Despite fellowships more than thirty years apart and on opposite sides of the USA, Luke and Martin find they have much in common. From school drills for security, through living in communist countries and a common interest in the needs of vulnerable people, they...
Despite such differences in their backgrounds, one went to Oxford, one to Cambridge; one an engineer, the other a classicist, Maddy and Peter find that understanding human motivation and human behaviour has been at the centre of their careers. The Harkness experience...
In a wide-ranging conversation, Evan and Emmert contrast east and west coasts of America, and how travel showed “the US isn’t one place at all”. An economist/broadcaster and addiction psychiatrist find much to share about their experiences 25 years apart, including...
From reserved young doctor in Northern Ireland to having her first book published, via designing the medical evacuation airlift from Sarajevo during the 1990s war and leading the public health response to Covid-19 in Scotland, Claire learns how Mary found...
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Listen as Emma and Malcolm find common ground about young clinicians and international musicians. They explore the key role of effective leadership in academic departments, rural hospitals, string quartets and beyond. Reminding us of the disorientation in those first few days in the US, they share how immersion in such a different culture as Harkness Fellows broadens one’s mindset.
Emma Watson (HF 2021/22) took up the position as Executive Director of Medicine for NHS Education for Scotland on 1 April 2022. She has previously been the Deputy Medical Director in NHS Highland and also the Chair of the Directors of Medical Education for Scotland. She has extensive experience as a practitioner, academic and educationalist and is a recognised leader in medical education in Scotland, including previous work as a Senior Medical Officer in the Scottish Government Workforce and Strategic Change Directorate. Emma was based at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for her Harkness fellowship. As part of her health equity work she studied bright spot rural hospitals as well as examining the education models that work when attracting health and care professionals to underserved communities.
Malcolm Singer was a 1980 Harkness Fellow, studying Computer Music at the Centre for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University. Today he is well-known as a composer, conductor and educationalist. He was Director of Music at The Yehudi Menuhin School for 19 years (1998 – 2017), and was Musical Director of the Zemel Choir for 10 years (1983 -1993). He teaches Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is Course Director for the Composers’ Workshop at the Sherborne Summer School of Music. Malcolm is regularly in demand as a consultant and visiting teacher at foreign institutions. He received the 2012 Cobbett medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians for services to Chamber Music. Recent premières include London Landscapes performed by the Dayton Philharmonic in November 2024, and Impromptu II: Falling, played by pianist Thomas Beijer in March 2025 at the Musicegebouw, Amsterdam.
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