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Dreamers To Doers4. Saying Yes Despite Your Inadequacies with Vanessa BirkbeckIn this episode of Dreamers to Doers, Sarah sits down with Vanessa Birkbeck, founder of Empower The Nations, to discuss the depths of faith, courage, and the power of God's calling in our lives. Discover the incredible journey of Vanessa as she shares her personal experiences of feeling the presence of God, overcoming doubt and opposition, and stepping out in obedience to fulfill a vision that seemed beyond her capabilities.Through their transparent and vulnerable conversation, be reminded that no matter your age or circumstance, there is something extraordinary waiting for you when you stay connected to God...
2023-11-0751 minDreamers To Doers1. Quitting Is Not An Option with Sarah BirkbeckIn this debut episode of the Dreamers To Doers podcast, host Sarah Birkbeck sits in the hot seat for an inspiring and candid conversation, sharing how she went from dreamer to doer. Sarah shares her journey of embracing her calling as a leader and founding the Refresh ministry. She explores the importance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and continuous growth in leadership. Sarah also opens up about her challenges and doubts in pursuing her dreams and encourages listeners with practical takeaways. This episode is filled with empowering insights and tangible advice for anyone looking to be awakened, activated, and...
2023-10-0348 min
#BirkbeckVoicesS2 E5: Ole Spanish & Franchising with Maria Torres GironWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene.
In our next episode, we meet with Maria Torres Giron, Managing Director of Ole Spanish. Maria is passionate about the value of modern...
2020-09-0325 min#BirkbeckVoicesS2 E4: Back to Basics: Vital Educators & Moving Forward with Ahmad SaqibWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene.
In our next episode, we meet with Ahmad Saqib, Founder and CEO of Vital Educators. Ahmad spent years teaching before setting up his...
2020-09-0337 min
#BirkbeckVoicesS3 E2: Seyed Mohammad Ahlesaadat - Law and Training Contract ApplicationsWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In our new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be talking to students and alumni about their experiences of studying at Birkbeck and the support they have accessed through Birkbeck Futures.
In this episode, we talk to Birkbeck alumnus Seyed Mohammad Ahlesaadat about his experiences of studying law and securing a training...
2020-08-1922 min#BirkbeckVoicesS3 E1: Tosin Odelusi - Marketing InternshipsWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In our new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be talking to students and alumni about their experiences of studying at Birkbeck and the support they have accessed through Birkbeck Futures.
In this episode, we talk to Tosin Odelusi, BBK Alumna, about the marketing internships she secured via Birkbeck Talent.
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2020-08-1722 min#BirkbeckVoicesAbility Programme Podcast: Episode 4- Adam Tobias Co-Founder Inventum GroupWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series we will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers.
For this episode, we welcome Adam Tobias Co-Founder of Inventum Group and Neurodiversity Advocate. Adam shares his passion for disability inclusion and his thoughts on what is needed to make positive changes embracing diversity, along with a galvanising call to action for employers.
Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a...
2020-07-0828 min
#BirkbeckVoicesAbility Programme Series: Episode 3 - Michelle Pilkington, Organisational PsychologistWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers.
For this episode, we welcome Michelle Pilkington who is an Organisational Psychologist, Birkbeck student and Ability Programme Alumna. Michelle shared her amazing career journey, her thoughts on inclusion and why she took part in the Ability Programme. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-pilkington/
Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a di...
2020-06-2900 min#BirkbeckVoicesAbility Programme Series: Episode 2 - Paul Hubble, Associate Director at BarclaysWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers.
For this episode, we welcome Paul Hubble who is an Associate Director with Barclays. Paul shared his career experience with the bank, some tips on wellbeing and his thoughts on being open about a disability when applying for jobs.
Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long te...
2020-06-2431 min#BirkbeckVoicesAbility Programme Series: Episode 1 - Vaibhav Adlakha, Associate Solicitor at Reed SmithWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers.
For this episode, we welcome Vaibhav Adlakha who is an Associate Solicitor with global law firm Reed Smith. Vaibhav shared his career journey and how he navigated the recruitment process as someone with a disability.
Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who ar...
2020-06-2428 min
#BirkbeckVoicesSociable Objects: Women Reading 1500-1900What did books mean to women in the medieval to Enlightenment period – and how did they use them? Matt Clancy tells us about the fourteenth-century aristocrat Katherine Neville and her Book of Hours; Eva Lauenstein uses Mildred Cooke’s reading to examine the Reformation uses of books to influence not just religion but politics, and Lou Horton brings to light the extraordinary story of how Mary’s White’s reading shaped her famous brother Gilbert’s Natural History of Selbourne.
Matt Clancy (PhD Birkbeck, 2020),‘Katherine Neville and the Hastings Hours’
Matt Clancy shows how Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings (1442-1504) was at the heart o...
2020-06-1235 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Writers Read: Katherine AngelTomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent is Katherine Angel's third book, and is coming out in February 2021, published by Verso. Her first book, Unmastered: A Book on Desire, Most Difficult to Tell was published by Penguin, and her second, Daddy Issues: An Essay on Fathers and Feminism, by Peninsula Press. Katherine is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Birkbeck and runs the MA in Creative and Critical Writing.
Read an extract of the chapter: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4573-sex-and-self-knowledge-beyond-consent
Use promotional code 'BBK' to buy the e-book of Daddy Issues half...
2020-05-2613 min
#BirkbeckVoicesS2 E3: Back to Basics: Social Media & Authenticity with Elisa DamalitiWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene.
In our next episode, we meet with Elisa Damaliti, Founder and CEO of AOG Consultancy. Elisa’s experience in setting up this holistic bu...
2020-05-1432 min
#BirkbeckVoicesS2E2: Gigl & Keeping Productive with Dan HudsonWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene.
In our next episode in this new series, we meet with Dan Hudson, Founder and CEO of Gigl. With over a decade of...
2020-05-0538 min
#BirkbeckVoicesS2 E1: Urban MBA & Adapting to Technological Change with Kofi OppongWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene.
In our first episode in this new series, we meet with Kofi Oppong, Founder and CEO of Urban MBA. Kofi has a wealth...
2020-04-2223 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBig Ideas: call for submissionsWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast, Sophie Swain and Hester Gartrell from Birkbeck's Access and Engagement Department discuss the 'Big Ideas' lecture series and how academics can get involved in 2
2019-10-2403 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 9: The career of Selina Yankson, Birkbeck Alumna, Career Coach & Digital Marketing ManagerWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
On this episode, we welcome Selina Yankson, Digital Marketing Manager, career coach and Birkbeck Alumna. We talk through all things marketing and we look at the idea of going freelance. Selina discusses the importance of continuously upskilling yourself to remain competitive and grow your career.
Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop...
2019-09-2742 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 8: The world of SEO – told by Alina Ghost.Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
For this episode, we are joined by Alina Ghost, SEO expert & podcast host. Alina’s worked across the likes of Tesco, Debenhams & Carpet Right and now at Amara Living. We talk through what SEO actually means & what a career in SEO looks like. Her advice is to be patient and wa...
2019-09-1323 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 7: How to kick start your career in Banking with Kate Temple-BrownWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In this episode we are joined by Kate Temple-Brown, Early Careers expert. Kate studied Drama & English at University and then fell into the city working at a stockbroker, moving onto working in HR across the Banking industry. Kate shares her top tips for starting a career in banking, what you...
2019-08-3035 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 6: The Career Story of Imran Arain, Birkbeck Alumnus & Consultant at KPMGWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
For this episode, we welcome Birkbeck Alumnus, Imran Arain, Cyber Security Consultant at KPMG. Imran spent 9 years working in the army in Pakistan before moving to the UK where he worked in several different roles before enrolling at Birkbeck and starting a career at KPMG. Imran shared so much invaluable...
2019-08-1640 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 5: The career of Emma Lacy, Woman in tech ambassador & Business Operations Leader at OracleWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
On this episode, Emma Lacy, Business Operations Leader at Oracle & Early Tech Careers founder, joins us to share her experience of working in tech. Emma has become an ambassador for woman in tech and has been nominated as one of the most influential woman in her industry. A key point...
2019-08-0223 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 4: The career story of Edwina Lawson, Digital expert, EEWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In this episode, we meet with life coach, Edwina Lawson from the digital team at EE. Edwina started her career in the NHS before moving onto a digital graduate scheme. We explore the world of digital and discuss mentors, applications, job search motivations and much more! Her biggest piece of...
2019-07-1933 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 3: Personal Brand – What does it mean and how can it help you land your dream job?Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In this episode, Hishem Azzouz joins us, to discuss all things personal brand and its impact on growing your career. Hishem discusses what a personal brand is, how you can develop yours and shares his views on how much of an asset a personal brand is throughout your career.
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2019-07-0532 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 2: The career story of Daniel McCoy, Birkbeck Alumnus & Business Development GuruWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
For this episode, we welcome Daniel McCoy, Birkbeck Alumnus & Head of Business Development at Photocert, a growing start-up, which has recently been selected to join an accelerator programme backed by Barclays. Daniel started his degree at Birkbeck, full-time alongside working 50-60 hours in a management role before graduating and joining...
2019-06-2136 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 1: The career story of Mo Jamei, Birkbeck Alumnus and Manager at PWC.Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
In our first episode, we meet with Mo Jamei, Birkbeck Alumnus and Manager at PWC working in the Fiscal Policy team. Mo started his career in the Civil Service as an economist, then to a trade association where he then decided to apply for a Masters at Birkbeck, University of...
2019-06-0727 min
#BirkbeckVoicesDirty money and the abuse of privilege - Professor Adam GeareyWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast we meet Professor Adam Gearey from Birkbeck's School of Law. He argues that the offshore industry has been used to conceal staggering amounts of m...
2019-06-0616 min
#BirkbeckVoicesDo life's tensions help us grow? - Natalie LancerWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast we meet Natalie Lancer, PhD researcher at Birkbeck's Department of Psychological Sciences. She is looking to understand how students having one-to-one coaching grow at u...
2019-04-1225 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBeyond genetics: how is everyone unique? - Dr Szymon Manka, inspired by Prof. B LiptonWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast we meet Dr Szymon Manka,who discusses the fast-growing scientific field of epigenetics, and why we should care about it. Szymon's talk will take...
2019-03-0513 min
#BirkbeckVoicesThe migration of Caribbean identity - Keith JarrettWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast we meet PhD candidate Keith Jarrett, who discusses how his research into an overlooked segment of Caribbean Pentecostalism has led him to write an e...
2019-01-2215 min
#BirkbeckVoicesDoes stadium led regeneration work? - Dr Mark PantonWelcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities.
The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London.
In this podcast we meet Dr Mark Panton, whose research explores how stadium-led regeneration affects local communities. Mark’s Big Ideas talk will be on Tuesday 15 Januar...
2019-01-0418 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Arts Week - the Monday MedleyWelcome to Art Week 2018. In this podcast, Sue Wiseman and Louise Owen from the School of Arts speak to some of the performers and artists whose events took place on Monday; Greek chorus cabaret Myth Independent; Birkbeck Artist-in-Residence Lily Hunter Green with her immersive sound and art project, Bee Composed Live; director Brian Logan from the Camden People's Theatre; plus special guest Bernie, who looks after the School of Arts all year round.
Birkbeck Arts Week runs from 14-18 May 2018. Find out more and book onto events: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/about-us/events/arts-week
2018-05-1509 min
#BirkbeckVoicesLaw and the city: keynote address from Professor Mariana ValverdeThe Birkbeck Law Review recently held its annual conference, ‘Law and the City: Exploring the Urban Revolution in Critical Legal Studies’. In this podcast, we hear the keynote address from Mariana Valverde Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, introduced by Stewart Motha, Acting Dean of Birkbeck’s School of Law.
Professor Valverde’s keynote talk is called ‘Beyond privatization and neoliberalism: analysing hybrid networks of urban development.’
Find out more about the Birkbeck Law Review: http://www.bbklr.org/
2018-02-0544 min
#BirkbeckVoicesThe problem with problems - and why the truth matters: Ron BalzanRon Balzan, who is in the third year of his PhD in psychology at Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences, will be speaking at Birkbeck's next Big Ideas event entitled, 'The biggest problem in the world: our problem with problems (and why truth matters)'.
If you’ve ever struggled with solving a problem – and most of us have! – his thesis sets out to prove that you may not have represented, or modelled the problem correctly.
Ron talk will be held on 20 February at City & Islington College, as part of Birkbeck’s Big Ideas series. Book your free place now: https://ww...
2018-01-2313 min
#BirkbeckVoicesCross-dressing captives of war: interview with Dr Clare MakepeaceIn this episode of Birkbeck Voices, we're joined by Dr Clare Makepeace, who completed her PhD at Birkbeck and is now an Honorary Research Fellow at the College.
