De Montfort University: Recent Episodes
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Listen to the BAL Table Talk podcast hosted by a DMU postgraduate student, Maddie. She's joined by the Associate Law Academic, David Hodgkinson, to chat about the route to becoming a solicitor.
Find out more about the path of becoming a law professional with De Montfort University's Associate Professor in Law, David Hodgkinson and our host, current DMU Media student, Maddie.
It is impossible to talk about race and racism in the 1990s without referring to the tragic murder of Stephen Lawrence and the forms of institutional and state racisms that were exposed as a subsequence of Stephen’s life and death. This panel will discuss the ways in which Stephen’s case has shaped the public discourse on race and racism in the 1990s marking a watershed shift in anti-racist campaigning and political activism. We are inviting panellists to recall their own memories and understandings of that period while reflecting on the significance of the Stephen Lawrence Archive held at DMU, Leicester.Guest speakers: Professor Jason Arday, Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya, Professor Gus John and Professor Gail Lewis
By PhD student Ewelina De Leon. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge. This podcast introduces Ewelina’s PhD research study about psychogenic polydipsia, a term used when people with mental health conditions drink more than three litres of fluids per day. Prof Yorston, Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist, talks about this area of research.
If you think you can’t do mindfulness then this mindfulness session is for you– maybe you struggle to focus on your breathing or you just find your head filling up with thoughts whenever you try mindfulness. This session offers practical strategies to help with both these things.
In this podcast we explore the ways in which our body experiences negative thoughts; and we use mindfulness to focus on a positive affirmation. With practise we will learn to notice unhelpful, negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones.
This Mindfulness podcast talks about Mindfulness and being “present”, instead of focusing on the past or the future. It is a guided meditation that will help you start to recognise that you can have control over your thoughts.
This podcast explores the theme of Mindfulness and Taking Notice - one of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. It starts with some reflections about mindfully taking notice of the world and yourself and ends with a short guided meditation that can help with this.
Alice and Rhys are joined by Caroline Pandya from the DMU Health and Wellbeing team to talk about how the university can support your mental health and wellbeing during your studies and beyond. They’re also joined by DMU student Dennis McCall Jr to discuss his experiences of the HealthyDMU services and share how he looks after his mental health whilst at university.
Helpful links dmu.ac.uk/healthy dmu.ac.uk/mentalhealth
Alice and Rhys are joined by DMU graduate and Schools and Colleges officer Ben Howgill to discuss financial guidance at university. Topics discussed include Student Finance, money saving tips, DMU’s financial support and the affordability of Leicester after being voted the third most affordable city the UK (Natwest student living index, 2020).
Helpful links dmu.ac.uk/leicester dmu.ac.uk/studentfinance
Alice and Rhys are joined by Zul Muhammad from the award-winning DMUworks team (Best University Careers and Employability Service, 2021 NUE Awards), to discuss the career opportunities that university can provide you with, as well as the employability support on offer to students at DMU.
Helpful links
dmu.ac.uk/dmuworks
Alice and Rhys are joined by Kinga Bochenska, a lecturer in CLaSS (Centre for Learning and Study Support) at DMU, to discuss what learning and study support the university provides to help you to develop your academic skills during your studies.
Helpful links
dmu.ac.uk/study/support
Alice and Rhys are joined by Teerth Ruprai from the DMU Disability support team to share information on what services are available to support you during your time at university.
Helpful links
dmu.ac.uk/study/support
Alice and Rhys are joined by DMU graduate Sorrel Allen as they discuss why they decided to go to university, why they chose DMU and their best advice for anyone looking to start university, based on their own experiences.
Helpful links: dmu.ac.uk/clearing dmu.ac.uk/international/en/about-dmu/reasons-to-choose-dmu.aspx
By PhD student Alisha Henderson. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
Doping has been an issue facing the world of sport for centuries, and there are new cases found in different sports every day. With the internet making doping compounds more accessible to users, the question arises; how can we improve anti-doping analysis? In this podcast, Alisha discuss how she creates polymers that can be incorporated into current screening methods for common doping substances, and how she hopes her research can impact the field in the future.
