Newer Researchers Conference 2012
What is Higher Education for? Shared and contested ambitions – Newer Researcher Perspectives

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
(Submission deadline: Sunday 15th July 2012)

This year, echoing the theme of the SRHE Annual Research Conference, we invite you to contribute to the critical discussion “What is Higher Education for?” from the perspective of the Newer Researcher. Furthermore we will ask ourselves: What are HE researchers for? reflecting on the impact of our research and the role and function of HE research within the Academy. Finally, we will explore how we can respond positively to the responsibilities that public funding and intellectual independence bring.

These debates are significant for everyone with a stake in contemporary higher education. They fundamentally inform the research questions newer researchers should be asking and debating given the huge societal and global challenges we face.

Whether returning to the SRHE Conference to present your own work or seeking to engage with the emerging debates with international delegates for the first time, the Newer Researchers conference also provides many opportunities for you to not only network with your peers but more experienced researchers, as well as gaining experience through chairing presentations.

Please follow the links to the Call for Papers, Registration and Submissions.

Dr Saranne Weller, Dr Sian Lindsay and Dr Mark Kerrigan
Co-convenors of SRHE Newer Researchers’ Network