Talks sex with students
audience debate with experts and the community talking honestly about the issues.
Students are also helping to produce the event for the radio station.
Jenny Wotherspoon, programme leader in social media management at the university, said: “It’s brought up some really interesting conversations and debates among students who, it turns out, do not usually discuss sex and issues around sex openly among friends.
“It’s pushed them as journalists to explore, research and conduct interviews with people about issues that are outside their comfort boundaries, looking at everything from case studies of young people paying for sex and conversations about sex among people with disabilities to the influence of reality TV on perceptions of sex.
“It’s been great for students to be part of this and build those links with the digital 5 Live team.”
Subjects across the day will include sexually transmitted infections to swinging, porn to sex education in schools, consent to cheating, good sex, no sex and bad sex.
The discussion between students, staff and the panel will take place at the University of Sunderland’s National Glass Centre between noon and 2pm. People can follow and join in the debate using the hashtag #sextakeover on the day.