Hi, you’re listening to Postdocalypse, a podcast by postgrad students about all things postgrad. The name comes from the idea that once you finish your PhD, there’s the big question for all of us whether we’ll continue along the academic path or take on of the many alternative routes that are on offer to us. We’re a team of PhD students at King’s College London, trying to navigate this crazy world and we’ll be sharing the highs and the lows of postgraduate study.
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Re-release: What's it like on COVID ICU, and chasing virus on the tube!
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Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown! This episode is a re-release of our "Cohabitants on COVID" episode. We have all been busy in the labs since we were allowed back in to work but we hope you'll forgive us... we will get back to filling your ears with sciencey sounds ASAP!In this re-release, we corner our flatmates to talk about working on COVID …
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Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown!Some Postdocalypse team members corner their flatmates to talk about working on COVID in this socially distant episode! We answer some of your burning COVID FAQs and some Qs you didn't know you had when we talk to a doctor and a scientist who have both taken time out of their training to work on the front lines …
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Special Guest: The Wellcome Trust & Changing PhD Culture
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Welcome to episode 7 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This month we have a special guest! We met Anne-Marie Coriat, Head of UK and EU Research Landscape at the Wellcome Trust, at VItae Conference and we are so excited to have picked her brains about the changing fac…
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Postdocalypse Live at Vitae Conference: Getting Researchers' Voices Heard
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Welcome to the episode 6 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode was recorded ***live*** at Vitae International Researcher Development Conference, where we led a special interest session with KCL’s Careers in Your Ears! This episode concerns how to get researc…
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Open science special: Is this the future?
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Welcome to the episode 5 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This month we have a very special treat for listeners - a whole episode dedicated to open science - What is it? Why should we be talking about it? And how is it changing the face of research? Ale Lautarescu i…
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Nutrition & Genetics plus the PhD Supervisor Relationship
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It's our 4th Postdocalypse episode of 2019! You know what they say...4th time's a charm. Right? That's definitely what they say. They also say that this podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London. In this episode we will hear about Olatz's PhD research into the complex and difficult-to-quantify relationship betw…
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Career special: Academia and the two body problem
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The third episode of 2019 has dropped! This podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London. This a career special where Madeleine Iafrate interviews two speical guests, Dr's Samantha Terry and Daniel Burnham. They discuss the practicalities of being academics in a relationship and maintaining a good work life balanc…
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Touch DNA and Post-PhD Careers Advice. Guest: Donald Lush
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Welcome to the second Postdocalypse episode of 2019! This podcast is produced by Health Sciences PhD researchers at King's College London.In this episode, we will help you sort out your life! Just kidding, but we will interview Donald Lush from the Careers & Employability office who has some reassuring advice about post-PhD options. Don't worry, yo…
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Cancer biology and working during your PhD
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Welcome to the first Postdocalypse episode of 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.In this episode, Haris Shuaib interviews Katie Begg about her PhD research investigating the cellular mechanisms behind radiotherapy response in head and neck cancer. Later in the episode they are joined …
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Treacher Collins Syndrome and research motivation. Guest: Dr Francis Smith
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Welcome to the seventh episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Emily Prpa interviewing Dr Francis Smith about Treacher Collins Syndrome, research motivation and anglophilia. Dr Smith talks to us about his experience of living with Treacher Collins Syndrome and…
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Psychosis, Psychedelics and Entrepreneurship
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Haris Shuaib interviewing Joe Barnby about his research into the role of dopamine in psychosis, and how he founded and set up his very own company alongside his PhD studies.Joe tells us about the sta…
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Cell tracking for cancer cell therapies, ethics and public engagement
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Welcome to the fifth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Katie Begg interviewing Mads Iafrate about her research in cell tracking that aims to improve efficacy and safety of cell therapies for cancer patients. Mads discusses how she uses molecular biology …
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Hallucinations, Hypnosis and Women in Science
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Welcome to the fourth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Alexandra Lautarescu, interviewing Elisa Brann about her research into the neuroscience behind verbal-auditory hallucinations, otherwise known as voice-hearing. Elisa discusses how she uses hypnosis…
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‘Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?’Welcome to the third episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Michael Norman from the Dental Institute, interviewing Emily Prpa from Nutritional Sciences about her research on the effects of polyphenols, commonly found…
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Neurodevelopment and mental health
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Welcome to the second episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Elisa Brann, interviewing Alexandra Lautarescu about her research in neurodevelopment and mental health. In the second discussion, Elisa and Ale discuss mental health and wellbeing as a postgraduate…
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This episode is hosted by Emily Prpa, interviewing Haris Shuaib about his research in applying Artificial Intelligence to brain tumour prognosis. In the second discussion, Emily and Haris discuss orthodox and unorthodox p…
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