ARU Podcast

Julia Johnson is a professional photographer with a focus on mental health and marginalised communities, and Co-Course Leader for ARU's BA (Hons) Photography degree . She talks about the visual significance of the black lives matter coverage, the difficulties of critically analysing students’ subjective expression, and a toolkit she has developed for the therapeutic use of photography. This interv...

Mark Pickering , Technical Officer and Associate Lecturer for ARU's Audio and Music Technology courses , talks about how he and his brother helped bring higher production values to grime music videos; the importance of keeping up to date with current trends in music and video; and how attitudes and behaviours have changed in the music industry since he was a student. This interview was originally...

Join Hannah and Jaymie for Mental Health Awareness Week as they discuss the impact of social media on our mental health. 

Toby Venables , professional screenwriter and novelist, and Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting at ARU, talks about his creative work, including BAFTA-winning Netflix horror film His House ; how he was drawn to both horror and history from an early age by the story of Beowulf and Grendel; and the importance of enthusiasm when teaching to bring a subject to life for students. The ARU Spotlight Podcast...

This week, MT Chairs at MT Tables is in New York City! Join Shaun as he interviews staff, students, and guests around the city in this special 40 minute episode.

Welcome to episode 8 of ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT Chairs at MT Tables'! The title of this episode is: Opening Nights & 'Bullets Over Broadway' Clearly we are nearing the end of term, as Shaun , Ryan , and Adam are going a bit mad this episode! This week Ryan talks about his favourite sing, which he has never seen...and Shaun hosts the quiz! ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT chairs at MT Ta...

Welcome to episode 5 of ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT Chairs at MT Tables'! The title of this episode is: A Little West Side Adam watched the new film of West Side Story, this week – find out what Ryan and the rest of the team thought of it. Shaun ’s show on My Favourite Sings is a Sondheim classic, and see if you can guess the link in this week’s quiz! ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT chairs at...

Welcome to episode 4 ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT Chairs at MT Tables'! The title of this episode is: Who Runs The Show?  This week Ryan , Shaun and Adam discuss the roles of the Director, Musical Director, and Choreographer when putting together a musical. Who is in charge, and how do they all get along? And what does all of this mean for you as a performer as you try to take direction fr...

Monique Brown (Technical Officer for Fashion at Cambridge School of Art , ARU), talks about her work as an Animatronic Model Designer on feature films including 'The Fifth Element' and 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'; the importance of experimentation in creative projects; and how emerging digital technologies might affect both fashion and costume design in the future. This interview was originall...

Joe McCullagh , Head of Cambridge School of Art , talks about how his inspirations like Brian Eno and Roxy Music led him to an appreciation of multidisciplinary practice; his thoughts on how digital culture has shaped art education; and what the future will be like for creative courses and careers. This interview was originally recorded in March 2021, when the UK was still under national lockdown...

Welcome to episode 3 ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT Chairs at MT Tables! The title of this episode is: Auditions and Les Misérables! Join us in this episode where Ryan will be talking about his 'favourite sings' and   Ryan , Shaun and Adam discuss audition songs! ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT chairs and MT Tables, is a Podcast all about Musical Theatre. Join students, academic, and technic...

Dr Apurba Kundu , Deputy Dean for Education with the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at ARU, talks about his time as Captain of the University of Leeds rowing team, his co-founding of ARU’s Black and Minority Ethnic Network, and what working life was like under the Coronavirus lockdown. This interview was originally recorded in March 2021, when the UK was still under national lockd...

Welcome to episode number 1 of ARU Musical Theatre podcast: MT Chairs at MT Tables'! The title of this episode is: Flops! In this week's first episode Shaun Aquilina , Ryan Murphy and Adam Gerbert from the Musical Theatre Degree Course discuss the shows that didn't make it to the top - the flops! Plus, there's a certain song 'we don't talk about' that... well... they're talking about! ARU Musical...

James Ward, Head of Cambridge School of Creative Industries at ARU, talks about his career route; the inspiration he takes from people who work across a variety of creative disciplines; and the importance of keeping an open mind and seeking out different opinions to your own. This interview was originally recorded in March 2021, when the UK was still under national lockdown because of the Coronavi...

Chris Draper , Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the BA (Hons) Illustration degree at ARU, talks about his journey as a practising illustrator, from education to professional life; his early experiments with a music career that got him into the top ten of the indie dance charts; and how working as a freelance illustrator, particularly with New Scientist magazine, opened him up to new ideas he...

This episode will focus on the topic of dementia including: what is dementia, types of dementia, how it affect us, treatment options and what we can do to reduce the risk of dementia later in life.

In this episode of Public Health Matters on the ARU podcast, Michelle (Public Health student) talks about the physical and mental effects of alcohol misuse in the adult population and the ways loved ones and communities are affected and how this can be reduced.

Hosts: Elif Gecer, Aisha-Ndagiman Musa, Jasmine King and Demi Bola-Ojo. This episode covers the role of social media in racial activism. The BAME Advocates touch on its impact on politics, the Black Lives Matter movement and “Cancel Culture”. Does one have to post on social media to be part of racial activism and whether we should we be looking at celebrities to be role models in this area? Have a...

Hosts: BAME Advocates’, Anna Chiara Corriero and Ammad Butt. Guest: Professor Roderick Watkins This episode will cover the role of education in the fight against racism, from early years all the way up to tertiary education in the university setting. We talk about the experience of the Vice-chancellor as a student and as a teacher, as well as our own BAME Advocates' experiences throughout universi...

We are collecting feedback: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode10theimportanceofevidencebasedpractice This episode will try and cover the topic of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) , what it entails, the aspects that forms it and how we use it in practice. The episode will explore how we can use EBP in university assignments and examinations as well as how we bring it on to our placement....

We are collecting feedback: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode9transitioningintopractice   This episode will try to speak about the challenging parts of qualifying and transitioning into practice, any hints and tips for those qualifying soon as well as the positives of starting as a clinician. This episode is hosted by Marc Perez Escamilla and stars Rebecca Smyth as a guest. The...

We are collecting feedback. Please let us know what you think: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode8kickstartingyourparamediccareer This episode will cover how we transitioned from school education into our university paramedic training. We will talk about what experience is required before applying, the initial application stage, the interview days and starting at university. This epi...

Please leave your feedback here: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode7paediatrics This episode talks about our experience and understanding of the assessment and management of paediatric patients. The episode will cover small hints and tips regarding communication, pharmacology and paediatric algorithms. The episode is hosted by Marc Perez Escamilla and stars Nathan Lander as a guest....

Please leave your feedback here: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode6facingdeath This episode will attempt to talk about death in our practice. Examining what our role is during the process of death, our role in terms of talking to patients about death and DNACPRs and how we can keep objective when talking about death. Furthermore we will talk about the training we receive as student...

We are collecting feedback. Let us know what you think: https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/episode5beingonplacement This episode discusses placements during a paramedic science degree. We chat with two third year student paramedics about their experiences on ambulance and non-ambulance placement, the challenges that they have faced as well as tips for when fellow students go on their placeme...