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Episode 1 - Finding your voice: What makes an ECR?

With Temidayo Eseonu and Ayse Burcin Baskurt

From developing your PhD, acclimatising to UK higher education structures, or navigating the vast expanse of LinkedIn – is there one right way to be an Early Career Researcher? What makes an ECR in today’s ever-changing academic landscape? In our first episode of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, Leonie Smith sits down with Dayo Eseonu and Burcin Baskurt to discuss their non-traditional routes into academia – and the advantages these backgrounds bring.
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