Welcome to the episode 5 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This month we have a very special treat for listeners - a whole episode dedicated to open science - What is it? Why should we be talking about it? And how is it changing the face of research? Ale Lautarescu interviews Sam Westwood, KCL lead for the UK Reproducibility Network and founder of the RIOT science club. Haris and Elisa weigh in towards the end to ask all the questions you're probably thinking!

Here are some of the useful links Sam shared with us:

-	The UK Reproducibility network: http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/camarades/ukrn/
-	John Tennant’s Open Science MOOC: https://opensciencemooc.eu/
-	‘Improving your stats’ available on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-inferences
-	The Open Science Forum: https://osf.io/

Lastly, if you're interested in shaping post doc culture, then check out The Second National Postdoc Meeting taking place on September 13th at Queen Mary University. Register for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-postdoc-culture-the-second-national-postdoc-meeting-tickets-63961996052  

Get in touch...
Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18
Email: postdocalypsepod@gmail.com
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Host: Alexandra Lautarescu
Guest: Sam Westwood
Panelists: Haris Shuaib & Elisa Brann
Producer: Elisa Brann

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Open science special: Is this the future?

Hi, you’re listening to Postdocalypse, a podcast by postgrad students about all things postgrad.

The name comes from the idea that once you finish your PhD, there’s the big question for all of us whether we’ll continue along the academic path or take on of the many alternative routes that are on offer to us. 

We’re a team of PhD students at King’s College London, trying to navigate this crazy world and we’ll be sharing the highs and the lows of postgraduate study.