Research Adjacent

Research Adjacent is a podcast that shines a light on everything that goes into making research successful, except the research. I’m talking about public engagement, knowledge exchange, outreach, project management, research communications, publishing, funding, events, training, partnerships, facilitation, and the rest. Too often, all we hear about are the researchers and the research outputs. Well, not here! In the podcast Sarah McLusky talks to amazing research-adjacent professionals about what they do and why it makes a difference. Tune in to find out why we think the research-adjacent space is where the real magic happens.

Research Adjacent is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Research Adjacent, a business show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #98

  The poster children for squiggly careers (Episode 98)

  Aug 4, 202627 min

  In this compilation episode of Research Adjacent host Sarah McLusky explores the archive to find common themes in guest career paths including The weird and wonderful career journeys of some podcast guests Why being research-adjacent almost inevitably means a squiggly career Major life moments that trigger career shifts including redundancy, health challenges and finishing a PhD Embracing the resilience and resourcefulness that comes with an unconventional career path Find all the guests featured in this episode and many more in the podcast archive . Would you like to share a comment which might be included in the final episodes? Record a voicenote here https://www.speakpipe.com/researchadjacent or send an email to hello@researchadjacent.com Mentioned in this episode: Helping you have conversations that move research forwards When she's not hosting Research Adjacent, Sarah McLusky organises, facilitates and trains people to run events, workshops and meetings that get people talking about research. To find out more about working with Sarah and to book a free call go to https://sarahmclusky.com/

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  Episode #97

  What is 'research-adjacent'? (Episode 97)

  Jul 21, 202636 min

  In this compilation episode Sarah tries to answer one of the most commonly asked questions about the podcast - what even is 'research-adjacent' anyway? Sarah talks about Why language matters How she defines research-adjacent Who is doing these research-adjacent roles and where do they work? Common skills and challenges for all research-adjacent professionals Find all the guests featured in this episode and many more in the podcast archive https://researchadjacent.com/podcast/ Would you like to share a comment which might be included in the final episode? Record a voicenote here https://www.speakpipe.com/researchadjacent or send an email to hello@researchadjacent.com Mentioned in this episode: Helping you have conversations that move research forwards When she's not hosting Research Adjacent, Sarah McLusky organises, facilitates and trains people to run events, workshops and meetings that get people talking about research. To find out more about working with Sarah and to book a free call go to https://sarahmclusky.com/

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  Episode #96

  Big News and Reason to be Cheerful (Episode 96)

  Jul 7, 202620 min

  As we near 100 episodes, Sarah announces that it's time to step aside and let others take the lead in the research-adjacent careers space. Sarah talks about Why episode 100 will be the last episode of Research Adjacent How the research-adjacent world has evolved over the time the podcast has been running What the future for research professionals might be like, even if things feel tricky right now Would you like to share a comment which might be included in one of the final episodes? Record a voicenote here https://www.speakpipe.com/researchadjacent or send an email to hello@researchadjacent.com Mentioned in this episode: Helping you have conversations that move research forwards When she's not hosting Research Adjacent, Sarah McLusky organises, facilitates and trains people to run events, workshops and meetings that get people talking about research. To find out more about working with Sarah and to book a free call go to https://sarahmclusky.com/

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  Episode #94

  So much of what technicians do just doesn’t get noticed with Andrew Cripps

  Jun 9, 202633 minS0

  <p>Andrew Cripps is Technical Head of the Small Animal Research Unit at the University of Reading. Andrew has spent his career helping to advance medical science through animal research.</p><p>Sarah and Andrew talk about </p>All the work technicians do which often goes unnoticedWhat TV gets wrong about animal research facilities and what it’s really likeBuilding a career in research despite never going to universityWhy he entered (and won) a research entrepreneurship competition<br/><p></p><p>Find out more</p>Find full show notes and transcript on the episode webpageConnect with Andrew on LinkedInRead more ab...

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  Episode #93

  Diversity is complex, but it's not complicated with Jakob Feldtfos Christensen (Episode 93)

  May 26, 202642 minS0

  <p>Jakob Feldtfos Christensen is a research manager at the Defaktum research centre in Denmark, an independent consultant, host of the Diversity in Research podcast and author of the book Diversity Leadership for Research Managers: A Practical Guide.</p><p>Sarah and Jakob talk about</p>That diversity isn’t just about staff – it needs to be woven through every part of a research projectHow research professionals can step up and take the lead on diversity and inclusionWhy more data isn’t the answer and can even make things worseThe small steps and incremental progress that can lead to big change...

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