UniCast: Recent Episodes
UniCast
We are Birmingham City University students talking to all university students in the UK. Current affairs, student steals of the week, hacks, guest speakers, jobs, life after uni, laughs and more. We hope you enjoy it!
We're bringing you a reunion episode named UniPast where we're having a catch up from the last 9 months since we we're on air.
Jacob is our host this episode and he's finding out what working life has been like for Amy, Chloe and Sam since graduating. Jacob also tells us what great experience he has gotten for his final uni year. We also reminisce over our uni memories and what we miss.
We hope you enjoyed it we sure did!
You can find what we have been up to here:
Amy's work from the Commonwealth Games, Chloe's social media tips Instagram page, Jacobs commentary with Switch Radio, and Sams articles for SNA.
Keep a lookout for our next UniCast episode, Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 18th May. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we have. This was our last ever episode as three hosts now have finished their time at Birmingham City University.
This doesn't have to be the end, keep your eyes peeled...
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 11th May. We hope you enjoyed it, remember to tune in live every other week at https://www.scratchradio.co.uk/player/.
Please give us a rating and review. You can email us at unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student deals we have missed out on.
Keep a lookout for our next UniCast episode, Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 30th March. We hope you enjoyed it, remember to tune in live every other week at https://www.scratchradio.co.uk/player/.
Please give us a rating and review. You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student deals we have missed out on.
We're taking a break for Easter so listen next on the 27th April. Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 16th March. We hope you enjoyed it, remember to tune in live every other week at https://www.scratchradio.co.uk/player/.
Please give us a rating and review. You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student deals we have missed out on.
Keep a lookout for our next UniCast episode, Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 2nd March. We hope you enjoyed it, remember to tune in live every other week at https://www.scratchradio.co.uk/player/.
Please give us a rating and review. You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student deals we have missed out on.
Keep a lookout for our next UniCast episode, Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio on Wednesday 16th February. We hope you enjoyed it, remember to tune in live every other week at https://www.scratchradio.co.uk/player/.
Please give us a rating and review. You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student deals we have missed out on.
Keep a lookout for our next UniCast episode, Thanks for listening.
This was our live recording on Scratch Radio Wednesday 2nd February. We hope you enjoyed it please give us a rating and review.
You can email us at unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student steals we have missed out on.
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Thanks for listening!
This was our last episode on Scratch radio for the year which aired on Wednesday 8th December. We hope you enjoyed it please give us a rating and review.
You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any student steals we have missed out on.
Keep a look out for our next UniCast episode, in the New Year. Have a great Christmas break. Thanks for listening.
This episode is from our live recording on Wednesday 24th November on Scratch Radio. We bring you general news, a sports quiz from our new member of the team, talks and information about the spiking surge and the latest Student Steals.
Apologies for the opening of the show being cut off and the first half sounding different due to technical difficulties.
Songs were taken out due to copyright.
You can email us on unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or any Student Steals we have missed out on.
UniCast has teamed up with Scratch Radio to bring you our podcast live on air every other week on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm.
Send us your class confessions anonymously at https://padlet.com/rmy6d86s95/6t97fg20otyvegxz. We also want to hear your views on the spiking increase in clubs for our next episode https://padlet.com/rmy6d86s95/72ynjg6q612bp0a3.
Don't forget to email us at unicastbcu@gmail.com if there is any subject you want us to talk about or for any student steals we have missed out on.
songs taken out for copyright purposes
On this epsidoe I'm talking to Kiran, Skincare Specialist at Dr Aesthetica Clinic in Birmingham about collagen. Collagen is a protein found in our bodies that we gradually start losing by the age of 30. Kiran performs microneedling treatments at the clinic which is collagen induction therapy. I also talk to one of her clients who has had a couple of sessions of microneedling to brighten her face up.
Visit https://draesthetica.co.uk/ if you are interested in microneedling or any other treatments.
Mental Health Awareness week commenced on the 10th of May. It is a week dedicated to spreading awareness to mental health and how to get help. ITV reported 'How people in the Midlands are improving the future of men's mental health'. You can find the full article here: https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-05-13/how-people-in-the-midlands-are-improving-the-future-of-mens-mental-health
On this epsidoe I'm talking to Jamie Andrews President of the York St John Students Union and co-founder of the Boys don’t Cry Podcast, to ask him about what mental health means to him. I also talk to James Wild Partnership Manager of the Men's Mental Health organisation Mentell.
For any help or advice If you are struggling with your mental health read below:
Mentell: contact them at https://www.mentell.org.uk/
CALM: contact them at https://www.thecalmzone.net/ or call 0800 58 58 58 which is open 5pm-midnight everyday.
This week we are talking to music Journalist at BCU Samuel Seabridge about coming out of our third lockdown, how his music course has been affected and also what he's been up to during all of this. We also have a guest speaker and DJ from Birmingham Comast on to chat with us about his experience as a DJ during the pandemic.
From the 4th January 2021 the UK was placed into its third national lockdown meaning University learning had to be put online again for the foreseeable. We wanted to talk to the two main people affected by online learning which are students and lecturers. Second year English and journalism student, Katie Jones gives us our student perspective and how she has tried to continue with a routine to get through these times. We also speak with BCU lecturer and Associate Professor of Enterprise and Employability, Vanessa Jackson on her views and she gives us advice on how to still be creative and innovative in producing the same work from home and within lockdown restrictions.
New research in the UK shows that black applicants for Phd courses are much less likely to be offered places at British universities. We speak to BCU lecturer Dr Rachel-Ann Charles about her PhD and her experiences on whether she thinks that universities have systemic racist structures which are discriminating against people of colour. Here's the research : Black applicants least likely to be offered PhD places - BBC News We also speak to Masters student Aida Fofana who gives us journos some great advice for getting into journalism. And we have some great student discount deals - our 'student steals' to share.
This episode brings you our thoughts on the latest COVID vaccinations, we bring you the best student steals for whilst in lockdown and we are joined by our exciting guest speaker giving us the lowdown on the University of Manchester rent protests.
We are Birmingham City University students talking to all university students in the UK. Current affairs, student steals of the week, hacks, guest speakers, jobs, life after uni, laughs and more. We hope you enjoy!