UoB PTR EDI Podcast

By EDI PTR UoB

Welcome to the EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) podcast within the PTR department at the University of Birmingham. We have created this safe space where we hope to have all sorts of open discussions on many EDI matters. We hope you enjoy our discussions and feel free to reach out to us to share your thoughts and ideas!
Email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com
We are looking forward to hearing from you!

-- Jasmeet and Yiqi

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E3 - Mental Health - Professor Lisa Bortolotti

UoB PTR EDI PodcastNov 23, 2022

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E11 - ‘Inspirational Stories - Women in Podcasting’ - Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst

Jasmeet and Yiqi brought on Professor Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst to share her inspirational story of how she navigates her path between her academic career and being a mother. You may know her from her highly successful podcast called Keeping It 101: A Killjoy’s Introduction to Religion. They discuss the importance of community, women empowerment and making spaces for women in academia and the podcasting industry.
Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst’s email: ilyse.morgenstein-fuerst@uvm.edu
Keeping It 101: A Killjoy’s Introduction to Religion: website and podcast link:
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

May 02, 202332:20

E10 - What is EDI? - Tara Sutton, Jeremy Kidwell, Jeremy Williams

Jasmeet and Yiqi brought on PTR EDI Leaders at UOB Tara Sutton and Jeremy Kidwell and a previous PTR EDI Leader Jeremy Williams to discuss what the department of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is all about. They discuss events going on, projects previous EDI REPs created and why you should become one too.

Check out Jeremy Williams’s new role as the Athena Swan Lead!

Tara Sutton’s email: t.b.sutton@bham.ac.uk

Jeremy Kidwell’s email: j.kidwell@bham.ac.uk

Jeremy Williams’s email: j.s.williams@bham.ac.uk

Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Apr 19, 202346:12

E9 - Women with Autism - Imogen Green

HAPPY WOMEN’S MONTH!

To celebrate women’s month, we brought on an EDI Rep Imogen Green to discuss what it is like to be a woman with Autism, the negative stereotypes embedded in society and how women are often overlooked when getting diagnosed.

Imogen Green’s email: ihg181@student.bham.ac.uk

Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Mar 22, 202340:07

E8 - Women's Safety and Spiking - Evie (President of Reclaim Campus)

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

To celebrate women’s day, Jasmeet and Yiqi brought on the President of Reclaim Campus, Evie Cawte, to discuss the issue of spiking women are facing and how more safety measures are needed for women’s security.

To check out upcoming events Reclaim Campus have going on, check out their Instagram @reclaimcampusuob.

Evie’s email: exc915@student.bham.ac.uk

Reclaim Campus’ email: reclaimcampusbham@gmail.com

‘You Report, We Support’ (UOB support) link

The transcript of this episode is available here.

Mar 08, 202338:30

E7 - Islamophobia - Zainab Rao (EDISA) and Halimah Salami (Islamic Society Co-President)

We brought on EDISA (Student Ambassador) for College of Arts and Law, Zainab Rao and a committee leader of Islamic Society, Halimah Salami to discuss their experiences of facing Islamophobia and the importance of educating ourselves and dismantling harmful stereotypes.
To check out upcoming events Islamic Society have going on, check out their Instagram UBISOC.
The transcript of this episode is available here.
Zainab Rao’s email: zxr909@student.bham.ac.uk
UOB Equality Team email: equalityuob@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Halimah Salami’s email: hxs101@student.bham.ac.uk
Islamic Society’s email: info@ubisoc.co.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Feb 22, 202345:48

E6 - Homophobia - Harriet Coates

HAPPY LGBTQ+ MONTH!
To celebrate LGBTQ+ month, Jasmeet and Yiqi brought on a previous EDI Rep Harriet Coates to discuss her experiences of facing Homophobia and how we can create an accepting society all around!

The transcript of this episode is available here.
Harriet Coates’s email: hxc046@student.bham.ac.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Feb 08, 202323:31

E5 - 1st Generation Student - Professor Michael Rush

We joined Senior Lecturer and Head of the Philosophy Department Michael Rush to discuss his experiences of being the first in his family to attend university. Jasmeet and Yiqi also open up about their experiences of being 1st generation students, pressures they faced and what UOB has available to support 1st generation students. Professor Michael Rush’s email: m.d.rush@bham.ac.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

The transcript of this episode is available here.

Jan 25, 202331:26

E4 - International Student - Bryan Liu

We brought on EDI Rep Bryan Liu to discuss his experience of being an international student at UOB and things he wished he had known before and his advice to future international students. Bryan reveals the discrimination he faced during COVID and the importance of Stop Asian Hate crimes.

Bryan Liu’s email: yxl1317@student.bham.ac.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Dec 07, 202229:12

E3 - Mental Health - Professor Lisa Bortolotti

Did you know Professor Lisa Bortolotti does ballet? Neither did we! We sat with Professor Lisa Bortolotti to discuss her studies on mental health and have an honest conversation about how we all have struggled with our mental health too.
Professor Lisa Bortolotti’s email: l.bortolotti@bham.ac.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

*Some may find this topic distressing, so feel free to skip the episode.
Helplines and Support are available!
- UoBHeard at 0800 368 5819
- Samaritans at 116 123
- PTR Wellbeing -ptrwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk(KateHands Harvey)
Find out your Well-being Officer visit: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/student/your-wellbeing/wellbeing-officers.aspx
The transcript of this episode is available here.

Nov 23, 202242:42

E2 - The Disability of Migraines - Susanne Clark

Is a migraine really a headache? Jasmeet and Yiqi sit with Susie to discuss her journey of suffering from migraines and the distressing times she has faced. They discuss the stereotypes and myths of migraines and also how underreported the topic is!
Susie’s email: sxc1414@student.bham.ac.uk
Our email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com
Susie is currently looking for PhD supervisors and a home for her research.
The transcript of this episode is available here.

Nov 09, 202247:36

E1 - Introduction

Jasmeet Kaur and Yiqi Wang discuss how their podcast dream became a reality! Get to know the hosts as they discuss what inspired them to create this podcast and what they have in store. They even share hidden gems at the UOB campus!

Jasmeet’s email: jxk949@student.bham.ac.uk

Yiqi’s email: yxw170@student.bham.ac.uk

PTR EDI email: edi.ptr.uob@gmail.com

Oct 25, 202214:17

Trailer to PTR EDI PODCAST

Hi everyone and welcome to the EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION podcast within the PTR department at the University of Birmingham.

We have created this safe space where we hope to have all sorts of open discussions on many EDI matters.

We hope you can join us on our journey by tuning in once a fortnight on Wednesdays to listen to our equality, diversity and inclusive discussion.

Oct 17, 202201:04