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Careers in Your Ears
by King's Careers & Employability
The Careers Podcast for PhD Students and Research Staff at King's College London.
Episodes
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S16 Ep2 | From Curiosity to Impact | Building a Career with Purpose with Dr Gideon Johnson
Ever wondered how to stay aligned with your values and build a career that feels meaningful? Join us for this episode with clinical academic Dr Gideon Johnson, Senior Teaching Fellow in Adult Nursing at the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King’s College...
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S16 Ep1 | Q&A | I need a job in a year: what can I be doing now to improve my chances in this challenging job market?
Anna and Laura take stock of the labour market (including what's in the news and the reality) and discuss ways researchers might effectively use their time to prepare for their next steps beyond academia.
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S15 Ep5 | Q&A | How can I network in a way that feels authentic?
“Networking feels so fake!” ...was something said to us recently in a workshop. If the idea of networking makes you cringe or you identify as an introvert - this one's for you. Laura and Maria discuss ways that networking can work for you, and so much more in this episode. Hear about ways to...
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S15 Ep4 | Lilian Odaro's Journey of Resilience from PhD to Doctoral Development
What do cake, House (the TV series) and a vision board have in common? Find out in our latest podcast episode with the inspiring Lilian Odaro, Doctoral Student Development Officer at King's Doctoral College who used all these and more to navigate her way through balancing a PhD, part-time work,...
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S15 Ep3 | From Research to Reach: Finding Your Academic-Adjacent Path
Dr Francesca Greenstreet joins us to explore her journey from a decade in neuroscience research to a creative, fast-paced role in research communications at King’s. She shares how her “favourite bits” of academia - people, creativity, and curiosity - shaped a new, academic-adjacent career.…
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Series 15 | Ep 2 | Q&A | Research is my only passion - what else can I do?
Thinking about leaving academia but research is the only thing you've ever been 'passionate' about? This can make looking for next steps really challenging. In this episode, Anna and Laura (careers consultants for researchers) unpick what it means to be passionate about something, how to…
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S15 Ep 1 | Balancing Research and Practice |Clinical Academic Careers with Professor Julie Sanders
If you’re a current or aspiring clinical academic wondering how to build a research career alongside clinical practice, this episode is for you. Professor Julie Sanders, cardiovascular nurse and clinical academic joins us to discuss: navigating non‑linear career paths balancing clinical and...
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S14 Ep6: Head of Data Science at KMPG | navigating career complexity - agentic AI, dual careers and caring responsibilities
In this episode we talk to Dr Santhi Kuppilivenkata, Head of Data Science at KPMG. It was a refreshingly honest conversation about returning to work after maternity leave: 'it's not a break' and leveraging your research skills and academic approach in industry with some excellent tips on how to...
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Series 14 Ep 5 | Q&A | How can I talk about my experience if I've 'only' done a PhD?
Does a PhD count as experience? If you're looking for roles outside of academia and wondering whether you have the right experience, or finding it hard to articulate your skills in 'corporate speak', then this one's for you. Laura and Lindsay discuss: How to translate your research skills and…
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Series 14: Ep4 Grit & Creativity | Forging an Interdisciplinary Academic Career with Dr Amal Abuzeinab
In this episode we welcome back Dr Amal Abuzeinab, Senior Lecturer and interdisciplinary academic at De Montford University. This conversation provides strategic insights into forging an academic career looking at the accepted reality of the '3 jobs in 1' model - research, teaching and service…
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S14 Ep3 | Q&A | I've applied for over 50 jobs: what am I doing wrong?
If you're worried about the job market headlines, or currently applying and feel like you're getting nowhere: this one's for you. Specialist Careers Consultants for Researchers, Anna Favalessa and Laura Johnson respond to a listener who is having a tough time and looking for ways to improve their...
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S14 Ep2: Project Management Beyond Academia with Dr Alice Santambrogio
Ever wondered what project management really looks like in the biotech industry? In this episode Dr Alice Santambrogio, Project Manager at Relation, shares her journey from research technician to scientific management. We discuss how to decide if doing a PhD is right for you, the differences...
