Steph is sharing research to help tackle cancer.

Sarah talks to Steph Sinclair, Science Communications Manager at Worldwide Cancer Research. 

Steph's insights include;

• Transitioning from a university to a charity
• Feeling more connected to the research
• Creative collaborations
• Making things better for women in science

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Sarah reflects on what she has learned about being research-adjacent

This is a solo episode with Sarah McLusky discussing some of her key takeaways so far, including these nuggets...

• No-one has a straightforward career path
• Opportunities can come from unexpected places
• Being research-adjacent is all about people and transferable skills
• Having a research background can be helpful, but it’s definitely not essential

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Lorna is leading research development and research developers

For this episode Sarah is talking to Lorna Wilson, Director of Research Development and Operations at Durham University, and chair of ARMA.

Lorna talks about

• Her journey from temp to the top
• The added value that research development experts can bring  
• Why ARMA has been a huge support throughout her career

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Sam uses her own experiences to help improve research involvement

For this episode Sarah is joined by Sam Alexandra Rose, a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Manager at Bowel Research UK.

Sam talks about

• Why patients are the most important people in health research
• Her journey from bowel cancer patient to PPI manager
• Breaking down stigma and ‘getting comfortable being uncomfortable’

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Simon is making friends and sparking opportunities

Sarah is joined by Simon Cutler, a Business Relationship Manager at the University of Reading.

Simon talks about

• How he turned from 'poacher to gamekeeper' and back again
• Why he loves meeting new people, making connections and sees everyone as a potential friend
• The satisfaction he gets from supporting young researchers in particular

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Alice is helping find the right resources to enable research

For this week’s episode Sarah is joined by Alice Cann an academic Liaison Librarian at Brunel University London.

Alice talks about

• How academic librarians can make a big difference to research
• Why her role is constantly changing and evolving
• The confidence she gained from being part of the Research Catalyst Cohort

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Peter is boosting research impact through creative communication.

For this week’s episode Sarah is joined by Peter Barker, audiovisual content creator, founder of Orinoco Communications, and host of the Research Comms podcast.

Peter talks about

• How his career evolved via documentary-making and public engagement
• The satisfaction of creating impactful and boundary-pushing videos and animations
• Why his podcast is all about building community amongst research communicators

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Ged wants to shape the future of research impact culture

For this episode Sarah chats to research impact specialist Ged Hall.

Ged talks about

• Being a career magpie
• The differences between R&D in industry and academia
• Why we all need to be part of the research culture conversation

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Anja is co-creating research environments and gathering odd socks.

For this week’s episode Sarah is joined by Anja Roeding, research manager and founder of the PRISM Network. 

Anja talks about

• Her 'wiggly, winding path' from research to research-adjacent
• How frustration led her to gather up all the other 'odd socks' and create the PRISM Network
• Why the system needs to better recognise all the people who contribute to co-creating research environments

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Edwin is joining the dots between communications, engagement and impact.

Sarah's guest for this episode is Edwin Colyer, founder of the research communications and engagement agency, Scientia Scripta.

Edwin talks about

• Copyediting for David Attenborough, writing for New Scientist and painting pictures with words
• The joys of having colleagues and being able to create your own workplace culture
• Moving from just telling impact stories to helping create them
• Building a business that connects the dots between communication, engagement and impact

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