Careers in Your Ears
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Series 9: Ep3 - Sex Robots and Research
In this episode we meet Chloe Locatelli, a PhD student at King's College London, who is currently close to completing her thesis on sex technology. We speak about the importance of her feminist approach to research, why her research has a 'wow'
Series 9 EP:2 - From PhD to academic
In this episode, Dr. Pavan Mano tells us about his journey from PhD to research fellow and then to his current lecturing post at King's College London. Pavan tells us about the importance of using the support on offer to researchers (including mentori
Series 9: EP1 - Leading and Succeeding in Industry - Kinga Bercsenyi, previously a postdoc and now VP explains all
Kinga Bercsenyi is VP of Business Development at Arctoris and has never seen a job description. She also had no idea what she wanted to do after her PhD and says she has never attended a formal training course. And yet she has progressed rapidly in her ca
Series 8, Epsiode 3: Podcast Takeover: From Research Assistant to the Civil Service
This mini-series of Careers in Your Ears is hosted by King's PhDs and researchers. In this episode, Tisha Dasgupta, Research Assistantand PhD student in the Department of Womens & Childrens Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences
Special Episode: International Women's Day 2023
In this special episode for International Women's Day 2023, Dr. Risha Govind, Senior Clinical Informatics Scientist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, speaks about her career journey and the challenges faced by women like her from traditionally p
Special Episode: National Careers Week 2023 - Career Thinking and Career Consulting
In this special episode for National Careers Week 2023, Dr. Emily Prpa, Science Manager at Yakult UK and Ireland and Donald Lush, a careers consultant working with PhDs and research staff at King's College London, interview each other about their careers
Series 8, Episode 2: Podcast Takeover: A career in AI research in academia and industry
Join Mackenzie Jorgensen, PhD student in machine learning models (and our takeover host for this episode) as she interviews Dr Luis Pizarro, Global Responsible AI Leader at EY and Visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London. The first half of this e
Series 8, Episode 1: Podcast takeover: Researching and supporting sustainability
Join Aline da Silva Cerqueira, PhD student (and our episode takeover host!) researching sea birds and marine soundscapes in the Dept of Geography at Kings College London, and Dr Maud Borie, Lecturer in Environment, Science and Society in the same departm
Series 7, Episode 6: What to do when you're experiencing feelings of guilt and anxiety during your PhD? With Dr Melissa Willis.
Dr Melissa Willis is the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Research Team Lead at Sellafield Ltd. Prior to this she was a PhD researcher in material sciences at the University of Manchester. Melissa shares her experience of guilt, low self-esteem and an
Series 7 - Episode 5 - Researcher Developers Supporting Mental Health
In this episode we hear from Dr. Nigel Eady, Dr. Amy Moore and Dr. Kathy Barrett. All our guests began their careers in research and now have roles at King's College London where they support the training and development of PhDs and Research staff. We hea