Introduction to Research Adjacent (Episode 1) | Sarah introduces herself, the story behind the podcast, and previews upcoming episodes

It's time! Research Adjacent has been brewing for a couple of months now and I'm so excited to share the first episode with you. Most episodes will be an interview with a brilliant research-adjacent professional, but for today it's just me.

I share the story behind the podcast including...

• A bit about my 20+ years as a research adjacent professional (get the full story here)
• How I came up with the idea for this podcast (more on that in this blog, and this one too)
• Why I decided to call the podcast, and my entire career, Research Adjacent
• What to expect including a preview of the next 8 episodes

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Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay

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Come along to our Manchester networking event

Join host Sarah McLusky and fellow research-adjacent professionals on Thursday 12 March 2026 at 5.30pm. Find out more and register here https://researchadjacent.circle.so/c/open-events/manchester-research-adjacent-community-networking

Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature

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