KEYNOTE: Weaving your career with the three most important threads: A guide to happily leaving academia

Considering leaving academia, but feeling anxious and unsure how to start?

This presentation outlines how investing time in understanding yourself – your values, motivators, strengths – is the key first step in ensuring your next career works for you. Hear actionable advice from Dr Emma Williams – author of “What Every Postdoc Needs to Know” and the upcoming “Leaving Academia: ditch the blanket, take the skills” – who has 30+ years experience in Higher Education and has supported thousands of researchers in their career development.