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Unfiltered Academia

by Louise Pay

Tips and tricks for making academia work for you. Occasional unfiltered ranting. Find me on Substack at www.unfilteredacademia.comNeed grants/research consulting or academic editing? LouisePay.com

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Episodes

  1. Common Problems and How to Manage Them (Part 1)

    Academics often get no management training, and this can cause issues! This is the first part of a set of episodes I'll be doing on common problems and how to manage them. Here, we're focusing on catastrophizing, addressing the effects of problems instead of the cause, hiding mistakes, a lack of...

  2. Toxic Job? Get Something Out Of It Anyway

    Have a difficult manager? A boss who doesn't see your value? No work-life balance? Toxic situations suck, but they can also be opportunities for developing skills that are valuable to us throughout our careers. Take a break from scrolling through toxic job snapshots on the socials and learn how…

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  3. The Journal of the Academy of Public Health: It’s Not What It Seems

    Living up to the "unfiltered" in my podcast title with this commentary on the new Journal of the Academy of Public Health. What this looks like, at least with the available information, is a right-wing-affiliated journal claiming to break down barriers to publication while using a members-only...

  4. Research Funding & Toxic Culture: Academia as a Business Model

    This episode focuses on the role of obtaining funding in academia and how this is linked to the toxic aspects of academic culture. If you've ever felt pressured by the 'business-model' approach and focus on generating revenue that has been creeping into how research is done, I hope this episode...

  5. Decision-Making Toolkit

    This episode is focused on identifying our values, goals, and motivations when making career decisions. It is based on a workshop I gave at the 2022 Big 10 Neurosciences conference and there is a workbook that goes along with it that's attached to this episode and available on my website...

  6. Are YOU bad at your job?

    In this episode, we discuss becoming comfortable with being bad at things and how recognizing and acknowledging our weaknesses can be one of our greatest tools for growth and development. Get ready to embrace sucking at something this week! Instagram: academicrelations Beats by freebeats.io

  7. Where Are You Getting Your Advice?

    In this episode of Unfiltered Academia, we're talking about advice, where to find it, and how to critically analyze it to make sure it aligns with your goals. As always, my main focus is on academia, but much of this episode can apply to life in general. Follow @academicrelations on Instagram!...

  8. Impostor Syndrome

    Ever get the feeling like everyone is going to find out you're a fraud who knows nothing about anything... despite being an expert in your field? "Impostor Syndrome" affects 70% of people at some point in their career. You are NOT alone! This episode covers some common triggers of this…

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  9. Resilience and Non-Attachment

    Pressured to act resilient despite increasing unreasonable demands? Stressed by the possibilities of different outcomes and feel like you need to keep doing more to alleviate that anxiety? Can't leave your work at home? You're not alone! In this episode, we talk about developing true resilience…

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  10. Research Article Rescue

    Writing research articles can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be! This episode focuses on structuring a scientific research article, writing for a scientific audience, and selecting the best journal for sharing your work with the best audience for it. Want a written guide to structuring...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tips and tricks for making academia work for you. Occasional unfiltered ranting. Find me on Substack at www.unfilteredacademia.comNeed grants/research consulting or academic editing? LouisePay.com

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Louise Pay

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Tips and tricks for making academia work for you. Occasional unfiltered ranting. Find me on Substack at www.unfilteredacademia.comNeed grants/research consulting or academic editing? LouisePay.com

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Unfiltered Academia has 10 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Unfiltered Academia is created and hosted by Louise Pay.
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