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Series 14 : Ep 1 Storytelling in Science: From Nano Dancing to Journal Editing
Dr Vittorio Aita joins us to share his passion for communication: from getting 70 year olds on the nano dancefloor, to winning over resistant teens with his powerful storytelling. Since the early days of high school to his Physics PhD at King’s, Vittorio has shared his passion for science…
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S13 Ep 6: Physiology to Risk & Compliance | Progression beyond academia
“Have faith in yourself that you’re able to learn...have the willpower and the confidence that you can do it” In this episode Dr Gayathri Sekhar, Risk & Compliance at Deloitte, speaks candidly about some of the realities of adapting to a fast-paced, corporate environment and reflects on how her...
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S13 Ep5 | Q&A | Do I need GTA experience to progress in my career?
Dr Lindsay Parker and Laura Johnson (careers consultants for researchers) tackle a question around whether it is necessary to do graduate teaching assistant (GTA) work for your career development, even if you're not currently planning on being a lecturer. Got a careers question for our next...
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S13 Ep 4: Designing a career experiment with Dr Matthew Betts
Could you apply your research skills to your career development and work out your next step? Our latest guest has taken this approach and recently wrote about it in this article in Nature. Matt talks to Laura about how he tested a few of his career hypotheses during his 15 years as a researcher...
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S13 Ep3: Find your champions| From PhD to Programme Director
If you’ve ever wondered how to make that initial approach and use networking to create your own opportunities, this episode is for you. Dr Stella Toonen, Programme Director, Culture Within Newham joins us to talk about how building connections and having conversations has guided her career...
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S13 Ep2 | Q&A | How can I talk to my supervisor about my career goals (plus tips for managers!)
In this episode, specialist careers consultants, Laura and Anna answer a common question: How can I talk to my supervisor about my career goals when their only experience is academia and I'm worried that they won't want to discuss anything else. Send us your question here We explore: The reason...
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S13 Ep 1: Help! Dr Tatjana Zoller on involving others in her career planning, asking for adjustments and diversifying her skill set
“It was instrumental in me getting a job – this little boost of support.” How often do we ask for help? So many of us are afraid to saywhen something is difficult, to try out new things or tell people about our ambitions – it can make us feel vulnerable and fear of failure can get in the way. But...
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An announcement!
Got a question about your career? Ask us! We're launching special Q&A episodes to give you the opportunity to ask a specialist careers consultant your career conundrums - whether it's about careers in academia or beyond, or more general Qs about networking, CVs and more. Send your Qs in a message...
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S12: E6 From Nursing to Research | A very personal journey to making a difference
“The main thing I realised is that we all have something to add.”Join us on this episode of "Careers in Your Ears" as we delve into the inspiring journey of Mariam Asaad, a fourth-year doctoral researcher at King's College London's Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery, and…
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S12: E5 Reframing Your Academic Story | Job Titles, LinkedIn, and the Power of Spin
If you feel like you need a special dictionary to understand job descriptions or a thesaurus for talking about your skills: this is the episode for you! Dr Holly Prescott gives us a masterclass in telling your story in a way that will help the sector you are trying to enter understand how…
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S12: E4 Advancing towards independence in an academic career
“You need to have input from other people. It's not something you can do by yourself.” Dr Ilyas Alav, recent recipient of the Wellcome Trust Early Career Award and Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham, shares his advice for progressing as an Early Career Researcher. We discuss the...
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S12: E3 Following your instincts and finding connections | From Television to Academia
“All it takes is time, collaborative spirit and that connective tissue.” When navigating the transition between industry and academia, Dr Renasha Khan, Lecturer of Religion and Social Science at Kings, found that reaching out to others allowed her to both explore career options and build a…
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S12:E2 Leaning into uncertainty | Navigating career change
How different is 'industry' to academia and what can we do to adapt to those changes and survive the learning curves? Dr Sam Keightley, Senior Behavioural Science Researcher at BeHive Consulting answers those questions and gives us plenty more fascinating insights into his first role since...
