Beckett Talks

Leeds Beckett University are supporting one man’s attempt to row solo across the North Atlantic using only the stars to guide him. Listen to Professor John O’Hara and Dr Barney Wainwright, from the Carnegie School of Sport, talk about how they’ll support former SAS soldier Ian Rivers while he’s in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and how they’ve helped prepare him for the ultimate endurance challenge.

Leeds Beckett Student Lauren Delany is an elite Irish Rugby player, a Performance Nutritionist for Leeds Rhinos and currently studying a PhD in Sport and Exercise Physiology. Listen as she talks to us about her sporting journey, from Basketball to starting Rugby at 25 and her nutritional work at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She also looks ahead to the future where she’s set her sights on the Rugby World Cup and using the platform she has to continue inspiring women in sport.

Professor Emeritus Kevin Hylton of Carnegie School of Sport provokes a need for a more critical personal and professional understanding of ‘race’ and racism.

Dr Mohamad Hafeda from Leeds School of Arts discusses the research into how artistic methods can be used to negotiate conflict mechanisms and border conditions in cities of conflict across Europe and the UK.

The School of Cultural Studies and Humanities presents 'Bodies In-Form-Ation'. This podcast explores the ways students experience life from within the classroom and beyond. There is an experimental video for you to watch that accompanies this podcast. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/hjLhP9rM9Ys.

Professor Louisa Ells and Ken Clare will discuss the critical role of public and patient involvement (PPI) in our applied obesity research at the School of Health. They discuss how they worked together with a fantastic PPI group to codevelop and run the NIHR funded Re:Mission study. Louisa and Ken provide insights from the researcher and PPI members perspective, and describe how they continue to work together to further develop PPI activity at Leeds Beckett.

Dr Kate Dashper from the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management discusses if mentoring can be an effective tool for promoting greater gender equality in organisations. Based on a longitudinal study of a women’s mentoring programme, she argues that such initiatives can be best understood as paradoxical in that they can help empower individual women in their careers, but at the same time do little to challenge wider structures and practices that contribute to persistent inequality.

Dr Tanefa Apekey from the Nutrition and Dietetics groups talks about her current work on assessing the nutrient composition of the foods (i.e. dishes, beverages and snacks) popularly consumed by minority ethnic groups, as well as modification of the recipes of these traditional foods into healthier ones. She also talks about her current work with a local charity to produce healthy eating resources for their health and well-being interventions and activities in the most deprived communities in Leeds. Her pilot project is an example of the inclusion of communities being researched in the research that concerns them.

Dr Tom Quarmby from the Carnegie School of Sport outlines a British Academy funded research project that explored care-experienced young people’s engagement with sport and physical activity. In so doing, it highlights the innovative design and use of concept-cartoons as a means of portraying a range of equality and diversity issues and for sharing the findings with young people and adult stakeholders in two dissemination events.

Craig Downing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, offers some tips on becoming a more inclusive culture. He talks about enabling you to see things through an inclusive lens and being an agent of change. Being a part of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace is certainly challenging. As an agent of change you can demonstrate your commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion by making a difference in your own working environment.