Employability with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of employability skills and experiences in modern degree programs with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs.
In the latest epiosde we chat with David Faulds and Fiona Stubbs about Employability. David is an empoyer engagement manager working alongside academics at the Univeristy of Glasgow, to help bridge the gap between academia and industry within the field of biological sciences. Fiona is a careers and employment manager, in the same area, and supports students in developing discipline specific employability skills during their degree. In this epsiode, we chat about the importance of these experiences and opportunities in modern degree programmes to ensure that students are equiped with everything they need to enter the workplace and thrive, once they graduate. Along the way we may or may not digress a little and mix in some conversation about pubs and David's love of golf! it's a fun little listen, check it out.
Topics covered
- employability
- academic-industry collaboration
- biological sciences
- career development
Keywords
- University of Glasgow
- student support
- workplace readiness
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