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The Student Guide (previously known as Pick Up The Mic) is an ongoing podcast series, based in the United Kingdom (UK), that explores important themes such as race, and discusses support services available to young people from diverse backgrounds with their development, particularly as they navigate through the impact of the pandemic on employment and education. This podcast is a reflection of all our personal experiences, journeys in life, and backstories.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Brunel Experience (With Ana Monica Pereira)
Monica Pereira is a current Marketing student (as well as the EU students officer of the Union) at Brunel. Chairing both the Volleyball Club and the Portuguese Society (and working clos…
Period Campaign @ Brunel (With Wik)
Wik is the current VP of the College of Health, Medical and Life Sciences (CHMLS (or CHLS depending on who you ask)) at the Union Of Brunel Students and is currently running the Period …
Episode 6 - The Power Of Passion And Persistance (With Aridja Karls)
Episode 5 - Jumping Into The World Of Podcasting With Tee
Prepare for another episode of podcasting because we've got Tee on the Student Guide! Tee is a current masters student, and the co-host of a Brunel Well-Being Podcast (called Let's Talk…
Episode 4 - Creating The Home For Entrepreneurs (With Zion Kolade)
For the next chapter in The Student Guide, we'll be diving into the world of entrepreneurship. We've got Zion, the founder of Wislore (the new home of entrepreneurs), discussing his ent…
Let's Empower Networking Event!
Pick Up The Mic & Brunel's Environmental Sciences Society are happy to present Let's Empower, a networking event raising awareness on the importance of representation in every form. For…
Birthday Message 2023!
Pick Up The Mic is 2 years old. Time flies when you are having fun, and we are so excited to be back celebrating this moment. Jeffrey has some words to say to celebrate this moment and …
Welcome To The World Of The Two Maesters!
Welcome to The Two Maesters with hosts Joshua & Morgan. They're launching their new segment The Two Maesters focused on all things Game Of Thrones and Warhammer related. With the new se…
Episode 3 - The Wonders & Importance Of The Arts With Amanda Shodeko
The Student Guide is back with a new episode. We'll be speaking with Amanda Shodeko, an actress born and bred in North London. She has featured in many projects, including commercials, …
Episode 2 - Empowering Individuals (With Emily & JP)
Emily & JP work for UniAdvocates, a service that acts as an impartial and confidential sounding board for students who may be experiencing difficulties (which may be affecting their men…
Episode 1 - Inspiring The Next Generation Of Medics (With Dr Khadija Owusu)
Welcome to Season 5 of Pick Up The Mic. We are joined by Dr Khadija Owusu, an award-winning Leader, Speaker and UK Junior Doctor. Khadija does a lot to support her community, including …
Episode 10 - Presenting, Writing and Everything In Between (With Shania King-Soyza)
Welcome to the final episode of Season 4! We decided to end the season with the wonderful Shania King-Soyza. Shania is a reporter, presenter, student, AND fellow podcaster (alongside h…
Episode 9 - How AI Is Supporting Students & Their Development (With Dr Pauldy Otermans)
Dr Pauldy Otermans, is an inspiring educationalist, global teacher, and female tech-leader. She co-founded Otermans Institute (OI) just over two years ago and has partnered with UNICEF,…
Episode 8 - Becoming An Entrepreneur (With Debra)
Debra is a co-founder of Dotplot, a med-tech company aiming to facilitate the early detection of breast cancer. With an ambition to implement solutions that make people’s lives easier t…
Episode 7 - Supporting Charitable Initiatives (With Sydney Kirton)
Sydney Kirton is our latest guest on Pick Up The Mic. Sydney is a creative writing Masters student who works part-time as a Communications Coordinator at Birthrights and a Co-Researcher…
Episode 6 - How To Look After Your Mental Health (With Baz)
Baz is a mental health pharmacist, with previous experience in paediatrics and women's health, ICU and HDU, respiratory, admissions, and elderly care. She also works across different ar…
Episode 5 - Home Away From Home (With Joao)
Joao is our guest for this episode. Joao is a recent BEng Aerospace Engineering graduate, and was one of the Lead ResLife ambassadors this year for Student Living. They were involved in…
A Levels Results Day: The Highs, The Lows & The Lessons Learnt
We've got a special edition of Pick Up The Mic for you! Jeffrey is joined by guest hosts Shilpa and Riham to discuss their A Level Journey, the lessons learnt, and offer advice to stude…
Episode 4 - The Importance Of Networking (With Stephen Adeoye)
Stephen Adeoye is a four-year corporate professional working in the Financial Services industry for a top-tier Global Private Equity firm. He also is the Founder of Beyond Education, a …
Episode 3 - Sustainable Hair Products (With Paris)
Paris Reveira is the founder of That Good Hair, a customisable hair care brand for Wavy, Curly and Coily hair. She launched her brand during the pandemic after graduating from Brunel Un…