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Music Therapy ConversationsMusic Therapy ConversationsEp 98 Tessa WatsonTessa Watson is a music therapist and trainer. She is Associate Professor and Programme Leader for the MA Music Therapy at University of Roehampton and works in that setting with colleagues across the Arts and Play Therapies and other HCPC registered professions. She has extensive clinical experience in mental health and learning disability work and her current music therapy work is with the children and families who use Alexander Devine Hospice. Tessa has an interest in co-production and is one of the founders of HENCoP (The Health Education Network for Co-Production). Tessa has published and spoken widely...2025-05-281h 04Froebel Trust PodcastFroebel Trust PodcastEpisode 17: A Froebelian Path in Bewildering TimesEpisode 17: A Froebelian Path in Bewildering Times This special episode of the Froebel Trust Podcast was recorded at the Trust’s 2025 Conference, Inspiring Early Learning. During this episode Presenter Colin Kelly hears from Jane Whinnett as she presents her keynote speech, a Froebelian Path in Bewildering Times. Through Jane’s speech, this episode explores Froebel’s ideas, the resurgence of academic interest in his teaching, and the relevance of Froebelian principles and practice today.   “[Froebel’s] views of training and women becoming educators was ridiculed in his time and yet these ideas have become foun...2025-05-2132 minCult ChatCult ChatEpisode 50: What is Mandated Shunning? Dr Windy Grendele & Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy (Mini-Series Part 1)Is shunning the most insidious of all cult practices? In today’s episode Lindy and our guests, researchers Windy and Savin from Roehampton University, define shunning and discuss how it's used deliberately as a tool by coercively controlling groups to threaten and impose social death for those who question the rules. Savin and Windy introduce listeners to their research, and the movement sweeping the world to make mandated shunning a crime. This episode is the first of four in a mini series on shunning. Show notes Windy and Savins research study https://stopmandatedshunning.org/new-research-project-on-the-harmful-effects-of-mandated-shunning/...2024-12-3154 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 11th December 2024This week we celebrate a vibrant community hub in Roehampton!My Local Heroes are Nikki Rosner, Natalie Price & Nikaysha of Rackets Cubed, founded in Roehampton and now a nationwide charity. I chatted to them at their local outreach programme, The Roehampton Community Box. This brilliant hub offers families a pay-as-you-can supermarket, coffee mornings, hot lunches and a place to find companionship and community. Thank you so much for having me, my soup was delicious and the work you do is so important, most especially at this time of the year. The ‘Local Lowdown’ featu...2024-12-1227 minBERA UK PodcastBERA UK PodcastThe UN SDGs and educational research: "Hello, let's talk about SDGs" - Exploring Students’ perspectives on the Sustainable Goals in Higher EducationIn 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is framed around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN describes these goals as “an urgent call for action by all countries,” emphasizing the importance of global partnerships.Each of the 17 SDGs has implications for higher education.This BERA/UN Impact Hub podcast explores students' perspectives on engaging with and addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within higher education settings. The podcast is led by Dr Liliana Belkin of the University of Roehampton and Dr Chiying Lam of the University of Southampton.Fo...2024-11-1917 minPunk Scholars PodcastPunk Scholars PodcastLaura WayMany are familiar with the commonplace narrative that punk is a “youth subculture” or mainstreamed media representations that center juvenile male figures as embodying punk’s defiant attitude and irreverent spirit across the subculture’s historical epochs. In this episode, be prepared to take all that gendered, sexist and ageist conditioning that comes with advanced capitalism’s values and have it challenged by one of the earliest Punk Scholars Network scholars, Dr. Laura Way. Drawing on her sociological studies and punk methodologies, Laura details the importance of listening to punks’ experiences at the intersections of gender, aging, and ability (broadly unde...2024-11-1554 minDesigned for LifeDesigned for LifeDesigned