In this episode we explore the value of being brave and passionate in research.

Cilla shares her own journey into research leadership and identifies the most important research skills to develop.

We consider strategies for building research collaborations and Cilla shares advice on how to maintain authenticity while navigating the ideas of others.

You can find out more about Cilla's work here:

NIHR ARC South London Applied Research Leadership Academy | ARC South London

https://arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-training/events-training/nihr-arc-south-london-applied-research-leadership-academy-0

Kingston University launches academy to support academics and PhD students to become research leaders - News - Kingston University London

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/news/article/2647/18-mar-2022-kingston-university-launches-academy-to-support-academics-and-phd-students-to-become-research-leaders/

Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of Practice (vitae.ac.uk)

You can read a transcript of the episode here: thephdliferaft.com

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