Dr Jodi Watt - My experience as an LGBTQIA+ postgraduate & PhD student
06/29/23 • 5 min
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Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website.
As Pride month comes to an end, Jodi shares their experience as an LGBTQIA+ postgraduate and PhD student. They discuss the challenges and variability of being 'out' and queer in academia, highlighting both supportive and discriminatory experiences. Josi emphasises the importance of acknowledging the mental, emotional, and physical burdens that LGBTQIA+ individuals may carry in a heteronormative world, which can impact their scientific career. They also express the desire for more representation and role models in academia who identify similarly, as well as the significance of using LGBTQIA+ lanyards, badges, and pronouns in creating a supportive environment. Jodi highlights the opportunities for involvement in extra-curricular experiences that can enrich one's CV and mentions the legal protections provided by The Equality Act 2010 in the UK. Finally, they affirm that it is not only acceptable but essential for LGBTQIA+ individuals to occupy and feel comfortable in scientific spaces.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
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Dr Jodi Watt is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Glasgow. Jodi's academic interests are in both healthy ageing and neurodegenerative diseases of older age, and they are currently working on drug repurposing for dementia. Previously they worked on understanding structural, metabolic and physiological brain changes with age, as measured using magnetic resonance imaging. As a queer and neurodiverse person, Jodi is also incredibly interested in improving diversity and inclusion practices both within and outside of the academic context.
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Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website.
As Pride month comes to an end, Jodi shares their experience as an LGBTQIA+ postgraduate and PhD student. They discuss the challenges and variability of being 'out' and queer in academia, highlighting both supportive and discriminatory experiences. Josi emphasises the importance of acknowledging the mental, emotional, and physical burdens that LGBTQIA+ individuals may carry in a heteronormative world, which can impact their scientific career. They also express the desire for more representation and role models in academia who identify similarly, as well as the significance of using LGBTQIA+ lanyards, badges, and pronouns in creating a supportive environment. Jodi highlights the opportunities for involvement in extra-curricular experiences that can enrich one's CV and mentions the legal protections provided by The Equality Act 2010 in the UK. Finally, they affirm that it is not only acceptable but essential for LGBTQIA+ individuals to occupy and feel comfortable in scientific spaces.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
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Dr Jodi Watt is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Glasgow. Jodi's academic interests are in both healthy ageing and neurodegenerative diseases of older age, and they are currently working on drug repurposing for dementia. Previously they worked on understanding structural, metabolic and physiological brain changes with age, as measured using magnetic resonance imaging. As a queer and neurodiverse person, Jodi is also incredibly interested in improving diversity and inclusion practices both within and outside of the academic context.
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Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.
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List of Carbon Calculators:
https://www.carbonfootprint.com/
https://www.bp.com/en_gb/target-neutral/home/calculate-and-offset-travel-emissions.html#/
https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en/carbon-footprint
Websites that allow you to pay to offset your carbon footprint:
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/give/personal-carbon/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/offset-your-travel-footprint
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Adam Smith was born in the north, a long time ago. He wanted to write books, but ended up working in the NHS, and at the Department of Health. He is now Programme Director in the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research (which probably sounds more important than it is) at University College London. He has led a number of initiatives to improve dementia research (including this website, Join Dementia Research & ENRICH), as well as pursuing his own research interests. In his spare time, he grows vegetables, builds Lego & spends most of his time drinking too much coffee and squeezing technology into his house.
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Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.
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