Class of 2020

9. Graduation

In this final episode of Class of 2020, Rufaro plans a back garden graduation ceremony, reflects on the past 3 months and speaks to final year students about their cancelled graduations.  🎓✨ Follow us on Instagram: @classof2020podcast Email us: classof2020pod@gmail.com Find out more: https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020 [https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020] You’re Gonna Love This Podcast: https://www.rufarofaith.com/youre-gonna-love-this-podcast [https://www.rufarofaith.com/youre-gonna-love-this-podcast] Music in This Episode: Night Owl by Broke For Free Ghost Byzantine by Blue Dot Sessions Into The Unknown by Podington Bear Waterbourne by Blue Dot Sessions Afasawaya by Emily Brimlow

8. Graduate Jobs, Virtual Internships and Starting Your Career in a Pandemic

In this episode, Rufaro speaks to final year students about their experience of finding graduate jobs, doing virtual internships and starting their careers in the midst of the pandemic. Then she speaks to James Uffindell, the CEO of Bright Network about virtual internships, the future of work and the advice he would give to graduates starting their careers this summer.🎓✨ Follow us on Instagram: @classof2020podcast Email us: classof2020pod@gmail.com Find out more: https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020 [https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020] Mentioned in this episode https://www.brightnetwork.co.uk/ [https://www.brightnetwork.co.uk/]

This Week's Episode & Graduation

A little note about this week's episode and a request for an upcoming episode🎓✨ Follow us on Instagram: @classof2020podcast Email us: classof2020pod@gmail.com Find out more: https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020 [https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020]

7. Spark Change, Do Good: Students Positively Shaping Society

This week’s episode is all about student across the country who’ve been using the past couple of months to positively affect their local communities and help some of the people who’ve been hit hardest by the pandemic. From education to climate change, social isolation to better medical care I’m going to speak to students who inspired by their own experiences are working to create real change in the world around them.🎓✨ Follow us on Instagram: @classof2020podcast Email us: classof2020pod@gmail.com Find out more: https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020 [https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020] Mentioned in this episode Malone’s Mind The Gap Handbook: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/news/mind-the-gap-a-handbook-of-clinical-signs-on-black-and-brown-skin [https://www.sgul.ac.uk/news/mind-the-gap-a-handbook-of-clinical-signs-on-black-and-brown-skin] Leora’s Disposable Glove Recycling: https://www.facebook.com/Disposable-Gloves-Recycling-London-111675213919927/ [https://www.facebook.com/Disposable-Gloves-Recycling-London-111675213919927/] Peter &Tom’s Learn Better at Home EBook: http://learnbetterathome.com/ [http://learnbetterathome.com/] Furlonteer: https://www.furlonteer.com/ [https://www.furlonteer.com/] Do Something: https://www.dosomething.org/us [https://www.dosomething.org/us]

6. How Do You Feel?: Student Mental Health and The Science of Happiness

In this week’s episode, Rufaro explores student and graduate mental health. First, she speaks to recent graduate Mollie Davies about post-university depression and the challenges that she faced in her first few months after graduation. Then she speaks to Professor Bruce Hood about The Science of Happiness, a course developed at the University of Bristol to support student wellbeing. And then she speaks to Billy Newall a Student Minds volunteer campaigning to raise awareness and produce initiatives aimed at improving male mental health.🎓✨ Follow us on Instagram: @classof2020podcast Email us: classof2020pod@gmail.com Find out more: https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020 [https://www.rufarofaith.com/class-of-2020] Mentioned in this episode Samaritans: Call Samaritans for free at 116 123 or email them at jo@samaritans.org [jo@samaritans.org]. Student Minds: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/ [https://www.studentminds.org.uk/] The Science of Wellbeing: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being [https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being] Mollie’s article about Post University Depression: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/campus/a22575047/post-university-depression/ [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/campus/a22575047/post-university-depression/]