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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
MCU: What's Next? (Part 1)
We've got another episode of our new part of the podcast, Backstage. We love Marvel, and so will be diving into theories, games, films, and more. In part 1, we'll be talking about why w…
Episode 10 - Support Within The Healthcare Sector (With Ebun Lufadeju)
We've come to the last episode of Season 2 and have a wonderful guest to talk about an important topic - Ebun Lufadeju. Ebun Lufadeju is a Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for support…
Episode 9 - Supporting Victims Of Abuse (With Erica Osakwe)
Erica Osakwe is the latest guest to Pick Up The Mic. Erica is a 22-year-old Electronic Engineering Student, campaigner, and the founder of Victims Too. Victims Too was formed on the bas…
Episode 8 - Activism & Social Justice (With Shereen)
Say hi to Shereen, our newest guest on the show. Shereen is a human rights paralegal and solicitor for a human rights and claimant law firm. She also holds the title Miss North East Pop…
Episode 7 - Colourism (With Jess Barry)
We've got Jess Barry, a recent graduate and prospective author working on a book about the intricacies of sexism and the cognitive network that forms our perception; as a new wave of so…
Episode 6 - Environmental Justice (With Diamond Spratling)
Diamond Spratling is an impact-driven public health professional and non-profit leader motivated to eliminate health, social, and environmental disparities in Black and Brown communitie…
Episode 5 - Graduate Opportunities (With Laura)
We're so excited to have Laura on the show. Laura runs the page The Grad Girl Project on Instagram, a page that offers advice and tips for students about life after graduation. Laura wi…
Black History Month (With Amanda Shodeko)
We're so excited to have guest speaker Amanda Shodeko on Pick Up The Mic. We'll be learning more about Amanda, who inspires her, and the importance of representation!
Into The Spotlight Episode 9 - Niamh Coyle
We're introducing Niamh, the current Vice-President of the College of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (2021-22) at Brunel. In our latest episode, we will be discussing how sports an…
Into The Spotlight Episode 8 - Rameen (Plastic Go)
We're excited to bring to you Rameen as our latest guest on Into The Spotlight. Rameen is an Environmental Sciences student who started the campaign called Plastic Go. This campaign is …
Into The Spotlight Episode 10 - Kat
In the final episode of Season 1, we're talking to Kat Eames, whose background is in climate change and sustainability. We'll be looking into the science behind climate change, how we h…
Into The Spotlight Episode 6 - Dr Eleni Iacovidou
In Episode 6, we are glad to introduce Dr Eleni Iacovidou the latest person to step into the spotlight. Dr Iacovidou is an environmental sciences lecturer at Brunel University, speciali…
Into The Spotlight Episode 5 - Samuel
We're glad to have Sam as our next guest for Into The Spotlight. Samuel is a psychology student with a huge passion for environmentalism. In this episode, we'll be looking into the rela…
Into The Spotlight Episode 4 - Beth
We've got Beth, a Civil Engineering student and chair of the Innovia Society at Brunel. In our fourth episode, Beth will be discussing with us some misconceptions regarding sustainabili…
Into The Spotlight Episode 3 - Martina
In our third episode, we are delighted to have Brunel alumni Martina. Martina has loads of experience with working with programmes at Brunel, such as the READY Programme, as well as wor…
Into The Spotlight Episode 7 - Sajni
We're excited to have Sajni, an Environmental Sciences student and the current Environment and Ethics Officer (2020-21) at the student union, on the podcast. Sajni will be telling us mo…
Into The Spotlight Episode 2 - Anika
For our second episode, we are delighted to have Anika, a student from Brunel University studying Global Challenges. Anika specialises in Planetary Health and is passionate about raisin…
Into The Spotlight Episode 1 - GioLeo
In our first episode of Into The Spotlight, we are delighted to have Giovanni from GioLeo with us. GioLeo are a duo exploring the eco hip-hop genre. They chant socially active messages …
Update About Pick Up The Mic
We've got loads of content coming over the next couple of months and we've broken down what they are in this short episode. If you want to have the latest updates, subscribe to our mail…
Episode 4 - The University Experience (With Catherine)
We're excited to have Catherine on this new episode of Pick Up The Mic. Catherine is a recent Biomedical Sciences Graduate who is passionate about her faith and advocating for social ch…