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S12:E1 Finding a home in Higher Education | beyond research
"I can do this and be successful, but does it bring me joy?" Offering valuable insights for PhDs and research staff interested in ‘academic adjacent’ roles, Dr Eleanor Gurney, Senior PGR Manager at King’s, shares her journey from academic research to a fulfilling role in professional services.…
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Series 11: Episode 5 From Theoretical Physics to Quantitative Finance: Navigating Career Transitions
In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Teresa Bautista Solans who shares her transition from a research career in theoretical physics to quantitative finance. It's a fantastic testament to the transferability of the skills developed in research such as critical thinking, analytical...
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Series 11: Episode 4 Innovating Beyond Academia: Think lean and listen!
In this episode, we delve into the intersection of research and entrepreneurship with Dr. Mercy Ofoya, founder of the Mami app, and Dr. Ema Talam, Entrepreneurial Skills Manager. Our discussion explores how Mercy, with support from the King’s Entrepreneurship Institute, took an idea for a...
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Series 11: Episode 3: Is an internship a good idea?
This week's guest is Pippa Sterk, a postdoctoral teaching fellow at King's who was curious about where their research could take them. Seizing an opportunity, they successfully applied for a place on the King's Parliamentary Research Internship (for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers). Pippa...
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Series 11: Episode 2: Return to King's
In this episode we meet Dr. Lienkie Diedericks, a King's PhD graduate. After completing her PhD Lienkie worked for the Royal Institute of British Architects on their equality and diversity initiatives. She has now returned to work at King's on research culture in our Faculy of Dentistry, Oral and...
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Series 11: Episode 1: From Science PhD to Strategy Consulting
We're back with Series 11! We are delighted to be joined by King's PhD alumnus, Adrian Signell, Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Adrian completed a PhD in Biology and Genomics in 2023 and started it 'with the full intention to ride the academic wave until, you know, being a...
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Series 10: Ep. 7: A Humanities Story - PhD research, writing and journalism
In this episode we meet Joe Shute, a humanities PhD researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. Joe is also a journalist and is about to publish his third book. In this podcast he talks about combining his three careers and offers us his insights on how they compliment each other. He also...
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Series 10: Ep6 Narrative CVs Demystified
“Narrative CVs are an attempt to be able to surface all of the things which academics do in a structured way.” We would like to invite all researchers and their supporters, developers and enablers to build their awareness of Narrative CVs (NCV) with this podcast episode. They are increasingly…
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Series 10: Ep5 UKRI Future Leaders Fellow - the highs and lows of fellowship applications
'It's really an art' - join us for an enjoyable and informative conversation with Antonio Forte about the ups and downs of applying for fellowships, the importance of resilience and building a supportive network and the joy of thinking outside the box (and how this helps with applications). There...
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Series 10: Ep.4 - Research Funding from the Leverhulme Trust
In this episode, Dr. Sarah Burton, writer and researcher tells us about her career in education and about her experience of gaining funding from the Leverhulme Trust, what that meant to her and gives some tips on making an application. Many thanks to the Trust for introducing us and making this...
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Series 10: Ep. 3 - Strategic Thinking in Your Academic Career
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Dmitry Kishkinev who is a lecturer in animal behaviour and behavioural neuroscience at Keele University. He tells us all about his career history, moving countries, the need to think strategically about your career and the support he has received from the...
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Series 10: Ep2 Solving problems in academia, then in industry, and back again
“I wanted to see what it was like in a different environment.” For this episode, we’ve passed the mic to Lingxing Kong, a King's PhD student in his third year of research in Robotics, and an Inclusive Careers Education Ambassador (ICEA). Lingxing is joined by Dr Emmanouil Spyrakos Papastavridis,...
