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Episode 7: The Journey of an Ontology with Rebecca Foulger

The Journey of an Ontology with Rebecca Foulger    Rebecca Foulger is Head of Scientific Curation at SciBite. In this episode, Rebecca discusses the importance of ontologies – what are they and why do they matter. We track the journey of an ontology, from its initial use case to evolution over time. We explore the necessity of ontologies in improving data management and analysis, and I get Rebecca’s thoughts on what the future of ontologies might entail.

Episode 6: Mentoring and leadership with Nathalie Huther

Nathalie takes us through her career journey from studying chemistry to climbing the corporate ladder; and how the most challenging points of a career can lead to the most rewarding opportunities. Nathalie is the Chief Commercial Officer for High Force Research (HFR), where she leads the strategy direction and business development.  Nathalie is passionate about opening doors for the next generation, and this has led her to carve out time for mentorship. We talked about the benefits of mentoring, finding a mentor, and the importance of giving back to your industry. Nathalie also shares some of her key advice, relevant for all stages of your career journey.

Episode 5: Pull requests with Ben Lomax

Ben Lomax is a lead software engineer at Kraken Technologies, and is passionate about creating high-quality, meaningful software. The inspiration for today’s show comes from Ben’s talk at EuroPython 2024, titled ‘The Art of the Pull Request’. In this episode, we chat about PRs, code reviews, and crafting the ultimate review experience. Also joining us is Brandon Walts, a fellow software engineer at SciBite, who brings a wealth of software development experience to the conversation. If you are interested in finding out more, check out the following resources mentioned in this episode:  The Art of the Pull Request - Ben Lomax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2upWetU_vUc  “How to Make Your Code Reviewer Fall in Love with You” - blog post by Michael Lynch: https://mtlynch.io/code-review-love/

Episode 4: SciComm with Em Haydon

In this episode, we chat to Em Haydon about SciComm, public engagement, and online learning.  Em is a digital education and public engagement professional with an extensive background in science communication (SciComm) and public engagement. She is currently working as a Digital Education Developer at the University of St Andrews.  If you are interested in finding out more about this area, check out the following resources:  STEM Ambassador programme: https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors [https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors]  #Scicomm Tips on notion [https://tinyurl.com/4yar6x3e] (Em contributed to this)  Organisations to know about in SciComm/PE – PCST, BIG (Em’s personal favourite), NCCPE, ASDC, STEM Ambassadors, National STEM Centre, ASE  Great newsletter resource – The SciCommer by Heather Doran

Episode 3: EuroPython 2025 highlights with Emma Cooke

In this episode, I am bringing together some highlights of EuroPython 2025. It includes thoughts from myself and my colleagues during the conference itself, as well as short interviews with some of the speakers whose talks I really enjoyed. We'll also hear snippets from some of the wonderful on-site volunteers, who contribute hugely to the fantastic community at this conference.    Thank you to the speakers, named here with links to their EuroPython speaker profiles. This page also includes a link to an overview of their conference talks.  Iulia Ferroli https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/iulia-feroli/ [https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/iulia-feroli/]  Mykalin Jones https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/mykalin-jones/ [https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/mykalin-jones/]  Petter Salminen https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/petter-salminen/ [https://ep2025.europython.eu/speaker/petter-salminen/]    Thank you to Mark McDowall and Brandon Walts for their contributions.    Thank you to the volunteers; Pujan Thapa, Betty Zoulek, and Vega Cherkassova.    To keep up to date with EuroPython: https://www.europython-society.org/europython/ [https://www.europython-society.org/europython/]   Keep an eye on the EuroPython YouTube page, where the talks will be available to watch later in the year: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98CzaYuFNAA_gOINFB0e4Q [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98CzaYuFNAA_gOINFB0e4Q]