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Research Adjacent

Sarah McLusky

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Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 99

Stories and strategies to help you thrive in a research-adjacent career. Hosted by Sarah McLusky.

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#86
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01/03/2026
#98

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Score global : 73%

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Ally Hughes, Project Manager (Episode 51)

Episode 51

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • Duration 32:41

Ally is building partnerships across the life sciences research community

Ally Hughes is Project Manager for the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance, also known as SULSA. SULSA fosters research collaborations between different organisations, different disciplines and even different countries.

Sarah and Ally talk about:

Her current role which keeps her connected to research with lots of variety and learning opportunities
Brokering research collaborations between Scotland and Germany and tackling diversity in STEM
How an industrial placement and being a student rep for SULSA opened her eyes to the job possibilities beyond academia
Mental health challenges, especially during her PhD, and the professional and personal support that pulled her through
Why greater cooperation and collaboration are key to tackling massive global challenges

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Find out about SULSA on their website, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram

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[Replay with new intro] Boundaries (Episode 14)

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 12:19

Sarah is on holiday so we are revisiting an episode from April 2023 all about boundaries and work-life balance.

Sarah talks about

Why setting and holding boundaries can be particularly challenging in the research-adjacent world
Setting boundaries and taking leave as a form of quiet activism
Managing expectations and managing our own behaviour
Why we are all, always, a work in progress

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All the things (Episode 42)

Episode 42

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 • Duration 17:25

Updates, guests and podcast recommendations with Sarah

Sarah shares

An update on where you can listen to and follow Research Adjacent
Upcoming guest appearance, special episodes and Sarah’s new project
Your opportunity to suggest podcast guests via this form
A podcast recommendation – check out The Academic Adventures Podcast
What else she is up to

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Susan Shanks & Alice Millard, Archivists (Episode 41)

Episode 41

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 • Duration 29:53

Susan and Alice are cataloguing the past for the researchers of the future

Susan Shanks and Alice Millard are archivists working on the New Jerusalems new towns archive project. Susan is based at County Durham Records Office while Alice is based at West Sussex record Office.

Sarah, Alice and Susan talk about

How they took different routes to the same job
Finding satisfaction in uncovering forgotten stories and putting things in order
Balancing access and preservation for archival materials
The headaches caused by constant digital progress

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage https://sarahmclusky.com/susan-shanks-alice-millard-archivists-episode-41

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Find out about the New Jerusalems project

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Kath Burton, Publishing Professional (Episode 40)

Episode 40

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 • Duration 35:43

Kath is growing connections in humanities publishing

Kath Burton works in humanities development at the academic publisher Routledge Taylor and Francis. She is also a community gardening enthusiast with Incredible Edible Reading.

Sarah and Kath talk about

Exploring new ways of sharing scholarly knowledge
The surprisingly pragmatic reason for her move into academic publishing
Why she feels privileged to be part of the research conversation
Activism and launching the journal Porn Studies
Her passion for connecting communities through gardening

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage https://sarahmclusky.com/kath-burton-publishing-professional-episode-40

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Find out about all of her projects including community gardening via her Linktr.ee

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Naomi Tyrrell, Research Consultant (Episode 39)

Episode 39

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 32:17

Naomi has found freedom and fulfilment in an Alt Ac career

Naomi Tyrrell is director of research consultancy business Research Your Way and founder of the Alt Ac Careers Facebook group.

Sarah and Naomi talk about

How coaching and thinking like a researcher helped her step into self-employment
Finding community on social media
Why she values the freedom of freelance life
The satisfaction she gets from helping charities and social enterprises

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage https://sarahmclusky.com/naomi-tyrrell-research-consultant-episode-39

Connect with Naomi on LinkedI n or visit the Research Your Way website
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Nick Sheppard, Open Research Advisor (Episode 38)

Episode 38

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 • Duration 30:07

Nick Sheppard is an Open Research Advisor at the University of Leeds and UK Wikimedian of the Year 2023.

Sarah and Nick talk about

How the conversation, and his career, has moved from open access to open research
Why Wikipedia is a great tool for sharing research and democratising knowledge
The different challenges for open research in different disciplines
Resources for anyone interested in a career in open research

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn, X or Wikipedia
Read Nick's pet Wikipedia page about abolitionist Wilson Armistead
Listen to Nick’s favourite episode of the Research Culture Uncovered Podcast

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Sam Steele, Research Centre Managing Director (Episode 37)

Episode 37

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 • Duration 39:06

Sam is at the cutting edge of the cultural conversation.

Sam Steele is Managing Director of the Centre for Creativity Enabled by AI at Bayes Business School.

Sarah and Sam talk about

Sam’s meandering career from music journalist to research adjacent
Why embracing our human weirdness is key to using AI effectively
Differences between the worlds of music, catering, and academia
The importance of encouraging creativity in schools

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

Connect with Sam on LinkedIn
Have a play with the Centre for Creativity Enabled by AI’s free AI creativity tools Business Sparks and Design Sparks

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Sarah Ashworth, Research Careers Consultant (Episode 36)

Episode 36

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 • Duration 24:07

Sarah is helping researchers reimagine their future

Sarah is a Researcher Developer at University of Manchester and an independent Careers Consultant.

Sarah and Sarah talk about

the 'planned happenstance' that took her from microbiology to careers
why every day is a learning day and how that has boosted her career
how her own journey helps her support researchers struggling to make a career change

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
Find out more about the University of Manchester’s Researcher Development service

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John Elvin, Industry Programme Manager (Episode 35)

Episode 35

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 • Duration 34:47

John is advocating for applied science

John Elvin is Industry Programme Manager at The Royal Society.

Sarah and John talk about

His career in the biotech industry
The mechanical balance that led to an outreach project for 3500 children
How much industry contributes to research and development
Why every undergraduate student should do an industry placement

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Connect with John on LinkedIn to find out about an event his team are running in Liverpool on 14 February
Find out about some of the schemes John's team run including Entrepreneur in Residence, Industry Fellowships and Partnership Grants

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