TLP #4 : Championing diversity in research - Fiona Watt

Did you like the episode? Text us a message! In this episode we talk to Fiona Watt about her career moves and her journey to become the first woman to lead the Medical Research Council (MRC).She tells us about her early experiences with crocodile huntingShe talks about how she chooses scientific questions to work on and looking for new challengesShe tells us about how she made her career moves and how she created collaborative environmentsFiona talks about her experiences as a journal editor and shares her thoughts about scientific publishing and new publishing modelsShe talks about how to promote gender equality and cultural diversity in the scientific enterprise and how to counter bad behaviourWe discuss how to get the right work-life balance and respecting other people’s work habitsSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeLeave us a voice message about this episode : https://www.bit.ly/TLPVoiceFiona mentioned these labs, institutions and journals :King’s College London (KCL) Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at KCLCentre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine on TwitterHenry Harris LabHoward Green labKennedy Institute of RheumatologyCancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteWellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell InstituteZena Werb LabJournal of Cell ScienceeLife Science MattersWorkforce Diversity: Let’s talk about raceTo find out more about Fiona visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.wattlab.org/https://twitter.com/FionaWattMRCTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/