45 min
Interview with Early Career Researcher, Rachael Lamb - Mind Your Higher Ed 004 Learning Always Network
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Studying for a PhD can be lonely work. When you focus on new research and making findings for the first time, it's hard to find many people to share your excitement with.
That's not stopping my guest on today's Mind Your Higher Ed.
Early career researcher, Rachael Lamb, joins me on the show to discuss not only how she's being supported in her postgraduate research role, but also how she's working to help undergraduate students in their work too.
02:20 - What is an early career researcher?
03:40 - Tackling the sometimes lonely PhD journey.
04:50 - How supervisors help when working on a PhD.
05:50 - Rachael works on creativity in the workplace. Does she see many gaps in the current literature?
06:50 - The possibility of universities and businesses collaborating more around creativity.
07:50 - Juggling deadlines and managing time, especially when dealing with students too.
10:20 - On students transitioning to HE.
14:20 - The investment that universities go to providing many useful academic resources.
16:00 - The difficulties of academic language, even when studying for a PhD.
17:30 - How have undergraduate students helped Rachael on her own learning journey?
18:50 - The joy of studying for a PhD and how Rachael perceives creativity now.
22:20 - To what extent does higher education represent creativity?
24:00 - The support universities give to postgraduates, as well as the areas in which difficulties can arise.
26:10 - The highs and the lows of the PhD process.
28:00 - Students are "all in the same boat" way beyond the first year. The common problems that Rachael keeps hearing again and again.
31:20 - Is higher education more competitive or collaborative?
34:00 - Creativity can come about through both competition and collaboration.
35:20 - Our experiences of Apollo 13. Both the mission and the film.
37:10 - #LoveHE and being an advocate of lifelong learning.
40:50 - It's not just HE policy that the sector has to deal with. Other issues local, nationally, and globally, can all make a mark and require a reponse.
44:10 - "You're never to old to go back and continue with your studying."
Music is by "From the Dust" and released under Creative Commons. Check out their music at @ftdmusic
Mind Your Higher Ed is part of the Learning Always Network.
Full links, credits, and shownotes for MYHE are available at http://learningalways.co.uk
Studying for a PhD can be lonely work. When you focus on new research and making findings for the first time, it's hard to find many people to share your excitement with.
That's not stopping my guest on today's Mind Your Higher Ed.
Early career researcher, Rachael Lamb, joins me on the show to discuss not only how she's being supported in her postgraduate research role, but also how she's working to help undergraduate students in their work too.
02:20 - What is an early career researcher?
03:40 - Tackling the sometimes lonely PhD journey.
04:50 - How supervisors help when working on a PhD.
05:50 - Rachael works on creativity in the workplace. Does she see many gaps in the current literature?
06:50 - The possibility of universities and businesses collaborating more around creativity.
07:50 - Juggling deadlines and managing time, especially when dealing with students too.
10:20 - On students transitioning to HE.
14:20 - The investment that universities go to providing many useful academic resources.
16:00 - The difficulties of academic language, even when studying for a PhD.
17:30 - How have undergraduate students helped Rachael on her own learning journey?
18:50 - The joy of studying for a PhD and how Rachael perceives creativity now.
22:20 - To what extent does higher education represent creativity?
24:00 - The support universities give to postgraduates, as well as the areas in which difficulties can arise.
26:10 - The highs and the lows of the PhD process.
28:00 - Students are "all in the same boat" way beyond the first year. The common problems that Rachael keeps hearing again and again.
31:20 - Is higher education more competitive or collaborative?
34:00 - Creativity can come about through both competition and collaboration.
35:20 - Our experiences of Apollo 13. Both the mission and the film.
37:10 - #LoveHE and being an advocate of lifelong learning.
40:50 - It's not just HE policy that the sector has to deal with. Other issues local, nationally, and globally, can all make a mark and require a reponse.
44:10 - "You're never to old to go back and continue with your studying."
Music is by "From the Dust" and released under Creative Commons. Check out their music at @ftdmusic
Mind Your Higher Ed is part of the Learning Always Network.
Full links, credits, and shownotes for MYHE are available at http://learningalways.co.uk
45 min