Research Adjacent

Research Adjacent

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

Episodes

August 12, 2025 34 mins

Tamika Heiden is the founder and director of impact consultancy Research Impact Academy. Her company works with researchers around the globe and also runs the Research Impact Summit.

Sarah and Tamika talk about

  • How her career and business evolved from research to knowledge translation to impact
  • The language and practice of impact around the w...
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Anji Miller is Senior Partner for Academic Engagement at healthcare charity LifeArc. LifeArc help turn great research into real-world healthcare products – from bench to bedside.

Sarah and Anji talk about

  • Trusting her instincts, even when others didn’t understand her career choice
  • Embracing opportunities and making the next best move
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Sarah's guest is impact consultant, Chris Pahlow. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Chris runs the consultancy business Amplifying Research and hosts the podcast of the same name.

Sarah and Chris talk about

  • Blagging his way into a university teaching position whilst an indie filmmaker
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Louise Jopling is the Chief Scientific and Innovation Officer at the Babraham Research Campus and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Babraham Institute.

Sarah and Louise talk about

  • Her career journey from immunology research to business leader and mentor
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Sarah’s guest for this episode is Andy Tattersall. Andy is a commun...

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Stephen Britton, Health & Safety Officer (Episode 70)

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Laura Evans-Hill, Visual Storyteller (Episode 69)

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This is a special double episode. First up Sarah meets David Mendes, aka Papa PhD, medical writer/translator and host of the Beyond the Thesis podca...

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It’s the Easter holidays in the UK so this is a behind the scenes update with just Sarah.

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Rosalind Gill is Head of Policy and Engagement at the National Cent...

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This episode is about influencing others at work with Joanna Royle ...

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This episode is all about finding and building your community with ...

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This episode is all about navigating change in the research and higher education world. Sarah’s guest is Andrew Millar, Head of Web Services at the University of Dundee.

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This episode is all about imposter syndrome and how it shows up for research-adjacent professionals. Sarah’s guest Jenny Brady is a coach and facilitator who previously featured in episod...

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Holly is a PhD Careers Specialist at the University of Birmingham and creator of Post-Gradual: The PhD Careers Blog.

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Rachel is the author of Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services, founder of The Bold Collective, and Senior Admissions Manager at Anglia Ruskin University.

Sarah and Rachel talk about

  • Being a p...
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December 31, 2024 25 mins

For the last episode of 2024, Sarah is looking ahead to 2025 and sharing a sneak peek into what lies ahead.

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December 17, 2024 23 mins

Sarah looks back on memorable podcast moments from 2024

Sarah talks about

  • How the second year of the podcast has been different from the first
  • How the podcast has grown and evolved in 2024
  • What she has learned from Spotify Wrapped (yacht...
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Helen Riding, NHS Research Manager (Episode 57)

Helen is a research manager for the North of England Commissioning Support Unit and coordinator for the Research and Development Forum.

Sarah and Helen talk about

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November 19, 2024 36 mins

Jeni Smith is an academic networking expert and founder of NetKno.

Sarah and Jeni talk about

  • How she turned her natural ability for connecting people into a career 
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