Some Things Need a Whole Book
What I’ve Been Writing Lately
Tech Transfer Realities
A Practitioner's Inside View of University Commercialisation
What actually happens after someone says, “I think we have an invention”?
University commercialisation can look remarkably tidy from the outside: identify an invention, protect the IP, find an industry partner, negotiate a deal and "voila" impact.
Anyone who has worked in tech transfer knows it rarely happens quite like that.
Tech Transfer Realities is my inside look at the wonderfully messy business of turning university research into something the world can use. It goes behind the scenes: assessing inventions with imperfect information, navigating IP, wrangling stakeholders, negotiating deals, managing expectations, and making judgement calls when there is rarely one obviously 'right' answer.
This isn't a textbook about how tech transfer should work. It's about how it actually works - including awkward conversations, competing priorities, unexpected roadblocks, quiet wins, and the occasional “well, we won't do that again” moment.
Who's it for?
Tech Transfer Realities is written for:
technology transfer, commercialisation and IP professionals finding their feet
researchers curious about what happens after their invention reaches a commercialisation office
research leaders wanting to better understand university commercialisation
anyone who's wondered what tech transfer professionals actually do all day
No magic formula. No pretending everything goes to plan. Just the realities of getting university research out into the world.
Coming soon
Tech Transfer Realities: A Practitioner’s Inside View of University Commercialisation is published by Nova Science Publishers and is now available for pre-order.
Papers, Chapters or Both
The Rules, Risks and Realities of Choosing Your Thesis Format
To thesis by publication (TBP), or not to TBP, that is the question… and what a question it is.
This is not simply a formatting choice. It’s a strategic decision shaped by your discipline, supervision, candidature timeline, publication pipeline and future career plans.
The problem? Finding the information you need to make that decision can be surprisingly difficult.
This book brings it together in one place: the pros and cons, dos and don’ts, must-haves and nice-to-haves, plus the realities of publishing during a doctorate. From authorship and journal selection to peer review, rejection, copyright and unpredictable publication timelines, it explores what can make a TBP both rewarding and complicated.
And choosing TBP is only the beginning. How do you turn independent publications into a coherent thesis? Avoid the dreaded Frankenthesis? Manage reviewers, co-authors and publishers working to timelines that bear no resemblance to yours? And ultimately, land the thesis plane when some of the controls aren't entirely in your hands?
This book doesn't argue that one format is better. It helps you understand each pathway, identify the risks and make an informed choice that works for you.
Who is this book for?
Written primarily for PhD and other HDR candidates considering (or already completing) a TBP, and for the supervisors, researcher developers and professional staff who support them.
Coming Soon
📚 Planned for release in 2027
Papers, Chapters or Both? is currently taking its next step towards publication as I work to lock in the right publisher.
Publication details, release dates and ordering information will be added as the book makes its way towards the bookshelf.
Watch this space.
What Your Doctorate Didn't Teach You About Getting a Job
You’ve spent years becoming an expert in your research. Unfortunately, nobody taught you how to get a job.
A doctorate teaches you to research, solve complex problems, manage uncertainty and communicate ideas. What it generally doesn’t teach you is how job markets work, what employers want, how to explain the value of your research experience, or how to decide what comes next.
What Your Doctorate Didn’t Teach You About Getting a Job tackles the messy bit between being an HDR candidate and becoming an employee.
It explores careers within and beyond academia, without treating one as the default and the other as Plan B. From figuring out what you actually want and decoding job advertisements to translating your research skills, networking, building your professional identity, and navigating applications and interviews, it covers the practical career knowledge your doctorate probably forgot to include.
Who is this book for?
For PhD candidates, HDRs and early-career researchers wondering what comes next - whether that's academia, industry, government, consulting, not-for-profit, entrepreneurship, or a career you haven't discovered yet.
Coming Soon
📚 Planned for release in 2027
The book is in its final draft stages and will soon be heading to publishers for consideration.
Publication details, release dates and ordering information will be added as the book makes its way towards the bookshelf.
Watch this space.
What I Wrote Ages Ago
Marsupials & Monotremes: Nature’s Enigmatic Mammals
Before careers, commercialisation and researcher development, there were marsupials. Lots of marsupials.
Marsupials & Monotremes: Nature’s Enigmatic Mammals was my first adventure into book publishing, as both editor and co-author, and a chance to return to the wonderfully weird mammals that featured heavily in my earlier research career.
From egg-laying monotremes that combine reptilian and mammalian characteristics to marsupials capable of nurturing extraordinarily underdeveloped young, these animals challenge many of our assumptions about how mammals should work.
The book brings together research spanning the evolution, physiology, reproduction, behaviour, ecology, health and conservation of marsupials and monotremes. But it goes beyond describing unusual animals. It explores how studying them can generate insights relevant to human medicine, agriculture, climate science and environmental management.
Written primarily for undergraduate students, the book also includes snapshots of contemporary research for research students, scientists and anyone interested in why these remarkable mammals matter beyond their own biology.
Want a copy?
📚 Marsupials & Monotremes: Nature’s Enigmatic Mammals is available now.