Speaking of Research: The SCDTP Podcast
Speaking of Research: The SCDTP Podcast
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Speaking of Research is a podcast from the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. In Series One, recorded at Cumberland Lodge in April 2025, doctoral researchers are in conversation with Research Podcasts’ producer Catherine McDonald about their research, who might benefit from it and how it will make a difference. Find out more about the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership at southcoastdtp.ac.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast focuses on various themes such as exploitation in the care sector, healthcare inequities for marginalized communities, and sustainability in heritage. For instance, episodes discuss Kezia Pugh's work on labor exploitation among migrant care workers, Katie Munday's research on healthcare access for trans and autistic individuals, and Nishit Srivastava's exploration of decarbonizing heritage sites.
Speaking of Research is a podcast from the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership where we speak to researchers from SCDTP about their research and why it matters.
In Series One, recorded at Cumberland Lodge, doctoral researchers are in conversation with Research Podcasts’ producer Catherine McDonald about their research and how they hope to have impact.
In Series Two we focus on research that addresses global challenges. We’ll be in conversation with doctoral researchers about their research, which global challenges they hope to inform, and how they hope their work will make a difference.
Find out more about the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership at southcoastdtp.ac.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the tenth episode of Series 2 of Speaking of Research, a podcast from the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership, we meet Michelize van Heerden, a doctoral researcher from the University of Chichester. Michelize’s research explores the Women’s Sports Leadership Academy (WSLA) – a pioneering residential programme that has supported over 450 women from 78 countries in developing as leaders in sport.
Against a backdrop of ongoing gender imbalance – with only 26% of CEO roles in sport held by women, and a global 3% decrease in female representation on funded sports boards – Michelize examines how WSLA creates a safe, empowering space for growth and connection. Her research draws on the personal stories of participants to disrupt traditional evaluation models, placing lived experience at the centre. Through this work, she aims to understand WSLA’s long-term impact on women’s leadership development and the broader transformation of sporting culture.
You can read a transcript of the conversation here.
Find out more about the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership at southcoastdtp.ac.uk
This is a Research Podcasts production.
Credits:
Presenter:Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Guest: Michelize van Heerden, University of Chichester
Producer: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research Podcasts
Editor: Anton Jarvis, Research Podcasts
Transcripts: Lauren White, Research Podcasts
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