<description>&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of the season, Paige chats to Katharine Sacks-Jones, the chief executive of the charity Become. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They discuss the support offered by Become, the music that reminds Katharine of her university experience, the impact of social media and why having a secure home at university is a necessity for all estranged and care experienced young people. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find out more about Become and the support they offer visit &lt;a href='https://becomecharity.org.uk/'&gt;Home Page - Become&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Join the community for all estranged and care experienced students at allofus.uk&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258&lt;/p&gt;
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In the final episode of the season, Paige chats to Katharine Sacks-Jones, the chief executive of the charity Become. They discuss the support offered by Become, the music that reminds Katharine of her university experience, the impact of social media and why having a secure home at university is a necessity for all estranged and care experienced young people. To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org)To find out more about Become and the support they offer visit <a href='https://becomecharity.org.uk/'>Home Page - Become</a>    To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk   Join the community for all estranged and care experienced students at allofus.uk   If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258

Episode 31: Katharine

<description>&lt;p&gt;Holly, who is studying Applied Humanities at Birmingham Newman University, chats to Paige about social media, the friendships she has made at university, and a song that reminds her of her university experience. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Join the community for all estranged and care experienced students at allofus.uk&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258&lt;/p&gt;
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Holly, who is studying Applied Humanities at Birmingham Newman University, chats to Paige about social media, the friendships she has made at university, and a song that reminds her of her university experience.  To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org) To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk Join the community for all estranged and care experienced students at allofus.uk If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258

Episode 30: Holly

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Paige meets Hiruni who&amp;apos;s studying Psychology at Newcastle University and is currently on a placement year working with the university EDI team. Hiruni talks about her course and placements, her involvement in university societies, the best places to go out in Newcastle and her belief that every estranged and care experienced student should have a free #HomeAtUniversity.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode, Paige meets Hiruni who&apos;s studying Psychology at Newcastle University and is currently on a placement year working with the university EDI team. Hiruni talks about her course and placements, her involvement in university societies, the best places to go out in Newcastle and her belief that every estranged and care experienced student should have a free #HomeAtUniversity.

Episode 29: Hiruni

<description>&lt;p&gt;The This is Us podcast is back with a brand new season! Paige chats to Shanti- from the This is Us social team about life as an estranged student, what it&amp;apos;s like to study medicine and a song that reminds her of university! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We really hope that you enjoy this episode and as always, do let us know what you think.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258&lt;/p&gt;
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The This is Us podcast is back with a brand new season! Paige chats to Shanti- from the This is Us social team about life as an estranged student, what it&apos;s like to study medicine and a song that reminds her of university!  We really hope that you enjoy this episode and as always, do let us know what you think. To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org) To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258

Episode 28: Shanti

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;apos;s the season finale! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To the end this season of the podcast, we&amp;apos;ve got something a bit different from the usual student and uni life chats. In this episode,  Paige speaks with special guest Mark Riddell MBE. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Mark is the National Advisor for Care Leavers for the Department of Education. He has lived experience of being in care and chats openly with Paige about his own experiences and how that has led him to the amazing work that he does today to influence policy and change. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We really hope that you enjoy this episode and as always, do let us know what you think.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Join the This is Us community at This is Us Community (mn.co)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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It&apos;s the season finale!  To the end this season of the podcast, we&apos;ve got something a bit different from the usual student and uni life chats. In this episode,  Paige speaks with special guest Mark Riddell MBE.  Mark is the National Advisor for Care Leavers for the Department of Education. He has lived experience of being in care and chats openly with Paige about his own experiences and how that has led him to the amazing work that he does today to influence policy and change.  We really hope that you enjoy this episode and as always, do let us know what you think. To find out more about the Unite Foundation scholarship visit Unite Foundation + our scholarship = This is us. (thisisusatuni.org) To be a guest on the podcast email info@unitefoundation.org.uk Join the This is Us community at This is Us Community (mn.co) If you are affected by any of the topics mentioned you can visit Home - Mind or text SHOUT to 85258

Episode 27: Mark Riddell

Paige Mackenzie chats to estranged and care experienced students as they journey through university and beyond; the highs, the lows, the places to go and the importance of having somewhere to call home.&nbsp;

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