Postdocalypse: King's College London Health Sciences DTC Podcast

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Hi, you’re listening to Postdocalypse, a podcast by postgrad students about all things postgrad. The name comes from the idea that once you finish your PhD, there’s the big question for all of us whether we’ll continue along the academic path or take on of the many alternative routes that are on offer to us. We’re a team of PhD students at King’s College London, trying to navigate this crazy world and we’ll be sharing the highs and the lows of postgraduate study.

  1. 01/05/2021

    Re-release: What's it like on COVID ICU, and chasing virus on the tube!

    Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown! This episode is a re-release of our "Cohabitants on COVID" episode. We have all been busy in the labs since we were allowed back in to work but we hope you'll forgive us... we will get back to filling your ears with sciencey sounds ASAP! In this re-release, we corner our flatmates to talk about working on COVID in this socially distant episode! We answer some of your burning COVID FAQs - and some Qs you didn't even know you had - when we talk to a doctor and a scientist who have both taken time out of their training to work on the front lines or redirect their work to the current pandemic. Madeleine asks Josh about about the challenges of being a doctor on the COVID Intensive Care Unit, the COVID science and the impact of COVID on science and the NHS. Julie grills Gabriella on how testing works and her research chasing microbes and now viruses around the UK on touched surfaces...look out for some weird happenings on the tube on the summer solstice! We also talk about how PhD students can work with their supervisors to manage any anxieties about going back to work through the pandemic. Mind Charity https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-your-staff/employer-resources/wellness-action-plan-download/ Hosts: Madeleine Iafrate, Julie Burrill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always, get in touch! twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 postdocalypsepod@gmail.com

    Re-release: What's it like on COVID ICU, and chasing virus on the tube!

  2. 05/22/2020

    Cohabitants on COVID

    Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown! Some Postdocalypse team members corner their flatmates to talk about working on COVID in this socially distant episode! We answer some of your burning COVID FAQs and some Qs you didn't know you had when we talk to a doctor and a scientist who have both taken time out of their training to work on the front lines or redirect their work to the current pandemic. Madeleine asks Josh about about the challenges of being a doctor on the COVID Intensive Care Unit, the COVID science and the impact of COVID ON science and the NHS. Julie grills Gabriella on how testing works and her research chasing microbes and now viruses around the UK on touched surfaces...look out for some weird happenings on the tube on the summer solstice! Mind Charity https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-your-staff/employer-resources/wellness-action-plan-download/ Hosts: Madeleine Iafrate, Julie Burrill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always, get in touch! twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 postdocalypsepod@gmail.com

    Cohabitants on COVID

  3. 11/26/2019

    Special Guest: The Wellcome Trust & Changing PhD Culture

    Welcome to episode 7 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London. This month we have a special guest! We met Anne-Marie Coriat, Head of UK and EU Research Landscape at the Wellcome Trust, at VItae Conference and we are so excited to have picked her brains about the changing face of academia. Listen on to hear all about Anne-Marie's job, how she got there, her experiences and musings on the future of PhDs. Here are some of the links that Anne-Marie and Julie referred to in this episode: - Wellcome Global Monitor: https://wellcome.ac.uk/what-we-do/our-work/wellcome-global-monitor - Wellcome Review of PhD Training: https://wellcome.figshare.com/articles/Wellcome_Review_of_PhD_Training_in_Biomedical_Research/7309163 - ON EDGE @ Science Gallery London: https://london.sciencegallery.com/seasons/on-edge - Play Well @ Wellcome Collection: https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/XSg-7xEAACcAGVXc As always, if you have any comments or things you would like us to address, get in touch... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com ............................................................................ Host: Elisa Brann Guest: Anne-Marie Coriat Panelists: Julie Burrill & Madeleine Iafrate Producer: Madeleine Iafrate

    Special Guest: The Wellcome Trust & Changing PhD Culture

  4. 09/30/2019

    Postdocalypse Live at Vitae Conference: Getting Researchers' Voices Heard

    Welcome to the episode 6 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London. This episode was recorded ***live*** at Vitae International Researcher Development Conference, where we led a special interest session with KCL’s Careers in Your Ears! This episode concerns how to get researchers’ voices heard and other reasons why we set up our podcasts. We have a few tips and advice for setting up podcasts, and some audience questions too. Enjoy! Lastly, if you're interested in joining us on the podcast, please get in touch! If you're a King's College London student, the Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre will be running their famous podcast session (famous because that's how Postdocalypse was born) in November. Sign up here: https://kings.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/hsdtc9-podcast-training-nov-2019 Get in touch... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com ............................................................................ Host: Donald Lush (Careers in Your Ears Podcast) Guests: Madeleine Iafrate and Vicki Tipton Panelists: The audience at Vitae1 Producer: Madeleine Iafrate

    Postdocalypse Live at Vitae Conference: Getting Researchers' Voices Heard

  5. 09/02/2019

    Open science special: Is this the future?

