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Want to know more about Pick Up The Mic, who we are, and how to get involved? Check out this short trailer where you get to meet the hosts - Jeffrey, Ninoshka, and Sam as they dive into important topics, raise awareness on global issues and encourage to you to pick up your own mic

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In the first episode, we will be looking into how to follow your passion in a difficult world. We learn about what Sam, Ninoshka, and Jeffrey's passion were growing up, and how it has changed since they were young. Sam leads us into the idea of not putting money as the focus when it comes to following your passion, how scouting the industry can help you develop and know what exactly your passion is and who motivates them. We also learn about who the MC of this month is and why she was picked

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We've got our second episode of Pick Up The Mic, and we are glad to announce that we have Layla Ali with us. Layla is the new BME Officer at Brunel University, starting her term of office in the new academic year. In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of BAME Representation In Higher Education Institutions (such as universities). We will be discussing what motivated Layla to become the BME Officer, who inspires her, and why it is important to have BAME Representation in higher education institutions and more

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In our third episode of Pick Up The Mic, we are glad to have Selma on the podcast. Selma is a student who is looking to go into the world of STEM when she graduates. Our topic for this episode is BAME Representation, and we will be discussing the importance of BAME Representation, how individuals can promote BAME Representation, how decolonising education can help encourage BAME Representation, and more. We'll also be introducing our next MC of the Month this episode too!

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In this episode, we will be discussing the relationship between mental health and race. Both of these topics are very important to us and we are glad to have Maria Claridge on the show discussing how both topics are related. We will learn more about Maria, what we (as individuals) can do to improve our mental health, how racial tensions and inequalities affect mental health, and more! We also being explaining why we've picked Mind (or Mind UK) as our MC for this month

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We're glad to have Riham, a Life Sciences Student, on the podcast today to discuss an important subject - BAME Representation In STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). We'll be talking about what motivated her to study a STEM subject, how she feels about BAME Representation within her course, how diversifying industries within STEM help improve the industry as a whole, and more! We'll also be talking about our next MC of The Month - Project 17

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In Episode 6, we'll be talking about an issue that has been talked about a lot lately; sustainability. We're joined by Yetunde King, a final-year engineering student, who will be discussing why sustainability is so important to the world we live in. We'll be talking about how Yetunde is sustainable in her own life, as well as her hopes for the construction industry and more! We'll also be discussing how our MCs of the Month for this episode (UN Sustainable Development Goals) are related to sustainability.

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We're focusing on revision tips in this episode. Ninoshka will be leading discussions around how she and the rest of the team revise, as well as giving tips to anyone with exams on how to revise effectively.

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