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Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene. In our next episode, we meet with Maria Torres Giron, Managing Director of Ole Spanish. Maria is passionate about the value of modern foreign languages in today’s job market, and a huge advocate for franchising as a valuable career choice for those looking at independent and self-employment options. Ole Spanish allows tutors to run their own Spanish-teaching franchise, in this episode listen to Maria talk about her journey to Ole Spanish, her newly published book ‘The Only Way is Ole’, and how you can get started in franchising. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene. In our next episode, we meet with Ahmad Saqib, Founder and CEO of Vital Educators. Ahmad spent years teaching before setting up his business, and is committed to supporting young people’s educational journey in a practical and empathetic way. Vital Educators offer courses, match tutors to students, and Ahmad has his own podcast. Listen to Ahmad talk about his journey setting up Vital Educators, and the importance of staying positive through challenges and moving forwards as an entrepreneur. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In our new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be talking to students and alumni about their experiences of studying at Birkbeck and the support they have accessed through Birkbeck Futures. In this episode, we talk to Birkbeck alumnus Seyed Mohammad Ahlesaadat about his experiences of studying law and securing a training contract with global law firm BCLP. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In our new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be talking to students and alumni about their experiences of studying at Birkbeck and the support they have accessed through Birkbeck Futures. In this episode, we talk to Tosin Odelusi, BBK Alumna, about the marketing internships she secured via Birkbeck Talent. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

My guest is Haidee Elise Mulgrew recent graduate from the innovative Birkbeck & Central St Martins MBA and Founder of the Professional Dyslexic Talent Network. Haidee shares how her creativity and passion for design has influenced her career trajectory to date and champions how important it is that employers fully realise the potential of dyslexic talent. Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who are looking to get advice on finding a job they will love, supercharge job applications and get the opportunity to connect with disability confident employers. Find out more on our website tinyurl.com/y8f287bd or contact us at employability@bbk.ac.uk You can find a transcript of the Podcast here https://1drv.ms/w/s!AvEfPODjtzngjRurdvvUoQ0U478_?e=HdBw1Z

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series we will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers. For this episode, we welcome Adam Tobias Co-Founder of Inventum Group and Neurodiversity Advocate. Adam shares his passion for disability inclusion and his thoughts on what is needed to make positive changes embracing diversity, along with a galvanising call to action for employers. Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who are looking to get advice on finding a job they will love, supercharge job applications and get the opportunity to connect with disability confident employers. Find out more on our website or contact us at employability@bbk.ac.uk You can find the transcript of the podcast here: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AvEfPODjtzngi1cRxsBYSBNB5nKq?e=SgzxYh

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers. For this episode, we welcome Michelle Pilkington who is an Organisational Psychologist, Birkbeck student and Ability Programme Alumna. Michelle shared her amazing career journey, her thoughts on inclusion and why she took part in the Ability Programme. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-pilkington/ Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who are looking to get advice on finding a job they will love, supercharge job applications and get the opportunity to connect with disability confident employers. Find out more on our website https://tinyurl.com/y8f287bd or contact us at employability@bbk.ac.uk

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers. For this episode, we welcome Paul Hubble who is an Associate Director with Barclays. Paul shared his career experience with the bank, some tips on wellbeing and his thoughts on being open about a disability when applying for jobs. Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who are looking to get advice on finding a job they will love, supercharge job applications and get the opportunity to connect with disability confident employers. Find out more on our website https://tinyurl.com/y8f287bd or contact us at employability@bbk.ac.uk

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. In the Ability Programme Series will be sharing our conversations with industry professionals, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni around disability and careers. For this episode, we welcome Vaibhav Adlakha who is an Associate Solicitor with global law firm Reed Smith. Vaibhav shared his career journey and how he navigated the recruitment process as someone with a disability. Birkbeck Future’s Ability Programme is a dedicated course for students and recent graduates with a disability, neurodiverse or long term health condition, who are looking to get advice on finding a job they will love, supercharge job applications and get the opportunity to connect with disability confident employers. Find out more on our website https://tinyurl.com/y8f287bd or contact us at employability@bbk.ac.uk You can find the transcript of the podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/ycpv2ljz

