Beckett Talks

Professor Rachel Lofthouse is the Director of CollectivED: The centre for coaching, mentoring and professional learning at the Carnegie School of Education. She joins us to talk about the importance of mentors for early career teachers.

Dr Peter Mills of the School of Cultutral Studies and Humanities reflects on the musical history of Roundhay Park in Leeds, beginning with 19th century brass bands and moving onto the series of huge arena pop concerts which began in the 1980s, coming up to the present day while also considering the park's musical future.

When beloved family man Joseph Shann left his home in East Leeds on 10 December 2010, there were no signs that he wouldn't be returning. Now a team of students and academics from Leeds Beckett University and former police officers are on the hunt for vital information that could help them to understand what happened on that day and in the months and years that have followed. If you have informatio...

Making friends at university is something most students think about before they arrive. Steph and Heppni share their experiences of how they made friends and what social life at university is really like.

Moving into halls is an exciting time. Owen, Abi and Laura have all stayed in university accommodation and so have top tips on what to bring, how to make friends and what you can expect.

It’s time to prepare for university. Maria, Hollie and Tom share their experiences in the run up to uni and top tips on how to make that September start as smooth as possible.

We take a look at Clearing from a parents’ perspective. Hear from Charlotte, Denise and Sarah – all of whom are parents and who work at Leeds Beckett supporting students looking for a university place every year. Whether it’s useful tips on how to help your child prepare for Results Day and insights into how the process works, or how you can contact universities and secure accommodation, find out...

In this, the first of our short series focusing on student life current students Tom and Megan talk about their experience applying to Leeds Beckett through Clearing. They discuss why they went through Clearing, how the process works, the support available and top tips for students who are also thinking about Clearing.

From the frontlines at the Toxteth Riots to Special Branch during the Irish Troubles, Dr David Lowe is a specialist in counter-terrorism and globally recognised expert in the UK Government’s PREVENT policy. Now a Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Law School, here he recounts his fascinating career and experiences from the Police CID and Special Branch to university academic and advisor.

Leeds Beckett University are supporting one man’s attempt to row solo across the North Atlantic using only the stars to guide him. Listen to Professor John O’Hara and Dr Barney Wainwright, from the Carnegie School of Sport, talk about how they’ll support former SAS soldier Ian Rivers while he’s in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and how they’ve helped prepare him for the ultimate endurance chall...

Leeds Beckett Student Lauren Delany is an elite Irish Rugby player, a Performance Nutritionist for Leeds Rhinos and currently studying a PhD in Sport and Exercise Physiology. Listen as she talks to us about her sporting journey, from Basketball to starting Rugby at 25 and her nutritional work at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She also looks ahead to the future where she’s set her...

Professor Emeritus Kevin Hylton of Carnegie School of Sport provokes a need for a more critical personal and professional understanding of ‘race’ and racism.

Dr Mohamad Hafeda from Leeds School of Arts discusses the research into how artistic methods can be used to negotiate conflict mechanisms and border conditions in cities of conflict across Europe and the UK.

The School of Cultural Studies and Humanities presents ' Bodies In-Form-Ation '. This podcast explores the ways students experience life from within the classroom and beyond. There is an experimental video for you to watch that accompanies this podcast. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/hjLhP9rM9Ys .

Professor Louisa Ells and Ken Clare will discuss the critical role of public and patient involvement (PPI) in our applied obesity research at the School of Health. They discuss how they worked together with a fantastic PPI group to codevelop and run the NIHR funded Re:Mission study. Louisa and Ken provide insights from the researcher and PPI members perspective, and describe how they continue to w...

Dr Kate Dashper from the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management discusses if mentoring can be an effective tool for promoting greater gender equality in organisations. Based on a longitudinal study of a women’s mentoring programme, she argues that such initiatives can be best understood as paradoxical in that they can help empower individual women in their careers, but at the same ti...

Dr Tanefa Apekey from the Nutrition and Dietetics groups talks about her current work on assessing the nutrient composition of the foods (i.e. dishes, beverages and snacks) popularly consumed by minority ethnic groups, as well as modification of the recipes of these traditional foods into healthier ones. She also talks about her current work with a local charity to produce healthy eating resources...

Dr Tom Quarmby from the Carnegie School of Sport outlines a British Academy funded research project that explored care-experienced young people’s engagement with sport and physical activity. In so doing, it highlights the innovative design and use of concept-cartoons as a means of portraying a range of equality and diversity issues and for sharing the findings with young people and adult stakehold...

Craig Downing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, offers some tips on becoming a more inclusive culture. He talks about enabling you to see things through an inclusive lens and being an agent of change. Being a part of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace is certainly challenging. As an agent of change you can demonstrate your commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion by...

Ken Scott, Senior Lecturer in the Leeds School of Arts, has worked with some of the biggest names in music royalty, The Beatles and David Bowie to name a few… Listen as he shares what he has learned from a lifetime in the music industry. He also explains why in the era of endless possibilities, no-one makes decisions anymore and why modern producers should be embracing a bolder, more intuitive app...

The discourse implies that the sporting world is at war with the deadly foe of doping, but how effective is this warfare mentality at actually tackling the problem? Professor Susan Backhouse of the Carnegie School of Sport explains how a different approach that moves beyond individual blame to address the systemic pressures faced by athletes is necessary to prevent doping in sport.

By 2025, it is estimated that over 1 million people in the UK will have dementia. With any potential cure a long way off, Professor Claire Surr tells us how her research is already helping to improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their family members and why we should be investing more in care practice.

Have we completely lost trust in what our leaders tell us? For the heroes of ancient Rome, if you could speak well it was seen as impossible that you could be lying. Fast-forward 2,000 years and Dr Oliver Bray, Director of Arts at the Leeds School of Arts illuminates how oratory has been devalued by slick, media-trained politicians in a post-truth world. He also explains how he uses sound poetry t...

In this podcast by Professor Ben Jones, he shares the research being undertaken with professional sports and athletes within the Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) centre, within the Carnegie School of Sport.

Academic journals are essential for anyone studying at university. But how do they get made? From the Leeds School of Social Sciences, researchers and journal editors, Dr Chris Byrne and Dr Chris Till go behind the scenes and explain how articles are selected, reviewed and published.