360 Degrees

As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, this episode focuses on the 5 Ways of Wellbeing; Learn, Be Aware, Give to Others, Be Active and Stay Connected.

You can find Mind Student Information Hub’s section with Five Ways to Wellbeing here: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/student-life/tools-tips-and-videos/

You can find out more about the Social Prescribing Service here:
https://southamptonprimarycare.org.uk/patients/services/social-prescribing-service/

This week we have the wonderful Jon Sopel, best known as the BBC's North America Editor. As a UoS Alumni, he talks about his time as a student and SUSU President. Of course we also discuss Trump, how the pandemic unfolded in the U.S and what the recent verdict of Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murdering George Floyd means for dismantling systemic racism in America. Jon also talks us through his most memorable career moments and a tells a beautiful story about dinner with a WWII veteran in France.

Jon's new book 'UnPresidented' is out now and available online or in any good bookshops. 

We wanted to shine a light on some of the fantastic start ups and small businesses run and owned by students and so this week we are joined by Ben and Edward, co-creators of Modulo. Their online platform helps students to easily see the pre-requisites for module choices and the implications of their module selection on future year choices. They explain how they came up with the idea independently and why they joined together. 

You can find out more here: https://mymodulo.uk/

On this week's episode, we chat to Dr Matthew Ryan, whose research is all about rebooting democracy. We talk about equality in politics, the polarisation of opinion that's been growing within the UK public and how we make our democracy better.

You can find more information and resources for participation in politics here: https://participedia.net/

Over 100 years since it's sinking,  the Titanic continues to spark fascination and sorrow for many. Given it's intrinsic link with the history of Southampton, this week we sit down with Gareth Russell, author of 'The Ship of Dreams', to talk all things Titanic. Why did it sink? Why do we remain interested? And have we really learned any lessons? Listen to hear answers to these questions and more!

You can buy his book 'Ship of Dreams' online or at any good book store.

"All right, everyone. Gird your loins!"

This week we chat to Sandra, an alumni who now works as a freelance fashion stylist. She discusses breaking into the fashion industry and gives us behind the scenes of what it's really  like to work in it. She also shares anecdotes from shoots with Kylie Minogue, dressing Gigi Hadid and kitting out the Magic Mike cast...

This week we go behind the scenes of life as a lecturer with our guest, Professor Simon Kemp. He talks to us about how he got into teaching, what goes in to preparing lectures, what else goes on outside of the classroom that you don't usually see, how COVID has affected his work and much more!

In this episode we chat with Chira Tochia, a Postgraduate Research student nearing the end of her Web Science PhD. She shares her experience of navigating doing her thesis alongside juggling work, teaching and personal life. She also gives advice to anyone thinking about doing a PhD and answers questions about how it all works.

Ever wondered what exactly a black hole is? Or what happens to things that get sucked into them? Find out the answers to these questions and many more as Emily chats to Dr Matthew Middleton all about his research into black holes!

Have you got a particular topic you'd like to hear about next? Let us know! Email [email protected] or comment in the 360 Degrees Podcast Community Group on Facebook!

If you listened to our Time To Talk Day episode, you'll remember that we originally recorded with three other students but decided to keep that episode as just Holly's story so we didn't break up the flow. This week, we are very happy to be putting out the stories from the other three guests who share their experiences with mental health. 

As always, you can find the details of all the support available at the University here: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentservices/support-wellbeing.page