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I 🧑 podcasts. 🎧

If you do too, here are 15 recommendations (in no particular order) for podcasts about writing, research and academic life.

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#AcademicChatter #ECRchat #PostDoc
#1: Academic Writing Amplified

@cathymazak

β€’ Hosted by academic writing coach Dr Cathy Mazak
β€’ Theme Writing as a tool to advance your career
β€’ Focus on womxn

I have been a guest, check it out πŸ‘‡

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/112…
#2: Behind the Microscope

@behindthescope_

β€’ Hosted and produced by four MD/PhD students at Emory University.
β€’ Career advice for early career researchers

behindthemicroscope.com
#3: The Research Her

@theresearchher

β€’ Hosted by Dr Elissia Franklin, a chemistry Postdoc at Purdue University.
β€’ Theme: Equity and inclusion in research

theresearchher.com
#4: The Self-Compassionate Professor

β€’ Hosted by career wellness coach Dr Danielle De La Mare
β€’ Fantastic resource for researchers who want to prevent burnout, and achieve a better work-life balance

I've been a guest, check it out πŸ‘‡

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/85-…
#5: My Fave Queer Chemist

@MFQCPod

β€’ Hosted by Bec Roldan and Geraldo Duran-Camacho, two PhD candidates at the University of Michigan
β€’ Stories of LGBTQ+ scientists and their challenges

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-…
#6: Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi

@darren_lipomi

β€’ Hosted by Dr Darren Lipomi, professor at UC San Diego
β€’ Research, teaching, writing, speaking and other topics related to STEM in academia.

podash.com/podcast/148335/
#7: The Working Scientist

@NatureCareers

β€’ Hosted by Nature Careers journalists Adam Levy and Julie Gold
β€’ Career advice for scientists at all stages

nature.com/nature/article…
#8: Papa PhD

@PapaPhDPodcast

β€’ Hosted by Dr David Mendes, providing linguistic services in the biomedical domain
β€’ Writing, research, careers, work life balance and much more

papaphd.com
#9: The PhD LifeRaft podcast

β€’ Hosted by Dr Emma Brodzinsky, Therapist and Coach
β€’ Promoting wellbeing and mental health for PhD students

I've been a guest, check it out πŸ‘‡

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wri…
#10: The Struggling Scientists Podcast

@TheStrugglingS4

β€’ Hosted by PhD students Suzanne and Jayron
β€’ Science news, reflections and career advice

I've been a guest, check it out πŸ‘‡

podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/epi…
#11: The Professor Podcast

β€’ Hosted by Dr Ruth Saunders and Dr Claire Till, university professors
β€’ Reflections on teaching practices, research, service and staying sane

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
#12: The Professor Is In

@ProfessorIsIn

β€’ Hosted by Dr Karen Kelsky and Kel Weinhold
β€’ Emotional wellbeing in academia and leaving academia

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
#13: PhD Talk

@evalantsoght

β€’ Hosted by Dr Eva Lantsoght, professor
β€’ PhD life and tools for research and teaching

I've been a guest, check it out:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/int…
#14: Changing Academic Life

@ChangeAcadLife

β€’ Hosted by Dr Geraldine Fitzpatrick, professor at TU Vienna
β€’ Inspiring interviews and solo episodes on changing the current academic culture

changingacademiclife.com/start
#15: The Academic Life

@AcademicLifeNBN

β€’ Hosted by New Books Network, consortium of author-interview podcast channels
β€’ Interviews about life in academia

newbooksnetwork.com/category/acade…
TL;DR: 15 podcasts about writing and research for scientists 1/2

#1: Academic Writing Amplified
#2: Behind the Microscope
#3: The Research Her
#4: The Self-Compassionate Professor
#5: My Fave Queer Chemist
#6: Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi
#7: The Working Scientist
TL;DR: 15 podcasts about writing and research for scientists 2/2

#8: Papa PhD
#9: The PhD LifeRaft podcast
#10: The Struggling Scientists Podcast
#11: The Professor Podcast
#12: The Professor Is In
#13: PhD Talk
#14: Changing Academic Life
#15: The Academic Life
If you found this list of podcasts useful, check out my free training on writing papers and getting them published time-efficiently.

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Watch (or listen!) now πŸ‘‡

annaclemens.com/training?utm_s…

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πŸ‘‡ Use this template instead and save yourself hoursss!

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Here are 10 fool-proof steps to create clear & concise figures for your next research paper.

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About to submit your paper? Did you know that the References are the part of a paper most often overlooked? 😳

It's not only damaging science but also making desk-rejection more likely.

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#1: Time-tracking with Toggl

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β€’ Understand how you are spending your time
β€’ Track how long each task is taking you so you can plan accordingly
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#2: Proof-read your papers with Writefull

writefull.com

β€’ AI-powered proof-reading tool specifically for scientific texts
β€’ Integrates into Word and Overleaf

Members of my course (the Researchers' Writing Academy) love this one! πŸ’ƒ
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