Some weeks leave you with a longer to-do list. The best ones leave you with more energy for the work itself. Last week was one of those weeks. I attended the Female Founders Growth Summit in Edinburgh and the Women’s Fund for Scotland conference in Stirling, and both gave me that rare mix of practical insight, fresh motivation and human connection. The speakers were fantastic. The attendees were warm, friendly and generous with their ideas. I met some great people, organised

I'm delighted to share that I've been awarded Advanced Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), completed through the postgraduate teaching programme at the University of Stirling. This fellowship is more than a certificate on a wall — it's a marker of a genuine period of reflection and growth in how I approach teaching and supporting students. Working through the programme gave me the space to think carefully about my practice: what works, what I want to