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04 February 2025

Introducing season two of the 'It's Just Research' podcast

‘It’s Just Research’ is back for a second season! In this minisode, we are reintroduced to our hosts Liam Cini O’Dwyer and Dr Pippa Sterk, as they catch-up on what they have been up to since the last season.

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The podcast returns for its second season after its launch in October 2023. ‘It’s Just Research’ is made by researchers, with researchers, for researchers, and anyone keen to question and critique the way the social world works.

You can listen to the first episode of the second season now where we are reintroduced to our hosts, Liam Cini O’Dwyer, PhD candidate at the School of Education, Communication and Society (ECS), and Pippa Sterk, now a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at ECS.

In the previous season, Liam, Pippa and recurring co-host Dr Sara Black, spoke with academics and researchers here within the School of Education, Communication and Society about topics spanning the social world, from politics in the classroom, education on the global stage and addressing environmental concerns. Listen back to season one now.

In this short episode, our hosts discuss the PhD process, developing your PhD research postdoc and give insight into how your research practices develop and improve.

Check out the new episode

Listen to the minisode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts now.

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Liam Cini O'Dwyer

PhD Candidate

Pippa Sterk

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Education