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Starting academia later in life | Academia et al
Dr Brian Irvine describes himself as an early career researcher, but not someone who is early in life. In this episode, he shares the varied experiences that brought h...
How do you sustain an academic career? | Academia et al
In this episode of Academia et al, Zeinab El Khateeb speaks with Professor Martin Oliver about what it really takes to build a career in academia today.Drawing on his ...
Painting our way through data collection: memories and challenges in the field | The PhD Sketchbook
What does a PhD journey look like when you paint it rather than write it? Today Louise and Tooba are talking - and painting - about data collection. From paper to impl...
When academia feels tough or uncertain | Academia et al
Professor Richard Freeman joins Zeinab El-Khateeb to discuss the realities many researchers are feeling, and how easy it is to become pessimistic at times. But the hea...
Between identities, emotions and ethical practice in fieldwork | Research Ethics
What happens when a researcher’s own story becomes part of the data? And how do you ethically navigate moments when participants’ emotions – joy, frustration – surface...
When teacher education becomes a lifelong return | Academia et al
Professor Caroline Daly explores the powerful pull of the IOE and how it shaped her academic identity over decades. She discusses how returning as a master’s student a...
AI tech wearables and ethics | Research Ethics
Hans Svennevig joins Dr Hakan Ergül to explore the ethical challenges that emerge as researchers use AI tools and wearable technologies.Hakan and Hans discuss how thes...
Painting our way through milestones with a splash of colour | The PhD Sketchbook
What does a PhD journey look like when you paint it rather than write it? Louise and Tooba explore the first major milestones that shaped their PhD research paths. The...
Following a new generation to understand childhood and inequality | Research for the Real World
What does it take to create a study designed to last for generations?Professor Alissa Goodman joins Mark Quinn to talk about Generation New Era, a new birth cohort stu...
The power of language, identity and education | Academia et al
This conversation traces Professor Li Wei’s path from classroom teacher to Director and Dean of the UCL Institute of Education, showing how lived experience drove his ...
Disinformation, misinformation and conspiracy theories | The Staffroom
In an increasingly digital landscape, what can teachers do to guide, safeguard and support their students?Teacher training is largely designed for an analogue world, b...
Worked more, still got less | Research for the Real World
We explore retirement readiness, gender gaps in pension wealth, and the real-life consequences of inequality across the life course.Dr Amy Harrison speaks with Dr Sam ...
Painting our way through research, belonging, and London | The PhD Sketchbook
What does a PhD journey look like when you paint it rather than write it?Louise and Tooba are two international doctoral students at the UCL Institute of Education, an...
Children’s sleep routines: bedtimes, dreams and how sleep affects mood and school | Sleep Education Research Lab
10-year-old Sofia hosts a friendly conversation with her guest Shania, a 9-year-old from Mumbai, about what sleep looks like in their day-to-day lives and compare bedt...
Sleep, memory and academic performance | Sleep Education and Research Lab
High school teacher Mustafa Sakarwala speaks with Nandini Adusumilli (PhD student at Sleep and Education Research Lab at UCL) about why sleep is a core foundation for ...
Being and staying curious | The Staffroom
Chloe Morgan and David O'Connell share their journeys to becoming UCL advanced facilitators. They join this episode’s hosts, Mark Quinn and Nancy Karmali Belmonte, for...
I saw it as a thing to be ashamed of | Lived Experience of Dyscalculia
Peter tells the story of how he was diagnosed with dyscalculia at 10 years old.Liz and Helen chat with Peter about his dyscalculia diagnosis. They explore the barriers...
How poor housing shapes school outcomes and why place matters | Research for the Real World
Mark Quinn speaks with Dr Gergo Baranyi about researching environment and health with a lifecourse approach, using data that follows people over time. Dr Baranyi descr...
Which Green Day song helps you get to the train station on time? | Lived Experience of Dyscalculia
Scott and Mia discuss the negative impact dyscalculia has had on their wellbeing.Scott and Mia talk to Liz and Helen about the negative emotions they associate with ma...
The whole idea of change makes me want to vomit | Lived Experience of Dyscalculia
Rose shares the daily challenges she faces as an adult living with dyscalculia.Liz Herbert and Helen Williams speak with Rose about how dyscalculia affects her day-to-...
