Hsk Student Pod

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 40? • Welcome to Episode 40: (00:01 – 01:03) Learning Disability Team (Niamh Knight & Eunice George): (01:03 - 27:22) • In celebration of the Learning Disabilities week (17th – 23 June), the Learning Disability Team give a special message to raise awareness of Learning Disabilities and the Role of the Learning Disabilities nurse. Go Herts Award: (27:22 - 28:21) • A remind to students in the School of Health and Social work to apply for the Go Herst award. Making use of the SSAS team: (28:21 – 29:46) • A reminder to students in the School of Health and Social work to make use of the SSAS team services (Student Success and Academic Skills team). Thank you to the gue

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 39 Welcome to Episode 39: (00:01 – 01:31) Podcast introduction: (01:31 - 7:34) • Kathy Whayman - HSK Assistant Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. Kathy introduces the podcast and also gives a brief update on what is going on in the School of Health and Social Work. This month's profession spotlight: Part 1: (7:34 - 17:17) • Freddie Stubley, the New Graduate Tutor for the School of Health and Social work introduces himself and informs the listeners about his new role and how he can be of help to students in the School of Health and Social work. Just a moment with SSAS team: (17:17 - 21:28) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team (Student Succe

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 38? Welcome to Episode 38: (00:01 – 01:37) Podcast introduction: (01:37 - 10:40) • Kathy Whayman - HSK Assistant Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. Student spotlight: Part 1: (10:40- 18:06) • Narjis Rizvi – Third year Radiotherapy student in the School of Health and Social Work (HSK). • Narjis shares a brief message letting us know about the Council of Deans of Health Student Leadership Programme, how to apply to the programme and why it’s a good programme for HSK students to apply to. Just a moment with SSAS: Part 1 (18:06 - 19:00) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team (Student Success and Academic Skills team) gives an update on the servic

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 37? Welcome to Episode 37: (00:01 – 01:04) Podcast introduction: (01:04 - 06:55) • Kathy Whayman - HSK Assistant Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. This month's profession spotlight: (06:55- 18:51) • Rachel Nield from the University of Hertfordshire Widening Access and Student Success (WASS) team gives an introduction about the Go Herts Awards, how to get this award and why students should aim to get this award. Just a moment with SSAS: (18:51 - 23:30) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team (Student Success and Academic Skills team) gives an update on the services and resources the SSAS team has on offer to students in the School of Health an

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 36? Welcome to Episode 35: (00:01 – 01:18 ) Podcast introduction: (01:18 - 05:34) • Kathy Whayman - HSK Assistant Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. Student spotlight: (05:34 - 18:44) • Sophia Didacus, Adult Nursing Student, from the School of Health and Social work at the University of Hertfordshire, shares a message regarding her wonderful experience during a Virtual hospital placement. Her message also raises awareness about this new way the NHS is providing service care to patients. • Interviewed by: Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. Just a moment with SSAS: (18:44 - 22:12) • Shipa Beg

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 35? Welcome to Episode 35: (00:00 - 01:10 ) Podcast introduction: (01:10 - 06:23) • Kathy Whayman - HSK Assistant Associate Dean for learning and teaching and student experience. Student spotlight: (06:23 - 18:55) • Rimjhim Singh and Solomon Abraham who are some of the new Student Community Organisers (SCO) for the School of Health and Social Work (HSK), share a brief message letting us know about their role and how they can be of help to HSK students. Just a moment with SSAS: (18:55 - 23:58) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team (Student Success and Academic Skills team) gives an update on the services and resources the SSAS team has on offer to students in the School o

Welcome to our podcast! In this episode, we look into the fascinating topic of the challenges faced by international students in their learning journey due to not speaking with a native English accent. We explore the various hurdles they encounter and the impact it can have on their academic experience. But it's not all about the challenges. We also shed light on the empowering strategies that can be implemented to foster an inclusive learning environment. Our aim is to ensure that every student's voice is not only heard but celebrated, regardless of their linguistic background. Voices featured in the podcast: Iris Wing Tung Tam: Alumni BSC social work student who graduated in 2021 Victor Anderson: Currently in the final year of his MSc in Social Work Dr Echo Yuet Wah Yeung: Associate Professor in Social Work.

