Melissa Hobson, Science Writer (Episode 13)

Naomi has found freedom and fulfilment in an Alt Ac career

Naomi Tyrrell is director of research consultancy business Research Your Way and founder of the Alt Ac Careers Facebook group.

Sarah and Naomi talk about 

• How coaching and thinking like a researcher helped her step into self-employment
• Finding community on social media
• Why she values the freedom of freelance life
• The satisfaction she gets from helping charities and social enterprises

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage https://sarahmclusky.com/naomi-tyrrell-research-consultant-episode-39

• Connect with Naomi on LinkedIn or visit the Research Your Way website
• Join the Alt Ac Careers Facebook Group

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Suggest guests or topics for the podcast on this form

Nick Sheppard is an Open Research Advisor at the University of Leeds and UK Wikimedian of the Year 2023.

Sarah and Nick talk about

• How the conversation, and his career, has moved from open access to open research
• Why Wikipedia is a great tool for sharing research and democratising knowledge
• The different challenges for open research in different disciplines
• Resources for anyone interested in a career in open research 

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Nick on LinkedIn, X or Wikipedia
• Read Nick's pet Wikipedia page about abolitionist Wilson Armistead
• Listen to Nick’s favourite episode of the Research Culture Uncovered Podcast

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Suggest guests or topics for the podcast on this form

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Sam is at the cutting edge of the cultural conversation.

Sam Steele is Managing Director of the Centre for Creativity Enabled by AI at Bayes Business School.

Sarah and Sam talk about

• Sam’s meandering career from music journalist to research adjacent
• Why embracing our human weirdness is key to using AI effectively
• Differences between the worlds of music, catering, and academia
• The importance of encouraging creativity in schools

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Sam on LinkedIn
• Have a play with the Centre for Creativity Enabled by AI’s free AI creativity tools Business Sparks and Design Sparks

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack

Suggest guests or topics for the podcast on this form

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Sarah is helping researchers reimagine their future

Sarah is a Researcher Developer at University of Manchester and an independent Careers Consultant.

Sarah and Sarah talk about

• the 'planned happenstance' that took her from microbiology to careers
• why every day is a learning day and how that has boosted her career
• how her own journey helps her support researchers struggling to make a career change

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
• Find out more about the University of Manchester’s Researcher Development service

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

John is advocating for applied science

John Elvin is Industry Programme Manager at The Royal Society.

Sarah and John talk about 

• His career in the biotech industry
• The mechanical balance that led to an outreach project for 3500 children
• How much industry contributes to research and development
• Why every undergraduate student should do an industry placement 

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with John on LinkedIn to find out about an event his team are running in Liverpool on 14 February
• Find out about some of the schemes John's team run including Entrepreneur in Residence, Industry Fellowships and Partnership Grants

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Happy New Year! In this solo episode Sarah invites you to start the year by looking back before you look forwards.

Sarah talks about

• Why, controversially, she likes New Year more than Christmas
• How to write a 'ta-da' list rather than a to-do list
• Why taking time to reflect on what felt good in 2023 can help you follow through on your goals for 2024

If you have feedback, questions or topics you'd like the podcast to cover, or suggestions for guests please submit them here.

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

The Research Adjacent podcast is one year old!

In this episode Sarah reflects on 2023 talking about

• Why she started the podcast
• How the podcast has grown over the year
• What it has been like to step into the role of podcast host
• Reactions to the term 'research-adjacent'
• Her most memorable moments

If you have feedback, questions or topics you'd like the podcast to cover, or suggestions for guests please submit them here.

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Charlotte is a 'human signpost' for researchers

Sarah's guest for this episode is Charlotte Stephenson, a Research Facilitator at Leeds University Business School.

Sarah and Charlotte talk about 

• Why she tries to be the friendly face of research development
• How she transferred her research communications skills to grant writing
• The work she is doing to uncover and address inequalities in who gets research funding

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn
• Download the funding proposal roadmap that Charlotte and her team developed From ideas to action: Leeds University Business School’s roadmap for developing a research funding proposal

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

For this episode Sarah is talking to entrepreneur turned business development manager Emma Perfect.

Emma talks about 

• How her career started with glowing fungi 
• The ups and downs of life in a small business
• The way her current role is feeding her curiosity
• Why start-ups need strong business skills as well as a great product idea

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Emma on LinkedIn

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

Sarah offers a framework for thinking about and building resilience

Sarah talks about

• What resilience means to her
• The inevitability of change
• Why resilience is such a key skill in research environments
• How to strengthen resilience by building skills, drawing on practical tools and managing our mindset

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

• Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
• Listen to Lorna Wilson speaking on this podcast and on the Nature Careers podcast
• Listen to the Boundaries podcast episode
• Listen to Brene Brown talking about FFTs
• Check out the Rebel Finance School on YouTube

Follow the podcast on LinkedIn and Instagram

Join the Research Adjacent Substack  

Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay