360 Degrees

In this episode we celebrate Earth Day with three alum working in the Sustainability space; Vibs who created the South Asians for Sustainability campaign, Ian who is the Sustainability lead at TikTok and Freya who is training to be an environmental lawyer.

This week, we chat to Jess and Alex who share their experiences of placements and internships during their degree and how they've helped them in their career.

In celebration of LGBT+ History Month, this episode we chat to alum Dr Chelvan; a barrister specialising in the claims of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution. 

He was named Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2014, in recognition of his ground-breaking work in gay asylum claims and his national and international reputation in asylum law.

This week we have three fantastic alumni on the show who all work in music and radio; Polly, an assistant producer at Virgin Radio, Danielle, a presenter on Absolute Radio 90s and James, a band manager at iRock. 

We chat about why they do what they do, what their day job really looks like and how to get in to the industry.

In the Summer of 2018, 12 school boys and their football coach got trapped in a cave in Thailand. This week, alum Chris Jewell tells us about the incredible true story of how he played an instrumental role in bringing them all to safety.

November 14th marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week. To celebrate, 360 Degrees talks to Clare and Grace, two UoS alumni who have founded their own start-ups. 

Clare and Grace tell us about how they got into entrepreneurship, the challenges they’ve faced and their top tips and take aways for budding entrepreneurs. 

Welcome back to a brand new series of 360 Degrees; the podcast from the University of Southampton's Development and Alumni team. Throughout the year, we'll be hearing stories from around our alumni community. 

On this episode, we chat to Yesh who talks about his journey from MBA to British Council Alumni Awards Global Finalist and how he is on a mission to transform India’s education sector as founder of the country’s first online only school. 

For a final episode of the year, we talk to two recent medical student graduates; Melissa and Augustine.

Unfortunately Melissa's work was not yet published by the time this episode went live but we will share it as soon as it is available.

In honour of refugee week, we speak to alum Bishoy Romani about his experience coming to the UK as a refugee from Egypt.

This week we chat to some of our fantastic alumni about their volunteering experiences, including how they got in to it, the benefits they've discovered and why they recommend getting involved!