The Curiosity Conversation

Please note that this episode will discuss sensitive issues of an adult nature and will not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode Eilidh and Matt talk to Leonie Leeder and Nicola Law, postgraduate students in Museum and Gallery Studies at the University of St Andrews. Leonie and Nicola will discuss their upcoming exhibition about the Beggar’s Benison Clu...

In this episode Eilidh and Matt talk to Dr Chris Leakey and Hannah Ladd-Jones, both part of the Scottish Oceans Institute, based at the University of St Andrews, and the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS). Chris and Hannah are involved in a new behaviour change initiative called People Ocean Planet, which aims to influence human actions so that they impact the ocean en...

In this episode Matt and Eilidh talk to Dr Emma Bond, Reader in Italian and Comparative Literature in the School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews. Emma works on the circulation of people, texts, objects and cultural artefacts across nations, touching on issues of colonialism, empire, slavery and migration. She is working with the Museums of the University of St Andrews on a proj...

The Curiosity Conversation speaks with a different expert every month to  explore the world through the unexpected, ground-breaking or contested  aspects of the stories museums tell. Brought to you from the Museums of the University of St Andrews. The first episode drops on 25th February, with subsequent episodes monthly on the final Thursday of the month. Music © Lidhmusi...