Ben Bleasdale
Policy Adviser at Wellcome TrustThere are plenty of (paid!) chances to see what the world of Policy is like, and researchers are welcomed with open arms.
There are plenty of (paid!) chances to see what the world of Policy is like, and researchers are welcomed with open arms.
Try to focus, or at least keep yourself up to date with the problems that industry is trying to solve.
My research training set me up to never lose my scientific curiosity.
My research training has set me up to develop research-informed strategies to implement in the classroom and rationally defend my teaching practices.
I have a background in international area studies and political science. I have spent the past 13 years working on and in the Western Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
While basic research will always be fascinating to me, it is the translational aspect of science that I want to dedicate my career to.
As much as I enjoyed my PhD, towards the end of it I started hearing a little voice in my head that made me doubt if my long-term career was going to be in academia.