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The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast

Booking Overview

This is a higher-education interview podcast focused on teaching excellence, pedagogy, academic practice, and student development, typically featuring academics and university professionals with relevant institutional experience. Suitable pitches include higher-education educators, teaching-innovation specialists, employability leaders, academic developers, and scholars with practical teaching initiatives; booking difficulty is low because guests are generally accessible professionals rather than highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 93

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

s.border@soton.ac.uk

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Higher-education academics, teaching-focused university professionals, educational developers, careers and employability specialists, or practitioners with direct experience implementing teaching or student-development initiatives.
Required Achievements:  
Experience delivering or improving university teaching and pedagogy, Leadership or professional responsibility in higher-education teaching, employability, or academic support, Practical initiatives that improve student learning, curriculum design, or workplace preparation

Recent Guest Discussions

Hannah Mathers - Fieldwork And Residential Trips In Higher Education, Direct Lived Experience, Student Learning, And Teaching Pedagogy.

Simon Guild - Academic Retirement, The Transition From Senior Academic Work To Full Retirement, And The Personal Challenges Academics Face When Retiring.

Fiona Stubbs - Employability In Degree Programmes, Careers Support, Workplace Readiness, And Student Development.

David Faulds - Graduate Employability, Employer Engagement, Academic-industry Connections, And Discipline-specific Workplace Preparation.

Recent Topics

Education, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Curriculum Design, Student Employability

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
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Students Teaching Students in Clinical Anatomy with Hannah, Reza and Dr Claire

October 06, 2026

In Episode 92 we explore near-peer teaching in undergraduate medicine at the University of Glasgow. In this epiopsde I am joined by medical students Hannah and Reza, who have taken on student leadership of the near-peer teaching programme, alongside Dr Claire Fitton, academic lead for the Head, Neck and Neuro block and staff lead for the project. We chat about what near-peer teaching actually looks like in practice, why students can be such effective teachers of other students, and what learn...

Fieldwork special with Dr Hannah Mathers

September 24, 2026

In this episode of the Teaching and Scholarship Podcast, I'm joined by Dr Hannah Mathers, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Drawing on her experience of running fieldwork and excursions with her students, we explore what this type of activity and associated residential trips can bring to higher education, how students learn through direct, lived experience, and some wider questions about teaching and pedagogy.

Academia and Retirement: a personal journey, with Emeritus Professor Simon Guild

August 04, 2026

In episode 90 we welcome back Simon Guild to the show, who has now retired from the University of Glasgow. Simon shares his personal story and talks about how life rapidly changes as you move from a busy senior position, to full retirement. This is not a subject often talked about, but it should be, especially because academics often find it difficult to fully retire.

Frequently asked questions

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The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast
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How do I get in touch with The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast?

Its publicly listed email is s.border@soton.ac.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast: s.border@soton.ac.uk.

How many listeners does The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast?

The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Higher-education academics, teaching-focused university professionals, educational developers, careers and employability specialists, or practitioners with direct experience implementing teaching or student-development initiatives. Common among recent guests: Experience delivering or improving university teaching and pedagogy; Leadership or professional responsibility in higher-education teaching, employability, or academic support; Practical initiatives that improve student learning, curriculum design, or workplace preparation. Recent guests include Hannah Mathers, Simon Guild, and Fiona Stubbs.

How hard is it to get booked on The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Education, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Curriculum Design, and Student Employability. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

s.border@soton.ac.uk

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