal Officer, Mike Gettinby, who has also hosted several interviews in the series.
As part of their development, most Scotland’s Future Series podcasts have been recorded for audio and are available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and also captured on camera and available in the Scotland’s Future Podcast playlist on the University’s YouTube channel.
If you have an idea for a Scotland’s Future Series podcast, based on your funded project or on another topic related to Scotland’s future, please get email [email protected].
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Series 2 Episode 5 – Thinking about Scotland’s future through a spiritual lens
University Chaplain Revd Dr Donald MacEwan talks to Mike Gettinby about the role of the Chaplaincy in supporting students and staff and why he applied for funding for the annual Chaplaincy Prize.
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Series 2 Episode 4 – St Andrews students discuss the cost-of-living and energy crisis
This podcast considers the cost-of-living and energy crisis and asks what support is being given to help St Andrews students and staff during this exceptionally challenging time.
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Series 2 Episode 3 – University Community Fund making a difference across Fife
Scotland’s Future Series looks at the University Community Fund and the importance the University places on supporting the St Andrews and wider Fife community.
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Series 2 Episode 2 – Why Iranian women are rising up against repression
St Andrews experts talk about the current protests in Iran and what’s driving women across the country to say enough is enough.
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Series 2 Episode 1 – Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko talks about the impact of war in Europe
For the first episode in the second series of podcasts, Stephen Gethings interviews the Peoples Deputy of Ukraine.
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Series 1 Episode 7 – Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill talks to Professor Stephen Gethins
The Foreign Policy expert, St Andrews alumna and recent Honorary graduate talks about her education and experience in the political sphere, including testifying against former US President, Donald Trump.
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Series 1 Episode 6 – Fostering good debate
The first event to be funded by the University’s Scotland’s Future Series brought staff, students and members of the wider community together to discuss how we can listen better and debate more collaboratively.
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Series 1 Episode 5 – Scotland’s role in connecting the past with the future in Africa and Asia
In episode 5 of our podcast series Professor Stephen Gethins talks to St Andrews academics about the project, ‘For Freedom: Scotland and the Making of a Decolonised World’.
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Series 1 Episode 4 – SFS project aims to give students a voice
In episode 4 of our new podcast series, we hear from the first students to be awarded funding from the University’s Scotland’s Future project.
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Series 1 Episode 3 – The law and importance of engaging in the democratic process
Our guest on episode 3 of the Scotland’s Future podcast series is self-confessed “podcast geek”, Mike Gettinby, the University’s Deputy Legal Officer.