In this episode, we introduce a new series to the podcast called ‘Academic Stories’. It aims at providing insights into what university life can be like, aside from all the pretty pictures we often see online. In this first Academic Story, Luke dives into his experience of cramming one year of content into one month when he was in his final year of university.

In this episode, we speak with Tom Cockbain from 'ZeroGravity', a digital mentoring start-up, focused on bridging the gaps between students from different backgrounds into entering higher education. We dive into detail about the current advantages to private school students in getting into top universities, the network advantage, imposter syndrome, the importance of a supportive mentor, and much more. Additionally, we forecast into the future for upcoming and current students, giving advice for post-university in finding career and business opportunities. We hope listeners will be able to use this advice to start building your own bridges to accelerate you into your dream universities, and we highly encourage you investigate the mentoring scheme provided at ZeroGravity!

Are you a new student heading to University soon, or perhaps you're currently at University and are struggling to find that thing to spice up your social life? Then this is the episode for you! In this episode, we give our advice for making the most out of the social aspects of univerisity. We discuss how low confidence is the greatest barrier to making friends and building relationships, and explain the benefits of joining various societies and student groups. Additionally, we give some insider tips for building a strong and supportive friend group to help guide a healthy relationship with work and life. Lastly, we provide some of our own advice for maintaining your work-life balance, with an emphasis on meaningful, productive outlets.

In this episode, we discuss the alternatives to University for students with Rebecca Dunne, the partnerships manager and Laura Dunne, the marketing manager at 'Not Going To Uni', a platform showcasing the alternatives to university for school and college leavers. With their knowledge and experience, we delve into the current employment landscape for students, discussing some of the misconceptions about obtaining your dream career. Additionally, we debate some of our advice for finding the right opportunity for you, advising how to filter through the abundance of different options available for students. Finally, we discuss some of the ways you can expand on your network as a means of opening personalised and exclusive opportunities for yourself amongst the competition.

In this episode of The Student Insider podcast, we let the topic set itself! In these 'Social Episodes', we record with no prior planning, letting our thoughts flow to make for some really interesting conversation. We reflect on our university experience and forecast into the future, asking where people can find meaning and happiness. We discuss the mind-body connection, some of the benefits of boosting testosterone and the impact of diet on your lifestyle. We delve into our stories in quitting video games and the impacts gaming addiction has had on us in the present day, and finish up talking about the psychology of friendships and making friends.

In this episode, we discuss some life updates and how we started and built a podcast as students. We dive into the podcast journey, the range of systems and tools we use to create content and much more.

In this episode, we speak with Radha Rü, runner-up in this years series of MasterChef UK - where amateur cooks are put to the test in a series of intense cooking challenges. We discuss Chef-Rü's experience on the show, her journey with cooking since the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the mindsets and philosophies which helped her achieve her goals. Having made the switch from a degree in Law to becoming a Chef, she imparts invaluable advice for students feeling lost in a sea of careers choices, as well as providing fantastic advice for current university students.

In this episode, we reflect on our university experience so far and cover a range of university advice you need before you start. We speak about building the foundation, academic techniques, life skills, side hustles & extra-curricular projects. As well as, social skills, building confidence, mindset and gaining experience through internships. We hope you enjoy and find this episode valuable.

In this episode, we speak to Hannah, a third-year Neuroscientist at King's College London and creator of 'Incrementum', a self-help and mental health awareness platform. We speak about her journey and experiences with mental health, mindset and discuss different philosophies for life and university. Mental health can be easily neglected in the turbulence of our lives - picking up good habits and building mindfulness are ways of tackling tough times. Transparency with such topics is fundamental, a transparency that we provide in this episode.

The majority of the student experience is invested into studying, memorising and researching. In this episode, we decode some of the common studying conventions and look beyond just "putting in the hours". We discuss some fantastic study techniques to help you optimise your time, explain the importance of taking good breaks, as well as the importance of mindfullness and well-being in the grand scheme of university commitments.