Alice and Rhys are joined by Zul Muhammad from the award-winning DMUworks team (Best University Careers and Employability Service, 2021 NUE Awards), to discuss the career opportunities that university can provide you with, as well as the employability support on offer to students at DMU.

Helpful links

dmu.ac.uk/dmuworks

Alice and Rhys are joined by Kinga Bochenska, a lecturer in CLaSS (Centre for Learning and Study Support) at DMU, to discuss what learning and study support the university provides to help you to develop your academic skills during your studies.

Helpful links

dmu.ac.uk/study/support

Alice and Rhys are joined by Teerth Ruprai from the DMU Disability support team to share information on what services are available to support you during your time at university.

Helpful links

dmu.ac.uk/study/support

Alice and Rhys are joined by DMU graduate Sorrel Allen as they discuss why they decided to go to university, why they chose DMU and their best advice for anyone looking to start university, based on their own experiences.

Helpful links:

dmu.ac.uk/clearing

dmu.ac.uk/international/en/about-dmu/reasons-to-choose-dmu.aspx

By PhD student Alisha Henderson. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

Doping has been an issue facing the world of sport for centuries, and there are new cases found in different sports every day. With the internet making doping compounds more accessible to users, the question arises; how can we improve anti-doping analysis? In this podcast, Alisha discuss how she creates polymers that can be incorporated into current screening methods for common doping substances, and how she hopes her research can impact the field in the future.

By PhD student Joseph Festa. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

On a weekly basis, Joseph interviews a different researcher that may be either a PhD student or a post-doc and together they discuss research life. They talk about “a day in the life as a researcher” and the whole aim of this is to inspire undergraduates or Masters students who may be wanting to pursue a PhD or PhD students who may be unsure about a career in academia. The other aim of the podcast is to delve into the researcher's work where they have discussions about their research, ranging from Covid-19 research, to people working on Alzheimer’s disease. The podcast looks into a wide variety of different areas of science and just general conversation between two scientists.

By PhD student Maria Straw-Cinar. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

A look at moments of serendipity that have occurred in my practice-based research and how remaining open to such moments can deepen and enrich the research experience.

By PhD student Ayodele Osunmakinde. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

Exploring the role of spiritual capital as a driver of social entrepreneurship.

By PhD student Barbara Horley. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

While it attracted huge numbers of spectators in the inter-war and immediate post-war years, not many people have heard of speedway. This podcast explains just how popular speedway was and why it is important to study it today and allow it its rightful place in British sporting history.

By PhD student Ngozi Eneh Ojo. Recorded for the Doctoral College PGR Podcast Challenge.

A narrative of the experience and challenges of a newbie research student in the early days of commencing research while dealing with the realities of a pandemic lockdown.