Clare’s work looks at prisoners of war, specifically those in Europe during the Second World War and the measures they took to cope and come to terms with wartime imprisonment. Perhaps the most inventive of these measures was putting on pantomimes, with prisoners dressed as female impersonators.
Clare has recently published a book, Captives of War, available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Captives-War-British-Prisoners-Cultural/dp/1107145872
You can find out more about he...
2018-01-0915 min
#BirkbeckVoicesLeprosy and rebellion in Spanish colonial AfricaIn this episode of Birkbeck Voices, we're joined by Dr David Brydan, Lecturer in Modern European History, to discuss his latest article examining leprosy and rebellion in Spanish colonial Africa during the 1940s and 50s. The article is available on open access: https://academic.oup.com/shm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/shm/hkx094/4590150
Dr Brydan is a member of the Reluctant Internationalists research group, based in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck. Find out more about the project: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reluctantinternationalists
Dr Brydan is also a member of the Centre for the Study of Internationalism...
2017-12-1911 min
#BirkbeckVoicesAre we seeing a cultural shift in sexual harassment and violence?In Times of Love and Hate is a new podcast series from Birkbeck Voices. In this episode, Professor of History Joanna Bourke discusses the worldwide conversation on sexual harassment in the wake of recent high-profile allegations, and whether it has the momentum to produce a cultural shift.
The episodes in this series are brought to you by academics from Birkbeck’s MA Public Histories, MA History of Medicine: Minds, Bodies and Cultures, MSc War and Humanitarianism, BA Human Geography, BA Archaeology and Geography, and BA Intercultural Communication and Language. They will explore with you how the turbulent times we live in...
2017-12-0513 min
#BirkbeckVoicesThe rise of the female politician: how gender equality is permeating parliamentIn this episode of Birkbeck Voices, we're joined by Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender at Birkbeck.
Professor Childs discusses the benefits of equal gender opportunity in parliament, the current system of quotas for women in politics and a report she recently put forward that recommends a change to the law on job-sharing for MPs.
She has worked extensively on representation theory and policies surrounding gender politics and currently advises the new Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion(http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/reference-group-representation-inclusion/).
Find out more about studying politics at Birkbeck: http://www.bbk...
2017-11-3014 min
#BirkbeckVoicesInsects and ice ages: interview with Dr Stefan EngelsDr Stefan Engels from Birkbeck's Department of Geography discusses his field of palaeoclimatology, focussing on abrupt climate change during and following the last ice age as seen through the eyes of insects.
He will discuss this further at a free public lecture on 12 December at City and Islington College as part of Birkbeck's Big Ideas series. Book your free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbecks-big-ideas-insects-and-ice-ages-how-and-why-we-reconstruct-past-climate-change-finsbury-tickets-39181416672
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at...
2017-11-2706 min
#BirkbeckVoicesThe Compass Project: Widening Access to education for asylum seekers at BirkbeckNaureen Abubacker from the Widening Access team at Birkbeck discusses leading the development of the Compass Project, a ground-breaking initiative that is driven to improving access to higher education for forced migrants, and also funds places for 20 asylum seekers to begin their studies in the UK.
One of the students, Gifty from Zimbabwe, also joins us to chat about her experiences with the programme and how she has settled into life in London.
Read more about the #BBKCompass Project: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/new-birkbeck-initiative-provides-life-changing-education-opportunities-for-asylum-seekers
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with...
2017-11-2412 min
#BirkbeckVoicesConventions Of Proximity -Maaike Bleeker KeynoteKeynote by Maaike Bleeker for the Conventions of Proximity in Art, Theatre and Performance symposium in May 2016 co-hosted by Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre and Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture, and supported by Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image. Over a day and a half, artists and writers shared their work on proximity as an idea and as a practice. From the early modern to the contemporary, in examples drawn from southeast Asia to the global north, the symposium explored proximity in relation to a diverse range of topics, including digital networks...
2017-11-0640 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBritain's forgotten condom industry: Dr Jess BorgeDr Jessica Borge discusses her research into the London Rubber Company, the dominant producer of dipped latex products in Britain including Durex condoms, the cultural barriers to selling condoms, and the strategic marketing activity that sought to overcome this.
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at the College and find out more about the people who make Birkbeck the place that it is.
Listen to the #BirkbeckVoices SoundCloud playlist - https://soundcloud.com/birkbeck-podcasts/sets...
2017-10-2010 min
#BirkbeckVoicesFacsimile portraiture - the first known example in Italian art is uncovered by Birkbeck's Dr JacobusUsing digital analysis, Dr Laura Jacobus has revealed that two portraits of an early 14th-century Paduan businessman, created by different artists 25 years apart, had identical underlying bone structures. She shows that the sculptures are the first known examples of portraits using mechanical means to show an exact physical likeness of their subject – something which did not become a standard feature of portraiture until the advent of photography six centuries later.
In this podcast, Dr Jacobus talks about the significance of these findings, how the approach taken by Enrico Scrovegni fitted into the broader artistic trends of the time and how th...
2017-08-2921 min
#BirkbeckVoicesSiblings and the law: Professor Daniel MonkDaniel Monk from Birkbeck's School of Law discusses what the law has to say about sibling relationships, including inheritance and care laws. He is currently undertaking the first major study on siblings in law, which will draw on research emerging from a number of disciplines that has highlighted the importance of siblings for children’s development, wellbeing and identity.
Daniel will be speaking further on the topic in a free public lecture on 5 July 2017, as part of Birkbeck's Big Ideas series. Find out more and book your free place here: goo.gl/LSfTbx
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, Un...
2017-07-0414 min
#BirkbeckVoicesCaring In Crisis? Humanitarianism, the Public and NGOsDr Bruna Seu from Birkbeck's Department of Psychosocial Studies and Glen Tarman, Head of Global Advocacy at CARE International discuss some of the issues raised by Dr Seu's new book, written with Dr Shani Orgad (LSE) Caring in Crisis? Humanitarianism, the Public and NGOs (2017, Palgrave Macmillan).
The issues raised by the book include the limitations of the "hit and run" approach to fundraising, where donors are bombarded with traumatic images designed to elicit financial donations without opportunities for further engagement with the issues at play; the challenge of not only increasing the overall value of donations from within the existing...
2017-06-2226 min
#BirkbeckVoicesA history of refugees and refuge at Birkbeck: interview with Mike BerlinMike Berlin, a specialist in the social history of London, discusses the history of Birkbeck as a place of refuge throughout the twentieth century, and how refugees have shaped the College. He also discusses how this legacy is continuing with the Compass Project - an initiative which will fund the study of twenty asylum seekers, beginning in autumn 2017.
