So, Tell Me...: Recent Episodes
Kim Wardle
A free form interview series where your host, Kim Wardle, talks to friends, family and colleagues about their higher education experiences. Listen on for topics in Science, English, Engineering and much more.
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Sophia talks about her journey with music business and her experience at ACM as well as her post university experiences working before and during Covid-19. Sophia talks about moving from Australia to Guildford to Berlin and how she would probably do the same all over again.
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For this fresh season of So, Tell Me... I have interviewed Georgia Harrington an insightful and funny Research Master's student studying at Kingston University. We discuss university in times of Covid, chronic illness and university and all things Research Master's.
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Sometimes a less conventional route can put you in a better place than a road more easily travelled. Andrew talks about his experience of completing two foundation years, an undergraduate degree and a post graduate diploma. He talks about how his persistence got him to where he is today in becoming a chartered quantity surveyor.
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Lyndy and I discuss her current job where we met when I was on Placement, her current project and how she got to benchtop work later in life. She talks about getting a music scholarship, working in clinical trials and her skill at networking.
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Thinking of doing a foundation year? Listen to this episode for advice on doing a foundation year, moving to the UK from UAE and allowing yourself to improve and grow through your education. This week I discuss all these things and more with Reem, one of my friends and course mates.
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This week Shankary and I discuss part time jobs while at uni and what time management looks like as you progress through your degree. We also discussed placement, internships and working during Covid times. Finally we talk about being a society president and the pressures that adds to the uni experience as well as the way it also adds to graduate job applications.
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This week on STM, Anubha and I discuss meeting each other on placement and working together extensively to develop our lab skills, what to consider when looking to do a PhD and imposter syndrome and some of the ways Anubha is using to overcome that overwhelming feeling.
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This week I interview another friend I made in America. Studying to become an engineer, Will has had a memorable time at university and we discuss the ins and outs of being friends with your housemates (or not), whether university is right for everyone and how mental health plays a big part in your experience.
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I chat with my Granddad about being a mature student and going to university at the ripe old age of 47. We discuss how his music career was never meant to be and how fitting at uni requires knee holes in your jeans (Not dad clothes). I learned some things I never knew about my Granddad and I hope that there is some good advice for mature students too!
In this episode, my long term pen pal and friend, Mary talks about her experience at University and how she completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree alongside working on her mental health. She gives advice on being a new teacher and how she is using her experience in primary school to help her make all the children in her class feel seen.
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This episode I talk to Chidera, a Master's student at the University of Surrey, who I met in second year during our Bioscience Undergraduate degrees. We cover a number of topics including how as an international student, Chidera prepared for University in the US and UK, her experience with bad housemates in on-campus accommodation and how she is finding her Master's compared to her Undergraduate dissertation.
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This episode Zsófi and I talk about a whole host of topics including our favourite places on campus at the University of Surrey and Guildford, how being an international student and becoming fluent in English was an obstacle but not as much as you would think and how you might not think bioinformatics is for you but if you are anything like us, it definitely is!
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I talk to Irenie about living at home whilst at University Vs living on Campus or in a house share. She also tells the story of how she found out about the great support provided by Surrey for Disabled Students and finally how a Gap year before starting Uni helped set her up for the most beneficial university experience.
Show Notes
- Irenie suffers from Psoriatic Arthritis
- The company that Irenie worked for during her Gap Year is known as The Whitely Clinic
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In this episode, Kim talks to Chichi about their time at the University of Surrey and what Uni halls were like as well as discussing their favourite, truly horrifying lab experiences.
Note: I don't have any clue what experiment could possibly involve maggots and acid so if somebody knows, please tell me - Kim
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This week I talk to two very important people who I met whilst on Placement in North Carolina, USA. The best friend duo Katy Browne and Sarah Novroski! We talk about our favourite memories from last year, how they both graduated early and got into grad school and finally about how they first met. It’s a great and chaotic conversation which I really enjoyed, I hope you do too.
Please Note The squeaking in the background is from Alice’s dogs playing with some very loud toys, don’t blame them they are deaf x
This episode I talk to Alice Ravenscroft, a final year veterinary bioscience student who I met in first year. Alice and I have shared many adventures, some that are named and some that are not (for health reasons). Alice is charismatic and funny and throughout the episode we have the honour of also listening to Alice’s dogs in the background. We talk about our University of Surrey experiences as well as Alice’s interesting second year housemates.
In this new episode of So, Tell Me, I talk to Esmé, my childhood best friend and co-host of the Sparking Connections podcast about their experience applying to Oxbridge, managing expectations of university and letting go of friends that have blocked you on social media. Esmé is currently on a gap year but will be returning to education to do a Master's at Cambridge University. We have known each other for over 10 years and their insight is incredibly valuable to me so enjoy this week's interview.
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