Comms from the Shed: interviewing diverse voices on our present and the future.

Dr Susie Mitchell, Programme Director for Glasgow City of Science and Innovation tells Sam Bleazard: "innovation is not just about technology you can play with, it's about solving challenges." Join us for a wide-ranging interview which covers the inspiration of her parents, and a major side-hustle in music, which saw her perform at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Episode Summary

After completing her studies in the late 1990s at St. Andrews and The University of Glasgow, Susie emerged with a BA and PHd for Molecular Biology, and Oncology and Cancer Biology respectively. Since then she has worked in the NHS as a Research & Development Manager, worked for Glasgow City Council on Health and Improvement programmes and also for the Scottish Government. She appeared on BBC Radio 4 with Nicola Sturgeon on Woman's Hour and is also passionate about music and the arts, having been a backing vocalist and session vocalist for various artists, including Lewis Capaldi. She performed at the closing ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, having worked as part of the organisational team. She became a mum for the first time in 2020 - during the pandemic - and recently joined the Board of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

Episode Notes

Music for this episode was very kindly provided by Gavin Calder - Who Wanna Be In The Band? (Funky Weapon remix), and True Funk soldier (Quiet Storm).