For more information on the Compass Project, go to: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/outreach/compass-project
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest...
2017-06-0107 min
#BirkbeckVoicesRaising Multilingual Children: interview with Professor Jean-Marc DewaeleProfessor Dewaele talks about how multilingualism can benefit children and societies and debunks some of the common myths about multilingual child-rearing.
Professor Dewaele's new book, Raising Multilingual Children, is available now and is published by Multilingual Matters.
Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication - www.bbk.ac.uk/linguistics
Courses in linguistics - http://bit.ly/2pfqwLq
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Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at the College...
2017-05-0915 min
#BirkbeckVoicesThe impact of populism on modern politics: interview with Dr Jason EdwardsDr Jason Edwards, Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, discusses the role of populism across a range of recent political events - from Brexit, to the election of Donald Trump, to the rise of the far-right Front National in France - as well as commenting on how populism is playing out in the UK general election campaigns.
He also discusses populism in the context of wider ideas about sovereignty and control.
For more information about Politics at Birkbeck, go to: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/politics
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our...
2017-05-0810 min
#BirkbeckVoicesJocelyne Saab's Beirut Trilogy at the Essay Film FestivalJocelyne Saab is a journalist, photographer, artist, scriptwriter, producer and film director. She has spent more than four decades documenting conflict and deprivation, especially the civil war in her native Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s. Her Beirut Trilogy was a highlight of the Essay Film Festival’s 2017 programme.
Essay Film Festival - http://www.essayfilmfestival.com/
Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies - http://www.bbk.ac.uk/culture/
Birkbeck Institute of the Moving Image - http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/research/birkbeck-institute-for-the-moving-image
Birkbeck Arts Week 2017 - http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/about-us/events/arts-week
Courses in...
2017-04-1229 min
#BirkbeckVoicesWarren O'Keefe: On PhilosophyThe first person in his family to attend university, Warren has overcome significant hardship to achieve his academic goals. Having found himself estranged from his parents, homeless and addicted to amphetamines, it was a chance introduction to two books on philosophy “which taught me what my less-than-ideal background did not: how to live well, the nature of responsibility, what it means to live a good life, how to treat others. It is a debt I will never be able to repay in full".
Further information:
Department of Philosophy - http://bit.ly/2ou2tTV
Courses in philosophy - http://bit.ly...
2017-03-2809 min
#BirkbeckVoicesUnderstanding and reducing the use of imprisonment: interview with Catherine Heard, ICPRCatherine Heard, Director of the World Prison Research Programme at the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at Birkbeck, discusses how imprisonment is used in 10 different countries around the world, and the harms of excessive use of imprisonment.
Further information:
ICPR - http://bit.ly/2opUlDT
Catherine Heard - http://bit.ly/2nndhUL
School of Law at Birkbeck - http://bit.ly/2nEFl88
Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at the College and find out more...
2017-03-2719 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices [People] - Dan Regan, MA Manpower studies, 1969Dan Reagan studied for a MA Manpower studies at Birkbeck in 1969. Now aged 84, he reflects on his educational journey and his time at Birkbeck, and offers advice to today's students.
Today we offer a range of business psychology courses at Birkbeck - bbk.ac.uk/orgpsych
2017-01-0306 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 47: The Colombian peace process and early childhood developmentThis latest episode of Birkbeck Voices gives some fascinating listening for the cold winter evenings
• The Calendar: Following two high-profile screenings of the latest film from Birkbeck’s Derek Jarman lab [jarmanlab.org] Professor Colin MacCabe, Chair of the research and film-making lab, talks to us about The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger [from 46 seconds]
• Birkbeck People: Dr Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Reader in Law, talks to us about the Colombian peace process, and his involvement in talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during the 1990s [from 9 mins 30 secs]
• Research Focus: Professor Jacqueli...
2016-11-3029 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 46: Back to school specialThis month the College swings back into action, with classes starting across campus:
- We hear from Spike, who's about to embark on a Law degree at Birkbeck (bbk.ac.uk/law)
- International student Madeline is returning for the second year of her creative writing and English degree (bbk.ac.uk/english/study-here/creative-writing-courses)
- Student Union's (SU) LGBTQ+ officer, Tommy discusses how the SU can support new students (www.birkbeckunion.org)
2016-10-0708 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 45: The Great Fire and Junior DoctorsThis latest episode of Birkbeck Voices, coming to you from a sunny Gordon Square, has plenty to hold your interest:
- Research Focus: Dr Caroline Kamau (bit.ly/2cpZhmV) speaks about her study on the working conditions of junior doctors, and their connection to patient mortality.
- The Calendar: Mike Berlin (bit.ly/2cI8Ssv) about his forthcoming history study day on the Great Fire of London
- Birkbeck People: MA Language Teaching student, Viktorija Reimontaite speaks about her day job as manager of the Bloomsbury Farmers’ Market - lfm.org.uk/markets/bloomsbury
2016-09-1525 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 44: Mapping museums, and understanding honour killingThis latest episode of Birkbeck Voices features a diverse mixture of upbeat projects, sobering research, and beautiful music.
• Research Focus: Researchers Dr Fiona Candlin and Professor Alex Poulovassilis describe their newly-funded (more than £1million!) project into mapping the UK’s lesser known museums
• The Calendar: Ahead of her Birkbeck Big Ideas event on 10 August (http://www.bbk.ac.uk/events-calendar/forced-marriage-and-2018honour2019-killings-in-britain), Dr Christina Julios described her research into honour killings and violence in the UK
• Birkbeck People: Development and Alumni Assistant, Lucie Hickey, shares her passion for writing and performing music
2016-08-0228 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 43: Law on Trial 2016 (The EU at the Crossroads)In the run up to the EU Referendum, Birkbeck School of Law is putting on a week-long series of free public events to debate the top issues facing voters. Law on Trial 2016: The EU at the Crossroads runs from 13-17 June - bbk.ac.uk/lawontrial
This time on Birkbeck Voices, we speak to the key organiser behind the programme of events, Professor Michelle Everson (bit.ly/1TXoAAd), to see what’s in store at Law on Trial 2016
To book your free place at a Law on Trial 2016 event - bbk.ac.uk/lawontrial
2016-06-0719 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 42: Arts Week 2016 highlightsIn the wake of a packed and thoroughly successful Arts Week 2016 - bbk.ac.uk/artsweek - Birkbeck Voices offers a performance-based taste of how two events went:
- Theatre Scratch Night: MA Text and Performance - http://bit.ly/25lvp41 - students perform an extract of an original piece of theatre
- Moving People: Creative Writing and the Refugee: Dr Steve Willey - http://bit.ly/1szKA83 - performs two powerful pieces of poetry which he wrote after doing fieldwork in the West Bank.