for Life - In conversation with Maria Dunbar (Leith's Education)In this episode, we turn to Food and Nutrition in the school curriculum and look at the challenges facing this aspect of National Curriculum education. Over the last few weeks, I have been fortunate to be introduced to Leith's Education and walked through their curriculum resources from KS1 to Post 16 (and extracurricular). These come at a cost (see below), but having seen them, I believe these are resources that every school should at least consider. See https://leiths.com/We also discuss how Leith's has partnered with Roehampton University to create a new PGCE course aimed at...2024-11-0859 minThe Firefighters PodcastThe Firefighters Podcast#333 Emily Watkins - Inflammatory & Psychological Consequences of Chronic High Exposure FirefightingEmily Watkins - Researcher & Technical Instructor at the University of Brighton The conversation explores the value of academia in the first responder community and the consequences of chronic high exposure firefighting. The discussion focuses on the research conducted by Emily Watkins, a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton, on the health and wellbeing of firefighters. The conversation delves into the challenges of funding research in this field and the reluctance to address the long-term implications of occupational exposure. The World Health Organization's declaration on firefighting as a carcinogenic occupation is also discussed, along with th...2024-10-141h 15Music Teachers In International Schools PodcastMusic Teachers In International Schools PodcastEP. 45 – Making your international music curriculum inclusive by design w/ Adam OckelfordAdam Ockelford is Professor of Music and Director of the Applied Music Research Centre at the University of Roehampton, London. Adam and his colleagues developed the Sound Of Intent framework, a model of musical development that sets out how we all engage with music, from children in the early years to older people with dementia, from those with profound learning difficulties who are still learning to process sound, to others who are regarded as advanced musicians in their culture. I was introduced to Adam via Anna Gower (you can listen to Anna's MTIIS podcast episode here), an inter...2024-10-1146 minEx-Jehovah\'s Witnesses-Critical Thinkers » Critical Thought PodcastEx-Jehovah's Witnesses-Critical Thinkers » Critical Thought PodcastMonica Velin Rodriguez - Mother Abducted by her Jehovah's Witness FamilySend us a textIn this powerful episode, we sit down with a 4th-generation former Jehovah's Witness who shares her deeply personal journey of faith, family, and awakening. From pioneering with her husband across multiple language congregations and dreaming of Gilead, to witnessing the heartbreaking realities of shunning and child abuse within the organization, she opens up about the emotional toll of living a life dedicated to the faith.She recounts the harrowing experience of her grandfather's near-death due to the 'No-blood' policy, the tragic shunning and suicide attempts of her aunt, and the recent...2024-09-0551 minGeogPodGeogPodEpisode #81: Dr Evelyn Wandia Corrado - Challenging perspectives and stereotypesIn episode 81 our host John Lyon talks to Dr. Evelyn Wandia Corrado, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of Roehampton. They discuss her childhood in Kenya, the community and education systems as well as challenging perspectives and stereotypes, inclusive practice and pedagogy and the importance of engaging parents and including more representation in classes. Resources View Evelyn's Roehampton profile View the Primary Geography article 'Decolonising geography to unshackle the representation of Africa' Series 13 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Rayburn Tours. For over 60 years, Rayburn Tours have been creating t...2024-08-091h 00Froebel Trust PodcastFroebel Trust PodcastEpisode 13: In conversation with Professor Tina BruceA special edition of the Froebel Trust podcast bringing together two highly respected champions of the Early Years sector - Liz Roberts (former Editor-in-Chief, Nursery World) in conversation with Professor Tina Bruce CBE. This episode was recorded in the week leading up to the 2024 UK General Election. During their conversation, they discuss the state of early childhood education today and hopes for the future. "The thing I care about most is that if children are going to be in group settings, they need to be with nurturing, knowledgeable adults." 