What did books mean to women in the medieval to Enlightenment period – and how did they use them? Matt Clancy tells us about the fourteenth-century aristocrat Katherine Neville and her Book of Hours; Eva Lauenstein uses Mildred Cooke’s reading to examine the Reformation uses of books to influence not just religion but politics, and Lou Horton brings to light the extraordinary story of how Mary’s White’s reading shaped her famous brother Gilbert’s Natural History of Selbourne. Matt Clancy (PhD Birkbeck, 2020),‘Katherine Neville and the Hastings Hours’ Matt Clancy shows how Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings (1442-1504) was at the heart of the conflict we now know as the Wars of the Roses. Katherine and her husband, William, Baron Hastings, were close allies of King Edward IV of York, an association which led to Hastings’ death in 1483, when Richard III claimed the throne. Remarkably, however, Katherine survived and thrived. Her Book of Hours, known as the Hastings Hours, is now part of the British Library collection and gives a clear sense of Katherine’s place in events at the heart of the Yorkist faction. Please cite using Matt Clancy, ‘Katherine Neville and the Hastings Hours’ in Matt Clancy, Lou Horton and Eva Lauenstein, ‘Sociable Objects’ podcast, Birkbeck Arts Weeks 2020 online / 15 June 2020. Eva Lauenstein (PhD ,Birkbeck, 2020), ‘Mildred Cecil, the Tomb and the Writing of Protestant Piety’ In Elizabethan England, your devotional reading was never entirely an inward-facing pastime, but always a highly politicised pious performance. When the scholar and translator Mildred Cooke Cecil (1526–1589) was buried in Westminster Abbey, her epitaph reminded readers that she ‘spent all her life in the study of sacred literature and the letters of holy men, especially the Greeks such as Basil the Great, Chrysostom, Gregory of Nazianzus and similar others’. On her monument, Mildred’s library is opened to the viewing and reading public for scrutiny in a way that openly challenges ideas about reading as a private pastime. It suggest that the performance of female reading played an important role in the emergence of English Protestantism and its books. Please cite using Eva Lauenstein, ‘Mildred Cecil, the Tomb and the Writing of Protestant Piety’ in Matt Clancy, Lou Horton and Eva Lauenstein, ‘Sociable Objects’ podcast, Birkbeck Arts Weeks 2020 online / 15 June 2020. Lou Horton (doctoral student at Birkbeck), ‘Sister Antiquary: How Molly White Read Medieval Poetry in Georgian London’ Born in 1759, Molly White was active in the London book trade in the last decades of the eighteenth century. This podcast delves into her private correspondence to listen to her discussing Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton, as well as the classics, with family members. Through her own words, we recreate her bookcase shelving medieval poetry alongside eighteenth century collections of ballads and manuscripts to understand why her uncle – the natural historian – Gilbert White, declared her to be ‘sister antiquary’. This is part of work in progress. Please cite using Lou Horton, ‘Sister Antiquary: How Molly White Read Medieval Poetry in Georgian London’ in Matt Clancy, Lou Horton and Eva Lauenstein, ‘Sociable Objects’ podcast, Birkbeck Arts Weeks 2020 online / 15 June 2020.

Listen, and to see the image fully here: http://www.blakearchive.org/images/but442.1.1.wc.300.jpg. Some of William Blake’s best- known images are of Satan, and he uses the Bible to think with throughout his art. Here, one of Britain’s foremost Blake scholars introduces you to his little-known image of ‘Pestilence’ and his thinking on the book of Exodus. To cite this podcast: Luisa Calè, Pestilence, Birkbeck Arts Weeks online 2020 /June 8. William Blake, ‘Pestilence: The Death of the First-Born’, c. 1805, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’

Flann O'Brien (also known as Myles na gCopaleen), brought his uproarious adaptations of Goethe's Faust and the Čapek brothers' Insect Play, along with his own inimitable sketch Thirst, to the Dublin stage in 1942-43. Join Birkbeck’s Joseph Brooker and Tobias Harris and reader extraordinaire Hugh Wilde to explore these rarely heard plays.

