Welcome to the TackUp Science podcast, Episode 2. This is the first of a two-part interview with Dr Chris Earl, where we’ll be chatting about the allure of a career in biological research, changing your degree once you’ve already started and how research can become a 7 day a week job.
We delve into the realities facing researchers, including the pressure to move around and the funding challenges affecting UK universities. In this high-pressure career, what does it take to preserve academic integrity?
In the next episode, we’ll be talking about the difficulties of working in a world where academics are commonly judged by a narrow set of metrics. We’ll discuss how to maintain some work-life balance and consider how philosophy and science are much more connected that might appear at first glance.
A huge ‘thank you’ to Dr Chris Earl both for answering my questions and for editing this episode. Check out his Substack called MOL-BIO and YouTube channel by the same name.
Thanks so much to everyone who has left likes and comments on my work so far. If you’d like a STEM career-related deep dive, consider subscribing to TackUp Science and feel free to suggest a topic in the comment section of this video. I’ll get researching!
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See you next time, Maria.
