University of Northampton Podcasts

Martin Perfect, UON's Director of Students Futures speaks about his journey to academic professional services and why that makes him the ideal person to help our students, and local businesses, get the most out of the University of Northampton.

In this podcast episode, Associate Professor Dr Alison Ward talks about her background in the arts and how she has combined this with her academic passion for dementia innovation and support. Dr Ward also discusses dementia interventions that she and the team at the University’s Dementia Research and Innovation Centre and their new research about how theatre can be used to enhance the bonds betwee...

In this podcast hosted by UON's Jason Day, Associate Professor Dr Tracey Redwood talks about her research that has looked into how increasing daily steps taken by women experiencing the menopause can lead to better quality sleep. Dr Redwood is joined by Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, Win Hughes, who was one of the research participants. They talk about what the research involved and its...

Welcome to this podcast where I speak to Dr Patrice Seuwou, Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching, Deputy Head of Subject for Business Systems and Operations, and Director Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality or CARE. I speak to him about the cultural, digital and pedagogical shock experienced by black international students, and despite changes to student dependency visas, how a U...

For the latest in our series of podcasts about Teaching Assistants and thee value they bring to classrooms, we caught up with Foundation Degree in Learning and Teaching graduate Tom Judd. Tom talks with Senior Lecturer Adam Chapman about his time at UON - starting his course during the Covid pandemic - and how the University helped him achieve his professional dream of teaching physical education.

Professor in the History of Radicalism and Extremism Paul Jackson discusses his research within the field of the history and current dynamics of far and extreme right politics in Britain, as well as his experience as an expert witness in related court trials.

The Golden Threads podcasts ask what unites the teaching, learning and research of our Childhood, Youth and Families team. Telling their professional and personal journey to Golden Threads hosts Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs in this episode is Senior Lecturer in Education Candiece Spencer. Originally set to study a different degree, an inspirational talk at UON caused Candiece to take...

For the second episode of The Unsung Educators: TAs Speak Out!, we hear from two our our Foundation Degree in Learning and Teaching (FDLT) students, who amplify the voice of an important but sometimes unacknowledged brick of the education 'wall' - Teaching Assistants. Sam Lee has just finished the first year of his FDLT and is currently employed as a sports coach in the county. Helen McArd...

Second year Law student Lauren Knights is already pushing through the legal glass ceiling following an awards from the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. We speak to her about why she's studying law and what the awards means to her.

With The Unsung Educators: TAs speak out podcasts, Senior Lecturer in Education Adam Chapman and his guests – academics and UON students and graduates – will discuss and explore the important role TAs (Teaching Assistants) play in the education of children and young people the length and breadth of the country. They will share their heartfelt anecdotes of being a TA and inspiring journeys as they...

Senior Criminal Justice Lecture Abdul-Hye Miah talks about his 30-year-long career in the Met Police and how knowledge, understanding and working with communities is the only way to tackle hate crime and extremism.

The second episode in The Golden Threads series from our Childhood, Youth and Families team, where we get to know Peter Goy, Senior Lecturer in Education. Peter speaks with his colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs about how his family has influenced his career, his academic journey and his preferred research styles that have culminated in his Doctorate in Professional Practice.

Dr Katy-Louise Payne and Emma Gooding, Senior Lecturers in Learning Disability Nursing talk about their careers, developing the LD nurses of the future, their research into areas such as autism, and what the world would be like if there were no more LD Nurses. Please note, this episode was recorded before the announcement of the General Election.

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...

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.

A number of academics and staff at the University of Northampton answer the question: 'What were the book(s) which 'made you'?

The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to support individuals with dyslexia. It was seen as a “beacon of hope” for those with the learning disorder. What does an academic think about this and special educational needs and inclusion? With plans for two new SENI/SEND schools in Northamptonshire, Dr Tereza Aidonopoulou-Reid also...

We spoke with Bally Sandhu, Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing, to hear first-hand about her varied career in this challenging but rewarding area of nursing. Bally talks about working with children and young people, as well as their families and carers, sometimes when the patient is seriously ill. Bally also discusses how she and her team prepare University of Northampton s...

Jo Barrow, Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood, Youth and Families talks about the importance of reading to your children, with personal reflections from her own experience as a mother and top tips to help parents and carers struggling to get their kids into books.

Dr Tanya Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood, Youth and Families at University of Northampton, talks about the importance of the first 1,000 days of our development, specifically speech and language development outside the classroom or nursery setting.

Welcome to this podcast where Gavin Moore, Senior Communications Officer at the University of Northampton speaks to recent MBA Graduate Berit Virtanen-Thewlis who has an inspirational story of life-long learning. 7dc18868148e6f4f9bfee1a181c6254b145109e5