‘The Smoke’, as I’ve called this presentation, comes out of my work on nineteenth-century Manchester, a book-length version of which I hope to have finished by the end of this year. Often known as the ‘first industrial city’ or ‘shock city’, Manchester’s architectural, urban and visual forms have been surprisingly little discussed. I’m interested in whether we can use them to make a similar kind of claim to the one Walter Benjamin made of Paris as the ‘capital of the nineteenth century’. The engraving discussed here will open my book and be used as an introduction to its coverage and main issues. Mark Crinson, Professor of Architectural History, Birkbeck

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent is Katherine Angel's third book, and is coming out in February 2021, published by Verso. Her first book, Unmastered: A Book on Desire, Most Difficult to Tell was published by Penguin, and her second, Daddy Issues: An Essay on Fathers and Feminism, by Peninsula Press. Katherine is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Birkbeck and runs the MA in Creative and Critical Writing. Read an extract of the chapter: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4573-sex-and-self-knowledge-beyond-consent Use promotional code 'BBK' to buy the e-book of Daddy Issues half price: The ebook can be found here: https://peninsulapress.co.uk/product/daddy-issues?attribute_book-type=e-book

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Mark Blacklock reads from his latest novel, Hinton (Granta, April 2020) which explores the strange worlds of pioneer of the fourth dimension, Howard Hinton. Mark Blacklock is a novelist and cultural historian and teaches on Birkbeck's MA Creative and Critical Writing. He is the author of I'm Jack (London: Granta, 2015) and The Emergence of the Fourth Dimension (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018). Hinton is his second novel. Mark is currently working on a new edition of the non-fiction of the British author J.G. Ballard and writing his third novel.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene. In our next episode, we meet with Elisa Damaliti, Founder and CEO of AOG Consultancy. Elisa’s experience in setting up this holistic business consultancy agency is a masterclass in hard work, creativity and integrity. Upon uprooting her life to move to Dubai, somewhere she’d never been before, Elisa cultivated a loyal and engaged network through her clever use of social media and now works with some of the biggest brands around. Listen to Elisa talk about social media, the importance of authenticity in marketing, and her advice for shoestring budgets. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene. In our next episode in this new series, we meet with Dan Hudson, Founder and CEO of Gigl. With over a decade of experience in HR and recruitment, tied with a naturally entrepreneurial nature, Dan is the ideal person to run his own innovative recruitment start-up. Gigl is a totally video-based recruitment app, by which job descriptions and applications all operate in a video format. Listen to Dan discuss his background in recruitment, his experience running a tech business without a tech background, and crucially – his advice for keeping productive and making the most of your time during lockdown. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In a new series, the #FuturesPodcast will be delving into the world of enterprise and chatting with inspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders across the UK start-up scene. In our first episode in this new series, we meet with Kofi Oppong, Founder and CEO of Urban MBA. Kofi has a wealth of professional expertise and life experience to back up his programmes at Urban MBA, “the university for street entrepreneurs”, which provide enterprise education, employment training and life skills to people from all walks of life. Listen to Kofi discuss his background and work experience, how he set up Urban MBA, and his advice for staying ahead of the curve as an entrepreneur in the face of rapid technological advancements. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head to bbk.ac.uk/futures for more details.

Welcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities. The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London. In this podcast, Sophie Swain and Hester Gartrell from Birkbeck's Access and Engagement Department discuss the 'Big Ideas' lecture series and how academics can get involved in 2020.

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. On this episode, we welcome Selina Yankson, Digital Marketing Manager, career coach and Birkbeck Alumna. We talk through all things marketing and we look at the idea of going freelance. Selina discusses the importance of continuously upskilling yourself to remain competitive and grow your career. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Episode 6: Adjusting to University Life by Birkbeck, University of London

