University of Northampton Podcasts

Mental Health Nursing students sat down with academic Iain Schrantz to talk about dealing with stress and maintaining their wellbeing during their studies. The students are part of the Health Academy, a UON placement initiative where students provide health advice and interventions for fellow students and the wider University community.

As part of the ‘Holistic Health’ podcast series, AssociateProfessor Dr Tracey Redwood from the University's Centre for Health Sciences and Services sat down to talk with UON Counsellor Danny Davidson about ManSpace, a 'drop-in and chill' initiative that also supports the mental health of male students and staff. They are joined by Niall Redmond, former student and who now works at UON...

We sat down with key people at our last Open Day and chatted about the day, what students can get out of an Open Day and what questions you should always try to get answered before you leave. This podcast was recorded live during the event and the audio may be affected by this. Find out more: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/about-us/contact-us/open-days/

Our Centre for Health Sciences and Services podcast episodes is called 'Holistic Health'. They are about about bringing the ethos, research and work out of the University and into the public domain. For this episode, the UK’s only Professor of CompassionateCare – Al Aynsley-Green, also a Visiting Professor at UON and a medical doctor – sat down to chat about his career and area of expertis...

Toru Digital is an innovative agency that solves problems for their clients using AI, deploying solutions that work. Listen to them talk about their journey, how to crack AI in the future and how working with UON helped speed them along. Find out more: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/business/fuelling-innovation/

As part of our Student Futures Careers Expo, we're putting on workshops to get you prepped for how to approach the shows. Here from Matt our workshop host on how to connect with people, build confidence and make a spark in your conversations Expo details here: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/student-life/student-futures/careers-expo/

Northamptonshire is a powerhouse of innovation – home to global brands like Warner’s Gin, Weetabix, and GXO Logistics, not to mention the thousands of SMEs that are always innovating for their customers, their businesses and their communities. With a rich heritage of enterprise and a vibrant ecosystem of forward-thinking businesses, it’s the perfect place for innovation to thrive. Fuelling Innovat...

Dr John Pendleton, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and his student Connor Harvey sat down with Associate Professor Dr Tracey Redwood for this episode of the ‘Holistic Health’ podcast from our Centre for Health and Sciences and Services. Dr Pendleton discusses his career as one of around 170 male midwives in the UK and his research that looks at men in a largely female profession and how an old profes...

For the second of their series of ‘Holistic Health’ podcasts, Centre for Health Sciences and Services co-lead, Associate Professor Dr Tracey Redwood, invited UON PhD student Elaine Williams.   Elaine’s research on the lived experiences of perimenopausalwomen who have undergone BoTNA (Botox) treatment. Elaine discusses the methods she used for research that explores themes of aging, self-perception...

Since 2019 the University has run ‘research for the price of a cuppa’ (and cake!) talks called Café Scientifique, part of our Centre for Health Sciences and Services (CHSS). In this first 'Holistic Health' podcast episode from CHSS, centre co-lead AssociateProfessor Dr Tracey Redwood, Professor John Horton and Project Administrator Ruth Hughes-Rowland gathered to talk about what the Café a...

Northamptonshire is a powerhouse of innovation – home to global brands like Warner’s Gin, Weetabix, and GXO Logistics, not to mention the thousands of SMEs that are always innovating for their customers, their businesses and their communities. With a rich heritage of enterprise and a vibrant ecosystem of forward-thinking businesses, it’s the perfect place for innovation to thrive. Fuelling Innovat...

Northamptonshire is a powerhouse of innovation – home to global brands like Warner’s Gin, Weetabix, and GXO Logistics, not to mention the thousands of SMEs that are always innovating for their customers, their businesses and their communities. With a rich heritage of enterprise and a vibrant ecosystem of forward-thinking businesses, it’s the perfect place for innovation to thrive. Fuelling Innovat...

