University of Nottingham - International Womens Day 2021 Choose to Challenge Podcasts

About University of Nottingham - International Womens Day 2021 Choose to Challenge Podcasts

This series of podcasts celebrates our students, staff and alumni and explores this years International Womens Day theme #choosetochallenge through a series of inspirational conversations

Publisher

Rachael Green - Head of Volunteering and Advocacy, University of Nottingham

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Mar 2021

Latest episode

8 Mar 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Episode 6 – How I challenged myself to progress in a career in microbiology and space – a conversation with alumna Emily P. Seto

   Listen to this podcast to hear more from our Alumni Laureate Award winner Emily P. Seto. Hear about Emily’s health issues in childhood and how this solidified her interests in microbiology. Emily has now moved from clinical sciences to aerospace and what challenges she has faced along the way include gender stereotypes around working in science.

2. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Episode 5 – How I’ve been challenged during the pandemic and how I set up my business as a new graduate – a conversation with alumna Olivia Swift

   Listen to this podcast to hear more from our Alumni Laureate Award winner Olivia Swift. Olivia is a trained midwife and entrepreneur who talks frankly about how she has faced challenges during the pandemic and working out how to continue to support her company, Lotus Maternity, during the pandemic and whilst settling up her brand.

3. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Episode 4 – How I challenged myself to take part in a huge physical challenge after a health scare- a conversation with alumna Emma Cole

   Listen to this podcast to hear more from our amazing alumni Emma Cole, who although suffering from health problems early last year took on a huge physical challenge during lockdown.

4. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Episode 3 – How I have challenged myself to enter a field I love – a conversation with Lukeki Kaindama, alumna and Principal Scientist at Public Health England

   Listen to this podcast to hear more from our inspiring alumna Lukeki Kaindama about her story to pursue a career in Public Health, what she had to do on the way to get to the job she loves now and her tips on the challenges she overcame on the way.

5. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Episode 2 - How I’ve challenged myself during lockdown – a conversation with Katharine, Liz and Linda from the University of Nottingham Womens Network

   Listen to Katharine, Liz and Linda talk about their experiences of challenging themselves with new ventures that helped them to stay physically and emotionally positive and put a smile on their faces.

6. 

   7 Mar 2021

   Episode 1 - How we can meet new challenges with a community of women – a conversation with Mel Berry and Holly Woodford

   Listen to this podcast chat with Mel and Holly from HerSpirt (https://herspirit.co.uk/). They talk about how HerSpirit, an innovative and inspirational initiative that has supported women to embark on new challenges to promote physical and mental wellbeing.

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