To finish up the season after a hiatus we are back with a mishmash of our guests answering the question 'What does education mean to you?"

Sounds pretty simple...but we've loved hearing the different perspectives from our guests! 

A big thank you to our guests and YOU, our listeners for your ongoing support. Enjoy the festive period and stay safe.

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Thom is a 3rd year PhD student. His research focusses on interviewing students with learning disabilities and their parents to find out how it has impacted their schooling and studying experience, social class and how that informs education policy. 

We also discuss whether we think in pictures or words. Wait what?! So you mean to say some people have an internal running monologue while others see pictures, colours and feelings instead!? Mind blown!

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Find out why the Myers-Briggs Personality test or MBTI Type Indicator is so popular even though researchers have highlighted some of its limitations. Adilah and Ben have a go doing the test, find out what our personality types are and have a go doing the test to discover yours here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

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After previous episodes on some positive and negative student experiences on their supervisors, we have Nat to tie it all together by giving us an insight into supervisorship. Nat is a researcher with many years of experience and has supervised many students along the way. 

She tells all about her previous PhD experience, what it takes to be a good supervisor, some of the best and worst students she's had and some tips on what it takes to succeed. Nat gives us a pep talk on seeing beyond the deep, dark PhD tunnel. We also share some movie and book recommendations...come for the therapy, stay for the reccos!

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In stark contrast to the last episode, we flip the coin and discuss some positive supervisor stories submitted from students. Its so uplifting and empowering to hear about supervisors who are more mentor and friend than scary boss and those who know how to balance their time to prioritise students and their mental health (amongst other great things mentioned!) We know no ones perfect - heck students definitely aren't perfect but its so important to find a supervisor you work well with that supports you! And if you look around carefully you may find that one diamond in the sea of pebbles.

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We called out to students that we knew and asked them to submit their experience about some not-so-great supervisor moments. Listen in to some of their stories and our 2 cents on the matter. We include some tips on things to consider when things with lab members/supervisory team are not sailing smoothly. 

DISCLAIMER: We mention mental health, depression and suicide.

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In this episode we have Dr Biyanka to chat with us about his journey through med school and beyond. He shares interesting case studies and describes a usual day in his life as a doctor. Find out what he would be doing if he wasn't a doctor, what happens when someone with a massive heart attack comes through a hospital and how a 1% chance of a brain bleed can mean life or death in a crucial moment.

He also shares his exciting research on cardiac CT on people with genetic cholesterol abnormalities from which he has multiple journal article publications. Whew what a POWERHOUSE - you do not want to miss this!

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In this episode we answer 20 questions and learn a few more things about each other along the way. Find out who would rather have a house by the beach or mountains, what our pet peeves are, hear about Adilah's parasailing mishap and Ben's super spontaneous trip to...well just have a listen!

Share your answers with us :) 

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Happy New Year! It’s your hosts Adilah and Ben - welcome back to the show and to season 2! We are excited to be able to keep it going and we definitely can’t do that without you (our listeners!) so thank you all for your endless support.

In this episode we recap some of our achievements/challenges from 2020 and share our goals for the year. We will also discuss the importance of goal setting aka New Year’s Resolutions and the science behind them. Are they doomed to fail from the start? Stay tuned, you do not want to miss this!

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In this episode we open up about when we feel the most imposter syndrome and share some tips on how to overcome the feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.  We also discuss the importance of sharing and communicating research to the public effectively and how important it is to be informed in this day and age, where information is at the tips of our fingertips (literally)!

When do you feel the most imposter syndrome in your life?

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