University of Northampton Podcasts
By University of Northampton Podcasts
University of Northampton PodcastsApr 26, 2024
Small support measures/big impact. Cost of Living Taskforce members talk about helping students in need
From our campus food pantry, free breakfasts and sanitary products and a travel bursary, Project Manager Emma Stone, Katy Bradshaw from our Financial Guidance team, and Senior Student Communications Officer Emily Shears, explain what they do to ensure 'every little helps' at UON.
“It’s not just about washing people’s bums!” – an Adult Nurse gives her take on the profession
Win Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, talks about how a random conversation at a party inspired her to go into the nursing profession, why she feels it is rightly one of the most trusted of professions, issues and challenges at play in the profession, and how our Adult Nursing team goes out of the way to make applicants and students feel as welcomed and supported as possible.
Research Spotlight...with Dr Anthony Stepniak
Dr Anthony Stepniak discusses his PhD research, titled: "It's Time to Give this Wretched World the Queen it Deserves: Critically Tracking the Evolution of the Wicked Queen in Contemporary Narratives (1997-2017)".
The Golden Threads #1: Making connections
Dr Emel Thomas – in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs - reflects on her career journey to being an education academic at University of Northampton in the first of their ‘The Golden Threads’ podcasts.
Dr Thomas, who is co-lead of the University’s Centre for the Advancement of Race Equality, discusses how she brings her teaching to life with examples of her own research and respecting diversity within and outside class. She also talks about the challenges of working in education and how to develop resilience.
Training recommended to maintain the safe spaces provide by LGBTQ+ venues.
As alternative ways of living become increasingly mainstream, how can LGBTQ+ venues maintain their status as safe spaces while still being welcoming to everyone.
Claire Leer, UON's Senior Lecturer in Events Management and Tourism talks Senior Communications Officer Gavin Moore about her latest research.
CPD Saturdays
Gail Forrester-Gale, Associate Dean in the Faculty of Health, Education and Society, talks about an event on Saturday 29 June geared towards continuous professional development.
CPD Saturdays is a new initiative to support career enhancement for people in the health, education, social care/work, psychology and sociology sectors.
World Book Day: The Books That Made Us
A number of academics and staff at the University of Northampton answer the question: 'What were the book(s) which 'made you'?
An educational revolution. Placing special educational needs and inclusion at the heart of mainstream teaching and learning.
The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to support individuals with dyslexia. It was seen as a “beacon of hope” for those with the learning disorder.
What does an academic think about this and special educational needs and inclusion? With plans for two new SENI/SEND schools in Northamptonshire, Dr Tereza Aidonopoulou-Reid also talks in this podcast about what’s needed to best support and understand children who have special educational needs and requirements.
How to be a good Children and Young People's Nurse
We spoke with Bally Sandhu, Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing, to hear first-hand about her varied career in this challenging but rewarding area of nursing.
Bally talks about working with children and young people, as well as their families and carers, sometimes when the patient is seriously ill.
Bally also discusses how she and her team prepare University of Northampton students to cope with sometimes challenging situations but still provide good care and some of the wider issues facing the nursing profession.
Education lecturer talks about reading to children and book schemes in Northamptonshire
Jo Barrow, Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood, Youth and Families talks about the importance of reading to your children, with personal reflections from her own experience as a mother and top tips to help parents and carers struggling to get their kids into books.
Children's speech and language development outdoors
Dr Tanya Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood, Youth and Families at University of Northampton, talks about the importance of the first 1,000 days of our development, specifically speech and language development outside the classroom or nursery setting.
A passion for learning which has not diminished
Welcome to this podcast where Gavin Moore, Senior Communications Officer at the University of Northampton speaks to recent MBA Graduate Berit Virtanen-Thewlis who has an inspirational story of life-long learning.
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