About this episode

Matt Woodcock discusses his transition from academia to a research-adjacent role, emphasizing the importance of empathy and editing in the research process.

Matt Woodcock is Research and Impact Support Officer in the School of English at the University of Leeds. Before this Matt was an academic for nearly 20 years, reaching the status of Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Literature. Sarah and Matt talk about Why he sees his career journey as an ongoing process of specializing in the work he really enjoys What it is like to have a 360-degree view of the research process His love of editing and the peer review process which led him first into publishing and then to the ARMA Insights magazine How empathy underpins the work he does with researchers Find out more Find full show notes, the transcript and timestamps on the episode webpage Connect with Matt on LinkedIn or via the University of Leeds website About Research Adjacent Follow Research Adjacent on LinkedIn Email a comment, question or suggestion Leave a voice note Post a review on Podchaser Sign up to the Research Adjacent newsletter Mentioned in this episode: Helping you have conversations that move research forwards When she's not hosting Research Adjacent, Sarah McLusky organises, facilitates and trains people to run events, workshops and meetings that get people talking…

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