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Confessions of an Early Career Researcher

The British Academy
Academia
Early Career Researchers
Post-Phd Journey
Networking
Failure In Academia
Building Community
Research Funding
Academic Grants
Early Career Researcher
Mentorship
Education Inequality
Interdisciplinary Research
Positive Psychology
Leverhulme Trust
British Academy
Career Challenges
Self-Funding Phd
Academic Identity
Interdisciplinary Approach

Navigating the world of academia after your PhD can feel overwhelming, exciting, and a little bit secretive. Confessions of an Early Career Researcher is a candid, honest, and inspiring podcast for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at every stage of their journey. In each episode, host Dr Leonie Smith sits down with scholars at varying stages of their careers to share personal stories, practical ins... more

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Latest Episodes

Episode 3: Two heads are better than one: Networking and mentors in academia With Clare Stainthorp and Devina Sarwatay

Like much of ECR life, there’s no one-size-fits-all to finding the perfect networks and mentors. In this episode, Leonie Smith un... more

Episode 2: From draft to grant: Funding in academia With Anna Vignoles FBA and Pavan Mano

Applying for funding is a crucial, continual and admittedly treacherous part of the ECR experience. In this episode of Confessions of an Early Career Researche... more

Episode 1: Finding your voice: What makes an ECR? With Temidayo Eseonu and Ayse Burcin Baskurt

From developing your PhD, acclimatising to UK higher education structures, or navigating the vast expanse of LinkedIn – is there one right way to be an Ea... more

Navigating the world of academia after your PhD can feel overwhelming, exciting, and a little bit secretive. Confessions of an Early Career Researcher is a candid, honest, and inspiring podcast for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at every stage of th... more

The British Academy and Leverhulme Trust are developing an exciting new podcast series exploring the journeys and challenges of Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

Coming very soon!

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Dr. Anna Vignoles
Director of the Leverhulme Trust, economist with a background in education and equality
Leverhulme Trust
Episode: From draft to grant: Funding in academia
Dr. Pavan Mano
Lecturer in global cultures at King's College London, cultural theorist
King's College London
Episode: From draft to grant: Funding in academia
Burcin Baskurt
Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, with a PhD in Social and Organizational Psychology.
University of East London
Episode: Finding your voice: What makes an ECR?

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Finding your voice: What makes an ECR?
Q: Burcin, how did you navigate changing disciplines and adapting to a different culture?
Burcin explained that she kept in contact with her PhD supervisor, embraced a master's program that focused on well-being, and sought to understand the UK education system through a student lens.
Finding your voice: What makes an ECR?
Q: Dayo, you mentioned a few things like self-funding a PhD. What were maybe some of the challenges and how did you work around that while you were going through?
Dayo discussed challenges like lack of access to updated literature and balancing responsibilities as a parent while managing a self-funded PhD, but highlighted the supportive role of her supervisors.

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