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Researcher Development : Careers Beyond Academia - Alumni Panel Session for Researchers
| Description | Theme: Education and Research Category: Education and Research. . This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers. This session will be DELIVERED VIRTUALLY - joining instructions will be provided beforehand.
About this course: Join this Alumni Panel Session for Researchers on Careers Beyond Academia organised as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026! Hear from three Exeter doctoral alumni who have gone on to use their researcher skills in a diverse range of jobs and sectors. We are looking forward to welcoming:. - Dr Harriet Bare (PhD Molecular Biology, 2016) (Harriet Bare | LinkedIn). - Dr Georgina Crossman (PhD Politics, 2010), now runs a consultancy firm, G K Crossman Consultancy, dedicated to improving the knowledge, understanding and benefits of the horse industry, alongside developing communication links within the sector and with government. - Dr Jordan Moore (PhD Mathematics, 2021), Founder and Principal of MooreArcanum, an independent quantitative research and AI consultancy. Since graduating has worked in gaming data science at Jagex and Marmalade Game Studios, followed by quantitative research and data engineering at Impossible Cloud. He now holds embedded leadership roles as Lead Quant Researcher at SIRE, Head of Technology and AI at Mettle Data, and CTO at Attimo. (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmoorephd/ Website: https://moorearcanum.com/). Each panellist will give a brief overview of their career steps after completing their research degrees at Exeter, and reflect on how their research backgrounds and skills have led to their current positions. There will be time for Q&A. This session will be chaired by Dr Peter O?Rourke.
Learning outcomes: As a result of attending this course, you will:. - Reflect on how researcher skills and backgrounds can be applied in diverse sectors. - Reflect on career development and variety of options available to progress your career while using your existing skills and expertise. - Celebrate the value of researchers and how they apply their skills and expertise in diverse sectors and the wider society.
Who should attend this course: This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk in advance to discuss further. Chair: Dr Peter O'Rourke.
Before the course: No preparation is required for this course. A joining link will be provided beforehand.
Learning provider: This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details. If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend. If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place. You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session. Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk. | ||||||||||||||
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