Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazi ...
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Leaving Academia Like a Runaway Bride with Wedding Celebrant Dr Claire Lawrence
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Dr Claire Lawrence and I discuss how much our skills in academia can be translated to other forms of work, how she left academia basically at the altar with wedding dress on and about to make a lifetime commitment, and how her mum thought she was a mug to keep working at a place where… Read More »Leaving Academia Like a Runaway Bride with Wedding C…
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Solo Mothers by Choice with Dr Christie Margrave
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Christie and I speak about the challenges of parenthood in academia, the child penalty for researchers, and conferencing when you don’t have another parent figure . Here’s the link to the article I talked about https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/10/29/what-makes-the-child-penalty-in-academia-different/ We also applaud Meryl Streep.…
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Burnout Pushed Me Out of Academia with Dr Nicole Janz
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Dr Nicole shares her experience of not realizing she was a misfit in several ways and how burnout brought her to the realization that she was indeed an academic misfit. She also shares her publication journey and how to get started if you want to be an author. Get her free course: http://startyourbookin5days.com/ Buy the… Read More »Burnout Pushed …
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Is Versatility a Bad Thing in Academia? With Dr Miriam Ricci
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Did you catch it in the episode: I’m running a 5-day workshop to Jump-Start Your Academic Escape – https://luna.myflodesk.com In this episode, Miriam talks about her journey into academia, the mid-career struggles she faced, and the mindset shift required to thrive in a new context. She talks about how she reclaimed academic concepts, challenging p…
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From Scientist to Hypnotist with Dr Paulina Trevena
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Paulina Trevena and I discuss the life of a #researcher in #academia particularly when you add #ADHD, childcare and being an immigrant. Paulina’s journey to hypnotherapy and to using her research skills again but in relation to aphantasia is very intriguing and shows that not all journeys are linear. And it goes to show we… Read More »From Scientis…
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An Academic Meeting Spurred a Chocolate Biz with Dr Sonia Tucci
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An insufferable staff meeting inspired a side-gigBởi Academic Misfits
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A PhD Doesn’t Have to be a Creativity Sap with Dr Nai Kim
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Dr Nai (Nayoung) Kim talks about being a misfit in #academia in many ways… mostly in its requirement of a written doctoral thesis for… an English (literature) major! How very dare academia! ;) We also talk about our mutual need for creativity, the realities of ocean crossing and Nai’s label of Ms Strawberry! Find Nai… Read More »A PhD Doesn’t Have …
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Defying Expectations and Following My Passion Out of Academia with Dr Gina Petonito
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Gina Petonito – Founder of Writing Your Way and Academic Women Reclaim Your Power – talked about how her writing passion has opened doors, raised her visibility on social media and given her a ready made community to advertise to. This is information she’s rarely shared before! It may have made her an academic misfit… Read More »Defying Expectation…
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