This is an engaging conversation with Dr Ana Sara Cordeiro, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics and MPharm Programme Director at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde.

In this podcast, Dr Cordeiro will reflect on her academic career to date, from her postdoctoral research at Queen’s University Belfast to her transition into a permanent academic role and the establishment of her own independent research group. She will share insights into the opportunities and challenges she encountered along the way, as well as lessons learned from balancing teaching, research, and leadership responsibilities.

In this episode Craig Davison will delve into his captivating career journey, highlighting his transition from the laboratory to business roles as a scientist in cloud-based software companies. Craig worked in Cancer Research in pre-clinical drug discovery and translational development before leaving research for an industry based career path.

In this episode we are joined by Professor Su Taylor, Professor of Structural Engineering and Head of the Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure Group at Queen's University Belfast. Su will discuss her career journey from Research Assistant and studying for her PhD, to becoming a Research Engineer and the first female Professor in Civil Engineering since the formation of Queen’s University in 1845.

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.