Best Geraldine Fitzpatrick Podcasts (2025)

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Strengths as Superpowers - Replay (CAL123, S6 E17) 22:52

12d ago22:52

22:52

This is a replay of an episode about our strengths as our superpowers and it is a useful precursor to the next podcast discussion where my guest will talk about them as natural talents. This replay episode was triggered by two interactions that made me think more about the importance of knowing our own unique superpowers (as Aaron Quigley discussed…

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Graham McAllister (Part 3) on the art and craft of writing (CAL122, S6E16) 31:36

1M ago31:36

31:36

”Writing is thinking, I love thinking, I love working on problems, I love thinking through the problems…. So the whole writing thing is a thinking thing.” says Graham McAllister in this final part of our conversation. His foray into writing a book on Games Usability after he sold his company was also a foray into exploring the process of writing, …

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Graham McAllister (Part 2) on aligning team vision (CAL121, S6E15) 40:31

2M ago40:31

40:31

In this second part of my conversation with Graham McAllister, we explore Graham's next pivot to studying organizational psychology at the London School of Economics. After selling his startup, Graham decided to do an MSc to help him answer what he now saw as the core problem in game development teams and that was lack of a unified vision. He share…

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Graham McAllister (Part 1) on career pivots: academia to industry to startup (CAL120, S6E14) 56:14

2M ago56:14

56:14

Graham McAllister reflects on his various career pivots, starting with a PhD in computer graphics in Belfast, transitioning through roles in academia and industry and then forming and later selling his games usability start-up. In the process Graham provides a masterclass on how to navigate and negotiate career pivots, how to articulate clear probl…

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Oana and Matt (Part 2) on mental health, teaching path and reflective practice (CAL119 S6E13) 46:27

3M ago46:27

46:27

This is Part 2 of my discussion with Matthew Barr and Oana Andrei who work together in the Education and Practice Section in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. Oana and Matt each share their personal experiences with mental health challenges. Oana shares her journey from postdoctoral research to becoming a lecturer, highl…

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Oana and Matt (Part 1) on leadership, belonging, and micro-actions making a difference (CAL118 S6E12) 43:14

3M ago43:14

43:14

This is part 1 of my discussion with Matthew Barr and Oana Andrei who work together in the Education and Practice Section in the School of computing science at the University of Glasgow. It was the experiences of Matt as head of Section that led Oana to suggest he would be good to talk to. Together they share their experiences of what makes for goo…

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Sharing my story with Nutan Limaye (CAL117, S6E11) 1:15:01

4M ago1:15:01

1:15:01

In this episode the tables are turned and I'm being interviewed by Nutan Limaye who hosts the ‘Life of a Researcher’ podcast. Nutan is an Assoc. Professor at the IT University Copenhagen. We met when she was a participant in one of our residential academic leadership development courses in 2024. We talk about my unconventional career path starting …

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Vikki Wright on career transitions, ADHD, and learning to manage yourself (CAL116, S6E10) 1:12:24

4M ago1:12:24

1:12:24

Vikki Wright is the director of PhD Life Coach and offers professional coaching and training for PhD students and academics. She also hosts the PhD Life Coach podcast. Up until 2022 though Vikki was a full professor of Higher Education at the University of Birmingham in the UK, with a research background Sport and Exercise Sciences, then shifting t…

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Your LP Reflections - Looking back, Looking forward (CAL115 S6E9) 41:51

5M ago41:51

41:51

As we leave 2024 and embark on the new year, I want to share the reflective template I used for myself, playing with the LP (long play) record concept. I introduce the table structure of the personal, people, play, and projects (Ps) categories, paired with reflective components like land, love, labor, and learn (Ls) for the past year review, and lo…

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Evan Peck on considered choices and career moves: from liberals arts to a research uni (CAL114, S6E8) 1:03:05

5M ago1:03:05

1:03:05

Evan Peck returns to discuss his career evolution since our last conversation in 2017. The focus is on his initial choice to join a liberal arts college post-PhD, emphasizing the balance between teaching and research, how his research evolved, and on his career goals then. Evan then talks through his move to the University of Colorado Boulder, deta…

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Özge Subașı on values, choices and care (CAL113, S6E7) 1:04:37

6M ago1:04:37

1:04:37

Özge Subaşı is the Director of Futurewell: CoCreation and Wellbeing Group in the Media and Visual Arts Department at Koç University in Turkey. In this episode, Özge shares a journey from industrial design to interaction design, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and justice. The work with visually impaired children and older people significantly…

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Creating Positive Cultures: Stories from the archive 35:58

