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Good Work, Precarity and Contracts (Episode 11)
Sarah explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of research-adjacent job contracts
Abraham Mamela, Communications and Engagement Specialist (Episode 10)
Abraham explains why communication only works if you understand the context
Orla Kelly, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Episode 9)
Orla talks about encouraging innovation and connecting people
Faye Watson, Public Engagement Manager (Episode 8)
Faye talks about rising through the ranks and making engagement better for everyone
Mary Robson, Creative Facilitator (Episode 7)
Mary shares her arts-based approach to creating meaningful connections and allowing space for different opinions
Getting A Research-Adjacent Job (Episode 6)
Sarah shares some advice for finding and landing your next (or first) research-adjacent job
Duncan Yellowlees, Presentation Skills Trainer (Episode 5)
Duncan talks about telling stories, building confidence and doing things differently
Nina Ruddle, Civic Mission Champion (Episode 4)
Nina builds collaborations to create social change across North Wales
Colin Wilkinson, Public Involvement Specialist (Episode 3)
Colin talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of health research involvement.
Kirsty Ross, Public Engagement Professional (Episode 2)
Kirsty talks about doing engagement via Wikipedia, prisons and quilts, job precarity, and ADHD
Introduction to Research Adjacent (Episode 1)
Sarah introduces herself, the story behind the podcast, and previews upcoming episodes
Hello! Thanks for stopping by.
This is the home of the Research Adjacent podcast.
I’m guessing you are a current or aspiring research-adjacent professional (even if you don’t call yourself that…yet), or a researcher, or maybe you are just curious about what the heck I’m on about. Whatever! Everyone is welcome here.
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What is Research Adjacent?
Research Adjacent is a podcast that shines a light on the research-adjacent people, processes, and skills that go into making research successful. I’m talking about public engagement, knowledge exchange, outreach, project management, research communications, publishing, funding, events, presenting, collaboration, 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.
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READ THE RESEARCH ADJACENT BLOG
Invisible and undervalued
It’s no wonder research-adjacent professionals feel undervalued. In too many spaces our work is completely invisible.
How a research-adjacent career chose me
Do many people consciously choose a research-adjacent career? I certainly didn’t. Well, not at first anyway.
Research Adjacent was born of frustration
Research-adjacent professionals lack a collective identity and our work can be invisible.
Why ‘research-adjacent’?
Why I have decided to call my podcast, and frankly my whole career, research-adjacent.
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