Stephen
Stephen is a second-year student studying Philosophy with a minor in Politics here at Newcastle University. He has a passion for public speaking and debate, having addressed the House of Commons during his term as Member of Youth Parliament for Darlington and has been a runner-up in a regional public speaking competition. Stephen is a member of the University’s Debating Society and Model United Nations Society, and is excited to bring curiosity and clear, engaging conversation to the podcast.
Nikki
Nikki is a second-year Journalism, Media and Culture student at Newcastle University with a particular interest in broadcast Journalism, TV presenting, and Public Relations. Her career aspiration is to become a television presenter. She loves meeting new people and hearing their stories. Alongside her studies, Nikki has gained experience in live presenting including working as the anchor for Newcastle University’s Global Pop-Up Newsroom for International Women’s Day. She is looking forward to building her presenting experience and interviewing lots of interesting people.
Nour
Nour is a fourth-year Dental Surgery student at Newcastle University. Born in Egypt and raised in Newcastle, he speaks fluent Arabic and loves bringing people together, from student society events to the dental student conference coming to the city this January. He’s looking forward to chatting with researchers from across the University. In his spare time, he loves travelling.
Ciara
Ciara is a third-year History student at Newcastle University, recently returned from a year abroad in Sydney, Australia. She has a passion for talking to people from all walks of life and is especially excited to chat with guests from across the Newcastle University community. With a keen interest in music and news journalism, Ciara has gained experience at her local radio station and is looking forward to bringing curiosity and conversation to the podcast.
Teagan
Teagan is in Stage 2 of a Combined Honours degree in Spanish and Geography and is particularly interested in cross-, multi-, and interdisciplinary thought, and keen to step outside of academic comfort zones. Outside of university, free time tends to go towards music, cooking, learning additional languages, and picking up new crafts and knowledge wherever possible.
Callum
Callum is a second-year Combined Honours student studying Media and Communication, Politics and Classics. His career aspiration is to become a television presenter, reporting on current affairs. While at university, Callum has avidly tried to get involved in as many extracurriculars as possible. These include the theatre society, student media and tennis. In his spare time, Callum also volunteers for a community radio station.
Pari
Pari is a third-year MBiol Zoology student with plans to move into environmental law, driven by a passion for science journalism and STEM outreach.
Excited to share the best of her hometown, she makes Newcastle University’s research feel even more relatable on From Newcastle, highlighting a range of inspiring stories and the people leading the way in their field.
Eden
Eden is a final-year English language and linguistics student at Newcastle University.
She recently returned from a summer camp in the US, where she managed social media. In her free time, she enjoys practising gymnastics and participating in the student radio.
Isaac
Isaac is a 2nd-year English Literature with Creative Writing student. His passions lie in writing poetry and screenplays alongside acting, public speaking and all things words.
He is no stranger to the stage, with acting roles in ‘Les Mis’, ‘Oliver’, ‘The Sound of Music’ and Newcastle University’s Theatre Society. He also guest starred in ‘Good Morning Emmanuel’, a podcast for his previous school, so feels at home talking live.
Naturally curious, he welcomes the opportunity to chat with interesting individuals on ‘From Newcastle’.
Robyn
From Brighton, Robyn is a second-year International Relations student here at Newcastle University with a particular interest in broadcast journalism.
In her spare time, she has spent time interviewing top Sky News correspondents on a range of topics from current affairs to sporting fixtures, as well as gaining work experience with Channel 4 News
Get involved
The From Newcastle Podcast is hosted by students of Newcastle University. If you are a current student and are interested in joining the team we would love to hear from you.