With thanks to our guests Evangelina (BSc International Relations, Singapore Institute of Management) and Abdul (Undergraduate Laws).

If you are studying with us online or at a Recognised Teaching Centre, you can access wellbeing support via the Wellbeing Hub on your Student Portal: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/wellbeing

Learn more about the BSc International Relations: https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-international-relations

Learn more about the Undergraduate Laws Programme: https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/llb-bachelor-laws

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Yang shares his advice for students looking to excel in their studies, how he finds work life balance and where he hopes his studies will take him next.

This interview is in Mandarin. To listen to an interview with Yang Bo in English, please see episode 38: https://shows.acast.com/theworldclasspodcast/episodes/interview-with-yang-bo

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Hear from: 

• Professor Jenny Yiend - Professor of Cognitive Psychopathology, Principle Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Director of UoL’s BSc Psychology 
• Dr Charlotte Forrest, UoL BSc Psychology module lead, Honorary Psychology Lecturer at the University of Liverpool and Adjunct Professor at Addis Ababa University 
• Dr Gemma Gordon, Former Head of Psychology at UoL’s first BSc Psychology teaching centre in Lisbon, and UoL BSc Psychology modules lead 
• Dr Alex Martin, Lecturer in Psychology at King’s College London and lead for the UoL BSc Psychology project modules

Find out more about the BSc Psychology Programme.

For current students: 

• Access the Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.london.ac.uk/  
• Access the Skills Hub: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/skills-hub  
• Access your Careers support: https://linktr.ee/uolcareersservice

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Find out more about the support available for online, distance and flexible learners and students at Recognised Teaching Centres:

• Wellbeing on your Student Portal
• Cultivating Healthy Habits
• TalkCampus

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Recognised Teaching Centres provide structured, local support for the University of London’s online, distance and flexible learning programmes through face-to-face teaching.

Find out more about Beaconhouse International College: https://www.london.ac.uk/study/where-study/teaching-centre/pakistan/beaconhouse-international-college-lahore 

Find out more about Recognised Teaching Centres: https://www.london.ac.uk/study/where-study/teaching-centre  

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Whether you’re just starting your degree or in your final year, you’ll find practical tips, relatable stories and insights to help you make the most of your time at UoL. 

A huge thank you to our interviewees: 

• Dylan Goh-Lee, Brickfields Asia College, Brigid Cotter Prize for academic achievement 2023-24 
• Kai Lum Foo, Brickfields Asia College, Brigid Cotter Prize for academic achievement 2023-24
• Kudachchige Ayodya Gayathri De Alwis, Royal Institute of Colombo, Graduate Entry Award Winner 
• Mohammed A Shahyan Naeem, Universal College Lahore, First Class Award Winner 
• Noor Ul Huda Memon, Denning Law School, Student Ambassador 
• Noorul Khadeeja Rahman, Royal Institute of Colombo, Brigid Cotter Prize for academic achievement 2024-25 

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You’ll hear from Tim Wade, Director of Student Services (Student Experience) and Professor Emerita, Mary Stiasny, OBE, former Pro Vice-Chancellor (International, Learning and Teaching), alongside colleagues in Student Life, Careers and Undergraduate Laws.

With them are your fellow students from all around the world, who share their experiences of managing their studies, making friends, and self-care.

Head over to the Welcome Hub on your Student Portal for much more information to help you get started: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/welcome-hub

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Visit the Welcome Hub on your Student Portal for more guidance and resources to help get your studies off to a great start: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/welcome-hub

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In this episode, Sophie Odgers-Roe and Rae Roberts, Career Consultants at the University of London, discuss how understanding and leveraging personal strengths can impact career development across various stages of somebody’s career. They explore how strengths awareness can benefit career starters, developers, and changers, offering practical advice and also some activities for each group which you will find in the description. The conversation also highlights the importance of reflecting on personal and external feedback, the role of diverse strengths in building cohesive teams, and lessons they learned from strengths-based career coaching.

Below you will find the activities that Sophie and Rae, Careers Consultants at UoL, have designed to help you discover your strength:

• Surfacing your Strengths
• Uncovering your Strengths and choosing the job that best suit your natural Strengths

Cappfinity, a company specialised in Strengths development, also has a quiz designed to help uncovering strength. Find it below:

• Free Strengths Test | Strengths Profile

Discover more Global Careers Calls epsiodes.

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Discover the Wellbeing support available to online, distance and flexible learners and students at Recognised Teaching Centres via the Wellbeing Hub: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/wellbeing

Watch the assessment results resilience webinar: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/wellbeing-and-studying

Learn how to cultivate healthy habits for your wellbeing: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/cultivating-healthy-habits

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Discover the Skills Hub: https://my.london.ac.uk/group/student/skills-hub

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Discord is a community run by students, for students. Find out more and join Discord via your Student Portal. Head to https://my.london.ac.uk then click the 'Community' tab under the Student Life section.

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Charlotte studied the University of London BSc Economics and Management, with academic direction from the London School of Economics, at the Singapore Institute of Management, achieving top mark worldwide in one of her modules. While at SIM Charlotte founded the Innovation and Networking Society and was an active member of the Student Ambassador Society. She went on to work as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture for 5 years and now, having received a Scholarship for academic excellence and contribution to student life at the Singapore Institute of Management, Charlotte is studying for an MBA at the London Business School.