    Welcome to the episode 5 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London. This month we have a very special treat for listeners - a whole episode dedicated to open science - What is it? Why should we be talking about it? And how is it changing the face of research? Ale Lautarescu interviews Sam Westwood, KCL lead for the UK Reproducibility Network and founder of the RIOT science club. Haris and Elisa weigh in towards the end to ask all the questions you're probably thinking! Here are some of the useful links Sam shared with us: - The UK Reproducibility network: http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/camarades/ukrn/ - John Tennant’s Open Science MOOC: https://opensciencemooc.eu/ - ‘Improving your stats’ available on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-inferences - The Open Science Forum: https://osf.io/ Lastly, if you're interested in shaping post doc culture, then check out The Second National Postdoc Meeting taking place on September 13th at Queen Mary University. Register for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-postdoc-culture-the-second-national-postdoc-meeting-tickets-63961996052 Get in touch... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com ............................................................................ Host: Alexandra Lautarescu Guest: Sam Westwood Panelists: Haris Shuaib & Elisa Brann Producer: Elisa Brann

    Open science special: Is this the future?

  6. 07/19/2019

    Nutrition & Genetics plus the PhD Supervisor Relationship

    It's our 4th Postdocalypse episode of 2019! You know what they say...4th time's a charm. Right? That's definitely what they say. They also say that this podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London. In this episode we will hear about Olatz's PhD research into the complex and difficult-to-quantify relationship between genetics and dietary nutrition. If you've been waiting for a scientist to tell you it's OK to eat whatever you want, your moment is here! We also have a panel discussion with our Postdocalypse team about negotiating that crucial supervisor-PhD student relationship. We may not have all the answers for navigating those sometimes-tricky waters, but we do wrap it up with a nice little aphorism you can embroider on a pillow. Take the W. Host: Julie Burrill Guests: Olatz Mompeo-Masachs Panelists: Elisa Brann, Stefan Gillott, Olatz Mompeo-Masachs, Ale Lautarescu Technical Support: Stefan Gillott Production Editor: Julie Burrill Get in touch... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com

    Nutrition & Genetics plus the PhD Supervisor Relationship

  7. 06/25/2019

    Career special: Academia and the two body problem

    The third episode of 2019 has dropped! This podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London. This a career special where Madeleine Iafrate interviews two speical guests, Dr's Samantha Terry and Daniel Burnham. They discuss the practicalities of being academics in a relationship and maintaining a good work life balance. Get in touch.... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com

    Career special: Academia and the two body problem

  8. 04/12/2019

    Touch DNA and Post-PhD Careers Advice. Guest: Donald Lush

    Welcome to the second Postdocalypse episode of 2019! This podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London. In this episode, we will help you sort out your life! Just kidding, but we will interview Donald Lush from the Careers & Employability office who has some reassuring advice about post-PhD options. Don't worry, you will find a job! In addition, we will hear from Elisa's favourite crime-solving gumshoe, Julie, who will discuss her research getting to the bottom of touch DNA in forensic science. Basically, you will never want to touch anything again! Spoiler: Your DNA is everywhere, even if you weren't. Check out the Master Class series we mention at Guy's Hospital to "broaden your perspective of how the science you generate fits in with the world at large." https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/event-series?id=5a83b462-242a-41b7-adc5-21fff0ca0471 Reach out to Donald and his colleagues by any means necessary! You heard it here first - he responds to carrier pigeons. Challenge accepted, Donald. For more traditional methods, check out the Careers & Employability website for some seriously reassuring advice: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/services/careers/index or just email: careers@kcl.ac.uk Add another PhD podcast to your life with Donald and colleagues' great series, Careers in Your Ears. Host: Elisa Brann Guests: Julie Burrill, Donald Lush Technical support: Olatz Mompeo-Masachs, Haris Shuaib Production Editor: Julie Burrill Get in touch... Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18 Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com

    Touch DNA and Post-PhD Careers Advice. Guest: Donald Lush
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Hi, you’re listening to Postdocalypse, a podcast by postgrad students about all things postgrad. The name comes from the idea that once you finish your PhD, there’s the big question for all of us whether we’ll continue along the academic path or take on of the many alternative routes that are on offer to us. We’re a team of PhD students at King’s College London, trying to navigate this crazy world and we’ll be sharing the highs and the lows of postgraduate study.

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