Prof. Tina Bruce CBE A t...2024-07-0135 minMusic Therapy ConversationsMusic Therapy ConversationsEp 82 Elaine StreeterElaine is a BAMT registered clinical supervisor, and consultant lead visitor for the HCPC.  She studied piano and composition at GSMD, and trained as a music therapist with Dr Paul Nordoff and Dr Clive Robbins in London. After running the music therapy service at the CDC, Charing Cross Hospital for several years, and completing an MA research thesis in music therapy at the University of York, Elaine was appointed Senior Lecturer at the Roehampton Institute where she developed a new post-graduate course in Music Therapy. Her music therapy practice with children, young people, and adults ran alongside her lecturing w...2024-01-2458 minTiny In All That AirTiny In All That AirZachary Leader and Daniel Vince- Larkin and Wain, the post-war English novel  Zachary Leader is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for over fifty years and has dual US/UK citizenship. He was educated at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Harvard and is the biographer of Kingsley Amis and edited the Letters of Kingsley Amis. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and General Editor of The Oxford History of Life-Writing, a 7-volume series published by OUP. PLS Trustee Daniel Vince is a soon-to-be graduate of...2024-01-191h 03Arts & IdeasArts & IdeasShakespeare's WomenFrom Lady Macbeth to Portia, Viola and Rosalind - Shakespeare's female characters continue to hold the highest appeal for actors, but less is known about the women in his own life. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is embarking on a year of events and exhibitions looking a the women who made Shakespeare, many of them forgotten, exploring their influence in his lifetime and the women who shaped his legacy beyond. Anne McElvoy hears about the latest research looking at the women in Shakespeare's life, his plays and his legacy. Sophie Duncan has looked at this first tragic heroine and the...2024-01-1745 minBeyond ShakespeareBeyond ShakespeareDiscussing: Brutan Drama with Dr Kim GilchristThis week it's a chat about Brutan Drama - or plays about Britain's pre-Roman history, which feature in Stage Britain's Past by Dr Kim Gilchrist, our guest! This has been a chat long in the making, and much prepared for, as we discuss Gorboduc, Locrine, King Leir, and Nobody and Somebody - all of which we have played with in exploring sessions (though Nobody and Somebody won't be released till later in the year 2024).  Otherwise, here's a playlist of lots of history plays. Some are more historical than others. Kim Gilchrist is a lecturer in the School o...2024-01-051h 10Arts & IdeasArts & IdeasNew Thinking: The Box Office Bears projectGoldilocks, Robin Hood, Little Bess of Bromley, Moll Frith were star performers on the bear baiting circuit in Elizabethan England. New evidence of bear bones uncovered in archaeological digs and over 1,100 accounts in letters and documents from the period, are being studied in a research project called Box Office Bears. Andy Kesson delves into bears’ impact on the literary culture of the time and asks if bear baiting was not so much a sporting contest as a staged spectacles akin to contemporary wrestling. Hannah O’Regan explains how bear bones found in archaeological digs in Southwark’s theatre land reveal...2023-11-0831 minConversations with Peter BoghossianConversations with Peter BoghossianAre Men Ok? | Peter Boghossian & Nina PowerPhilosopher and writer Nina Power is senior editor and columnist at Compact Magazine. She is the author of “One Dimensional Woman” (2009) and “What do Men Want? Masculinity & Its Discontents” (2022). She left her position as Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at Roehampton University after more than a decade in academia.   Peter Boghossian spoke with Nina about the current manifestation of the “battle of the sexes,” where men have become a socially permitted target of hatred and blame. Nina discusses the curious ideal of a homogenous human being, an aim to un-gender the sexes to make men and women interchangeable. She says it i...2023-10-171h 19University Registrars Talking About StuffUniversity Registrars Talking About StuffEpisode 13: From Teenage Kicks to University SecretaryIn the latest episode of University Registrars Talking About Stuff I chat with Dr George Turner, University Secretary and Clerk to the Council at the University of Roehampton. We naturally discuss George's early academic