December 2015

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Glenn Cosby

Former assistant principal and Great British Bake Off contestant Glenn Cosby still dreams of haggis, neeps and tatties and is returning to his former home in February for the Big Leap.

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Then along came the Great British Bake Off and since then I have morphed into a baking demonstrator/tutor, part time charity worker and writer.

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Dr Aseem Malhotra

Medical graduate, cardiologist and student guitar hero Dr Aseem Malhotra is now leading the campaign against excess sugar consumption.

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In addition, I regularly undertake additional shifts as an Emergency Department doctor as I like patient contact and want to maintain the clinical skills that I learnt as a medical student and junior doctor.

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Kirsty Wark

Alumna and award-winning television journalist Kirsty Wark talks passion and career progression.

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Through the graduate programme I joined the BBC in September 1976 straight from University and started as a researcher on Twelve Noon a daily programme on BBC Radio Scotland – I loved broadcasting from the get go and was lucky enough to have patient  producers who showed me the ropes.

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Professor Lesley Yellowlees

Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering, Professor Lesley Yellowlees talks indecision, women in science and why she is the University of Edinburgh through and through.

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The University has given me fantastic opportunities - I think if you were to cut me through the middle like a stick of rock I would read 'University of Edinburgh'.

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