Researchers in Conversation
Revealing the lives of researchers from across the UK and Ireland; finding out more about their chosen field, what they have discovered, their challenges, highlights and what they might do next. At Tracksys Ltd, we like to understand the researchers we support and we thought interviewing them would be a great way of exploring this. We also thought you might enjoy hearing their stories too.
Researchers in Conversation
Sam Royle on Life as a Psychology Technician
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Caroline Norbury
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Season 2
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Episode 10
Sam Royle is a Psychology Technician at the University of Salford. In this conversation he gives the listener a real sense of what the role entails and its importance within both academic research and teaching. He shares his experiences of undertaking his Master’s, how he was drawn to the technician’s post as a way of financially supporting his PhD and then discovering the rewards of problem solving, a central feature of the role. Sam explains his fortunate position in being well supported at Salford and how he has enthusiastically embraced all opportunities that have come his way, getting involved in varied research, teaching, outreach and joining the ATSiP technician’s community.