If you work in science and academia, and find the constant knock backs of applying for funding difficult to cope with, this episode is for you! We share practical tips on how you can make the most of your applications without feeling as though you’ve wasted your time and share some insider tips on how to increase your chances of being accepted for funding. We also learn how to bounce back from the disappointment of a failed grant application. Join Eleanor Newton as she speaks to Professor Philip Atherton, professor of Clinical, Metabolic & Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. And Bruce Daisley, author of “Fortitude: The Myth of Resilience, and the Secrets of Inner Strength”. Find out more about becoming a member of The Physiological Society here. The Physiological Society is Europe’s largest community of physiologists and we have been supporting our members to change the world with physiology for 150 years.