Mar 24, 2025
Natasha Joyce is a historian, researcher, and PhD candidate at La Trobe University in Bendigo. Her research focuses on accidental childhood fatalities during Victoria's gold rush era. Known as the 'Victorian Historian', she enjoys sharing her expertise with the public through storytelling and expert commentary. Natasha...
Mar 17, 2025
In this episode we explore the value of being brave and passionate in research.
Cilla shares her own journey into research leadership and identifies the most important research skills to develop.
We consider strategies for building research collaborations and Cilla shares advice on how to maintain authenticity...
Mar 10, 2025
Cynthia Fasola is doctoral candidate at the University of Greenwich with a background as a research manager. Her Phd explores feedback practices and the barriers that people from ethnic minority backgrounds face within academia.
In this episode we talk about building confidence and strong foundations in the PhD...
Mar 3, 2025
Kay Danes is an award-winning author, human rights advocate and humanitarian.
In this episode Kay shares the transformative experience of reshaping her PhD research and provides insights for other PhD candidates facing similar obstacles.
Kay posits the importance of recognising challenges as part of the academic...
Feb 24, 2025
Louise LePage was in her 30s when she did her MA in Drama and Performance (University College Dublin) and fell in love with academia and performance. Immediately afterwards she undertook a PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she was also a Teaching Fellow. She has since held positions at University of...