career which, quite distinctively, started out with him forming a punk band at 16 and then being inspired to study music at Sheffield. He stuck with music as a discipline, ending up with a PhD thesis on the place of the electric guitar before deciding he needed to earn some money, taking the first job he could which happened to be at the University of Derby...2023-09-1839 minI Have Issues - Psychology with Dr Mark RackleyI Have Issues - Psychology with Dr Mark RackleyEpisode 14 DRUGS - Interview With Expert Addiction Psychiatrist Dr William ShanahanSend us a textAre you regularly using recreational drugs and this has now become a problem for you?Are you using drugs as a coping mechanism to deal with your life and feel trapped?Are you concerned that someone you care about does or may have a problem with drugs? In the latest episode of ' I Have Issues,' I discuss the issue of drugs. People who have an issue with drugs can struggle with managing the impact of that in their life, it can and does cause chaos. Fri...2023-08-2840 minKletsheads [English edition]Kletsheads [English edition]Multiple languages, multiple identities? Bilingualism and identity [Season 3, Episode 2] Transcript Identity. It’s a word you often hear when talking about children growing up in a bilingual family, but what does identity really mean? To what extent can you have multiple identities, belonging to different cultures or ethnic backgrounds? What are the consequences for children if they identify more in one way than the other? What role do parents, friends, school and wider society have in play? In this episode, we’re answering these questions with Virginia Lam, researcher at Univeristy of Roehampton in London, herself a bilingual speaker of English and Mandarin and mother of two bilingual chil...2023-05-1553 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastJosh and Grace | RSU Events and the Summer BallJosh Goddard and Grace Ward are in the studio for this episode of the The Roehampton Podcast. As two-thirds of the Roehampton Students' Union events team they discuss the upcoming Summer Ball and everything that goes into organising such an iconic event.2023-05-0235 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastTim, Dominic and Ocean | What does Creative Writing mean to you?Dominic Jakes (MA Creative Writing) and Ocean Lee (MBA) are joined in the studio by Dr Tim Atkins to discuss the value of poetry and all things creative writing.2023-04-2646 minI Have Issues - Psychology with Dr Mark RackleyI Have Issues - Psychology with Dr Mark RackleyEpisode 5 ALCOHOL - Interview With Expert Addiction Psychiatrist Dr William ShanahanSend us a textDo you have a difficult relationship with alcohol?Are you using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with your life?Are you concerned that someone you care about may have a problem with alcohol? In the latest episode of ' I Have Issues,' I discuss the issue of alcohol. People who have an issue with alcohol can struggle with managing the impact of that in their life. Friends and family of the person with a problem with alcohol will also struggle to deal with the imp...2023-04-2440 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastSimon and Treya | The London Marathon and Whitelands May DaySimon Dorman and Treya Lufu join Dan Brown in the studio for this episode of The Roehampton Podcast. We discuss Simon's upcoming participation in the London Marathon running on behalf of Roehampton, and talk about the 2023 May Day celebrations taking place on May 13th on Whitelands College, with the expert insight of the 141st May Monarch, Treya. To donate to Simon and Treya's Marathon charities, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/simondorman Follow Treya's May Monarch journey on Instagram: @whitelands.may.monarch Whitelands May Day 2023...2023-04-2036 minThe Weekend UniversityThe Weekend UniversityUsing Psychology to Create a Better Society - Prof. Mick CooperMick is a Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, a Chartered Psychologist, and an internationally recognised author, trainer and consultant in the fields of humanistic, existential and pluralistic therapies. This is Mick’s seventh engagement with The Weekend University, and today’s conversation focuses on his latest book: “Psychology at the Heart of Social Change”. We cover a wide range of topics, including: — How psychology and evidence-based psychotherapy can inform public policy to create a more equitable, compassionate, and fairer society — Whether