Researcher Workshop: Discussion, ideas, directions.
Wed 17 Apr 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM BST
Online, Teams
Description
Researcher Workshop
Are you considering moving-on to a masters or a research degree in the social sciences? Are you looking for direction toward future research, publication or study? Or would you just like a chat with fellow social scientists who have a range of abilities from new starters to established researchers? This is the place for you.
Leah and David will be chairing a group chat where we can exchange ideas, showcase skills or discuss methodologies. In the company of Jon Garland, Professor and head of Sociology at the University of Surrey, we will be offering an informal opportunity to chat about your research proposal, your future study, your place in the future academic world or merely to gain skills in research, study, methodologies or research skills. We are here for you, in a safe space to discuss your future in academic work and study. Come and join us.
About this Discussion Group:
This discussion group is part of the BSC Hate Crime Network, and has been designed to create a supportive space for PGRs and ECRs who are researching within the broad area of hate studies. PGRs could include students studying at MA and doctoral level, and ECRs includes those researchers who are within five years of receiving their doctorate. The group brings PGRs and ECRs together to share their research projects, discuss methodological issues, and consider best practices when researching sensitive topics.
The group will touch upon, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Working with and supporting victims
• Managing the sensitivity of hate studies research
• Ethical issues
• Working with policy-makers and practitioners
• Creative and inclusive research methods
• Our responsibility as researchers
• Working with perpetrators of hate crime
In addition to these discussions, the group will also organise occasional training sessions with more experienced researchers. These training sessions could cover some of the above, but please get in touch if there are any particular areas that you would benefit from. These sessions will be led by an experienced researcher within the area of hate studies, but there will continue to be an emphasis on open discussion and Q&A. All sessions will run online (unless otherwise stated) via Zoom. These will be bi-monthly on a Wednesday afternoon lasting 1 hour (2-3pm). Presenters will speak for approximately 25 minutes, and this will be followed by a discussion.
If you would like to present at one of these discussion groups, please contact Leah Burch (burchl@hope.ac.uk @LeahFBurch) with a short bio and abstract. This does not need to be detailed but should give a broad overview of a potential topic/issue/method that you would like to discuss. Alternatively, if you have a theme/question that you would like discuss or for a training session, please get in touch.
To stay up to date with these events and access joining details, please ensure that you follow the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network on Twitter @BscHcn and are subscribed to our JISCmail account https://t.co/E0KNH46fSa?amp=1