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Explore Career options after completing a degree in science with Dr Mhairi Towler, Founder of Vivomotion

  1. Opportunities in Science S4 Ep6: Dr Stephen Kemp

    10/08/2024

    Opportunities in Science S4 Ep6: Dr Stephen Kemp

    In the final episode of Series 4 (Episode 6) of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, my guest is the talented Dr. Stephen Kemp  https://www.stephenckemp.co.uk/.  Stephen is currently a research funding and impact consultant providing advice and training to universities and researchers to help them win research funding and boost the impact of their research.   We met at a 'Train the Trainer' run by the UKRI Future Leader Fellowship Development Network in Edinburgh and immediately realised we had some parallels in our career choices.  He has plenty of wisdom on offer when making career decisions - tune in to find out more in this episode.

    38 min
  2. Opportunities In Science S4 Ep5: Dr. Amy Birch

    09/12/2024

    Opportunities In Science S4 Ep5: Dr. Amy Birch

    In this week's episode (Episode 5/Series 4) of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, we speak to Dr. Amy Birch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-birch-phd-7b57a233/). Amy is currently a Senior Researcher Developer at The Academy, University of Liverpool, and a freelance Resilient Leaders Consultant. She has vast experience in developing researchers at various universities and loves making a difference to their lives through development opportunities.   Tune in to find out more.

    25 min
  3. Opportunities in Science S4 Ep4: Dr Chris Jeffs

    12/12/2023

    Opportunities in Science S4 Ep4: Dr Chris Jeffs

    In Episode 4 of Series 4 of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, we talk to Dr. Chris Jeffs, who is a Careers Adviser at Oxford University.  He has great insights in terms of assessing your career path and is delighted to have found joy and fulfilment himself, from helping students define their careers. Find out more about Chris at his LinkedIn profile  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jeffs-635abb145/  or Twitter https://twitter.com/CTJeffs.

    24 min
  4. Opportunities in Science S4 Ep3: Dr Lewis Mattin

    11/28/2023

    Opportunities in Science S4 Ep3: Dr Lewis Mattin

    Welcome to Episode 3 of Series 4 of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast.  Today's episode features the energetic Dr. Lewis Mattin, who is currently a Lecturer at Westminster.  Lewis talks us through his research path in sports science and nutrition, which stemmed from his career as a competitiveswimmer.  He is full of energy and drive and tells us about his 'winning mindset'.  He is a member of The Physiological Society and a member of The Endocrinology Society, where he is involved in public engagement. Find out more about Lewis at his LinkedIn profile here  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lewis-mattin-81508b69/.

    29 min
  5. Opportunities in Science S4 Ep2: Dr Chinedu Agwu

    11/14/2023

    Opportunities in Science S4 Ep2: Dr Chinedu Agwu

    In Episode 2, Series 4 of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, we feature the inspirational Dr. Chinedu Agwu, who is a Lecturer in Biosciences at Brunel Medical School.  Chinedu has also started her own passion project, BioSci Toolkit which you can find @bioscitoolkit on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.  BioSci Toolkit is a non-profit organisation aiming to support prospective and current students into bioscience degrees and careers, especially racially minoritised groups.  Find out more about Chinedu here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-chinedu-agwu-691180108/ and listen in to the episode today to hear more about her career and her BioSci Toolkit initiative.

    23 min
  6. Opportunities in Science S4 EP1: Dr Jennifer Paxton

    10/31/2023

    Opportunities in Science S4 EP1: Dr Jennifer Paxton

    I am delighted to be launching Episode 1 of Series 4 of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast today!  In today's episode, we feature the wonderfully talented Dr. Jennifer Paxton, who is a Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at The University of Edinburgh.  Jennifer has also been involved in many interesting public engagement projects such as, 'I am a scientist...get me out of here!', a programme for local primary schools called, 'Building Body Parts', and she has authored a series of public interest anatomy books called Anatomicum.   Find out more about Jennifer here  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-paxton-aaba8715/  and here https://twitter.com/Dr_JZP  and listen in to the episode today to hear more about her fabulous work.

    28 min
  7. Opportunities in Science S3 Ep6: Prof Leonie Ringrose

    07/11/2023

    Opportunities in Science S3 Ep6: Prof Leonie Ringrose

    In the final episode of Series 3 (Episode 6) of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, my guest is the wonderfully talented Prof. Leonie Ringrose.  We would like to dedicate this episode to Leonie's late husband, Marc Rehmsmeier.  You can read about their life together here http://www.ringroselab.com/marc.   Leonie is currently a Professor at the Institute of Biology in The Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Humboldt in Berlin.  We met through the EPIGENESYS network of excellence, a consortium of scientists researching epigenetics and systems biology.  Leonie later commissioned Vivomotion to make an animation about her research in this area for a special public lecture she was giving at The University of Bergen in Norway.  Leonie is fantastic at communicating science to experts and non-experts alike and you can see her public lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmKHVSl5Wlo.  Enjoy what she has to say about making career decisions in science and also find out more about the work she had started with Marc, and continues now here www.science-kitchen.net.

    35 min
  8. Opportunities in Science S3 EP5: Laura Bates

    06/27/2023

    Opportunities in Science S3 EP5: Laura Bates

    In this weeks episode (Episode 5/Series 3) of the 'Opportunities in Science' podcast, we speak to Laura Bates.  Laura is currently Head of Research Impact at The University of St. Andrews. Find out more about Laura here https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-bates-6b2156b2/   I met Laura when we worked together on a programme for doctoral researchers in The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities called 'A Creative Enlightenment', a THE-award nominated programme designed for PhD students who were thinking about entrepreneurial possibilities in the creative sector.  She has since moved on to develop her career in Research Impact, and has a wealth of experience to share on career decision making.    Tune in to find out more.

    21 min
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