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Research lives and cultures74- Prof. Jenny Clark- Modelling parenthood in research careersProf. Jenny Clark is a Materials Physics research leader in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at The University of Sheffield. Jenny has sailed the fellowship boat to build her research career while putting her family as one of her priorities. She is an example to showcase that whilst no one can ever “do it all”, researchers with parenting responsibilities can progress in science and protect their family time.Listening to our conversation will prompt your thinking:What are the boundaries between work and other parts of your life that you want to reas...2024-09-0250 min
Research lives and cultures73- Dr Phil Elks- Joining a thriving communityDr Phil Elks is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Medicine and Population Health at The University of Sheffield. His research career has been dedicated to using Zebrafish as a model to study human diseases. Being part of a vibrant community using this animal model has shaped his career.Listening to our conversation will prompt your thinking:How spotting small funding opportunities is part of shifting towards research independenceWhat informal opportunities may you consider to construct your leadership developmentWhat could be your best recruitment strategy for building your teamRead the...2024-08-2749 min
Research lives and cultures73- Prof. Alexander Rothman- Moving beyond unfinished businessProf Alex Rothman is a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow and Professor of Cardiology at The University of Sheffield. He is also an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. His focus for research culture aims to benefit both patients and people in the research team.Listening to our conversation will prompt your thinking:What would you need to build your resilience and want to keep going if one of your research projects fell apart?What would it look like to better align your different research...2024-08-2341 min
Research lives and cultures72- Dr Cariad Evans- Integrating research into your clinical practiceDr Cariad Evans is a virology consultant for the NHS, as well as an infectious diseases specialist. After a period of working in Africa, Cariad returned to the UK to work as a consultant. A corridor conversation with a senior colleague kick-started her engagement in doing research via an MD. The recent pandemics have been fertile grounds to contribute to research, as well as impact national policy decisions.Listening to our conversation will prompt your thinking:Do you know your motivation and drive to stay involved in research post-PhD or MD o...2024-08-1646 min
Research lives and cultures71- Dr Deanne Bell- Weathering the white gaze and inventing post-colonial higher educationDeanne Bell is Associate Professor in Race, Education and Social Justice at the University of Birmingham. When I interviewed her, she was working at Nottingham Trent University as Associate Professor of Critical Psychology and Decolonial Studies. Her research has the potential to shift higher education towards an era where the colonial past is addressed, but first, it means “exposing and dismantling colonial systems of knowledge and exclusion.”Working in banking and playing tennis for Jamaica were early steps in Deanne’s professional life that could probably not predict the research that she is doing now. Her re-entry into a...2024-08-0245 min
Research lives and cultures70- Prof. Jo Richardson- Helping people feel at homeProfessor Jo Richardson is Associate Dean of Research for Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University and Professor of Housing & Social Inclusion. Her expertise on homelessness and methodological stance in co-production have created solid and value-based foundations for her leadership style. Jo’s career was not planned from the start as an academic career. She started as a housing practitioner working in the public sector, such as a national professional body, a housing association and a local authority. Eventually, Jo entered academia via the professional services route with a role as manager for a research cent...2024-07-2646 min