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Come along and listen to speakers talk about subjects they are passionate or knowledgeable about (contact jen.townend@northampton.ac.uk if you’d like to be a future speaker).

Before I became palatable: overcoming self-doubt

Alicia Exworthy - Mindset Coach

Tuesday 21st October 2025, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406

We all know that voice - the one that whispers you’re not ready, you’re not good enough, who do you think you are? It’s exhausting, and it keeps us from opportunities, growth, and joy.

But here's the truth: that voice was never honest. This isn’t a talk about hustle, grit, or fixing yourself. It’s about uncovering what was always there. Through simple tools and fresh perspectives, you’ll learn how to see past the leash that was never real, and step into the strength you had before you ever learned to shrink yourself.

Register for Before I became palatable

 

My journey into digital downsizing

Jonathan Pittam - Health Coach and Speaker

Tuesday 4th November 2025, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406

Find out how social media and smartphones stunted my self-growth for seven years, and the crazy calculation that scared me into change. 

I'll also tell you how I managed to disentangle myself from too much tech, and the resulting change in my mind and mood. You'll also find out how my newfound online/offline balance has helped me become more successful in both business and body. 

Register for My journey into digital downsizing

 

Terror, Tusks and Tenacity - finding hope in the dark

Darryn Frost QGM - Founder of Own Merit CIC

Tuesday 9th December 2025, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406

In 2019, I was on London Bridge, confronting a terrorist with a narwhal tusk – an act that taught me the value of stepping forward when the odds seem impossible.

After 18 years working in probation and prisons I’ve witnessed the struggles and the strengths of those seeking a second chance. Good and evil are never that far apart.

Our justice system is broken. We don’t create environments for recovery, just look at the cycle of homelessness for prison leavers.

Using Universal Credit, I worked with prisoners to design, build and launch a housing solution that proves the power of co-creation – showing that when people are part of the solution, safer homes and stronger communities can follow.

Join in to learn a little more, and share in hearing about the hope that exists in every single person.

Check out Own Merit

Register for Terror, Tusks and Tenacity - finding hope in the dark

 

Ulysses! Sex, Soap and a Lucky Potato: James Joyce for everyone

Lucy Brazier (Writer, Author & Maker of Mischief...and Student Outreach and Engagement Officer)

Thursday 15th January 2026, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406

I’m on a mission to show that Ulysses isn’t just for the scholars, the academics and the unusually gifted. James Joyce wrote for everyone and there’s no reason why you and I can’t enjoy the controversy, humour, tragedy and downright filth of this famous work of post-modern literature.

More to explore:

Website: https://portergirl.com/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-portergirl-podcast/id1822951117

https://lucyabrazier.podbean.com/

Register for Ulysses! Sex, Soap and a Lucky Potato: James Joyce for everyone