About this episode

Nick interviews Andy Long about the importance of trust in education and leadership.

Trust isn’t a soft skill; it’s the system that makes ambitious work possible. Nick sits down with Northumbria University’s Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Andy Long, to unpack how an engineer’s mindset, a people-first approach, and a calm decision style can scale both research excellence and social mobility without losing humanity. We start with the formative years: an academic career in composite materials, the coalitions built through conferences, and the moment the UK’s composites co...

People in this episode

Host: Nick

Guest: Andy Long

Topics covered

• trust
• education
• social mobility
• research excellence
• engineering mindset

Keywords

• trust
• education
• social mobility
• research
• engineering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northumbria University

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