The Academic Adventures Podcast
This podcast is all about the journey from teaching, research and innovation to real-world solutions. In season 1 we heard from people who embraced the opportunity to combine their academic work with entrepreneurial ventures. In season 2 we are joined by experienced founders who work alongside university staff and students to help create and support a culture of enterprise on campus.
Podcasting since 2024 • 12 episodes
The Academic Adventures Podcast
Latest Episodes
“I was often the only woman in the room, and I wanted to do something about that” with Gillian Fleming
Gillian Fleming is Co-Founder and Managing Director of women-led angel investment network Mint Ventures. She is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Stirling.Gillian shares the rewards and challenges of being an Entrepr...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:34
“You always have to be looking for different ways of making it happen” with Emily Doolittle
Emily Doolittle is a lecturer and research fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. She is also an independent composer, working on commissions and personal projects alongside her academic work.Emily shares how she comb...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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29:33
‘If you’re not feeling insecure, you’re not learning’ with Dr Kavi Jagadamma
Kavi Jagadamma is a senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. He is also one of four directors at Health Design Collective, a social enterprise which co-creates shoes for people with long-term health conditions.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:40
‘Make sure you are selling a technology that the world needs’ with Prof Duncan Graham and Prof Karen Faulds
Duncan Graham and Karen Faulds are both chemistry professors at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. They were part of the team which founded the diagnostics spin-out company D3 Technologies in 2007.Duncan and Karen share what they...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:09
‘It's a lot more than just the product’ with Anne Muir
Anne Muir is Director of Portfolio at EOS, an organisation that invests in university spin-out companies. Prior to that she was Head of IP and Commercialisation at the University of Dundee.Anne talks about what she has learned from a lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:50