Sidney Speaks

Sidney Speaks

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Sidney Speaks episodes

  • Academic Wellbeing - Neurodiverse Student Perspective! (Part 2 of 5)

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Amber, a 1st year Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) student who is also neurodiverse. We learn a bit about her academic experience at Sidney Sussex and what resources and support are available to her through various avenues, such as the Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC)

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠⁠ where you can find additional resources.

    To learn more about the ADRC, you can visit their website: Accessibility and disability services | University of Cambridge

    17 min
  • Finding Community - International Student Perspective! (Part 2 of 5)

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Nicholas, a 2nd year Law student from Singapore, and Arya, a 2nd year Chemical Engineering student from India. We learn a bit about their experience finding a community here at Sidney and within the broader University environment as international students.

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠⁠ where you can find additional resources.

    17 min
  • Academic Wellbeing (Part 1 of 5)

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Nicholas, a 2nd year law student, Sidhu, a 2nd year engineering student, and Anna, a 2nd year English student. We discuss what revision looks like across different subjects, how to balance revision and social time, and more.

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠ where you can find additional resources.

    19 min
  • Supervisions: a Student Perspective

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Danielle, a 2nd year Natsci, and Nicholas, a 2nd year Law student. We learn more about what supervisions look like for their subjects and what they do before, during, and after supervisions to best integrate supervisions into their revision process.

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠⁠⁠ where you can find additional resources.

    20 min
  • Finding Community (Part 1 of 5)

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Grace, a 2nd year historian, Sidhu, a 2nd year Engineering student, and Sadia, a 2nd year Human, Social, and Political Science (HSPS) student. We learn a bit about what difficulties they faces when settling into University life, how they found their community on the College and University level, and more.

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠ where you can find additional resources.


    18 min
  • Meet the International Students' Officer (ISO)!

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Arya Sunkara, our International Students' Officer (ISO) at Sidney Sussex for 2025. We learn a bit about Arya, some underutilized resources for international students, and more! We also discuss his goals as ISO for Michaelmas Term 2025 and some of his favourite international student events.

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at ⁠Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge⁠ where you can find additional resources.

    11 min
  • Meet a JCR Wellbeing Officer!

    In this episode of Sidney Speaks, we interview Sadia Uddin, one of our JCR Wellbeing Officers at Sidney Sussex for 2025. We learn a bit about Sadia, her favourite wellbeing activities, and more! We also discuss how to keep wellbeing in mind past Prep Week, a Sidney Sussex initiative for first-years where the first-year class is invited to a week of introductory sessions and community-building activities before term officially begins

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    For more information about wellbeing at Sidney Sussex, please visit our website at Health and Wellbeing | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge where you can find additional resources.

    18 min

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Sidney Speaks is the Sidney Sussex Wellbeing Podcast, exploring wellbeing, student life, and the Cambridge experience. Through conversations with students, academics, and college staff, we share…