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In this episode Jo from the Student Life Team is joined by Ceri Connelly, Clinical Lead at TalkCampus and Adrian Clark, Student Health and Wellbeing Manager at the University of London, to take your questions on the subject.

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The range of topics we cover includes depression and anxiety, imposter syndrome, suicide, grief, schizophrenia, caring for yourself while supporting others, and more.

This episode is hosted by Jo. Jo is the Associate Director of Student Life at the University of London, committed to providing an excellent, well-rounded student experience to empower students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed and flourish academically, professionally and personally.

We have three special guests in this episode:

Adrian is Student Health & Wellbeing Manager at the University of London and the Warden of Connaught Hall, a University of London intercollegiate hall of residence. With a background of 17 years’ medical practice and a training in emergency medicine, Adrian’s professional interests lie in human factors and crisis resource management, advancing equity in higher education, wellbeing in the LGBTQ+ community, and mindful compassion. He is a Fellow of the RSA and of the RSM.

Georgina is Student Wellbeing Manager at the University of London and is part of the team leading on mental health and wellbeing. As a therapeutic practitioner, Georgina has 10 years' experience facilitating writing for wellbeing groups in mental health, education and community settings. She holds an MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, with Certificates in Counselling Skills, Bereavement Awareness, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, and is a Mental Health First Aider.

They are joined in conversation by Kyle, who is a University of London student studying the BSc in Computer Science by distance learning, from Malawi. He is also a regular Student Blogger and shares an interest in mental health.

Resources discussed:

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/world-mental-health-day

https://zerosuicidealliance.com/training

https://twitter.com/WMHDay

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You can find the resources we talk about, including TalkCampus, on the Wellbeing page of the Student Portal. Your University of London email address, which you will need in order to register with TalkCampus, can be found in your student portal on the TalkCampus page under Wellbeing.

The book Georgina mentions is called Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski.

Note that towards the end of the podcast we discuss suicidal ideation for a few minutes. This begins at around the 28 minute mark and continues to the end of the episode at around 32 minutes.

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The artwork for this episode of the podcast was kindly provided by Kyle.

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Tanya is a Postgraduate Law Student based in Barbados and Esther is studying Accounting and Finance from Singapore.

Georgina is a Student Experience Manager here at the University of London and is part of the team leading on mental health and wellbeing. As a therapeutic practitioner, Georgina has eight years' experience facilitating writing for wellbeing groups in mental health units, education settings, public libraries, and alongside those with caring responsibilities. Some of these projects have resulted in published anthologies, edited by Georgina, of participants’ writing.  

Completing her final research year in an MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes.

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Jennifer Russell is Clinical Director at TalkCampus and COO at TalkLife. Prior to this Jennifer worked in research and suicide prevention for 10 years including at Samaritans, specialising in the online environment and digital innovation to support mental health. She is also a Gestalt Counsellor. 

Georgina is a Student Experience Manager here at the University of London and is part of the team leading on mental health and wellbeing. As a therapeutic practitioner, Georgina has eight years' experience facilitating writing for wellbeing groups in mental health units, education settings, public libraries, and alongside those with caring responsibilities. Some of these projects have resulted in published anthologies, edited by Georgina, of participants’ writing. 

Completing her final research year in an MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Georgina also has a Certificate in Counselling Skills, has completed Cruse Bereavement Awareness training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and is also a Mental Health First Aider.

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All the resources mentions in this episode are available in the Student Portal https://my.london.ac.uk

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In this episode we talk to two current and two former students, who are all bloggers for the University of London, about their experiences studying with us. They all come from different backgrounds and their life commitments mean their reasons to study with UOL and their approach to their studies are both diverse and interesting.

Thank you to our students Charif and Tamecah, and our alumni Iman and Edidiong for their invaluable contributions. You can read all our participants blogs on our website https://london.ac.uk/news-and-opinion/student-blog.

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Venkatesh joins Jo from India to talk about this illustrious career and his experience so far with the University of London.

The moment Venkatesh describes when talking about the 1996 Cricket World Cup can be viewed here - https://youtu.be/lA2Ojyb0gqg?t=936

Full information about the Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management can be found here - https://london.ac.uk/courses/sports-management

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Jo talks to Dr Mwaanga remotely about growing up in Zambia and his relationship with sport, and the place sport has during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. He also discusses the International Sports programme which has been collaboratively developed by the University of London and the World Academy of Sport, and some of the sportsmen and women that are involved with the programme, including South African international footballer, Lydia Monyepao and Indian cricketer, Venkatesh Prasad. 

Full information about the International Sports Management programme can be found at https://london.ac.uk/courses/sports-management.

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The 'Face COVID' article can be found here:

https://www.baps.org.uk/professionals/covid-19-information-for-paediatric-surgeons/attachment/face-covid-by-russ-harris-pdf-pdf/

The research with reference to gratitude can be found here:

https://emmons.faculty.ucdavis.edu/gratitude-and-well-being/

You may also like to read our article on COVID-19 and looking after your mental wellbeing:

https://london.ac.uk/news-opinion/london-connection/feature/covid-19-look-after-your-mental-wellbeing

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A list of movies and TV shows that have been filmed at Senate House can be found on our website here - https://london.ac.uk/about-us/history-university-london/on-the-screen-senate-house

You can read about the history of Senate House here - https://london.ac.uk/about-us/history-university-london/history-senate-house

There is some information about Foundation Day here - https://london.ac.uk/foundation-day

Online clubs and societies can be found here - https://elearning.london.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10

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