UofG Spotlight

On this episode, we speak to Jim McCormick, CEO of the Robertson Trust, which provides funding and support to those tackling poverty and trauma in Scotland. We also talk to Dr Ewan Gibbs, an economic historian at the University of Glasgow, who unpacks some of the recent debates around oil and gas, renewables and Scotland's economy. Finally, Jamie Livingston from Oxfam Scotland provides analysis on...

On this week's episode we speak to Professor David Bell about the levelling up agenda and the thorny debate over the replacement for EU Structural Funds.   We are also joined by Darren Hughes, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, which this week has published a key report on 20 years of proportional representation in the UK.   Jamie Livingstone, Head of Oxfam in Scotland, also kicks of...

On this week's episode we take our first look at some environmental issues.  We speak to Dr Natalie Weldon, who is a Lecturer in Environmental Science at the University of Glasgow's School of Interdisciplinary Studies, who discusses the relationship between plastics and our seas. We also talk to Adam Lang, the head of Nesta in Scotland, to examine the public's relationship with tech and politician...

On this episode, Kezia Dugdale speaks to Professor Jane Mair, Head of the School of Law. Professor Mair reflects on the status of Civil Law in Scotland, how it's evolving and what the new committee make up of the Scottish Parliament might mean for advancing civil justice.   Graeme Roy talks to Professor Ellen Boeren, from the School of Education, about the adult education landscape.  She considers...

On this week's episode, we reflect upon 10 years since the publication of the Christie Commission on public services reform.   Graeme Roy speaks to Professor James Mitchell from the University of Edinburgh, a member of the Christie Commission, to get his reflections on where progress has been made.   Kezia Dugdale talks to Caroline Gardner, former Auditor General in Scotland and someone who has be...

On this week's episode, Graeme Roy speaks to Dr Heather Wardle, Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Reader in Sociology at the University of Glasgow, about the upcoming review of the UK Gambling Act and how to survive as a researcher in an area with powerful interest groups.    Kezia Dugdale also talks to Ruth Davidson, former Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, whose Channel 4 documentary exploring the rela...