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. For this episode, we are joined by Alina Ghost, SEO expert & podcast host. Alina’s worked across the likes of Tesco, Debenhams & Carpet Right and now at Amara Living. We talk through what SEO actually means & what a career in SEO looks like. Her advice is to be patient and wait for the right opportunity for you. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In this episode we are joined by Kate Temple-Brown, Early Careers expert. Kate studied Drama & English at University and then fell into the city working at a stockbroker, moving onto working in HR across the Banking industry. Kate shares her top tips for starting a career in banking, what you can expect and how to get your foot in the door. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. For this episode, we welcome Birkbeck Alumnus, Imran Arain, Cyber Security Consultant at KPMG. Imran spent 9 years working in the army in Pakistan before moving to the UK where he worked in several different roles before enrolling at Birkbeck and starting a career at KPMG. Imran shared so much invaluable advice; his leaving thought is to be bold. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. On this episode, Emma Lacy, Business Operations Leader at Oracle & Early Tech Careers founder, joins us to share her experience of working in tech. Emma has become an ambassador for woman in tech and has been nominated as one of the most influential woman in her industry. A key point in this podcast is do what you enjoy and be true to yourself. We also discuss the power of LinkedIn and networking, and the impact this has had on Emma’s career. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In this episode, we meet with life coach, Edwina Lawson from the digital team at EE. Edwina started her career in the NHS before moving onto a digital graduate scheme. We explore the world of digital and discuss mentors, applications, job search motivations and much more! Her biggest piece of advice is to relax, and to remember; if you do not know now, you will know later. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Episode 5: Managing academic and social culture shock by Birkbeck, University of London

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In this episode, Hishem Azzouz joins us, to discuss all things personal brand and its impact on growing your career. Hishem discusses what a personal brand is, how you can develop yours and shares his views on how much of an asset a personal brand is throughout your career. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. For this episode, we welcome Daniel McCoy, Birkbeck Alumnus & Head of Business Development at Photocert, a growing start-up, which has recently been selected to join an accelerator programme backed by Barclays. Daniel started his degree at Birkbeck, full-time alongside working 50-60 hours in a management role before graduating and joining a start-up. Daniel discusses how he developed his transferable skills from his earlier career and pitched his experience in applications & interviews. His advice is to be more explorative with your career earlier, take advantage of internships, volunteering and new opportunities and utilise the support & guidance you have available to you whilst at University. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. In our first episode, we meet with Mo Jamei, Birkbeck Alumnus and Manager at PWC working in the Fiscal Policy team. Mo started his career in the Civil Service as an economist, then to a trade association where he then decided to apply for a Masters at Birkbeck, University of London. Mo shares his experience, his advice on how to build your skillset and how you can start a career in Fiscal Policy. Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop service that combines the Careers Service, Enterprise Pathways and Birkbeck Talent to support our students and graduates in their future lives. Go further in your career with our dedicated services to enhance your skills, develop a business idea and connect with employers for your next career step. Head over to your bit.ly/MyBirkbeck profile now to register with Birkbeck Talent (you’ll find us under the ‘Study Support & other Services’ Tab), to see all our live roles and follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date! linkedin.com/showcase/birkbeck-talent

Welcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities. The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London. In this podcast we meet Professor Adam Gearey from Birkbeck's School of Law. He argues that the offshore industry has been used to conceal staggering amounts of money and assets in such a way as to make them invisible to national governments, and that there is very little distinction between dirty and clean money. Adam's talk will take place on 18 June 2019 at City and Islington College‘s Centre for Lifelong Learning in Finsbury Park. Book your free place to attend the talk here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbecks-big-ideas-dirty-money-the-offshore-industry-wealth-and-the-abuse-of-privilege-tickets-62475641325

As part of Arts Week 2019, Dr Sasha Dovzhyk held a screening and discussion of Askold Kurov’s documentary 'The Trial,' which investigates the truth about the arrest and imprisonment of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov by Russian FSB.

Welcome to Arts Week 2019 and the Monday Medley. Professor Sue Wiseman interviews guests, academics and artists about the events taking place over the course of the week. Birkbeck Arts Week runs from 20-24 May 2019. Find out more and book onto events: www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/about-us/events/arts-week

Birkbeck MFA theatre students discuss their upcoming #BBKArtsWeek event 'Testimony: a theatrical exploration' at the Birkbeck School of Arts on 23 May 2019. What can and can't we say in public in the modern world? Join us for a new interactive performance exploring truth, secrets and confidences, inspired by the facsinating testimony of three 17th century Calvinist women: Hannah Allen, Anna Trapnel and Sarah Wight. Students on the MFA Theatre Directing present a devised exploration. For more information and to book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/testimony-a-theatrical-exploration-tickets-59158030261

