Researcher Radio

This week's guest on RESEARCHER Radio is Alison Heard from the University of Calgary. Join us to discover more about language processing. Just how well do we generate language and convey meaning? Just how far can a better understanding of sensorimotor effects take us? And what should you do when you first begin the PhD programme?

We will also gain further insights into the paper, its consequences and Ali's motivation behind her research.

In today's episode, we discuss:

Alison's academic background. [00:38]

We are given an overview of ‘Getting a grip on sensorimotor effects in lexical-semantic processing'. [02:18]

Ali provides the motivation behind her research. [04:21]

Ali discusses the biggest issues in her specialist field. [07:16]

Ali discusses the challenges faced whilst producing this paper. [08:05]

Ali gives us an insight into her current research. [09:40]

We learn about Ali's academic role models and her career aims. [10:47]

Ali gives her one piece of advice for anyone undertaking a PhD. [13:17]

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Welcome to the first ever RESEARCHER Radio episode. Throughout this series, we will be speaking to different academics from all around the world about their specialist subjects. Each academic guest would have produced written, examined, analysed and published work that is trending throughout the RESEARCHER community, and the wider scientific community. We will be finding more about the paper, the steps that are taken to create it and it's potential consequences in the academic or real world.

Discovering more about an academic paper and its origins are only half the RESEARCHER podcast story, we will also dive into the world of academia by discovering more about the lives of our academic guests.

This week we are joined by Dr Ramiz Nathani, former PhD from University College London and co-founder of RESEARCHER. We will discuss Dr Nathani's transition from science to the world of technology and business, whilst learning more about the RESEARCHER story.

In today's episode, we discuss:

How Dr Nathani transitioned from the world of science to the world of technology. [01:12]

We undertake a whirlwind tour of Dr Nathani's PhD. [02:33]

Dr Nathani explains the differences between the world of science and the world of technology, and how they can learn from each other. [04:19]

Dr Nathani discusses the inspiration behind RESEARCHER. [06:08]

Dr Nathani gives his one piece of advice for anyone undertaking a PhD. [06:52]

This podcast is brought to you by RESEARCHER, the free app that makes it easy for academics and scientists to stay on top of new research in their area. Download it for free on iOS, Android or find us on your browser at www.researcherapp.io.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.