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Today, we are celebrating the 50th episode of the From Newcastle Podcast!







Over the past 50 episodes we’ve covered a range of topics, from Medicine to Law to flying cars but we always like to ask our guests the same question…what is your favourite thing about Newcastle?Thank you to all of our guests for showcasing the amazing work they do at Newcastle University and to our listeners for continuing to make this podcast a success.







Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon.https://podcasts.ncl.ac.uk/fromnewcastle@FromNCLpodcast

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In a special episode ahead of the UK General Election on 4 July 2024 we talk to Dr Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History at Newcastle University.







Explore the important questions surrounding the general election, including why the election was called and what the outcome could mean for the North East and the future of our country.Find out more about Martin's work and follow him on X/twitter @martinjohnfarr.Useful links:







Politico: https://www.politico.com/ Electoral Calculus: https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/homepage.html

The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is ‘Our Home’. From the places we gather to share meals to our collective home, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what ‘Our Home’ means to them.



In this special episode to mark Refugee Week 2024, we talk to Ross Bennett, a Newcastle University student and Community Project Worker at North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T).



N.E.S.T is a student-led volunteer project designed to educate, empower and integrate the forced migration community in the North East of England. Discover how Ross and the team support roughly 700 service users each year through teaching English, promoting sport, organising trips in the region, and ensuring our local asylum-seeking and refugee community feels at home in Newcastle.



Learn more about how you can support N.E.S.T at https://supportus.ncl.ac.uk/north-east-solidarity-teaching



Donate to fund the N.E.S.T summer sailing trip at https://gofund.me/a6be7e67



Follow N.E.S.T on Instagram @northeastsolidarityandteaching where you can find more information about their work including a link to their student volunteer registration form.

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In this special episode to mark Mental Health Awareness Week we talk to Kirsty Hutchinson, Head of Welfare and Counselling Services at Newcastle University.







Learn about Kirsty’s role in student welfare, the struggles that students face in higher education and a new innovative Impact measurement Scale, which is changing the way we approach supporting students, not just at Newcastle but throughout the sector.







Find out more about Student Wellbeing at Newcastle University. If you are a Newcastle University student and are looking for support or advice, you can find it at https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/our-support/our-support-guide/

In this episode, we focus on the women from Newcastle who will go on to change the future. Leyla Ferrand and Vladislava Klimyak are undergraduate students at Newcastle University. We talk to them about gender equality, women in literature and empowering and supporting each other.







Leyla’s inspirational role model is Elizabeth from the book 'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus. She recommends Mslexia, for women who write: https://mslexia.co.uk/ and the Newcastle University Ultimate Frisbee Club: https://nusu.co.uk/activities/view-club/263.







Vladislava works with the organisation ‘Girl you need to know this’, improving female health literacy at home and the workplace. : https://girlyouneedtoknowthis.com/. You can follow her Newcastle-based Instagram account @newcastle.cafe.life. Vladislava’s inspirational role model is influencer Valeria Lipovetsky who hosts the podcast ‘Not Alone’: https://www.notalonepod.com/

This episode is part of a special series to celebrate International Women’s Day.In this episode, we talk to Newcastle University Alumna, Anna Jones. Since graduating with a degree in International Business Management Anna has had a successful career in the media industry, serving as the first female CEO at Hearst UK and most recently being appointed the first female CEO of The Telegraph Media Group.Anna is a champion of female entrepreneurs and co-founded the women-only networking AllBright.