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 34? Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00:02 - 03:38) • Podcast introduction Just a moment with SSAS: (03:38 - 12:17) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team gives an update on the Services the SSAS team has on offer in the next few weeks. She also shares a short message about what the SSAS team will be doing to support students who are resubmitting assignments, including giving tips on resubmission. This month's profession spotlight: (12:17- 41:56) • Russell George, Careers & Employment Consultant at the University of Hertfordshire. Russell gives a very useful message that informs students in the School of Health and Social Work of the various advice and support services

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 33? Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00:02 - 03:15) • Podcast introduction Student spotlight: (03:15 - 17:20) • As part of the 2023 International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day celebration, Aisha Abdulazeez, Bethany Knowler, Vivian Omolara Umossoh-Ime and Oluronke Oluwalere from the Nursing and Midwifery programmes in the School of Health and Social Work, share personal messages about what they have experienced which made them feel why they want to become a nurse or midwife. Very beautiful and empowering messages.!!! Just a moment with SSAS: - Part 1 - (17:20 - 26:46) • Shipa Begum from the SSAS team shares a short message about Exam preparation tip

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 32? Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00 - 02:04) • Podcast introduction Student spotlight: (02:04 - 06:07) • Vox Pops – Various students in the School of Health and Social Work are randomly asked the following question - Can you let us know what is meant by My Learning Dashboard. Aisha, Georgina, Russell, Erie, Amy, Josh. This month's profession spotlight: (06:07 - 09:05) • Laura Lowe gives a brief introduction about My Learning Dashboard system. This is a system that was set up to help students take ownership of their own learning. A very important and useful system for students. Just a moment with SSAS: - Part 1 - (09:06 - 16:40) • Shipa Begum gives a short mess

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 31? Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00 - 03:07) • Podcast introduction Just a moment with SSAS: - Part 1 - (03:07 - 11:26) • Shipa from the SSAS team shares a short message about the month of Ramadan which starts on the 23/03/2023, study tips for managing placements and preparing for assessments during this month. • Her message is to help improve our awareness of what takes place during the month of Ramadan which can be of help in case you are working with students / patients/ service users who are fasting and also her messages is very helpful to the students who may be fasting during this period. Student spotlight: (11:26 - 16:20) • Jaabir Booly – First year Para

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 30? Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 2:53) • Podcast introduction Just a moment with SSAS: - Part 1 - (2:53 – 06:04) • Shipa Begum, gives a short message from the SSAS team (Student Success and Academic Skills team). She gives a brief insight about Critical thinking (What is meant by Criticality?), an important topic that often comes up when students are writing assignments. Just a moment with SSAS: - Part 2 - (06:04– 15:26) • Mariya Shabbir, a new staff member of the SSAS team. Mariya is introduced to the listeners, and she briefly informs us how she plans to support HSK students with their academic writing and reading needs. She also shares some of the things

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 29? • Laura Lowe - HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 2:53) • Podcast introduction This month's profession spotlight: (2:53 – 17:59) • Becky Scott, the Library and Computing Services Information Manager for the School of Health and social work shares a brief message letting us know about some of the Key services the LRC offers to students. • She also informs us about some of the ways in which the LRC works with staff. Her message is very useful especially to HSK students and new staff. Just a minute with SSAS: (17:59 – 31:61) • Shipa Begum, gives a short message from the SSAS team (Student Success and Academic Skills team) informing students of their December programme and wh

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 28? Laura Lowe - HSK Assistant Associate Dean: (00 – 2:20) • Podcast introduction • General news & updates about the school Student spotlight: (2:20 – 11:40) • Third year students Rachel and her friends, Mia, Nuna and Elizabeth from the Learning disability nursing programme share a brief message with us that raises the awareness of Student led placements. They briefly share some of their experiences during their student led placements and also give some tips that can help other students who are looking for Student led placements This month's profession spotlight: (11:40 – 26:54) • Becky Scott, the Library and Computing Services Information Manager for the School of

