#LetsTalk Podcast
1) Let's Talk- Islamaphobia podcast
Let’s Talk podcast, Islamophobia Awareness In this episode, I am joined by staff member Umar Malik and PhD student Estifa’a Zaid, for a special recording made in Islamophobia Awareness...Show More
2) Let’s Talk: fitness workouts when self-isolating
In this podcast, recorded especially in hybrid times when many students are self-isolating in their halls and flats, and doing their learning digitally, I am joined by international fitness trainer ...Show More
3) Let's Talk: Life in Lockdown episode 14- Holly, returning home to profoundly deaf parents, and sharing BSL signs
Holly McConnell is a 2nd year PE undergraduate, who began university at the age of 16, and in lockdown is combining university work with supporting her parents, who are both profoundly deaf. Holly t...Show More
4) Let's Talk: Life in Lockdown episode 13- Alison, Lockdown as a British Sign Language speaker
Alison Hendry is the British Sign Language Development Officer with the University of Edinburgh Student Disability Service. She is joined for this podcast by her BSL interpreter Anna Spence. Alis...Show More
5) Let's Talk: Life in Lockdown episode 12- Heather, student mental health and influencing public policy
Heather, student mental health and influencing public policy Heather McAdam, a third year undergraduate intercalating with Global Health, and soon to return to the Medical School, is als...Show More
6) Lets Talk: Life in lockdown episode 11- Martha, dementia and lockdown
Martha Pollard, a PhD student in Alzheimer and Dementia Research at the University of Edinburgh tells us about the challenges of lockdown for those living with dementia and for their carers, especia...Show More
7) Anthony, maintaining academic connections with students and researchers
Dr Anthony Newton, Senior Tutor in the School of GeoSciences, talks about the changes that lockdown is bringing within his School, from missing the chats by the kettle that bond a team and al...Show More
8) Lets Talk: Life in lockdown episode 9- Liz- Global Health and Global Healing
Professor Liz Grant, Director of the Global Health Academy and Co-Director of the University of Edinburgh Global Compassion Initiative, gives us a global perspective on the pandemic, and its effect...Show More
Lets Talk: Life in lockdown episode 9- Liz- Global Health and Global Healing
35:38 | Jun 24th, 2020
9) Lets Talk: Life in lockdown episode 8- Eva, self-compassion has turned the fear of being alone into a joyful solitude
Eva Mutua, a Vet School Masters student from Kenya, is finding things to be grateful for during lockdown. Eva describes how a compassion workshop and compassion practices have enabled her to face f...Show More
10) Lets Talk: Life in lockdown episode 7- Alan, support for depression during lockdown
Alan Murray, Professor of Engineering, and Assistant Principal, Academic Support, talks about support for depression during lockdown, how powerful and healing it is to face your feelings, writing s...Show More