Early Career Researcher Podcast

Two of our members, the brilliant @hagenilda.bsky.social and Ben Pope, have appeared on the Early Career Researcher Podcast recently talking all things neurodiversity and academia! Well worth a listen. #ucu

Thanks, Jo. You were amazing!

Hugely proud of this NEW EPISODE: @rozierhistorian.bsky.social @rosiebonte.bsky.social joined by the amazing @hagenilda.bsky.social and Ben, as we talk ‘Neurodiversity + Academia’:

- Definitions
- Pros + Cons of our neurodivergent brains
- Work by @ucu.org.uk on neurodiversity

Links in bio!

Today, @rosiebonte.bsky.social and @rozierhistorian.bsky.social enjoyed talking to the amazing Jo and Ben on ‘Neurodiversity in Academia’: challenges faced, benefits gained, and their amazing work for @ucu.org.uk

Released Monday, links in bio
#academia #neurodiversity

‘How to Leave a Job (and how to start a new one’ live and free on all our platforms. Listen now! 🙏🏻👩🏽‍🎓

When art imitates life: @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and @latemedievalist.bsky.social sit down tomorrow to discuss ‘How to Leave one Job and Begin Another’ (with some interesting news from one of us!)

Episode goes live on Monday morning, but our full (free) back catalogue available via links in bio

Out now: ‘How to Submit a Journal Article and get it Published’

Listen now on Apple and Spotify (links in bio)

In the meantime, @rosiebonte.bsky.social would like to introduce you to the beautiful Skye! 😍🐈

Feel free to reply with your favourite academic animal friends who support you 🙏🏻

@rozierhistorian.bsky.social + @rosiebonte.bsky.social had great time recording ‘How to Submit a Journal Article and get it Published’ with Olivia (yes, Olivia is back!)

This will be released on Monday morning. In the meantime, check our back catalogue (links in bio) #academia #ecr #universities

Episode 30: Dealing With Criticism in Academia

New podcast alert!

I've recently recorded a new podcast entitled:
"Dealing With Criticism in Academia" with
@rozierhistorian.bsky.social
for the Early Career Researcher Podcast (link below).

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This is a fantastic blogpost by @patthomson.bsky.social about the mixed emotions when you do finally get an article published. I was esp drawn to this para and this is why I'm honest & vulnerable abt my challenges via my blog (and also in the imposter syndrome episode of @ecrpodcasters.bsky.social!)

Episode 30: Dealing With Criticism in Academia Podcast Episode · The Early Career Researcher Podcast · 18/08/2025 · 1h 11m

Last week @rozierhistorian.bsky.social hosted medievalist + academic coach Nicholas Morton, discussing ‘Dealing with Criticism in Academia’, including peer review, book review, conference clashes + how to give criticism.
Free here:
open.spotify.com/show/7vbaa4n...

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Medievalists Learn about the Middle Ages from Medievalists.net, including weekly episodes of The Medieval Podcast. If you like what we do at Medievalists.net, please consider supporting us on Patreon at https://...

We are *delighted* to announce a new collaboration with @medievalists.bsky.social who will be hosting our podcasts alongside lots of other amazing medieval podcasts on their YouTube channel. As ever, it is still free to listen.

Head to YouTube and click ‘podcasts’ youtube.com/@medievalist...

Aha so kind, thank you! Your episode was one of our best so far, and so the feeling is mutual 😘

We hope everyone is enjoying the summer! The ECRpod team are all busy either resting or working on projects, but we will be back soon!

You can still listen to all of our previous episodes completely free, by following the links in our bio #academia #ECR

If you are on the panel for a job interview, *please* try to give useful feedback to those who didn’t get the job.

It can make a *HUGE* difference 🙏🏻

Episode 29: Attending Large Conferences Podcast Episode · The Early Career Researcher Podcast · 14/07/2025 · 51m

Episode 29: Attending Large Conferences. @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and friends talk: Why attend large conferences; How to get involved and how to fund attendance; Challenges, and top tips for maximising the fun

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/45Rg...
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Episode 29: Attending Large Conferences Podcast Episode · The Early Career Researcher Podcast · 14/07/2025 · 51m

Episode 29: Attending Large Conferences. @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and friends talk: Why attend large conferences; How to get involved and how to fund attendance; Challenges, and top tips for maximising the fun

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/45Rg...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

After another highly enjoyable year of our podcast, our payment period ends on 4 August. We need £150 to continue distributing for free during 2025/6.

If anyone would like to sponsor our work, either privately or for a company, then please do get in touch via DMs 🙏🏻😇

After another highly enjoyable year of our podcast, our payment period ends on 4 August. We need £150 to continue distributing for free during 2025/6.

If anyone would like to sponsor our work, either privately or for a company, then please do get in touch via DMs 🙏🏻😇

We’ve been busy at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social this week!

@rozierhistorian.bsky.social recorded a new episode on ‘attending large conferences’ with some medievalist colleagues: look out for the episode going live on Monday morning (links in bio)

Episode 28: Teaching Opportunities in Higher Education Podcast Episode · The Early Career Researcher Podcast · 30/06/2025 · 1h 6m

Listen now: Episode 28: ‘Teaching Opportunities in Higher Education’ feat. @rozierhistorian.bsky.social + @stephemmabrown.bsky.social on:
- Why teach?
- Types of teaching opportunities
- How to get started (and how to enjoy it!)

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Could not have wished for a nicer cohort of New Generation Thinkers. Very excited to see everything that @bethmalory.bsky.social, @lrjdmnr.bsky.social, @reetiks.bsky.social, Sarah Smyth, & Ashleigh Percival-Borley get up to this year 👏🎉

Episode 27: ‘post-academic careers in schools teaching’ with @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and @rosiebonte.bsky.social + our amazing friend Catherine on:
1) Why teach?
2) What makes a good teacher?
3) How to get a teaching job

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Excellent chat yesterday on ‘careers in teaching after academia’ with a truly inspiring guest.

Tune in for the release on Monday morning! #academia #teaching 📚💻 👩🏻‍🏫
(Links in bio)

A useful post. Some additional thoughts form me. I cannot stress enough the importance of talking to a potential supervisor BEFORE you submit your application. If they are interested &, importantly, have capacity to take on new students, they will work you to make the application good & coherent. 1/

The Early Career Researcher Podcast How To Podcast · Updated fortnightly · The Early Career Researcher podcast aims to provide a regular forum for discussion on all things relating to the life and work of Early Career Researchers workin...

Listen now: Episode 26: How to Maximise Academic Job Interviews, featuring @rosiebonte.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and official Friend Of The Show, Ana talking: format, possible questions, and how to handle nerves 😬

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The Early Career Researcher Podcast How To Podcast · Updated fortnightly · The Early Career Researcher podcast aims to provide a regular forum for discussion on all things relating to the life and work of Early Career Researchers workin...

Listen now: Episode 26: How to Maximise Academic Job Interviews, featuring @rosiebonte.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social and official Friend Of The Show, Ana talking: format, possible questions, and how to handle nerves 😬

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

open.spotify.com/show/7vbaa4n...

Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...

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We’re sorry that we haven’t recorded an episode for a while. There’s been a LOT going on for us (see recent episodes on ‘UK academia, crisis, etc etc!)

We will be back soon with a new episode in the next couple of weeks 👩🏻‍🎓💻📖📚