To experience more highlights from Arts Week 2016 - bbk.ac.uk/artsweek
2016-05-2526 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 40: Researching sports stadiumsThere’s plenty to delve into in this latest edition of Birkbeck Voices:
- Research Focus: Researcher Mark Panton speaks about his thesis on sports stadiums and urban regeneration http://ow.ly/4n6PPw
- Birkbeck People: Outreach officer Faith Williams talks about her role and the pioneering project she’s leading with Haringey Council - http://ow.ly/4n6PZF
- The Calendar: Recruitment manager, Eleanor Martin talks about the formal launch of the Birkbeck Talent recruitment service - http://ow.ly/4n6Q4F
2016-04-2627 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 39: Science WeekThe latest edition of Birkbeck Voices features everything from volcanology to making deals with the Devil!
- Research Focus: Professor Colin Teevan speaks about writing for the stage (in his forthcoming, Kit Harington - starring, production of Dr Faustus – http://ow.ly/ZlOA1) and screen (in his award-winning drama Rebellion - http://ow.ly/ZlOuU).
- Birkbeck People: Dr James Hammond speaks about his pioneering volcanology research in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- The Calendar: Professor Nick Keep opens the door on the programme for Science Week 2016 - http://ow.ly/ZlOFt
2016-03-1134 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 38: BBK MagazineThis time, we’re focusing on the new edition of BBK Magazine, the college’s annual review which features an array of feature articles and profile interviews from across the college community. You can find the magazine online here - http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/downloads/bbk34.pdf
On the podcast we take a deep dive on three of the spotlight features in this year’s magazine:
- Research Focus: American playwright Anna Ziegler speaks about bringing Birkbeck scientist, Dr Rosalind Franklin, to the West End stage
- Birkbeck People: Entrepreneurial student Fiona Button talks about her new educational produc...
2016-02-1834 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 37: Music and politicsThis time on Birkbeck voices, there’s plenty to listen to:
- Research Focus: Hilary Benn’s recent speech at the House of Commons - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2015/dec/03/hilary-benn-airstrikes-vote-speech-full-must-confront-isis-evil-video - is mulled over by the Department of Politics’ regular podcast, Westminster Watch - https://soundcloud.com/british-politics-centre/westminster-watch-episode-8-4-december-2015?in=british-politics-centre/sets/westminster-watch
- Birkbeck People: We hear the dulcet tones of the Birkbeck Singers at one of their rehearsals. To find out more about the choir, please visit their webpage - http://www.birkbeckunion.org/groups/the-birkbeck-singers
- The Calendar: Prof Tom Cox speaks about...
2015-12-2134 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Annual Law Lecture 2015 (audio recording of lecture)This year's Annual Law Lecture was delivered by Bianca Jagger and is titled: 'Why we must defend the Human Rights Act'.
The Conservative Party's 2015 manifesto commits the government to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a 'British Bill of Rights'. Bianca Jagger discusses why she feels these proposals would substantially weaken the power of individuals to bring cases against the government and could sever the link between the UK and the European Court of Human Rights. Replacing the Human Rights Act and with a diluted national 'Bill of Rights' would jeopardise some of the safeguards that hold...
2015-12-101h 21
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 36: Movies and emotionsIt’s all going on in this month’s edition of Birkbeck voices. Listen in to catch the following interview:
- Research Focus: A chat with Dr Tim Smith ahead of his BFI event investigating romantic movies and audience’s emotional responses. (To book a place at the public event on Saturday 14 November - https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=morethanafeeling&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=)
- Birkbeck People: Inspirational student Joshua Moses shares his story for the forthcoming Birkbeck Journeys series
- The Calendar: American writer Siri Hustvedt talks to us about her work...
2015-11-0934 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 35: Work-Life BalanceAs a new term dawns at Birkbeck, we’re out and about in the College’s community speaking with academics and students about what’s keeping them busy. This latest edition features:
- Research Focus: A conversation with organizational psychologist Dr Almuth McDowall about current research into fathers and their difficulties in striking a work-life balance. Dr Almuth McDowall - http://www.bbk.ac.uk/orgpsych/staff/academics/mcdowall
- Birkbeck People: A new first year undergraduate student talks about her first week of term.
- The Calendar: Now that it’s open, we visit the Fallen Woman exhibit at the Foun...
2015-10-1225 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 34, Aug 2015: The Fallen WomanHere’s our second edition of Birkbeck Voices’ new magazine format, featuring conversations with academics, students and members of staff in our three regular platforms:
- Research Focus, which this month features Professor Matt Cook - http://ow.ly/Roivb - who will be talking about his recent study on Queer Domesticities.
- Next, Birkbeck Alumna Miriam Phillips talks about her educational journey in the Birkbeck People section
- And lastly, Professor Lynda Nead - http://ow.ly/RoiFX - takes this month’s The Calendar slot, talking about her involvement in the forthcoming Fallen Woman exhibition at the Foundling Museum...
2015-08-2633 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 33, July 2015: London and the NationBirkbeck Voices introduces its new magazine format this month, featuring conversations with academics, students and members of staff in our three regular platforms:
- Research focus: Conversations with academics about their pioneering areas of research
- Birkbeck People: We dive into the Birkbeck community, and come back to the surface with some funny anecdotes and inspirational stories in tow
- The Calendar: We find out what’s going on in the College’s packed programme of events
For our inaugural edition of the new format we’ll be chatting with:
- Professor Jean-Marc Dewaele about his research on language and emotio...
2015-07-2134 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 32, June 2015: Arts Week 2015 (Part 2)This year’s Birkbeck Arts Week, held at the School of Arts from 18 to 23 May, was a huge success, with members of the public flocking to see, and take part in, a packed programme of lectures, workshops, performances and screenings.
Following up on the last Arts Week special podcast, Birkbeck Voices made it along to 43 Gordon Square during the week itself to experience the buzz at a handful of events.
Here’s the line-up for the podcast:
• We spoke to Dr Jaqueline Riding, Birkbeck alumna and historical consultant about her work on Mike Leigh’s highly acclaimed movie, Mr. Turner
• This is fo...
