About this Event
How to construct your research identity in a changing world? Voices from female academics
Constructing one’s research identity can be challenging at any point during our academic life. There are many reasons for this; for instance, researchers must balance their wish to explore specific research questions with the need to publish.
Academics balance heavy workloads, multiple tasks that constrain their research time and respond to publication expectations - notably to fulfil promotion criteria. There is a temptation to define oneself through measurable outputs rather than developing a coherent research portfolio. Besides, academics differ in their backgrounds, trajectories, and aspirations. But constructing a deliberate and distinctive scholarly identity can be fulfilling, enhancing a researcher’s visibility and impact, and speeding promotion.
A strong research identity can facilitate engagement beyond academia, boosting the reach and relevance of researchers’ work.
This panel brings together female academics at different career stages, from different institutions, and with varying backgrounds to discuss their experiences developing a research identity, identify credible strategies, and debate the opportunities this can create.
There will be welcome drinks and buffet lunch from 12:00-13:00.
Event organised by:
Axèle Giroud, University of Manchester
Natalie Wilmot, Manchester Metropolitan University
Confirmed Speakers (alphabetical order):
Sarah Crozier, Manchester Metropolitan University
Joanne Garrick, University of Leeds
Anne-Marie Greene, University of York
Anne-Wil Harzing, Middlesex University
Silvia Massini, Alliance Manchester Business School
Diletta Pegoraro, Alliance Manchester Business School
Christa Sathish, University of Westminster
Yingqi (Annie) Wei, University of Leeds
Emily Yarrow, Newcastle University Business School
Event venue & nearby stays
Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester, United Kingdom
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