Tara Brabazon podcast

Alan and Tara talk about space. And Space Medicine. They focus on how we balance safety and accessibility - with a wider generalizability to extreme medical environments.. If you would like to read Alan's article, please find: Bridging the Gap: Balancing Safety and Accessibility in Commercial Space Tourism, New Space, 2025: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21680256251401440

Tara and Suzanne talk about ethics.  It is often configured as a 'barrier' to research.  But what are the gifts of research ethics?

It is so exciting to produce a ripper of an article. And what about that incredible feeling when our book arrives in the post? Wow. But then. But then. What happens next? This week, Priscilla and Tara talk about how we build from a publication. How we maintain momentum and success.

Oh this is interesting. Let's talk with Alan Silburn this week about medical oaths and codes. What is the role of these ethical statements in behaviour and governance? Fascinating conversation. To view Alan's research, please refer to: Silburn, A. (2026). Rethinking Medical Oaths and Codes in Modern Practice: Flexibility, Compliance, and Cultural Considerations. International Archives of Nursing and Health Care, 12(1), p.209. doi:https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5823/1510209.

What are the causes and consequences of rural, regional and remote health disparities and injustices? Alan and Tara talk about his recent - and future - study of children's health, and the power of system coordination. To view Alan's study please refer to - Silburn, A. (2025). A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Child Health Services in Rural Australia: Access, Quality, and System Coordination - ACTRN12625001398493p. [online] Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR). Available at: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12625001398493p.aspx.

The PhD by Prior Publication is a rare and special qualification. Alan Silburn talks with Tara about how he created a plan to build a PPP, to enable the next step and stage of his career.

Priscilla and Tara talk about Priscilla's new book - just published - How to be a Social Woerk:  Developing your Professional Identity.

This week - we talk about endings.  Suz and Tara probe what an ending to a doctorate is and feels like, and how to build - meaningfully - to this successful conclusion.

This week, Suz and Tara talk about writing a first research article, and the research education that emerges from it.

We can all have a good research year.  Maybe two.  But this week, Priscilla and Tara explore what a sustained research career looks like - and how to create one.