Research Adjacent

Getting a research-adjacent job (Episode 6) | Sarah shares some advice for finding and landing your next (or first) research-adjacent job

Short-term contracts and lack of promotion opportunities mean that research-adjacent professionals are often hunting from their next job. While Sarah can't guarantee you'll land that job, she does have some advice to help you improve your chances including:

• Where to find research-adjacent jobs

Read the full show notes on the podcast website

Find out more and sign up for Sarah's Get Shortlisted training on Mon 27 Feb, 5pm

Contribute to the Twitter research-adjacent jobs thread here

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Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com

Duncan Yellowlees, Presentation Skills Trainer (Episode 5) | Duncan talks about telling stories, building confidence and doing things differently

For episode 5 of Research Adjacent my guest is freelance presentation skills trainer Duncan Yellowlees. Duncan trains researchers to communicate better, helping them tell stories about their work, connect with different audiences, and collaborate more effectively.

We talk about

• why building confidence in presenting spills over into all other parts of life

Read the full show notes on the podcast website

Find out more about Duncan and his work here: Duncan Yellowlees Training

What did you think of this episode? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent and share your thoughts using #ResearchAdjacent.

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Nina Ruddle, Civic Mission Champion (Episode 3) | Nina is on mission to make a real difference across North Wales

For episode 4 of Research Adjacent I chat with Nina Ruddle. Nina leads the Civic Mission Partnership Strategy at Wrexham Glyndwr University.

We talk about

• How growing up in North Wales led to a passion for social and economic regeneration

Read the full show notes on the podcast website

Find out more about Nina and her work here:

What did you think of this episode? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent and share your thoughts using #ResearchAdjacent.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com

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Colin Wilkinson, Public Involvement Specialist (Episode 3) | Colin talks about the good, bad and ugly of health research involvement

For episode 3 of Research Adjacent I chat with Colin Wilkinson, a public involvement specialist, about the good, bad and ugly of health research involvement.

We talk about

• Colin's journey from steel chemist to public involvement specialist

Read the full show notes on the podcast website

Find out more about Colin and his work here: Corylus Services

The Shared Commitment to Public Involvement is a joint commitment by UK research organisations to bring about changes that will drive up standards in health and social care research.

What did you think of this episode? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent and share your thoughts using #ResearchAdjacent.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com

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If you have a service, product, event, or opportunity that would be of interest to our audience get in touch via [email protected] to explore how we can work together.

Kirsty Ross, Public Engagement Professional (Episode 2) | Kirsty talks about doing engagement via Wikipedia, prisons and quilts, job precarity, and ADHD

For this episode of Research Adjacent I chat with Kirsty Ross, a public engagement and culture change professional with not one, but currently three jobs at the Universities of St Andrews and Strathclyde!

In this episode we talk about

• How she got into working in public engagement

Read the full show notes on the podcast website

Follow Kirsty on Twitter @DrKirstyRoss and check out lots of the resources she has created on Figshare

• Fortissat Science Alliance podcast

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Mentioned in this episode:

Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com

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If you have a service, product, event, or opportunity that would be of interest to our audience get in touch via [email protected] to explore how we can work together.

Introduction to Research Adjacent (Episode 1) | Sarah introduces herself, the story behind the podcast, and previews upcoming episodes

It's time! Research Adjacent has been brewing for a couple of months now and I'm so excited to share the first episode with you. Most episodes will be an interview with a brilliant research-adjacent professional, but for today it's just me.

I share the story behind the podcast including...

• A bit about my 20+ years as a research adjacent professional (get the full story here)

Find all episodes, blog posts, and sign up for notifications at www.researchadjacent.com

Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent

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Are you ready to hear stories and strategies to help you thrive in a research-adjacent career? Then you're in the right place!

Hosted by Sarah McLusky

New episodes fortnightly on a Tuesday

• Fill out the research-adjacent quiz for episode suggestions

Mentioned in this episode:

Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com

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If you have a service, product, event, or opportunity that would be of interest to our audience get in touch via [email protected] to explore how we can work together.