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 My career pathway
 Challenges
 Things that worked for me
 Truthful experience
Senior
University
Roles
External
Roles
Researcher
Clinical
Occupational
therapist
 Tower House,
General Hospital
 Specialist stroke care
emerging field
 No research culture in
rehabilitation
 Extremely lucky…world
class researchers.
 Co-applicant lead applicant
 Small grants
 PhD grant £130,000
 Leading £1 million+ grants and leading teams of
researchers
 External Committee work+++
 Leading National and International initiatives
 Esteem indicators, Prestigious Fellowships,
honours, Senior Investigator
 International opportunities
 CV development……personal development
 Diploma
 No ambitious career
plans
 Move into
research…inspirational
people
 Passion
 Special environment
 Experienced, world class colleagues
 Piggyback/shadow/lead in my own way
 Supportive, down to earth, encouraging
 Supportive family and friends
 Special letter of support to embark on my
MPhil - no first degree
 No funding for Higher Degree fees
 Short term contracts
 Dealing with rejections
 No clear pathway
 No-one in my profession to appraise my
performance or be a role model
 Young children (busy husband and no family)
 Head of Division
 Research Board
 Research Strategy
 University 2020 Strategy
 Women in Science
Engineering and
Technology
 Associate Pro-Vice
Chancellor
 It isn’t easy…...
 Environment essential
 Mentors very important
 Be tenacious
 Be prepared to move out of your
comfort zone
 Work hard…......own your career!
Professor Marion Walker MBE
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Professor Marion Walker MBE

  • 2.  My career pathway  Challenges  Things that worked for me  Truthful experience
  • 4.
  • 5.  Tower House, General Hospital  Specialist stroke care emerging field  No research culture in rehabilitation  Extremely lucky…world class researchers.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.  Co-applicant lead applicant  Small grants  PhD grant £130,000  Leading £1 million+ grants and leading teams of researchers  External Committee work+++  Leading National and International initiatives  Esteem indicators, Prestigious Fellowships, honours, Senior Investigator  International opportunities  CV development……personal development
  • 11.  Diploma  No ambitious career plans  Move into research…inspirational people  Passion
  • 12.
  • 13.  Special environment  Experienced, world class colleagues  Piggyback/shadow/lead in my own way  Supportive, down to earth, encouraging  Supportive family and friends
  • 14.  Special letter of support to embark on my MPhil - no first degree  No funding for Higher Degree fees  Short term contracts  Dealing with rejections  No clear pathway  No-one in my profession to appraise my performance or be a role model  Young children (busy husband and no family)
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.  Head of Division  Research Board  Research Strategy  University 2020 Strategy  Women in Science Engineering and Technology  Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor
  • 24.  It isn’t easy…...  Environment essential  Mentors very important  Be tenacious  Be prepared to move out of your comfort zone  Work hard…......own your career!