Uni Unplugged

Uni Unplugged

Welcome to Uni Unplugged, the podcast for students by students! Co-hosted by ambitious students Mohammad Askari and Will Brookes, helping you get the most out of University.

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June 7, 2023 55 mins

Time management at university can be difficult, especially with the added pressure of needing to work a job outside of academic hours.

Our first guest on Uni Unplugged is no stranger to long days, and a jam-packed schedule - from leading the aerospace society at the University of Sheffield while juggling multiple jobs, to stepping up as Project Manager for a student drone team, she’s done it all. 

In today’s episode, we are joined ...

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In this episode, we discuss our future plans, where we want to be in 5 years time, and how we’ll get there,

Before moving onto the topic of goal setting, and how you yourself can develop a long term plan, and start moving towards it. We cover a variety of tips and tricks to optimise your development, and finish off with some key takeaways for success.

Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy!

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March 8, 2023 58 mins

In this episode, we discuss some of our most stressful university experiences, including the dreaded student syndrome and cramming for exams.

We talk about the benefits of support groups and accountability partners, as well as the challenges of prioritising extracurricular activities over uni work.

We also dive into the topic of burnout, exploring the symptoms and solutions for this all-too-common experience. We share our own pers...

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March 1, 2023 27 mins

In this episode, we explore our first year, how our perceptions of university have changed over time, and what we'd do differently looking back.

We discuss taking notes in 1st year, and how we learnt to get the most out of lectures - optimising for efficiency using the 80/20 rule, as well as explaining why your final grade isn't the most important metric of success. 

Finally, we talk about why and how you should get involved in soc...

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February 22, 2023 38 mins

In this episode, the very first of the Uni Unplugged podcast, we recount our high school journeys, friendship groups, and our mindsets towards academic achievement, including how they’ve changed as we've entered university to study engineering. We cover our motivations for studying aerospace, as well as our experiences of university: entering our first year during lockdown, taking part in student projects in our second year, and ev...

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