Episodes

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5.3 The Farrell Centre: A new public space for architecture and cities with Owen Hopkins

In this episode, we talk to Owen Hopkins, Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University.

Learn about the Farrell Centre – a new centre for architecture and cities in Newcastle, discover more about Sir Terry Farrell and his connections with Newcastle, the significance of the new centre for the region and what to expect when the centre opens to the public.

The Farrell Centre is located at Eldon Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RD and opens on 22 April 2023.

You can find out more about the Farrell Centre and follow them on twitter @FarrellCentre.

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5.2 Challenging Legacies: The Kingdom of Iraq and Gertrude Bell with Dr Mark Jackson and Valentina Flex

In this episode we talk to Dr Mark Jackson and Valentina Flex about a new exhibition at the Great North Museum Hancock, Challenging Legacies: The Kingdom of Iraq and Gertrude Bell. 

Learn about the Gertude Bell archive, why she is so important to Newcastle University and how this ground-breaking exhibition was put together. 

Challenging Legacies: The Kingdom of Iraq and Gertrude Bell is showing at the Great North Museum Hancock until Sunday 5 March (free entry). You can browse and search her photographs, letters, and diaries in the Gertrude Bell Archive. Follow @GNM_Hancock and @GertrudeBellArc on twitter.

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5.1 What does an engaged university look like? with Andrea Henderson and Bob Allan

In this episode we talk to Andrea Henderson and Bob Allan from Newcastle University’s Engagement Team. 

Learn about what engagement means, the upcoming engagement and place awards and how Newcastle University are working to build partnerships which benefit both the University and our external partners locally, nationally and globally. 

Find out more about Newcastle University’s engagement projects and the Engagement and Place Awards and follow the teams updates on twitter @EngageNCL.

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4.3 Communicating the climate crisis with Dr Alistair Ford

In this episode we talk to Dr Alistair Ford, Lecturer in Geospatial Data Analytics at Newcastle University about climate change engagement.

Learn about how research-led scenarios can be used to highlight climate change issues in urban planning, COP27 and how our younger generation may be the solution to the climate change crisis.

Find out more about Alistair’s research and follow him on twitter at @AlistairCFord. Discover more about the Climate Change Catastrophe project in collaboration with the Cap-a-Pie theatre company.

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4.2 Rome Transformed with Professor Ian Haynes

In this episode we talk to Ian Haynes, Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University about Rome Transformed, a large scale research project, conducted in both Rome and Newcastle.

Learn about how the team have evolved a new methodology for studying complex urban areas and how Newcastle University is working collaboratively with people and organisations to advance our understanding of Rome and its place in cultural change across the Mediterranean World.

Find out more about Rome Transformed and follow Ian on twitter @ProfIanHaynes.

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World Mental Health Day Special: Supporting university staff and students: The five ways to wellbeing

In this World Mental Health Day special episode James talks to Kate Aitchison, Head of Student Health & Wellbeing, Dr Lucy Robinson, Reader in Clinical Psychology and Ollie Bell, Colleague Health and Wellbeing Lead.

World Mental Health Day takes place on 10 October every year and gives us a chance to talk about looking after our mental health and how important it is to talk about things and get help if you are struggling.

Our guests discuss the importance of mental health, the lasting impacts of the pandemic on both students and colleagues and the 5 ways to wellbeing, a simple and effective framework you can use to help take care of your mental health.

The 5 ways to wellbeing: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

  • Connect
  • Be Active
  • Take Notice
  • Keep Learning
  • Give

Recommendations:

Lucy recommends the book Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Atomic-Habits-by-James-Clear/9781847941848

James recommends the twitter account Doomscrolling Reminder Bot: https://twitter.com/doomscroll_bot

Ollie recommends the Zombies, Run App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zombies-run/id503519713

Newcastle University Student Resources:

University Wellbeing Services: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/
NUSU Student Advice Centre: https://nusu.co.uk/support/advice-centre
Nightline: https://nusu.co.uk/support/talk/nightline
The Nurture-U Wellbeing Survey: https://www.nurtureuniversity.co.uk/survey

Newcastle University Colleague and Postgraduate Resources:

Colleague Wellbeing Hub: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/hub/people-services/Pages/Colleague-Support-and-Wellbeing/Wellbeing%20Hub/Colleague-Health-and-Wellbeing.aspx

Employee Assistance Programme: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/hub/orghas/Pages/Employee-Assistance-Programme.aspx 25th October, 10:00 – 11:30
Sleep and CBT Workshop: Sleep well, Live Better: Build an understanding of the evidence base behind sleep and learn how to have better sleep https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1975

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3.7 Fuse: Health Inequalities in Pregnancy with Dr Nicola Heslehurst and Amy McNaughton

In this episode we talk to Dr Nicola Heslehurst, Senior Lecturer in Maternal Nutrition at Newcastle University and Fuse Co-lead for Early Life and Adolescence Programme, andAmy McNaughton Public Health Consultant at Public Health Wales.

Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, is a partnership of public health researchers across the five universities in North East England. The centre works with policy makers and practice partners to improve health and wellbeing and tackle inequalities.

Discover how a Fuse collaboration between Newcastle University and Public Health Wales helped to determine how socioeconomic inequalities affect health in pregnancy.

More information about the project can be found on the fuse website and in BMJ Open. Discover how fuse can help  policy and practice partners and submit an enquiry at AskFuse.

Follow @fuse_online and @PublicHealthW on twitter for more information and updates.

With thanks to the wider team who worked on this research at:

Fuse / Newcastle University: Dr Katie Thomson: Dr Malcolm Moffat, Oluwatomi Arisa, Catherine Richmond, Dr Adefisayo Odeniyi, Professor Clare Bambra, Professor Judith Rankin, Professor Heather Brown.

Public Health Wales: Dr Amrita Jesurasa, Dr Julie Bishop, Susan Wing.

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3.6 Open Lab and the Metro Futures project with Dr Simon Bowen and Huw Lewis

In this episode we talk to Dr Simon Bowen, Senior Research Associate in the School of Computing at Newcastle University and Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus.

Nexus operate the Tyne and Wear Metro – one of the UK’s busiest light rail systems, carrying 40 million passengers a year.

Discover how Open Lab at Newcastle University led the Metro Futures project, a ground breaking public consultation involving over 20,000 people that informed the new design of the Tyne and Wear Metro trains.

Find out more about Open Lab and the Metro Futures project and follow @My_Metro on twitter.

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3.5 Library Education Outreach: From Campus to the Community with Gillian Johnston and Sara Bird

In this episode, we talk to Gillian Johnston and Sara Bird who are both Education Officers in the Library Education Outreach team at Newcastle University.

Discover how the team are using the library’s vast information resources and collections to provide, creative and impactful opportunities for young people.

Find out more about the projects mentioned in the episode and follow the Newcastle University Library Education Outreach team on twitter @nclliboutreach.

If you are a teacher or community organisation and would like to enquire about a project, email lib.outreach@ncl.ac.uk.