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Series 10: International Women's Day 2024 Special Episode
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with a special episode and we're joined by Drs Amal Abuzainab, Lovelin Obi and Rokhshid Ghaziani who are all academic researchers, teachers and involved in many other things alongside their main careers. In a very uplifting conversation, we hear about…
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Series 9: Ep5 - From Policy to Professor with Michael Sanders
Join us for an inspiring chat with Professor Michael Sanders as he lets us in on his approach for getting things done in academia, the need for code-switching to develop a career in multiple sectors and how to view and use your own privilege to empower others. Michael demonstrates the power of a...
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Series 9: Ep4 - Researcher Mobility: "There's no experience that's not experience"
Can researcher career paths span academia and industry? Is it possible to simultaneously work in both? Dr. Lizzy Moyce, Arup's Research Development Manager and Careers Consultant Laura Johnson explore these oft-asked questions. Lizzy gives us her tips on leveraging transferable skills; seizing...
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Series 9: Ep3 - Sex Robots and Research
In this episode we meet Chloe Locatelli, a PhD student at King's College London, who is currently close to completing her thesis on sex technology. We speak about the importance of her feminist approach to research, why her research has a 'wow' factor and how to engage a wide audience with an…
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Series 9 EP:2 - From PhD to academic
In this episode, Dr. Pavan Mano tells us about his journey from PhD to research fellow and then to his current lecturing post at King's College London. Pavan tells us about the importance of using the support on offer to researchers (including mentoring, careers advice and friendships). We also...
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Series 9: EP1 - Leading and Succeeding in Industry - Kinga Bercsenyi, previously a postdoc and now VP explains all
Kinga Bercsenyi is VP of Business Development at Arctoris and has never seen a job description. She also had no idea what she wanted to do after her PhD and says she has never attended a formal training course. And yet she has progressed rapidly in her career in Business Development and balanced...
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Series 8, Epsiode 3: Podcast Takeover: From Research Assistant to the Civil Service
This mini-series of Careers in Your Ears is hosted by King's PhDs and researchers. In this episode, Tisha Dasgupta, Research Assistant and PhD student in the Department of Women’s & Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences at KCL, interviews Sam Mukhopadhyay, Head of...
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Special Episode: International Women's Day 2023
In this special episode for International Women's Day 2023, Dr. Risha Govind, Senior Clinical Informatics Scientist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, speaks about her career journey and the challenges faced by women like her from traditionally patriarchal cultures in getting a...
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Special Episode: National Careers Week 2023 - Career Thinking and Career Consulting
In this special episode for National Careers Week 2023, Dr. Emily Prpa, Science Manager at Yakult UK and Ireland and Donald Lush, a careers consultant working with PhDs and research staff at King's College London, interview each other about their careers and working together. They tell the story…
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Series 8, Episode 2: Podcast Takeover: A career in AI research in academia and industry
Join Mackenzie Jorgensen, PhD student in machine learning models (and our takeover host for this episode) as she interviews Dr Luis Pizarro, Global Responsible AI Leader at EY and Visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London. The first half of this episode covers a great discussion about…
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Series 8, Episode 1: Podcast takeover: Researching and supporting sustainability
Join Aline da Silva Cerqueira, PhD student (and our episode takeover host!) researching sea birds and marine soundscapes in the Dept of Geography at King’s College London, and Dr Maud Borie, Lecturer in Environment, Science and Society in the same department, as they discuss an academic career…
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Series 7, Episode 6: What to do when you're experiencing feelings of guilt and anxiety during your PhD? With Dr Melissa Willis.
Dr Melissa Willis is the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Research Team Lead at Sellafield Ltd. Prior to this she was a PhD researcher in material sciences at the University of Manchester. Melissa shares her experience of guilt, low self-esteem and anxiety during her PhD. She shares advice...
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Series 7 - Episode 5 - Researcher Developers Supporting Mental Health
In this episode we hear from Dr. Nigel Eady, Dr. Amy Moore and Dr. Kathy Barrett. All our guests began their careers in research and now have roles at King's College London where they support the training and development of PhDs and Research staff. We hear from them about their own career…
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