Welcome to the first ever RESEARCHER Radio episode. Throughout this series, we will be speaking to different academics from all around the world about their specialist subjects. Each academic guest would have produced written, examined, analysed and published work that is trending throughout the RESEARCHER community, and the wider scientific community. We will be finding more about the paper, the steps that are taken to create it and it's potential consequences in the academic or real world.

Discovering more about an academic paper and its origins are only half the RESEARCHER podcast story, we will also dive into the world of academia by discovering more about the lives of our academic guests.

This week we are joined by Dr Ramiz Nathani, former PhD from University College London and co-founder of RESEARCHER. We will discuss Dr Nathani's transition from science to the world of technology and business, whilst learning more about the RESEARCHER story.

In today's episode, we discuss:

How Dr Nathani transitioned from the world of science to the world of technology. [01:12]

We undertake a whirlwind tour of Dr Nathani's PhD. [02:33]

Dr Nathani explains the differences between the world of science and the world of technology, and how they can learn from each other. [04:19]

Dr Nathani discusses the inspiration behind RESEARCHER. [06:08]

Dr Nathani gives his one piece of advice for anyone undertaking a PhD. [06:52]

This podcast is brought to you by RESEARCHER, the free app that makes it easy for academics and scientists to stay on top of new research in their area. Download it for free on iOS, Android or find us on your browser at www.researcherapp.io.

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This week's guest on RESEARCHER Radio is Alison Heard from the University of Calgary. Join us to discover more about language processing. Just how well do we generate language and convey meaning? Just how far can a better understanding of sensorimotor effects take us? And what should you do when you first begin the PhD programme?

We will also gain further insights into the paper, its consequences and Ali's motivation behind her research.

In today's episode, we discuss:

Alison's academic background. [00:38]

We are given an overview of ‘Getting a grip on sensorimotor effects in lexical-semantic processing'. [02:18]

Ali provides the motivation behind her research. [04:21]

Ali discusses the biggest issues in her specialist field. [07:16]

Ali discusses the challenges faced whilst producing this paper. [08:05]

Ali gives us an insight into her current research. [09:40]

We learn about Ali's academic role models and her career aims. [10:47]

Ali gives her one piece of advice for anyone undertaking a PhD. [13:17]

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This podcast is brought to you by RESEARCHER, the free app that makes it easy for academics and scientists to stay on top of new research in their area. Download it for free on iOS, Android or find us on your browser at www.researcherapp.io

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This week's guest is Professor Rik Tykwinski from the University of Alberta. Rik was recently a speaker at the University of Oxford's Curo-Pi3 conference. The third edition of the CURO-Pi conference was hosted by Professor Harry Anderson, and discussed the latest developments in the chemistry and physics of curved pi-conjugated molecules.

Join us to discover more about the CURO-Pi3 conference, its speakers and Rik's favourite posters. Rik also discusses what young academics and PhD's should do when attending these conferences. Plus, we also learn what academics get up to when they attend international conferences.

In today's episode, we discuss:

Rik's academic background. [01:10]

We are given an overview of the paper Rik presented at the Curo-Pi3 conference. [04:05]

Rik discusses the reception of his paper at Curo-Pi3. [07:15]

Rik explains his favourite presentations at Curo-Pi3. [09:15]

We learn about the importance of conferences and what PhD's should do when attending such events. [11:25]

Rik talks about the Curo-Pi3 poster session and how scientific conferences have evolved in the last few decades. [14:40]

We learn about what academics do when visiting another city during a conference. [19:25]

Rik talks about his acadmeic influencers. [13:17]

We are given insights into academic productivity, but is it always a good thing?. [13:17]

Finally, Rik gives PhD students and early career academics his advice for success. [13:17]

Find out more about Curo-Pi3 here!

This podcast is brought to you by RESEARCHER, the free app that makes it easy for academics and scientists to stay on top of new research in their area. Download it for free on iOS, Android or find us on your browser at www.researcherapp.io

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