6M ago35:58

35:58

Continuing our culture theme, I revisit past podcast conversations that explore how to foster positive research environments and cultures. We hear from people such as Elizabeth Adams, Tanita Casci, Jolanta Burke, Janet Reed, Alex Taylor, Kia Hook, and Lindsay Oades, who share their experiences and insights on creating a sense of belonging and colle…

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Fostering psychological safety in research environments [solo] 33:48

7M ago33:48

33:48

Continuing the theme of great research environments, I explore how to contribute to creating great research cultures with a focus on the concept of psychological safety. I contrast the prize winning example we heard about in the last episode with examples of experiences with poor research environments. This leads to a discussion of the value of psy…

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Creating better research cultures together 53:49

7M ago53:49

53:49

What are the ingredients for creating a supportive, inclusive research culture? Nina Molin Høyland-Kroghsbo from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences , Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology at the University of Copenhagen discusses the Research Environment Prize established three years ago by the Danish Young Academy to promote and cele…

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On reframing networking: connections and impact 22:58

8M ago22:58

22:58

In this solo episode (S6 E3) I invite us to rethink the concept of networking within academia, inspired by what the late Liam Bannon shared with us in our recent conversation and the evident relational impact he had on people. I encourage us, myself included, to view networking as being about the other person, not about us, and see it as an opportu…

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Liam Bannon (Part 2) on values & what matters 46:16

8M ago46:16

46:16

Update 22 Sept 2024: It is with deep sadness that I share Liam passed away this morning. May we honour his memory and his generosity in sharing his reflections by always reminding ourselves about what and who is really important. Liam Bannon is a Professor Emeritus and founder and director of the Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limer…

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S6E1 Welcome to the new season 11:04

9M ago11:04

11:04

Introducing the new season of Changing Academic Life. Reflecting on my recent transitions. And thanks to the HCI group for support.By Geraldine Fitzpatrick

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CAL106 On STOP - the purposeful pause (solo) 13:59

12M ago13:59

13:59

In this short solo episode a share a simple yet powerful technique, S.T.O.P., for taking a purposeful pause throughout your every day. Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed. 00:29 Motivating STOP 01:50 What is STOP 04:37 Using STOP 11:19 Towards making STOP a habit 13:58 EndBy Geraldine Fitzpatrick

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Remembering Volkmar Pipek - on being curious, being you 16:08

1y ago16:08

16:08

Volkmar Pipek was a highly influential researcher from Uni of Siegen who sadly passed away in Jan 2024 after a long illness. This short episode draws from a written interview he gave to Mateusz Dolata on the occasion of his 2023 EUSSET-ISSI Lifetime Achievement Award. I read an extract where he shares his advice about becoming and being a researche…

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Liam Bannon (Part 1) on a career outside the box 1:07:09

1y ago1:07:09

1:07:09

Liam Bannon is a Professor Emeritus and founder and director of the Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Liam has been a hugely influential thinker writer and researcher since the 1980s, along with various collaborators, in shaping work around technology and design. Recorded in-person in 2017, he reflects on his inter…

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Jean Paul (Part 2) on leading virtual transdisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement 41:57

1y ago41:57

41:57

Jean Paul is a senior scientist at the Medical University of Innsbruck. In part 2 of our conversation, Jean discusses her experience leading an impact-led transcdisciplinary research project focused on supporting families with mental health issues. She highlights the challenges of stakeholder engagement, distributed team management, and transdiscip…

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Jean Paul (Part 1) on Sandpit funding & impact-focussed research 57:48

1y ago57:48

57:48

Jean Paul is a Senior Scientist at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria. Jean discusses her involvement in a unique research funding process called a sandpit or an ideas factory. Having then taken on the leadership of the project, she provides insights into the challenges and benefits of transdisciplinary research, stakeholder engagement,…

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Funding & Research Culture (podcast extract) 30:53

1y ago30:53

30:53

This episode is an edited extract from a ‘Beyond Phrenology’ podcast episode where Dr Madhur Mangalam chatted with me about the impacts of research funding challenges on academic culture and individual well-being. The conversation addresses the need for a shift towards more supportive and diverse cultures, the complexities of academic career paths,…

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Celebrating 100! 19:45

1+ y ago19:45

19:45

Taking this time to celebrate CAL100 – the 100th episode for the Changing Academic Life podcast series (actually 109th episode if we count the nine related work episodes) and thanks to all the people who have been part of making it happen. To update and correct the information about Dr Paddy Barrett who inspired this podcast: His original podcast w…

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On research identity, meaningful work and funding (solo) 26:56

1+ y ago26:56

26:56

Triggered by a comment from Katta Spiel in an earlier podcast, in this solo episode I explore the tensions between the autonomy and freedom we have to shape our research identities and do meaningful work, and the systemic constraints from funding and promotion opportunities. The tensions particularly arise when research interests don’t align well w…

