Have you ever wanted a career where you manage your own time, and schedule? Do you want to have a visible impact on society? Well, this may be the opportunity you are looking for. Today, we set out to find out why someone might enter a research career and the impact research has on society. We are talking with Dr Floriana Anselmucci, a dynamic postdoctoral researcher hailing from Italy. She has studied and worked in Italy, France, and now the Netherlands specializing in civil and geotechnical engineering. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Twente and has been part of multiple research teams where she worked and published various research papers. In this episode, we find out why someone might enter a research career and the impact research has on society.