Katrina is Head of Tutor Engagement at The Brilliant Club, a charity which places PhD students in schools to support less advantaged pupils.

Sarah and Katrina talk about

1. Why teaching research to school pupils is amazing for skills development
2. How the instability of early career academia led her to a research-adjacent path
3. The Brilliant Club's mission to tackle inequality through education
4. Embracing the responsibilities of being a people manager

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