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Katta Spiel (Part 2) on neurodivergence & different ways of being and knowing 38:06

1+ y ago38:06

38:06

Dr Katta Spiel is an Assistant Professor at TU Wien, a recent ERC Starting Grant recipient, and a good colleague of mine. In part two of our conversation, Katta discusses being neurodivergent, and experiences with ADHD, and being an activist for change with an example of how gender is dealt with in research, and about 'epistemic plurality and the i…

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Reflecting on 2023 13:26

1+ y ago13:26

13:26

In this short episode I reflect on the podcast season so far and on my own year of transitions. And I offer some prompt questions to help us reflect on what we have achieved and learnt this past year and encourage us to take some time to savour and celebrate it. Overview: 00:05 Introduction 01:32 Podcast highlights 05:50 Transitioning to a new phas…

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Katta Spiel (Part 1) on career uncertainties, gender identity and health issues 43:24

1+ y ago43:24

43:24

Dr Katta Spiel is an Assistant Professor at TU Wien, a recent ERC Starting Grant recipient, and a good colleague of mine. In the first part of this two-part conversation Katta shares their experiences on a range of topics like career uncertainty, rejection of proposals, coming out as queer, having a formal gender change, dealing with chronic health…

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Revisiting Irina part 2 5:26

1+ y ago5:26

5:26

There were some technical hiccups in Part 2 of my conversation with Irina Shklovski, making the original audio I released very choppy (a lesson in not relying on smart tools!). I’ve uploaded new audio version that is much easier to listen to and doesn't chop off words. So this is an encouragement to you to listen to this now as it is such an import…

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On Self Compassion 20:24

1+ y ago20:24

20:24

In this short episode I pick on the notion of self-compassion from the discussion with Mark Reed last week, and go back to Kristin Neff’s work and other related self-compassion researcher to unpack the three components of self-compassion and some practices for cultivating self-compassion and also point to some of the research evidence base for the …

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Mark Reed on mental health, love and impact 52:57

1+ y ago52:57

52:57

Professor Mark Reed is an academic, author, podcaster, consultant, trainer, policy advisor among his many roles. His research area is on ecosystem markets and environmental governance, and he studies how researchers can generate and share their knowledge so they can change the world. Reflecting both of these strands, he is both an academic, co-dire…

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On choosing the park 7:11

1+ y ago7:11

7:11

In this very short 7mins episode, I talk about choosing to go to the park instead of doing a longer episode as I had planned - making good enough choices and honouring other areas of my life. I also point to related older podcasts that talked about issues around burnout, obsessive vs harmonious passion, self care, planning: Jolanta Burke on burnout…

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Irina Shklovski (Part 2) on coming back from burnout, being enough, doing enough 59:04

1+ y ago59:04

59:04

Professor Irina Shklovski, University of Copenhagen, continues her powerful story about her academic burn-out experiences, returning to work and learning the dance of how to be enough and do enough. She discusses the push-and-pull between professional expectations and personal health, the value of reflection and self-awareness, how to establish wor…

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Irina Shklovski (Part 1) on Burning Out 45:18

1+ y ago45:18

45:18

Professor Irina Shklovski, University of Copenhagen, has a powerful story to tell about her burn-out experiences. In Part 1 she talks about how she got there, having an amazingly supportive department and colleagues, and how her body tells her when to stop. Implicated in this are issues such as being across two departments, defining her scholarship…

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Mobility, pensions and you, yes you! (solo) 19:24

1+ y ago19:24

19:24

In this short solo episode, I reflect back on recent conversations around academic mobility, discuss some benefits, and also point to an EU initiative to improve support for mobility across sectors, countries and disciplines. I also discuss some of the costs and issues around mobility, and in particular pensions, something we don’t often think abou…

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Susanne Bødker on career, culture and choices 1:07:22

1+ y ago1:07:22

1:07:22

Professor Susanne Bødker is a professor of Human Computer Interaction at Aarhus University in Denmark. She reflects on 40 years at Aarhus University (AU) touching on issues including mobility, changes over time, hiring practices, creating collegial culture, being active in university politics, transitioning to retirement, being a single parent, amo…

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Reforming research assessment top-down bottom-up middle-out (solo) 41:33

1+ y ago41:33

41:33

Following the conversation with Dr Karen Stroobants on the EU CoARA agreement, I discuss some other top-down initiatives at international and national levels for reforming research assessment. I also share some of my own bottom-up experiences trying to put these principles to work eg in writing references and being part of evaluation panels. It is …

