# Beyond academia \[audio\]

**URL:** <https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/beyond-academia-audio/544>\
**Category:** Academia\
**Tags:** new-academia, igdore\
**Created:** [January 27, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/beyond-academia-audio/544 "2020-01-27T15:29:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rebecca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/rebecca/32/520_2.png) [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/beyond-academia-audio/544/1 "2020-01-27T15:29:59Z")

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An audio blog post on why I chose to put my career at risk by leaving traditional academia and set up my own research institute (IGDORE). The following topics are brought up: briefly on my personal background before entering university at 27; entering academia with a working class background; independent / freelancing researchers, new academia, and location independence for academics.

> **[Beyond academia \[audio\]](https://rmwblogg.wordpress.com/2020/01/27/beyond-academia-audio/)**
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> Welcome to my very first audio blog post:   Here I talk about why I chose to put my career at risk by leaving traditional academia and set up my own research institute (IGDORE). The following …

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**Author:** ![jon\_tennant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/jon_tennant/32/256_2.png) [@jon\_tennant](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/jon_tennant)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/beyond-academia-audio/544/2 "2020-01-31T05:03:38Z")

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Thank you for sharing this, Rebecca. Your honesty serves as a strong lesson for us all.