鈥楤its of Beds鈥 podcast gives insight into university life

Wed 07 September, 2022
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The 天美传媒 has launched a brand new podcast 鈥 Bits of Beds 鈥 to help give new and prospective students an insight into life on campus and provide information around useful topics, such as mental health, being independent and PhD opportunities.

From today 鈥 in the run up to Bedfordshire鈥檚 Welcome Week which starts on 19th September 鈥 one 鈥榤inisode鈥 (a mini episode!) will be released daily for curious listeners to download at their convenience via a number of different podcast platforms, including , , and .

Hosted by Bedfordshire students, Joe and Priscilla, the complete Bits of Beds series will focus around four main themes 鈥 Mental Health, Employability, Independence & Support and Research 鈥 and will feature interviews with current students, recent graduates, alumni and staff who discuss their experiences of learning, succeeding, teaching and supporting one another while at the 天美传媒.

Joe Green and Priscilla Uzor, the hosts of Bits of Beds, are both current students and are excited for listeners to get an insight into life at Bedfordshire.

Joe 鈥 podcast host and a second year Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation student at the Bedford campus 鈥 said: 鈥淚鈥檓 really excited for people to listen to the Bits of Beds podcast! It has been an amazing experience and we have had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to a lot of people at different stages of their academic journeys. Having ended a 10-year career to come back into education, getting involved in this podcast has enabled me to network with people from different backgrounds and learn more about the opportunities available to me and other students across the 天美传媒.

鈥淚 hope that by listening to the podcast, people will get a sense of the real community feel that Beds offers, and that it鈥檚 a great place to learn with so many opportunities to excel throughout your studies.鈥

Priscilla 鈥 fellow podcast host and third year student studying Media Performance for Film, TV & Theatre 鈥 added: 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait for everyone to hear our podcast. It鈥檚 been interesting to hear from so many different people from around the 天美传媒 and learn what great opportunities there are for students. I hope that this podcast helps to inspire both current students and those hoping to come to Beds, by making them aware of what they can achieve while studying here.鈥

Ruki Heritage, Director of Student Experience at the 天美传媒 鈥 and podcast guest 鈥 commented: 鈥淲hether you鈥檙e a current student, a new student or just considering starting your exciting journey into higher education, the Bits of Beds podcast will give you all the information you need to keep you informed about student life here at Bedfordshire.鈥

She continued: 鈥淲hether you want to find out more information about additional support available to you, our generous scholarships and bursaries, academic support or the expert advice from our Careers & Employability team, this podcast will signpost you to the relevant teams and support services. I hope you enjoy listening to the podcast!鈥

Download and listen to all episodes of Bits of Beds which will be available on , , , , and . For further information about the podcast, to meet the hosts or to discover more about the topics and courses discussed in the series, visit:

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