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Learn from real stories of external engagement and impact

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The Research Adventure Podcast shares interviews with university researchers and research-adjacent professionals who have turned research into real-world outcomes through routes such as industry partnerships, spinouts, licensing, and social enterprise. It’s useful as “on-demand mentoring”: short, concrete stories that surface what works (and what doesn’t) when collaborating beyond the university.

The podcast is helpful because it:

  • Normalises the messy middle of external-facing work
  • Gives concrete examples from UK universities
The Research Adventure Podcast

“Networking with others has helped me find a sense of belonging and camaraderie.”

Saniya Rabbani, Lecturer and Talking Therapies Clinical Tutor, University of Sheffield. Read more from Saniya.

What will you take forward?

One thing to consider: Which single capability do you most need to strengthen right now, and which episode will you use to explore one small change in your approach?

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