life is primary in determining consciousness, or the other way around — The surprising parallels between healthy psycho...2023-04-1453 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton Podcast#UMHD Ep 4 | Sports and Mental Health | Annie, Michael and AdamIn the final episode of our University Mental Health Day mini-series the topic turns to taking part in sport at university and how that can relate to positive mental health. This episode is co-hosted by Annie King (Varsity co-captain 2023), Michael Simbana (Varsity co-captain 2023) and Adam Fewster (Male Sports President 2023-24).2023-03-0914 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton Podcast#UMHD Ep 3 | Wellbeing Support at Roehampton | Gemma and SharonIn episode 3 of our University Mental Health Day mini-series, RSU VP Community and Welfare, Sharon Azams, is joined by Gemma Sparks, the lead Student Wellbeing Officer in the Wellbeing Services team at Roehampton. 2023-03-0810 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton Podcast#UMHD Ep 2 | Men's Mental Health | Colin and AdamOur University Mental Health Day mini-series continues with an episode on Men's Mental Health co-hosted by student Adam Fewster and Student Wellbeing Officer Colin Symington-Bailey.2023-03-0715 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton Podcast#UMHD Ep 1 | What is University Mental Health Day? | Jameel and SharonThis week we have a mini series of The Roehampton Podcast focussing on University Mental Health Day coming up on Thursday 9 March. In this opening episode, current VP Community and Welfare at the RSU, Sharon Azams, talks to Jameel Karim Aumeer about his upcoming role as Mental Health Officer at the RSU in the 2023-24 academic year. The episode also covers everything happening on campus as part of University Mental Health Day.2023-03-0612 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastNightline, Period Poverty and The Bystander Intervention Team | Sharon, Aaliyah, MushtaqSharon Azams (RSU VP Community and Welfare), Aaliyah Hassan (Whitelands President) and Mushtaq Ismail guest host this episode of The Roehampton Podcast and run through three amazing services being offered at Roehampton in 2023.2023-01-2419 minFamous People You\'ve Never Heard OfFamous People You've Never Heard OfThe King of the Beggars; Dr Mary Shannon talks about Billy Waters. With Charlotte Campbell.Billy Waters  (1780-1823) was  an African-American born during the American War of Independence.  He was a sailor,  invalided out of the Royal Navy when he lost his leg in an accident.  His naval pension was meagre and Billy, with a wife and children to support, took to the streets of London to earn his living by busking.  He was quite the celebrity but died penniless in St Giles workhouse.Dr Mary Shannon talks to us about Billy and tells how his story reflects that of other black and working class Londoners in the late 18th/early 19th cen...2022-10-0434 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastSharon, Jeanne, Mushtaq and Dent | Black History Month at RoehamptonThis special episode of The Roehampton Podcast is guest hosted by RSU VP Community & Welfare Sharon Azams. Joining Sharon in the studio is Jeanne Masikina, Dent Patrick and Mushtaq Ismail. To find out full details of Black History Month events at Roehampton this October, visit www.roehamptonstudent.com Guests: Jeanne Masikini - RSU Black students’ officer Dent Patrick - RSU Froebel College President Mushtaq Ismail - RSU Vice-President (Education) Sharon Azams - RSU Vice-President (Community & Welfare)2022-10-0124 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastTilly and Barney | Primary Education at RoehamptonIn this episode Tilly and Barney join the show to share their experience being third year Primary Education students. As the podcast returns to its rightful home in the Sir David Bell Building studio, our future primary school teachers share their top tips for going on placement while at University.2022-05-0947 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastBusiness and Law Societies at Roehampton | Mehreen, Dante and BindyIn this episode, guest-host and alumnus Dan Brown is joined by Mehreen Syed (President of the Law Society), Dante Thompson (President of the Business Society) and Bindy Enkhbold (Vice-President of the Business Society) to discuss mooting, first jobs, challenges faced by Law and Business, and thoughts on the current season of The Apprentice.2022-03-1541 minDe Piel a CabezaDe Piel a Cabeza44. Cannabis: todo