# Big News and Reason to be Cheerful (Episode 96)

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Podcast: [Research Adjacent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/research-adjacent-5954790)
Published: 2026-07-07T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://researchadjacent.com/big-news-and-reason-to-be-cheerful-episode-96
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## Resource

As we near 100 episodes, Sarah announces that it's time to step aside and let others take the lead in the research-adjacent careers space. Sarah talks about Why episode 100 will be the last episode of Research Adjacent How the research-adjacent world has evolved over the time the podcast has been running What the future for research professionals might be like, even if things feel tricky right now Would you like to share a comment which might be included in one of the final episodes? Record a voicenote here https://www.speakpipe.com/researchadjacent or send an email to hello@researchadjacent.com Mentioned in this episode: Helping you have conversations that move research forwards When she's not hosting Research Adjacent, Sarah McLusky organises, facilitates and trains people to run events, workshops and meetings that get people talking about research. To find out more about working with Sarah and to book a free call go to https://sarahmclusky.com/

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