Episode 1 presents a conversation about ageing well, working lives and the power of the multi-generational workplace. Best-selling author and Edinburgh graduate Carl Honoré is joined by fellow alumni Professor Wendy Loretto, Dean of the Business School, and Lee Ann Panglea, Head of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in Scotland and Northern Ireland. What follows is a fascinating discussion on the stories we tell about ageing, workplace discrimination through the lens of research, and what we can all do to change the conversation on what it means to age. How do we support people to keep working, if they want to? What about unpaid carers? Are older women more discriminated against than older men? And who is the ideal worker, really?
Dr Laura Wauthier (PhD Clinical Psychology, 2023) reflects on her work to improve student mental health and understanding of canine welfare.
Revisiting five alumnae who have featured in Enlightened in the past year. What's changed since the articles were published?
Edinburgh alumnus and engineer Juan Carlos Fallas-Chinchilla shares how he got into the aerospace industry and what he does to keep us safe in the air.
Accountability needs you
For history graduate Blair Glencorse, a brief conversation in Nepal was the catalyst for an idea that has become a 25-million-strong global movement of people making the world fairer and more accountable.
Stories from the alumni community
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