lo que necesitas saber. Entrevista a Francisco Molina.En este episodio entrevistamos a Francisco Molina, investigador en neurociencia de la University of Roehampton (Londres) donde dirige el laboratorio de células madre neurales. Tiene más de 20 aňos de experiencia profesional en diferentes universidades del Reino Unido (Manchester, Cambridge, King’s College London y Roehampton) y es un gran comunicador. Tenemos la suerte de contar también con Inés Bedmar @inesoqueso y @mindthenet , estudiante de quinto de medicina que hoy sustituye a Ana como entrevistadora y lo hace de forma brillante. Así que Rosa e Inés dirigen esta entrevista sobre cannabis, un tema muy impor...2022-02-2642 minOC24 PodcastOC24 PodcastCriminal business models and enablersIn this session, Donato Vozza from University of Roehampton London, will present his paper on an under-explored relationship: ‘Organized criminal groups and professional enablers: Breaking the partnership in crime in the area of taxation’, this presentation will introduce in the debate the notion of “organized tax crime”. After this intervention, Anna-Greta Pekkarinen will present the findings of her research, which examines the business models & modus operandi of labour trafficking. Aleksandras Dobryninas and Maryja Šupa will deliver a presentation on the topic of ‘Crimmigration in Lithuanian online media’, about the unprecedented wave of illicit migration through the Belarusian-Lithuanian border that Lithuania fac...2021-12-131h 11Do Better ResearchDo Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E6: Feminist Research & Researching Sex WorkersIn this wide-ranging conversation with PhD researcher Victoria Holt (https://twitter.com/victoriabee27), we talk about feminist research, the importance of reflexivity and researching marginalised groups. Victoria is a doctoral researcher at the University of Roehampton (https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/victoria-holt), exploring sex workers’ experiences of domestic and familial abuse. She is an activist with the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM) (https://www.swarmcollective.org/) in the fight for the decriminalisation of sex work, which is core to the work and research she undertakes.You can find Victoria's blog here: https://fo...2021-11-2946 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastDanielle Chegwidden, Louise Pisialis, Will Johnson | Sport at RoehamptonIn this episode of the Roehampton Podcast, our Male Sports President, Will Johnston, our Female Sports President, Louise Pitsialis and Sports Assistant Danielle Chegwidden come together to discuss the importance of staying active, the role sport plays in improving mental health and the events happening on campus that you should know about! Will's Instagram: male.sport.president  Louise's Instagram: female.sport.president 2021-11-1922 minRoehampton LawCastRoehampton LawCast18 - In Conversation with Senior Lecturer Sunit about the SQEThanks for listening to this week's episode! We hope you found it insightful - as the SQE's first exams have come to a close it's now more important than ever to understand this change coming to qualifying as a solicitor! If you have any questions relating to the SQE or would like to feature on the podcast your self please dm us at @roehamptonlawsoc on Instagram or drop us an e-mail at law.society@roehampton.ac.uk2021-11-1526 minRoehampton LawCastRoehampton LawCast17 - Our Second Season!Roehampton Law Cast is back for a second season, tune in every Monday for new episodes, special guests and interesting cases! With 3 different co-hosts this year we have a wide variety of legal (and non-legal) topics to cover. If you're interested in featuring on the LawCast please do not hestiate to drop us a dm at @roehamptonlawsoc (Instagram) or e-mail us at law.society@roehampton.ac.uk. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this season! 2021-11-1501 minMartial Attitude VoiceMartial Attitude Voice#162: Sound, body and brain - Biological and Cognitive Psychology with Dr. Michael ThorpeSound is energy. To make sense of it, we human use a complex system which also allows us to balance better. What then, if you cannot see? It's with great pleasure that I have recorded this episode with Dr. Michael Thorpe, lecturer at Roehampton University, London, and module convenor for Mind Body and Brain. Musician himself, his line of expertise and interest revolves around sound and how this is understood and interpreted by the brain. Find out more on Mind...2021-10-3022 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastSharon Omonor Azams and Oli Ottoway | BHM21 & Mental HealthIn this episode, our VP for Community & Welfare, Oli Ottoway, sat down with our Black Students' Officer, Sharon Omonor Azams, to discuss Black History Month 2021, Mental Health within the BAME community and their latest event 'Where's your head at? A BHM celebration event for all'.  