University of Northampton Podcasts University of Northampton Podcasts

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.

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.

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)".

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.

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.

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.