Northamptonshire is a powerhouse of innovation – home to global brands like Warner’s Gin, Weetabix, and GXO Logistics, not to mention the thousands of SMEs that are always innovating for their customers, their businesses and their communities. With a rich heritage of enterprise and a vibrant ecosystem of forward-thinking businesses, it’s the perfect place for innovation to thrive. Fuelling Innovat...

In this episode we talk to Ziggurat XYZ about keeping the creative industries thriving in Northampton, fuelling innovation through connections with universities, HR and financial practices and keeping at the cutting edge of a growing sector. Listen if you're a fan of YouTube, want to start your own business, or are passionate about Northampton and our place in the country.

Unsung Educators, hosted by Adam Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Education with University of Northampton’s aims to highlight inspirational stories which celebrate the impact of teaching and all the roles which support effective learning in schools. In this episode Adam speaks to Becci O’Rourke-Holder who worked her way up to a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant following the birth of the first of four c...

Northamptonshire is a powerhouse of innovation – home to global brands like Warner’s Gin, Weetabix, and GXO Logistics, not to mention the thousands of SMEs that are always innovating for their customers, their businesses and their communities. With a rich heritage of enterprise and a vibrant ecosystem of forward-thinking businesses, it’s the perfect place for innovation to thrive. Fuelling Innovat...

Professor Micheal Kenney is Posvar Chair inInternational Security Studies, Director of the Matthew B. Ridgway Center, and Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Last year he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Criminal Justice Team here at the University of Northampton. The agreement aims to increase knowledge exchange and open up opportunities for students a...

In the latest in the series of Unsung Educator podcasts,Adam Chapman, UON’s Senior Lecturer in Education spoke to Ryan Moore, currently Assistant Educational Psychologist at North Northamptonshire Council having obtained a Master’s Degree in Psychology at UON in 2022. After leaving school Ryan started as a Sports Coach then dida foundation degree in Learning and Teaching. But then while working as...

The first in a new series of podcasts - Discovering Adult Nursing at UON: The Student Voice! - with Senior Lecturer Anna O'Neill catching up with her students about how things are going with the degrees at University of Northampton. First up for a chat was Sharla ('Shar') Cook. She talks about her motivations for wanting to become a nurse and her academic route to university. Shar is n...

“I always said I’d never be a teacher…” Sam 'O'Brien's mum was a teacher, a profession her daughter maintained she would never pursue. Fast forward a few years and not only has Sam done that - through University of Northampton's (UON) BA in Learning & Teaching (BALT), but she’s combined her new-found love for education with her passion for Japan, teaching Japanese children in E...

During National Apprenticeship Week 2025, University of Northampton officially announced several new apprentice programmes planned to start very soon. Simon Longhurst, our Apprenticeships Manager, and academics leading on two of the new apprenticeships – Lisa Slaughter for Project Management and Dr Kardi Somerfield for Digital Marketing – sat down for a chat about these new additions. They talk ab...

Professor of Child Advocacy Eunice Lumsden has been a social worker and, latterly, a childhood, youth and families professional for several decades. Squeezing in all of her knowledge and experiences was always going to be a tall order for a single podcast episode! Tune in to hear about Eunice’s fascinating, varied careers, including leading University of Northampton’s Childhood, Youth and Families...

David Waller, University of Northampton's Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Marco Gundermann, the University’s Head of Economics, International Relations and Development delve a bit deeper and explore who Donald Trump is, what he stands for and what impact that will have on American, Europe and the rest of the world.

There are lots of laughs and reflections in this episode of the series of 'Golden Threads' podcasts from our Childhood, Youth and Families (CY&F) team. Just before he left University of Northampton, Robin Sturman-Coombs, then Senior Lecturer in Social Welfare, talked about his 12 year career at UON, in the Social Work team and, latterly, CY&F. Robin talks about how academics have influence...

With The Unsung Educators series of podcasts, we're amplifying the voices of the less well-known people in education – Teaching Assistants (TAs) – and the students and graduates of TA-related courses. This episode looks at one of our graduates – Hannah – who is now progressed from her courses that mean she is progressing in the career she loves, educating in the prison service. Listen in as Senior...