Sharon's Instagram: uor_blackstudentsofficer Oli's Instagram: oli_community_welfare2021-10-2815 minUpside Strength PodcastUpside Strength Podcast[EN] Andrew Usher on the Demands of Boxing, Fighting Physiology and Sports Science || Episode #152GUEST: Andrew is 48 years old, and grew up in the east end of Glasgow, initially studying computer engineering at University. As a youth he boxed and then went on to compete in Muay Thai Kickboxing and in his late 20’s turned his attention to coaching. He is currently the owner of Evolved Performance, where he works with everyone from the recreational and inspiring athlete to cyclists, boxers and MMA athletes. Evolved Performance offers physiological testing and performance blueprints. Andrew is also the sports scientist and performance specialist for Norther Sporting Club In Aberdeen, and works exclusively with the professional bo...2021-07-261h 44Sensing the SacredSensing the SacredYoga and Meditation Studies: Karen O’Brien-Kop and Suzanne NewcombeWhat comes to mind when you hear the word “yoga”? A sequence of postures, maybe; perhaps a seated meditation. But this Sanskrit word has a history going back millennia. Yoga has been—and continues to be—a label for many different doctrines and practices; a spiritual path claimed by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs, and many other groups; and a potent symbol in religion, politics and culture around the world. Growing from roots in early Indian asceticism, Yoga today is a truly global phenomenon. At the same time, yoga’s success has also fostered the rise of yoga and meditation...2021-06-0846 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastSam Cooper | What's the real value of work placements, volunteering and internshipsJordine speaks to the Senior Placements and Business Engagement Manager, Sam Cooper, on the benefits and value of work experience. Sam talks in detail about the different work experience that you can obtain and how this will benefit you in your career. Whether you are volunteering, freelancing or working as an intern; these experiences will help shape your professional profile. Useful links: LinkedIn - Professional social networking platform The Dots - Creative professionals social networking platform Fiverr - Freelancer marketplace2021-05-2324 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastClaire Johnson-Tusińska | Mental Health & Mental WealthClaire speaks to Jordine about her personal experiences with mental health and how she overcame some of the most challenging times in her life. Having graduated amidst the financial crisis, graduating during a recession Claire knows very well, making this discussion relatable to graduates of today. Tune in to hear how Claire felt and where she is today! Useful links: Samaritans2021-05-0728 minThe Roehampton PodcastThe Roehampton PodcastIntroduction to Careers by the University of RoehamptonThe first episode of our podcast series begins with Julie Powell, the Head of Careers at the University of Roehampton. Tune in to hear how the University can support you as a student or alumnus of the University of Roehampton during these unprecedented times. Julie's extensive experience includes being a translator for former England international football player, Steve McManaman. This is the perfect example of how a career is not always linear, so tune in and enjoy!  For more information on CareerLink, please visit the link below. Alternatively, please contact careers@roehampton.ac.uk with your query.2021-04-1327 minRoehampton LawCastRoehampton LawCast16 - Practice Area's a discussion of important topics in Human Rights, Employment and Criminal Law.Thanks for listening to our latest episode! If anyone is interested in on starring as a guest on the podcast please drop an e-mail to one of the email's below. Law.Society@roehampton.ac.uksyedm@roehampton.ac.uk2021-03-2922 minRoehampton LawCastRoehampton LawCast15 - Benefits of the Law Society with the Exec CommitteeThanks for listening! find us: @roehamptonlawsoc - Instagram Roehampton Law Society - LinkedInlaw.society@roehampton.ac.uk - email 2021-03-2219 min