The Wrap Up

This week Ben chats with UC Honours student, Alix Dornbusch who is looking deeper into why people go into midwifery, and researching best practices to support midwives in a profession facing a staffing crisis. We find out more about the UC Chinese Students and Scholars Association 🇨🇳. Plus we have the latest UC news and our weekly event guide!

This week Ben and AJ are joined by a new host Hannah as they chat with Jade and Matt, editors of the 2025 edition of UC FIRST, the annual student creative writing anthology. UC Latin American Student Association are featured in our weekly student society spotlight, and we bring the latest UC news and weekly events guide!

On this week's episode Ben and AJ chat with Dr Joel Bennett about the 24hr Digital Design Challenge happening at UC on September 20. The challenge is an intense and exhilarating event where students are not only tasked with creating a fully realized project within a single day but are also encouraged to experiment, explore, and push the boundaries of their skills and creativity. We also find out more about UC Queer Club with Vice President Soren and Secretary Oscar, and bring you the latest UC news and events.

This week Ben talks to PhD candidate Tino Toufexis about his ground breaking research in endometriosis and the psychology of pain. And we chat with the UC Dramatic Arts Club in our weekly student society spotlight!

Hosts Ben and AJ chat with Dr Maleen Jayasuriya from the Faculty of Science and Technology's Collaborative Robotics Lab about robots and the future of AI. Then they are joined by the UC International Club to find out all about their welcoming and exciting new student society.

This week PhD candidate Michaela McGrath is in the studio to talk about her research into the effects of long Covid. Ben chats with Marwa from Habibi Club in our student society spotlight, and brings you the latest UC news and weekly events guide.

This week to celebrate National Science Week, Ben chats with Professor Arthur Georges, an ecologist and herpetologist from the UC Faculty of Science and Technology. We find out more about the UC Pakistani Student Association with founder and president Muhammad, as well as bring you the latest UC news and events.

This week Ben is joined by AJ in the studio as they chat with Associate Professor Blooma John from the Faculty of Science and Technology about the recent Great Debate on the use of AI in Project Management. Taiga from UCOMMS is in to talk about UC's comms and media student society, and we bring you the latest UC news and events.

In the first episode of semester Ben and Lila chat with Nicky Bomba from Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Sophie and Tia from Off the Grid Girls drop by for a chat about their new student club, and we bring you the latest UC news and events.

Hosts: Jim, Sarah, and Ben

Guests: Jonathan from UC Design Club