2015-06-0138 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 31, May 2015: Arts Week 2015 (Part 1)Birkbeck’s Arts Week returns this month with a vibrant and packed programme of free-to-attend public events - www.bbk.ac.uk/artsweek
Running in and around the School of Arts in the heart of Bloomsbury from May 18 to 23, Arts Week 2015 comprises a cultural smorgasbord of nearly 50 events, including lectures, performances, screenings, workshops and discussions.
With the week just round the corner, this edition of the podcast features interviews with three Birkbeck academics that will be running events:
- Dr Silke Arnold-de Simine, who will be speaking on the matter of Ruins - http://ow.ly/MWCPl
- PhD researcher an...
2015-05-1438 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Academics Predict Who Will Win 2015This General Election is the most unpredictable in decades. From the SNP in Scotland to UKIP’s assault and the Green insurgency, this election is full of uncertainties. We tried to make sense of a contest even pollsters are seeing as too close to call.
Birkbeck staff from the Politics Department each gave a five-minute pitch and bite size assessment on a different aspect of the election, chaired by Professor Tony Wright. Did we piece together who could win?
Staff will look at a variety of topics including:
• What Will be the UKIP Effect?
• How Will the Greens Do?
• Will Algorith...
2015-05-0745 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 30, Mar 2015: Athena Swan - gender diversity in scienceDr Belinda Brooks-Gordon, Assistant Dean for Strategy (Equalities) in Birkbeck’s School of Science talks to us about her aspirations for gender diversity within Birkbeck, and why it is so important for the College and the country to address the current ‘leaky pipeline’ which sees women leaving science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine in large numbers.
For more information about Birkbeck's School of Science - www.bbk.ac.uk/science
2015-04-1606 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 29, Jan 2015: Research in the psychological sciencesProfessor Mike Oaksford, Head of Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences, talks about how our academics’ research is making an impact in society, following the REF 2014 results in which all of the department’s research was awarded the top rating for impact. Professor Oaksford describes how the department supports researchers at all stages of their careers and creates an environment which is conducive to conducting this world-leading research.
For more information about Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences - www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology
2015-01-2808 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 28, Dec 2014: REF results 2014Bryony Merritt talks to Professor Stephen Frosh about Birkbeck's performance in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).
For more information about our REF results - www.bbk.ac.uk/news/ref-results and research at Birkbeck - www.bbk.ac.uk/research
2014-12-1707 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 27, Dec 2014: Partnership with ArcelorMittal transforms lives through scholarshipsUndergraduate and postgraduate students at Birkbeck are benefiting from generous funding thanks to support from ArcelorMittal – the world’s leading steel and mining company. In this podcast, Ian Louden, Head of Brand Worldwide, at ArcelorMittal, explains how the scholarships are part of the company’s regeneration efforts in east London. These began with the building of the distinctive 114.5m high ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture for the Olympics in London two years ago.
Three of the scholarship students then describe their own experiences studying Environmental Management, Arts Policy and Management, and Crystallography, at Birkbeck. They describe their personal circumstances, ambitions and emphasise the op...
2014-12-1607 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 26, Nov 2014: Hobsbawm scholars meet donors at unveiling eventThis month's podcast was recorded from an event held on 11 November to unveil a portrait of Professor Eric Hobsbawm at Birkbeck. The event also gave supporters of the Hobsbawm Scholarship Fund the opportunity to meet the first students to receive support from it.
PhD History student Fabio Antonini explains what difference the Hobsbawm Scholarship has made to him and why he was drawn to study at Birkbeck in a department that was shaped by the teaching and research of Professor Hobsbawm over the 60 years that he worked at Birkbeck.
Professor Hobsbawm's friends and former colleagues, Hywel Francis MP and Professor...
2014-11-1810 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 25, Oct 2014: Women and art history during the nineteenth centuryProfessor Hilary Fraser, Executive Dean of the School of Arts at Birkbeck and Geoffrey Tillotson Chair of Nineteenth-Century Studies, explores some of the areas covered in her new book: Women writing art history in the nineteenth century. Looking like a woman. She explains the social and technological changes which allowed art history to develop as a new intellectual discipline during the nineteenth century and how female art historians played an important role in this development. She discusses the barriers to recognition of women’s expertise in art history, and how they often used unconventional vehicles to develop their ideas such as...
2014-10-2111 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 24, Sept 2014: Spotlight on research and the REF: what they mean and why they matterUniversity research leads to scientific and medical advances and a better understanding of society. Today the impact of such work is increasingly being analysed, in part because of the requirements of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) – an audit of the quality of research in the UK higher education sector.
Professor Stephen Frosh, Pro-Vice-Master for Research and Chair of the REF Working Party at Birkbeck, highlights the pragmatic and philosophical purpose of research in this podcast interview. He speaks about the REF ahead of the results being announced this December, and highlights case studies included in Birkbeck’s submission, including work on c...
2014-09-2522 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 23, Aug 2014: Generous fee reductions for Birkbeck’s new MA in Film CuratingBirkbeck is offering £2,500 fee reductions for its innovative MA in Film Curating, which starts this October and responds to the changing relationship between film and art. The course will address the changes created by the expansion of digital technology, including the growth of moving images in galleries and art exhibitions.
To celebrate the birth of this new postgraduate qualification, Professor Laura Mulvey, of Birkbeck’s Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, discusses, in this podcast interview, the changing role of film and the opportunities to curate new material from archive and modern films. She describes how students will be abl...
2014-09-0908 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 22, July 2014: Remembering Eric Hobsbawm: From Marxism to jazz and moreThe future of history was centre stage at a major two-day conference called History after Hobsbawm, organised by Birkbeck and the journal Past & Present. Speakers discussed the arguably unprecedented influence of Professor Eric Hobsbawm upon the study of history, and also mentioned topics likely to occupy historians in the years ahead, including energy and climate change.
In this podcast interview, Dr Brodie Waddell, of Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, discusses the highlights of the conference and how it was documented via social media. He also pays tribute to the scholarly achievements of Hobsbawm, who began teaching at Bi...
2014-07-0407 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 21, June 2014: London in the First World War- enemy bombing & positive social changeLondon was transformed by the Great War. The capital was bombarded from the air for the first time and 668 people lost their lives in raids by Zeppelins and German aeroplanes. But death and destruction were also accompanied by an unprecedented economic boom, and the rise of women as they entered the workforce in huge numbers.
All these major developments are explored in this podcast by Professor Jerry White, of Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology. He shares the findings and personal stories from his new book, called Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War. Ahead of the ce...