By PhD student Joseph Festa. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
On a weekly basis, Joseph interviews a different researcher that may be either a PhD student or a post-doc and together they discuss research life. They talk about “a day in the life as a researcher” and the whole aim of this is to inspire undergraduates or Masters students who may be wanting to pursue a PhD or PhD students who may be unsure about a career in academia. The other aim of the podcast is to delve into the researcher's work where they have discussions about their research, ranging from Covid-19 research, to people working on Alzheimer’s disease. The podcast looks into a wide variety of different areas of science and just general conversation between two scientists.
By PhD student Maria Straw-Cinar. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
A look at moments of serendipity that have occurred in my practice-based research and how remaining open to such moments can deepen and enrich the research experience.
By PhD student Ayodele Osunmakinde. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
Exploring the role of spiritual capital as a driver of social entrepreneurship.
By PhD student Barbara Horley. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
While it attracted huge numbers of spectators in the inter-war and immediate post-war years, not many people have heard of speedway. This podcast explains just how popular speedway was and why it is important to study it today and allow it its rightful place in British sporting history.
By PhD student Ngozi Eneh Ojo. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
A narrative of the experience and challenges of a newbie research student in the early days of commencing research while dealing with the realities of a pandemic lockdown.
By PhD student Abigail Remmer. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
Abigail discusses her thesis on Disney's growing competitive advantage in Hollywood and how a tarot reading in Australia led her to study a PhD at DMU.
By PhD student Jennifer Wilkinson. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
Returning to university under a joint venture with the education and English language department. The research currently underway focuses specifically on Leicester due to its diverse ethnic, racial and socio-economic demographic. This work seeks to evaluate the changing definition of ‘functional literacy’; the Governments role in education policy and the effect of human capital agendas on alternative qualifications such as functional skills English. An ambitious goal it may be, yet there is both a social and moral imperative to ensure equal opportunities for all students to progress into employment and/or Higher Education.
By PhD student Dennis Mc Call Jr. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
The Fly On The Wall podcast looks at behind the scenes of research students. We normally interact with researchers at conferences, when they are published or after they have defended their thesis. The podcast seeks to answer one question, who is the researcher? It peels back the curtains of the day-to-day life of research, the exciting and not-so-exciting experiences, and the emotional roller coaster during the research process.
By PhD student Jane Hearst. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.
Explaining academic research to audiences can be challenging at times, and that's why Jane has invited her mum to challenge her to bring clarity to her work. The pair discuss Jane's lived experience of using film to heal, her motivations for researching into the strategy of the Arts-for-Health industry, and Jane's aspirations for the future of this field.
Decolonising DMU Project Director Kaushika Patel, Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University, Simon Aldroyd and Director of the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, Kennetta Hammond Perry explore the concept of Decolonising and how it applies in practice at De Montfort University.
DMU students Aashni Sawjani, Barnaby Nyombi and Niamh O'Connor catch up and discuss some of the media throughout the current lockdown.
DMU students Aashni Sawjani, Barnaby Nyombi and Niamh O'Connor discuss how they've been studying and revising for their degrees throughout the current lockdown.
DMU students Ellen Proctor, Aashni Sawjani and Caroline Shaw discuss how they've been keeping healthy and exercising during the COVID-19 lockdown. This podcast was recorded on the 9 July 2020, so government regulations may vary from what is discussed in the podcast.
DMU students Charlotte Jefferson, Léonie Mayer and Rhys Bailey discuss how they've been studying and revising for their degrees throughout the current lockdown.
DMU students Charlotte Jefferson, Léonie Mayer and Rhys Bailey discuss how they've been keeping up with friends and family throughout the current lockdown.
Join final year DMU students Joe Tobin, Charlotte Jefferson and Léonie Mayer as they discuss how they're adjusting to living in lockdown whilst also finishing their degrees. In this episode we discuss exercising, working around your family after being independent at university, and finding new housebound hobbies.
DMU Chancellor Baroness Doreen Lawrence talks to BBC Leicester about her son's legacy to mark the first national Stephen Lawrence Day