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Lauren Ridgely
28th October 202128th October 2021 Brian Campbell

Lauren: on working to enable the circular economy

Kirsty Nurse
26th October 202115th February 2023 Brian Campbell

Kirsty: how I became a green energy lawyer

Abby Gilchrist at McEwan Hall
28th September 202128th May 2025 Brian Campbell

Abigail: on being a new graduate in 2021 and regressing to pre-student habits

Tianna Mobley
16th June 202125th September 2023 Brian Campbell

Tianna: Is it time we talked about overlooked or oversimplified histories?

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Russell: pagodas, poetry and creating comic books

Begoña Pino
22nd April 202125th September 2023 Brian Campbell

Begoña: Is it time for a creative revolution in the workplace?

Henry Searle
30th March 202126th October 2021 Brian Campbell

Henry: graduating in 2020 and life as a new doctor

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Vasie: the future is female

Kezia Sheard
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Kezia: filmmaking, Italo-Scots and creative urgency

Francesca Sobande
23rd October 202026th October 2021 Brian Campbell

Francesca: the digital lives of black women in Britain

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