2014-06-0616 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 20, May 2014: How to succeed at uni - advice on study skills & being mature studentsGetting the most out of your studies is important, whatever your age or background. In this podcast, Professor Pat Tissington shares his latest research about what helps, and what hinders, progress at university. His findings are based on a nationwide student survey and are published in his new book, entitled Study skills for business and management: how to succeed at university and beyond, which he co-authored with Christos Orthodoxou.
Professor Tissington continues by describing his own varied career, which has included six years in the British army, and working in sales. He explains how he can relate to Birkbeck’s ma...
2014-05-2013 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 19, April 2014: Learning about happiness & other topics at our new pop-up universityInspiring talks and workshops about happiness, work, local history and more are taking place at Birkbeck’s pop-up university in Willesden Green until 31 May. In this podcast, Annette McCone, Birkbeck’s Widening Access Manager, explains why this hub for outreach activities was created to offer local residents the opportunity to explore new topics and find out about studying at Birkbeck.
David Tross, associate lecturer at Birkbeck’s School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, also describes his 10-week series of talks about happiness, which are taking place at the pop-up university in Queens Parade, Willesden Lane, NW2 5HT.
For more inform...
2014-04-2510 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 18: March 2014 - Birkbeck’s Female VoicesTo mark International Women’s Day 2014, in this podcast we hear from an all-female line-up of Birkbeck academics and the College’s President, Baroness Joan Bakewell.
Baroness Bakewell discusses her experiences as a female student at Cambridge in the 1950s and one of the first female television presenters at the BBC. She shares reflections on her recent meeting with Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi (0:00 – 8:50).
Dr Rosie Campbell (Department of Politics) reveals the results of her study into barriers to mothers entering Parliament and shares her ideas for a possible solution (8:50 seconds – 13:30). Read a blog post about this research.
Dr Janet...
2014-03-0531 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 17: Feb 2014 - Remembering Steve Biko: antiapartheid campaigner & icon of liberationSteve Biko – leader of the Black Consciousness Movement – was one of the key figures in the liberation struggle in South Africa. The radical student leader, who arguably rivalled the importance of Nelson Mandela during the 1960s and 1970s, is the subject of a new biography by Dr Derek Hook, of Birkbeck’s Department of Psychosocial Studies.
In this podcast, Dr Hook explains the significance of Biko’s anti-apartheid campaign and his death in police custody. He also discusses his own dilemma about writing the book from his perspective as a white South African. He explains how the process of writing the book...
2014-02-2516 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 1: August 2012 - Law, business and inspiring student storiesLast summer’s riots (2011), good and bad capitalism, and the life-changing opportunities created by Birkbeck all feature in Birkbeck Voices – the first in a new series of monthly podcasts.
Professor Mike Hough, co-director of Birkbeck’s Institute for Criminal Policy Research, discusses the effectiveness and fairness of the criminal justice system, with particular reference to last year’s riots (0:00-6:48 ).
Professor Bill Bowring, of Birkbeck’s School of Law, explains how civil liberties are increasingly under threat during these times of austerity, and he refers to the growth of the police tactic of “kettling” (6:58-10:09).
Dr Andreas Liefooghe, Assistant Dean of Birkbeck’s...
2014-02-1128 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 2: October 2012 - Birkbeck’s Olympian, London 2012, and new law coursesBirkbeck alum Rob Williams re-lives the excitement of winning silver at London 2012, and academics talk about sport and business, and intensive law courses in this latest episode.
Rob Williams talks about rowing for Team GB in the lightweight men’s four in a thrilling Olympic showdown this summer. He also shares his research in electron microscopy as he has just completed his PhD at Birkbeck and UCL’s Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (0:00-06:38).
Sean Hamil, a Director of Birkbeck’s Sport Business Centre, continues the Olympic theme by discussing the presentations at the 5th International Sport Business Symposium hosted...
2014-02-1125 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 3: November 2012 - Part-time study, and early twentieth century filmNew research about the advantages of part-time study is shared in this episode, which also features a discussion about the films of J.M. Barrie – the author of Peter Pan.
Claire Callender, Professor of Higher Education Policy at Birkbeck, explains how part-time students benefit professional and personally from their studies well before they graduate. She co-wrote the longitudinal study Futuretrack: Part-time students, and draws on its findings in the interview (00:00-09:03).
Ian Christie, Anniversary Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck, continues by talking about the films of one of Bloomsbury’s most famous residents – J.M. Barrie. He descri...
2014-02-1116 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 4: December 2012 - Talking politics, and Down’s syndrome researchInterviewees discuss how the Department of Politics celebrated its 40th anniversary, and how a new project is investigating the links between Down’s syndrome and dementia.
Dr Alex Colas, of the Department of Politics, describes the events staged for the landmark birthday, including Professor Deborah Mabbett’s lecture about austerity under Margaret Thatcher and the Coalition Government, and a talk he chaired about the dilemmas of humanitarianism (0:00-7:26).
Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith, of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, continues by explaining exciting new research to see whether understanding Down’s syndrome can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Birkbeck is part of...
2014-02-1116 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 5: January 2013 - The history of pain, and reflections on President ObamaThe history of pain from the 18th century to the modern day and reflections on Barack Obama’s presidency of the US are shared by researchers in this podcast.
Professor Joanna Bourke , of the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, talks about how people have described and perceived pain in recent centuries. She also highlights the interdisciplinary discussions at the recent 'Pain and its meanings' symposium organised by the Birkbeck Pain Project and the Wellcome Collection.
Professor Robert Singh, of the Department of Politics, discusses the achievements of Barack Obama during his first four years in office, and sets out th...
2014-02-1113 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 6: February 2013 - Match-fixing in football, and Birkbeck’s new membership schemeMatch-fixing in the beautiful game and Be Birkbeck – a new membership scheme to promote public debate – are both discussed by academics in this podcast.
Dr Andy Harvey, of the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, gives his reaction to the headline-grabbing Europol announcement about hundreds of suspicious football matches. He also explains his research efforts to counter the illegal practice of match-fixing as part of his Don’t Fix It! project, which will lead to a Code of Conduct, education programme, and an anonymous reporting mechanism for players and officials (0:47-12:50).
Professor Miriam Zukas, Executive Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Histor...
2014-02-1117 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 7: March 2013 - International development focus on migration, health and racismThe health of migrants, and the impact of imperialism and racism, are both discussed by the authors of new books in this podcast.
Dr Jasmine Gideon, of Birkbeck’s Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies, speaks about the health problems faced by migrants, including the trauma and stress experienced by refugees (0:00-8:22). Her research focuses on Latin American migrants in London, many of whom try to solve their health conditions outside the NHS by visiting unregulated doctors or returning to Latin America for treatment. Dr Gideon is the co-editor of Migration, health and inequality.
