Working Scientist

219 Episodes

1. How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health

   Published: 28/02/2025
2. How to bring health and happiness to your lab

   Published: 21/02/2025
3. ‘Researching climate change feels like standing in the path of an approaching train’

   Published: 14/02/2025
4. How my research focus exposed me to threats and harassment

   Published: 07/02/2025
5. ‘There is life after burnout in academia’

   Published: 31/01/2025
6. ‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack

   Published: 24/01/2025
7. How to be a brilliant ally to your neurodivergent lab mate

   Published: 17/01/2025
8. Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’

   Published: 10/01/2025
9. Four weddings, a funeral, and the Sustainable Development Goal logos

   Published: 17/10/2024
10. A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

    Published: 10/10/2024
11. How artificial intelligence can help to keep us safe

    Published: 03/10/2024
12. My mission to protect threatened mangroves

    Published: 26/09/2024
13. How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans

    Published: 19/09/2024
14. How we slashed our lab’s carbon footprint

    Published: 12/09/2024
15. Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues

    Published: 26/07/2024
16. A dumpster full of mercury and other things to avoid: lab closures made simple

    Published: 22/07/2024
17. Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage

    Published: 12/07/2024
18. “Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement

    Published: 05/07/2024
19. Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career

    Published: 01/07/2024
20. The last few miles: how to prepare for the late-career stage in science

    Published: 21/06/2024