We were chatting to a University doctoral school the other day about how the academic system accidentally teaches PhD students that there is only one type of researcher: the university academic. And it’s a shock when doubts creep in that you don’t want to take this path, or you might but also you could explore 15 other things (someone just tell me which!), or worst of all, are eaten with worry that you’re not “good enough” to be an academic. It’s a shock because no one has to