Episode 102 – A Field Course on Tropical Marine Biology

In this episode Dr. Dave Bailey and undergraduate students Youssra Bennadji and Lauren Wilson speak with Naturally Speaking’s John Smout and Caroline Sharp about some of the aspects of the Tropical…

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EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems

In this episode Dr. Oskar Brattstrom and undergraduate students Bridget Nielsen and Katie Mulholland speak with Naturally Speaking’s Anders Erlandson, Caroline Sharp and Taya Forde about some…

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Episode 99 – Balancing Parenthood and a PhD (Part 2)

Parenting can be a full-time job, and so can pursuing a PhD. For those wearing both hats, how do you manage them effectively? If you are navigating this path or simply curious, jump right into this…

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Above the Arctic Circle – fieldwork in Canada’s far north

Over the course of my veterinary research career, I have had the privilege of visiting and working in many beautiful and fascinating places. Much of this has been in tropical locations, such a…

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Episode 98 – Horse Racing: Fatal injuries, risk factors and evidence-based interventions

In this episode, Holly Niven and Taya Forde speak with Euan Bennet, Lecturer in Research and Numerical Skills at the University of Glasgow and expert in risk factor analysis in Equine Sports. He in…

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Balancing Parenthood and a PhD (Part 1)

Balancing Parenthood and a PhD: when your research proposal isn’t the only thing keeping you up at night! What happens when two major life challenges collide: undertaking a PhD and raising a …

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On the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

A resident MRes student’s historical view of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE) Scotland’s Loch Lomond, a vast and brooding expanse of water stretching 36.4 kilomet…

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Fieldwork Diary #7: Straniger Alm

Join us as John Smout recounts his journey to Straniger Alm in the Austrian Alps, where alpine pastures and boggy slopes provide a backdrop for an extraordinary encounter with lizards at the edge o…

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A symbiotic relationship? Ecological modelling and field ecology

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” – Mother Teresa  Have you ever met siblings with contrasting personalities—one loud…

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On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability

Join us as we explore the book “On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability” with author Tyler Stevenson. In this interview, we will discover the inspiration…

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Infectious Disease Ecology (IDE) 2025 Away Day: Where Science Meets the Beauty of Nature

“You can do it!” Those were the words a group of graduate students I had gone hiking with somewhere near Loch Lomond had said to me. Why, you wonder? Well, I had joined them on a 90-minute hike aro…

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Episode 96 – Glasgow’s Seizure Clinic: supporting pets and their owners

In this episode, Taya Forde speaks with Jos Bongers – a veterinary clinician specializing in neurology. She tells us all about the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital Seizure …

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An international student’s perspective on SBOHVM’s newest MSc programme: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (EIDAR)

The MSc in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (EIDAR) is the newest programme addition to the School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine (SBOHVM), int…

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Episode 95- On Evolution and Engagement

In this episode of Naturally Speaking, PhD students Mar Pineda and Nic Strowbridge interview our 2024 Darwin Day speaker, Professor Rebecca Kilner FRS, an evolutionary biologist as well as the Head…

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ESOVE CONFERENCE 2024: A FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE

Montpellier is a beautiful city located in the south of France, situated only 10km away from the Mediterranean Sea. The city offers a rich blend of over a thousand years of history and culture, as …

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