Welcome to the first-ever podcast hosted by the UK platelet society, probably platelets. Your hosts Alex, a research fellow from the University of Birmingham and Xenia, a post-doctoral researcher from the University of Birmingham, have a chat with platelet researchers to get to know them, find out more about their career journey and laugh about some of their mistakes, and you never know we'll probably talk about platelets! We will also speak to a range of other members from the platelet community and get to understand how such a small cell can affect our daily lives.
Probably Platelets
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18 episodes
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Welcome to the first-ever podcast hosted by the UK platelet society, probably platelets. Your hosts Alex, a research fellow from the University of Birmingham and Xenia, a post-doctoral researcher from the University of Birmingham, have a chat with platelet researchers to get to know them, find out more about their career journey and laugh about some of their mistakes, and you never know we'll probably talk about platelets! We will also speak to a range of other members from the platelet community and get to understand how such a small cell can affect our daily lives.
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May 21, 2026
Skills Transfer Grants
<p>Welcome to season 3 of Probably Platelets, the first ever podcast hosted by the UK Platelet Society. Your hosts, Alex, research from the University of Birmingham and Xenia, post-doctoral researcher from University of Birmingham, have a chat with platelets researchers to find more about their career journey, laugh about some of their mistakes, and never know, we'll probably talk about platelets.</p><p>In this episode we are joined by Emily Horner and Xenia Sawkulycz to discuss the Platelet Society Skills transfer grants. These are awards (up to £2000) to fund exchange, training and/or transfer or skills and technologies from one group to another for the development of platelet scientists. This includes visiting another lab (UK or oversees) or attending a training workshop. </p><p>Emily and Xenia discuss their experiences, what they learnt, the application process, and advice for anyone thinking of applying.</p><p>You can find more details on the Platelet society website:https://plateletsociety.co.uk/funding#tab-tb_kg2r093-3.</p><p>This episode was recorded in May 2026. We want to give a massive thanks to Emily and Xenia for providing us with their time. </p><p>Don’t forget to rate, review, and share this episode if you enjoyed it. Your support helps us bring more inspiring stories to the forefront!</p><p><br></p>
April 14, 2026
Alex Liversidge
<p>Welcome to season 3 of Probably Platelets, the first-everpodcast hosted by the UK Platelet Society. Your hosts, Alex, research from the University of Birmingham and Xenia, post doctoral researcher from University of Birmingham, have a chat with platelets researchers to find more about theircareer journey, laugh about some of their mistakes, and never know, we'll probably talk about platelets.</p><p>In this episode we're thrilled to have Alex Liversidge. Alexis a senior lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Leeds Beckett University. In addition, Alex has 20 years post graduate experience as a Biomedical Scientist within the public sector and NHS and Blood Bank. Her expertise lies in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. In this episode we discuss the process of Blood and platelet transfusions, difficulties and advancements in the field, and the process of becoming an accredited Biomedical Scientist.</p><p>This episode was recorded in February 2026. We want to givea massive thanks to Alex for providing us her time during this episode.</p><p>Don’t forget to rate, review, and share this episode if youenjoyed it. Your support helps us bring more inspiring stories to the forefront!</p><p></p>
September 30, 2025
Amanda Unsworth
<p>Welcome to season 3 of Probably Platelets, the first-ever podcast hosted by the UK Platelet Society. Your hosts, Alex, research fellow from the University of Birmingham and Xenia, post-doctoral researcher from the University of Birmingham, have a chat with platelets researchers to find out more about their career journey, laugh about some of their mistakes, and you never know, we'll probably talk about platelets.</p><p>In this episode we're thrilled to have Dr Amanda Unsworth from the University of Leeds. Amanda has been a dedicated platelet researcher for over 15 years, and is also serving as the current president of the platelet society. In this episode Amanda discusses her research journey as well as her time as president of the platelet society. We discuss the importance of the society, and we encourage as many people as possible to provide their thoughts and input to further shape the direction of the society.</p><p>This episode was recorded in August 2025. We want to give a massive thanks to Amanda with providing us her time during this episode.</p><p>Don’t forget to rate, review, and share this episode if you enjoyed it. Your support helps us bring more inspiring stories to the forefront!</p><p>Stay tuned for the next episode, wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Got questions or comments? Email us at ECR@plateletsociety.co.uk</p><p></p>
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