As part of the CIMR Financing Innovation Workshop, held on 16th April 2014, Jinmin Wang from the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at University of Nottingham presents his talk: How Government Venture Capital Guiding Funds Work in Financing High-Tech Start-Ups in China: A ‘Strategic Exchange’ Perspective More information: www.bbk.ac.uk/cimr/2014/02/14/financing-innovation-workshop The Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management (CIMR) is a college-wide research Centre of Birkbeck, University of London. Launched in 2008, it undertakes international research focusing on multi-disciplinary academic, industrial and commercial themes relating to the management of innovation. It is a hub for enabling collaborations, teaching and sharing of research, ideas and practice to create impact and facilitate more effective management, commercialisation of innovation and the development of effective policy. Our researchers regularly publish in top quality journals, present at international conferences and undertake consultancy for national and international policy-making bodies and research for influential think tanks. More information: www.bbk.ac.uk/cimr

As part of the CIMR Financing Innovation Workshop, held on 16th April 2014, Stephanie Macht from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University presents her talk: The Benefits of Online Crowdfunding for Fund-Seeking Business Ventures. More information: www.bbk.ac.uk/cimr/2014/02/14/financing-innovation-workshop The Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management (CIMR) is a college-wide research Centre of Birkbeck, University of London. Launched in 2008, it undertakes international research focusing on multi-disciplinary academic, industrial and commercial themes relating to the management of innovation. It is a hub for enabling collaborations, teaching and sharing of research, ideas and practice to create impact and facilitate more effective management, commercialisation of innovation and the development of effective policy. Our researchers regularly publish in top quality journals, present at international conferences and undertake consultancy for national and international policy-making bodies and research for influential think tanks. More information: www.bbk.ac.uk/cimr

‘Self-Education and Mentoring in the Domestic Medical Texts of Margaret Mason, Lady Mount Cashell’ - Dr Alexis Wolf (Birkbeck, University of London) Friday 5 April: ‘A Species of Knowledge’: Women and Medicine 1750-1850 This an interdisciplinary symposium, examined the ways that women gained, exchanged, and recorded medical knowledge during the period 1750-1850, including through correspondence, manuscript circulation, publication, apprenticeship, and training while considering how women engaged in medical practice in a variety of contexts.

‘Women Advisers to the Foundling Hospital Governors’ Friday 5 April: ‘A Species of Knowledge’: Women and Medicine 1750-1850 - Janette Bright (Institute of Historical Research, University of London) This an interdisciplinary symposium, examined the ways that women gained, exchanged, and recorded medical knowledge during the period 1750-1850, including through correspondence, manuscript circulation, publication, apprenticeship, and training while considering how women engaged in medical practice in a variety of contexts.

‘Seniority, Experience, and On-the-job Training at British Naval Hospitals 1775-1815’ - Dr Erin Spinney (Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford) Friday 5 April: ‘A Species of Knowledge’: Women and Medicine 1750-1850 This an interdisciplinary symposium, examined the ways that women gained, exchanged, and recorded medical knowledge during the period 1750-1850, including through correspondence, manuscript circulation, publication, apprenticeship, and training while considering how women engaged in medical practice in a variety of contexts.

Knowledge, negotiation and nervous disorder in the diary and letters of Sara Coleridge, 1832-43 - Professor Hilary Marland (University of Warwick), keynote speaker Friday 5 April: ‘A Species of Knowledge’: Women and Medicine 1750-1850 This an interdisciplinary symposium, examined the ways that women gained, exchanged, and recorded medical knowledge during the period 1750-1850, including through correspondence, manuscript circulation, publication, apprenticeship, and training while considering how women engaged in medical practice in a variety of contexts.

Welcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities. The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London. In this podcast we meet Natalie Lancer, PhD researcher at Birkbeck's Department of Psychological Sciences. She is looking to understand how students having one-to-one coaching grow at university and initially found that students developed their social skills and their confidence. Natalie’s talk will take place on Tuesday 21 May 2019 at City and Islington College‘s Centre for Lifelong Learning in Finsbury Park. Book your free place to attend her talk here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbecks-big-ideas-do-lifes-tensions-help-us-grow-how-we-experience-growth-and-how-coaching-can-tickets-53916467606

Episode 4 - Resilience and the job market: managing competition and perfectionism by Birkbeck, University of London

Episode 3 - Self-esteem and taking up your place at university by Birkbeck, University of London

Professor Julia Lovell from Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology discusses the evolution and legacy of Maoism, both in China and internationally. Professor Lovell’s book, Maoism: A Global History, is published in March 2019, by The Bodley Head. Professor Lovell teaches on the following programmes - MA Global History http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/2019/postgraduate/programmes/TMAGHESC_C/ - BA History programmes http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/course_search?q=History&lvl=ug

Welcome to Big Ideas, a podcast series to accompany Birkbeck’s free public lecture series, where academics bring their research out to local communities around London, sharing the exciting and innovative work that happens at Birkbeck, and opening up the world of research and universities. The series is organised by Birkbeck’s Access and Engagement team, who support underrepresented groups of people to apply and succeed in study here at Birkbeck, University of London. In this podcast we meet Dr Szymon Manka,who discusses the fast-growing scientific field of epigenetics, and why we should care about it. Szymon's talk will take place on Tuesday 19 March at City and Islington College‘s Centre for Lifelong Learning in Finsbury Park. Book your free place to attend his talk here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbecks-big-ideas-beyond-genetics-how-is-everyone-unique-tickets-53913295117

Episode 1 – What to do if it’s all going wrong by Birkbeck, University of London

Episode 2 – Stress-Less by Birkbeck, University of London

On Wednesday 30 January, the Birkbeck Forum for Nineteenth-Century Studies welcomed Dr. Linda Freedman (UCL) to mark the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth with two papers that examined his reception in Victorian Britain. In his 1868 Essay on William Blake, Algernon Charles Swinburne closed with a comparison to Whitman in which he claimed: ‘The points of contact and sides of likeness between William Blake and Walt Whitman are so many and so grave, as to afford some ground of reason to those who preach the transition of souls or transfusion of spirits.’ For Swinburne, they were prophets of democracy and he, like many of the international avant-garde in London, put his faith in poetry, not politics, to herald a new dawn of republicanism in Britain. But when Swinburne championed Blake as a home-grown Whitman, America’s self-declared prophet of democracy was beginning to wonder whether he had been right to put his faith in poetry. The comparisons between Blake and Whitman were unequivocal and optimistic. Moncure Conway called Whitman: ‘the re-appearance of William Blake in America’. Whitman’s friend William O’Connor thought, much to Whitman’s chagrin, that his poetry was ‘indistinguishable’ from Blake’s. The irony, however, is that Blake and Whitman shared a great deal more in frustration than optimism, doubting, rather like the Biblical prophets on whom they partly modelled their verse, in their own power to effect social change. The prophecies of Blake and Whitman frequently tip into lamentation for worlds which might have been. But, in his desire to capitalise on American associations with freshness and new beginnings, Swinburne either didn’t notice, or deliberately reversed, the haunting and unwelcome sense of lateness in the writing of both Blake and Whitman. The affinities between Blake and Whitman have been thoroughly recognised in Blake’s twentieth-century American reception, but the ironies of Swinburne’s initial comparison, and their historical context, have been somewhat overlooked. They are worth exposing.

On Wednesday 30 January, the Birkbeck Forum for Nineteenth-Century Studies welcomed Prof. Michael Robertson (The College of New Jersey)to mark the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth with two papers that examined his reception in Victorian Britain. During the 1890s, Whitmanite activity in Britain was centered, improbably, in the northern industrial town of Bolton, where a group of lower-middle-class men corresponded regularly with Whitman, made pilgrimages to his home in Camden, New Jersey, and were in frequent contact with every prominent Whitman apologist in Britain and North America. The men of the Eagle Street College, as they called themselves, integrated multiple approaches to Whitman’s poetry: religious, political, and most of all affectional. Contemporaries of early homosexual theorists Edward Carpenter and John Addington Symonds, they were stirred by Whitman’s paeans to male love, but they had no interest in the emerging Continental discipline of sexology. Instead, they created a male world of love and ritual centered on Leaves of Grass and through their connections to Britain’s nascent socialist movements promoted a utopian vision of a future society grounded in Whitmanian comradeship.

What to do if it’s all going wrong… by Birkbeck, University of London