In this episode Dr Anthony Kavanagh will discuss his exhilarating career journey from Physicist to Senior Patent Counsel with Key Patent Innovations, investigating exciting technology and related monetization opportunities. You will get the opportunity to listen to some valuable advice on expanding your career outside of academia.

In this episode we talk to Dr Chris McCallum who will share his career journey from research into Industry. He offers some valuable advice on navigating your career when wondering whether to stay or whether to go.

In this episode we talk to Professor Victoria Simms about how she navigated her career aspirations whilst balancing other life priorities, including family life. She talks about her experience of being a female Professor before the age of 40 and what is next for her.

In this episode, Dr Lawrence Eagling discusses his career as a former postdoctoral researcher at Queen's University Belfast and how he then set up Swimming Head Productions, a documentary filmmaking company specialising in science outreach, sharing conservation and natural history stories.

In this episode, Dr Keziah Davison (Life Sciences Executive Search Consultant at Cranmore Executive Search) provides her insight as a clinical psychologist and biotech head-hunter on navigating the identity shift that comes with making significant career changes. She also outlines the types of opportunities available to PhD/Postdoctoral Researchers outside academia from industry to consulting, as well as shares advice on how to succeed when applying.

This episode features an interview of Dr Manuela Moser, Festival Director for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. Manuela discusses the wide range of tasks her role implies, and reflects on how she got where she is in her career.

This episode features an interview of Dr Eliza McKee, Principal Researcher Northern Ireland Records at The National Archives UK. Eliza discusses her transition from PhD to her current role, what she does, and how her experience at the National Archives fits in her wider career and research.

This episode is the recording of a panel discussion on career options for postdocs and PhDs outside academia, including entrepreneurship, focusing on individuals with a range of engineering backgrounds. it features Dr Mark Coughlan, R&D Physicist at Andor Technology, Dr Roy Bitrus, Director of Sales at TenzorGEO Ltd and Co Chair AFBE UK Scotland, and Dr Rebecca Lutton, CEO at Lintol Ltd.

This episode is the recording of a panel discussion on career options for life sciences postdocs and PhDs outside of academia, focusing on research roles in the public sector, start-up companies and big pharma. it features Dr Deborah Cox, Managing Director at Lagan Valley Scientific, Dr Billy Hunter, Senior Marine Chemist at Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI) Northern Ireland, and Dr Suha Dadou, Senior Scientist in the Analytical R&D at Pfizer UK.

This episode is the recording of a panel discussion on career options for postdocs and PhDs in the public sector or non-governmental organisations, focusing on policy-related roles in the health-, social- and environmental-sciences. It features Dr Claire McCartan, Senior Researcher at the Northern Health & Social Care Trust, Dr Bethany Waterhouse-Bradley, Programme Manager (PEACEPLUS) at Special EU Programmes Body, and Dr Jade Berman, Coastal advisor at National Trust.

*we apologise for some echo with one of the speakers towards the end*