10: Research, funding and how associations work

Researcher Pilar Ayuda-Durán is this episode’s guest. She tells us about how her adventure in Norway started 10 years ago with a short grant from Spain that got stretched with several funding opportunities. She is now working as a postdoctoral researcher in personalized medicine with projects at the Oslo University Hospital. She is also a founding member and President of the Spanish Researchers Association in Norway.

Listen to Pilar talking about her scientific path and get introduced to a broad scope of the outside-research activities. Learn how the association of researchers works, from where it gets its funding and how it  effectively supports associated researchers with a variety of activities, including lobbying on political levels.