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 27? Karen Atkinson - HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 6:30) • Podcast introduction • General news & updates about the school • New HSK BAME student advocate & Student Community Organiser (SCO) • Health Education England - Nation Education Training survey (Working towards eliminating inequalities in education & training) • Level 6 students – Education gain survey – How has your confidence improved towards employment • Karen’s retirement Student spotlight: (6:30 – 21:17) • Vivian (HSK BAME student advocate) and Sarah (Student Community Organiser (SCO)) • Vivian and Sarah introduce themselves, inform us about their roles and how they can be of help to HSK students. • This m

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 26? Cheryl Holman - HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 4:50) • Podcast introduction • General news & updates about the school • End of term farewell message Jackie Kelly – Dean of School: (4:50 – 12:00) • End of term farewell message • Positive news regarding the University’s ranking in the 2022 Research Excellence Framework (REF) Student spotlight – Part 1: (12:00 – 23:33) • Victoria Udeh, Second year student from the MSc Mental Health Nursing program in the School of Health and Social work • Victoria shares a message with us related to her recent achievement of winning the 2022 RCN’s Student Ambassador of the Year award. Student spotlight – Part 2: (23:33– 29:07) • Chika,

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 25? Karen Atkinson, HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 6:22) • Podcast introduction • General news & updates about the school • Farewell message to the outgoing SCOs and BAME advocates • New SCO roles • A special callout for Nursing students to apply for the two remaining SCO roles • New BAME advocates interviews • Available student support and services Student spotlight – Part 1: (6:18 – 18:38) • Joy Ifarimoyo and Meriel de Vekey, Second year students from the BSC Midwifery program in the School of Health and Social work • Joy and Meriel share a message with us related to their recent achievements. Student spotlight – Part 2: (18:16 – 28:34) • Bolatito Adigun Lawal, Princewi

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 24? Karen Atkinson, HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 6:15) • Podcast introduction • General news & updates about the school • Help and support from the University of Hertfordshire career and employment services • Available student support and services • HSK Deans awards Student spotlight: (6:16 – 21:18) • Michelle Malcolm and Georgia Eigbe, Second year Social work students from the School of Health and Social work • Michelle and Georgia share a message related to their placement experiences and also share some tips that have enabled them to succeed on their Placements. This month's profession spotlight: (21:19– 31:09) • Faith Goligher – Hertfordshire Students’ Union Advice

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 23? • Laura Lowe, HSK Assistant Associate Dean: (00 – 5:27) o Podcast introduction o General news & updates about the school o Available support o Student voice questionnaire o NSS survey (Third year students) o Post graduate teaching experience survey (Post graduate students) o BAME careers event o HSK Deans awards Student spotlight: (5:28 – 19:47) • Jade Bassi, Catalina Bunzel and Esther Oluwaseye, Third Year Physiotherapy students from the School of Health and Social work • Jade, Catalina and Esther share a message related to their placement experiences and also share some tips that have enabled them to succeed on their Placements and course. This month's profession

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers. What is in Episode 21? Karen Atkinson, HSK Associate Dean: (00 – 5:39) o Podcast introduction o General news & updates about the school o Student reps – Dean of School upcoming meeting o NSS survey (Third year students) Student spotlight: (5:39 – 34:24) • Eniola Sanusi, Frempomaa Afia Ansong, Victoria Chizoba Udeh, Felix Wetaya, Phiona Mukasa, students from the School of Health and Social work Victoria, Eniola, Frempomaa, Felix and Phiona share their placement experiences and some tips for coping with placements / placement copping strategies This month's profession spotlight: (34:24– 49:00) • Chin Swain & Kathy Whayman, senior lecturers from the School of Health and Social work • C