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Target Audience: All staff

Mags Watson is the GTAP Professor of Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice, University of Strathclyde, and an honorary Professor with the University of Bath. She is also the founder and Director of Watson Research and Training Limited. She has over 25 years’ experience of academic research and has been a registered pharmacist for over 30 years. 

Having benefited from mentors and coaches in the latter part of her academic career, Mags is now a certified Coach and Mentor.  It was her interest in supporting the personal development of other academics and healthcare professionals, which led to her idea to write a book, Women in Academia: Optimising Our Potential.  The book is nearing completion and is based upon the experience of 25 academics from around the globe, as well as her own experience, supplemented by the literature. Female and male academics, deemed to be ‘successful’ and ‘collegiate’ by their peers, from a wide range of disciplines, discussed what they consider to be the behaviours and attitudes required to undertake academic careers that achieve societal benefit.  This seminar will provide insight into the key findings and recommendations derived from these data.  Whilst the focus of the book is women, much of the learning derived from the interviews and the literature apply to all an any gender.

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