Tamsin and Swathi hear from Liga Sparite, a counsellor, a tutor on the University of Aberdeen’s postgraduate counselling programme, and an Aberdeen alumna. Liga shares her own transformative journey, and explains how person-centred counselling can help both counsellor and client to more fully understand and empathise with themselves and others.

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Coastal erosion and rising sea levels mean parts of the clifftop site in Morayshire is increasingly at risk of falling into the sea.

Tamsin and Swathi meet Prof Gordon Noble, part of the team leading the Northern Picts project dig at Burghead.

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However, hundreds of UK dentists have reported treated patients with serious complications after they've returned home from receiving cosmetic dentistry.

In this edition of Beyond Bourdaries, the head of Aberdeen's Institute for Dentistry Prof Khaled Khalaf shares his thoughts on risks and considerations of so called 'Turkey teeth' with Tamsin and Swathi .

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Part of Dr Nour Halabi's work at Aberdeen is to help students understand how to think critically about what they read, hear and watch.

Nour is an interdisciplinary fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations, and the author of Radical Hospitality. She explores the role and impact of the media in our everyday lives – particularly when it comes to conversations about immigration and refugees.

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If global healthcare was a country, it would rank as the world's fifth biggest greenhouse gas emitter.

In this episode, Tamsin and Swathi hear what is being done at Aberdeen and elsewhere to improve this situation - with Dr Laura McCrimmon, a junior doctor and expert on sustainable healthcare.

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Muhammed Azizul Islam - who goes by Aziz - is a professor in Aberdeen's Business School.

He grew up around garment factories in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, and now works on finding ways to make things more equitable for workers. His specialism is in Sustainability Accounting.

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Professor Beth Scott has spent her entire life studying (and playing in) the sea, and has an important role advising on the ecological impact of offshore energy installations.

Where better to study marine ecology than with Beth in the world-famous port city of Aberdeen, on the North Sea's rugged and windswept coast?

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systems to help fight climate change.

Studying here will put you at the heart of a network of real-world projects including

water electrolysis to generate hydrogen energy, using AI to make energy systems

more efficient, and so much more.

Senior lecture in engineering Dr Alfonso Martinez-Felipe tells Tamsin and Swathi about the

opportunities presented by the push for net zero - not just for engineers, but

across subjects and disciplines.

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But do any of them actually do anything useful?

This episode is for regular gym-goers and high-performance athletes alike, as we go beyond boundaries of sport and nutrition with Dr Derek Ball, until recently the Head of Sports Science at the University of Aberdeen.

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Who better to introduce us to the history of AI, than Aberdeen's Interdisciplinary Director for Data and AI, Georgios Leontidis.

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Aberdeen, as an ancient university, has acquired museum pieces from all over the world - and sometimes needs to make very tricky ethical decisions about what should happen to them.

This introduction to decolonising is with Museum Studies lecturer Dr Rachel Smith, and the University's Head of Museums & Special Collections Neil Curtis.

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Hundreds of people from across north Scotland have signed up to donate their bodies in future - including Beyond Boundaries host Tamsin!

In this episode, Tamsin and Swathi learn about how and when bodies are donated, with the University's Regius Chair of Anatomy Prof Simon Parson.

Aberdeen is ranked 2nd in the UK for the study of Anatomy and Physiology in the 2025 Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide.

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Get all the answers - and top tips on cracking your social media habit - with Dr Helen Knight from the University of Aberdeen's School of Psychology.

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For example, how can we legislate for 'deathbots', where someone’s online activity can be uploaded to an avatar to imitate their conversational style after they have died?  

Understanding and staying ahead of technology is a big passion for Dr Patricia Živković. She is a senior lecturer in Aberdeen's prestigious School of Law.

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The University of Aberdeen has been at the forefront of guiding effective and ethical assisted reproduction in Scotland for decades.

Our expert for this episode is Prof Siladitya Bhattacharya (often known as just Bhatty). He is a University Vice Principal and former head of Aberdeen's state-of-the-art School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.

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Our experts this time are Prof. Alexandra Johnstone and Prof. Jennie MacDiarmid - both from Aberdeen's prestigious Rowett Institute for food and nutrition research.

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