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Being a Work in Progress (solo) 8:03

1+ y ago8:03

8:03

In this short episode I reflect on my recurring life lesson about putting unrealistic pressures on myself, in this case to put out a full podcast this week. Especially when the platforms I am using are a work in progress. And accepting that I am also a work in progress. What are your recurring life lessons? Transcript [08:03 mins] [00:00:29] Geri: …

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Karen Stroobants on changing research culture and reforming research assessment 1:04:48

1+ y ago1:04:48

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We need to reform research evaluation because "It's not just which people are we excluding, which profiles are we excluding, which ideas are we excluding, but also whose problems are we not solving" says Dr Karen Stroobants. Karen is a researcher, policy adviser and consultant on research policy and strategy, with a focus on research culture. Her r…

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New Season Welcome (solo) 8:32

1+ y ago8:32

8:32

This is a short episode to kick off the new Season of the Changing Academic Life podcast series. Looking forward to bringing some great conversations coming on a range of topics fro reforming research assessment, burnout and neurodiversity. A new website will be coming very soon! You can access all the latest episodes via this link that will connec…

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End of Season Reflections and Transitions 18:58

2y ago18:58

18:58

This is the end of the current season of episodes. I take the opportunity to shortly reflect on the themes we’ve heard - around listening, leadership, wellbeing, peer review, and research excellence and evaluation. I also invite you to share your feedback and suggestions, and I share some of the various transitions happening over the break, all lea…

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Sarah Davies (Part 2) on luck, disrupting excellence, and cultures of care 38:49

2y ago38:49

38:49

Sarah Davies is a Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, & Digital Cultures at the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University of Vienna. Overall her work explores how science and society are co-produced, with the digital and digitisation being key aspects. Of particular interest for our discussions is her current research on the …

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Sarah Davies (Part 1) on mobility, precarity and notions of excellence 51:47

2y ago51:47

51:47

Sarah Davies is a Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, & Digital Cultures at the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University of Vienna. Overall her work explores how science and society are co-produced, with the digital and digitisation being key aspects. Of particular interest is her current research on the conditions of academ…

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Elizabeth Churchill on creating culture, leading teams, loving challenges 1:06:05

2y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

Dr Elizabeth Churchill is a Senior Director at Google. We recorded this interview while we were both at a conference, where she was awarded a SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award. In this conversation she shares insights and experiences around building good team cultures, managing diversity, onboarding for global teams, and some management frameworks that…

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Marta Cecchinato (part 2) on promoting wellbeing through leadership, EDI & self-care 47:11

2y ago47:11

47:11

This is part 2 of my conversation with Dr Marta Cecchinato (Part 1 is here). Marta is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) in the Computer and Information Sciences Department at Northumbria University. Her research focuses on understanding the complexities of multiple technologies in everyday life and how digital experiences can be shaped to su…

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Marta Cecchinato (part 1) on digital wellbeing and microboundary strategies 38:53

2y ago38:53

38:53

Dr Marta Cecchinato is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) in the Computer and Information Sciences Department at Northumbria University. Her research focuses on understanding the complexities of dealing with multiple technologies in everyday life and how digital experiences can be shaped to support wellbeing at work and in our personal lives.…

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James Wilsdon - Replay on metrics & responsible research evaluation 34:03

2y ago34:03

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This is a replay of a 2018 conversation with Professor James Wilsdon when he was a Professor of Research Policy in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield in the UK. He is now at UCL as a Professor of Research Policy in the Dept for Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP). James has been involved in many policy…

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Heike Winschiers-Theophilus on global south research, reviewer bias, abstract vs lived diversity, & pluriversality 1:09:54

2y ago1:09:54

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This conversation continues the reflections on our peer reviewing practices, this time bringing in the experiences of someone from the Global South. Here I am speaking with Prof Heike Winschiers-Theophilus. Heike is a Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Informatics, at Namibia University of Science & Technology. Heike shares the many challenges…

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Edward Lee on the toxic culture of peer review 1:07:39

2y ago1:07:39

1:07:39

In the last episode from my own reviewing hall of shame, I mentioned the coincidence of attending a webinar where Edward Lee talked about the ‘toxic culture of rejection’, based on a blog post he write in 2022. In this episode we hear from Edward directly and discuss the culture of rejection, in CS especially, the problems with peer reviewing, the …

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A confession from my review hall of shame 19:44

2+ y ago19:44

19:44

This short reflection follows on from the last episode, a replay of my 2017 conversation with Gloria Mark in honour of her just having published her book called “Attention span: a groundbreaking way to restore balance, happiness and productivity”. I make a confession here that comes from my reviewing hall of shame, about when I was a reviewer of on…

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