The Student Experience Podcast

In this podcast we discuss A Level results day, and some of the thoughts, feelings and unanswered questions that prospective students might have about University. This year some of these questions are potentially more pertinent than ever as the country starts to come to terms with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and we transition into the new normal. With all this in mind, we thought we would...

Finishing University and contemplating ‘what comes next’ can often be a stressful time. Even before Covid-19, our current generation of graduates were facing a number of unprecedented challenges.  So with that in mind, how can we be employable and maintain our wellbeing when the world around us is so uncertain? In this podcast Nicola Davenport (Careers Consultant, University of Chester) joins us t...

In this podcast we talk about some of our thoughts and feelings as lockdown eases. As the world starts to return to 'normality', what does that mean for our wellbeing and mental health? Mind have reported that two out of three (65%) adults over 25 and three quarters (75%) of young people aged 13-24 with an existing mental health problem reported worse mental health during the pandemic. T...

The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘kindness’. In this podcast we discuss the benefits of kindness, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the importance of self-compassion to our own wellbeing. We also discuss stigma and some of the statistics relating to mental health, and how our University and others are working hard to deliver services and build a culture that pr...

Ella Mosby (Mental Health Advisor, University of Chester) and David Clarke (Student Support Coordinator, University Centre Shrewsbury/University of Chester) discuss the impact of the current Coronavirus situation on mental health, and ways we can take care of our wellbeing during lockdown. Follow University of Chester Student Shout Out on: Instagram: @uocshoutout Facebook: @uocshoutout X: @uocshou...

The idea of 'future' is interesting. We know the future is impossible to predict, but often we try to do just that. Currently people might be thinking a lot about the future - whether that's related to what the world will be like after Covid-19, or more personal reflections on what we'd like our own futures to be. In Podcast 2 we discuss our thoughts in the hope we might answer...