Dr Kalpana Wilson, of LSE’s Ge...
2014-02-1119 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 8: April 2013 - Baroness Joan Bakewell, Birkbeck’s new President.Baroness Joan Bakewell, Birkbeck’s new President, talks about the importance of part-time study and her excitement about joining Birkbeck in this 12-minute podcast. The distinguished journalist and Labour peer is injecting renewed energy into Birkbeck’s campaign to champion the vital benefits of part-time study for the economy, employers and employees when national figures show a sharp drop in part-time student numbers. Baroness Bakewell also shares her memories of the late Professor Eric Hobsbawm, Birkbeck’s former President and her supervisor at the University of Cambridge in the early 1950s.
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-voices-podcast/birkbeck-voices-podcast-baroness-joan-bakewell-birkbeck2019s-new-president-speaks-up-for-part-time-students
2014-02-1113 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 9: June 2013 - Science without Borders and Birkbeck’s links with BrazilProfessor Glaucius Oliva, head of the Science without Borders initiative, speaks about his time as a PhD student in the crystallography department at Birkbeck in the 1980s and his future plans for the ambitious Science without Borders programme. Science without Borders is an initiative of the Brazilian government which aims to send 100,000 undergraduate and postgraduate Brazilian students to study at top universities around the world. Dr Jose Lopes, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo, shares his experiences of studying at Birkbeck under the Science without Borders initiative.
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-voices-podcast/birkbeck-voices-podcast-science-without-borders-and-birkbeck2019s-links-with-brazil
2014-02-1110 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 10: July 2013 - MPs’ views: D. Willetts on research & L. Berger on BirkbeckDavid Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, talks about the links between universities, industry and government in excerpts from a speech delivered at the Triple Helix International Conference – an event co-hosted by The Big Innovation Centre, Birkbeck, and UCL Advances.
Luciana Berger, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, then describes her fascinating and enjoyable experiences studying an MSc in Government, Policy and Politics at Birkbeck. She praises the diversity of the student body and explains her support for part-time education.
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-voices-podcast/birkbeck-voices-podcast-mps2019-views-david-willetts-discusses-research-and-luciana-berger-speaks-about-birkbeck
2014-02-1112 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 11: August 2013 - Fighting cancer with genetics, and applying to BirkbeckProfessor David Latchman, Master of Birkbeck, shares his interest in genetics, findings from his research, and describes the courses on offer through Clearing this August in this 12-minute podcast. He describes how his work in the laboratory has contributed to the origins of promising trials of a new therapy for melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. Professor Latchman explains how studying the Herpes Simplex virus at BioVex – a company he co-founded – has led to research developing anti-cancer drugs by pharmaceutical giant Amgen following a buy-out (00:00-09:46).
Details about the unprecedented number of courses, 39 in total, which are offered at Birkbeck through Clea...
2014-02-1112 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 12: September 2013 - Birkbeck’s new campus in east LondonProfessor Philip Dewe, Vice-Master of Birkbeck, describes the state-of-the-art campus opening in Stratford this autumn, and Birkbeck’s commitment to providing higher education in east London. University Square Stratford is a unique collaboration between Birkbeck and the University of East London and it is conveniently located in the centre of Stratford. The £33m five-storey building includes teaching and performance spaces, and student support services.
Professor Dewe also speaks about Birkbeck Connects – a series of three events in Stratford’s Cultural Quarter this September to celebrate the opening of the new campus. Local artists, writers, academics and creative entrepreneurs will gather to expl...
2014-02-1111 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 13: October 2013 - Remembering the Chilean coup 40 years onGloria Miqueles – a Chilean activist and Birkbeck alumna – shares her extraordinary and inspirational account of surviving prison and torture during Augusto Pinochet’s brutal regime. She explains her memories of the coup in 1973, and her involvement in the resistance.
Miqueles later moved to London in exile and studied for an MSc in Development Studies at Birkbeck. She recently spoke about her own experiences and those of other women involved in the resistance at a conference at Birkbeck called Chilean women: 40 years on.
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-voices-podcast/birkbeck-voices-podcast-remembering-the-chilean-coup-40-years-on
2014-02-1112 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 14: November 2013 - London’s changing population and national identityDemographic research rarely dominates the headlines, but the comparison of the last two censuses has proved to be an exception. In this interview, Professor Eric Kaufmann, of Birkbeck’s Department of Politics, describes his analysis of the figures, which show that the proportion of white Britons in London’s population fell from 58% to 45% between 2001 and 2011. He explains that the decline is not the result of ‘white flight’, but the consequence of long-term demographic trends as white Britons are continuing to migrate out of London at historic rates and the ethnic minorities are not.
Professor Kaufmann also talks about how ethnic minoriti...
2014-02-1114 min
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 16: January 2014 - Studying Autism & ADHD Risk in Siblings (STAARS) projectOn 23 January 2014 a team at the world-leading ‘Babylab’ at Birkbeck launched a new Europe-wide study of the early emergence of autism and ADHD. With over £2.5 million in funding, the team are now embarking upon the Studying Autism and ADHD Risk in Siblings (STAARS) project, which will map brain development from birth in order to identify the earliest signs of these lifelong social communication and attention disorders.
Dr Emily Jones explains the benefits that earlier diagnosis would bring to individuals with autism and ADHD and their families. She explains what the study is looking for and the techniques that the research team...
2014-01-2109 min#BirkbeckVoicesMan Booker at Birkbeck 2013 - Alan HollinghurstOn Wednesday 27 November 2013, novelist Alan Hollinghurst spoke about his writing and his Booker Prize-winning novel, The Line of Beauty, to an audience of Birkbeck students and alumni.
Find out more about Birkbeck's School of Arts: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/
2014-01-131h 29
#BirkbeckVoicesBirkbeck Voices 15: December 2013 - Focusing on climate change and flood insuranceRecent international climate change talks and the heightened risk of climate change-related flooding in the UK are discussed in this podcast. Dr Diane Horn, of Birkbeck’s Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies, speaks about these matters, including her latest research, which was published in Nature, about the limitations of the Flood Re insurance scheme.
Dr Horn describes the advantages and disadvantages of the Flood Re scheme currently being finalised by insurers and the Government. In particular, she notes that Flood Re does not provide any incentives to reduce inappropriate development on the floodplain, and highlights the need for pl...
2013-12-1913 min