(This event has been funded by the Office for Fair Access and is therefore free for all participants)
In this one day event, sponsored by the Office for Fair Access and delivered in partnership with the Society for Research in to Higher Education, we highlight how early career researchers are seeking to shape HE policy and practice, whilst addressing some of the challenges that they may face in seeking to do so.
0900-0930 | Registration |
0930-0950 | Professor Jacqueline Stevenson, Sheffield Hallam University, co-convenor Access and Widening Participation network, Society for Research into Higher Education: welcome and overview of the seminar series Professor Les Ebdon, Director of Fair Access, OFFA: introduction to the day |
0950-1020 | Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute : how to influence policy |
1020-1050 | Dr Neil Harrison, University of the West of England: how research can inform policy |
1050-11.00 | Questions/discussion |
11.00-11.15 | Break |
11.15-1230 | Early Career Researchers: session 1 Sam Dent, Sheffield Hallam University, Activating Texts in Higher Education; The Case of the Student Parent Policy Stephane Farenga, University of Hertfordshire; A collage of “transitions”: Uncovering personal histories and portraying transitions into university of non-traditional learners Dr Constantino Dumangane, Cardiff University: British African Caribbean Men's Experiences with Stereotypes, Misrecognitions and 'Othering' from Staff and Students at Elite UK Universities. |
1230-13.15 | Lunch |
1315-14.05 | Early Career Researchers: session 2 Holly Henderson, University of Birmingham, What does ‘local’ mean? Place as contested and constitutive for the HE in FE student. Jon Rainford, Staffordshire University: Variations on a theme: Institutional interpretations of what it means to widen access and success |
14.05.-14.20 | Break |
14.20-15.10 | Early Career Researchers: session 3 Kate Carruthers Thomas; Birmingham City University; Inside Out: Researching Gender in the Institution Eliel Cohen, University of Sheffield: Can theory-building and narrative-building make higher education research more policy-relevant? |
15.10-15.40 | Dr Vikki Boliver, Durham University: 'How to get policy-makers to notice your research' |
15.40-16.10 | Facilitated discussion between Rachael Tooth and Lindsay Bowes on the realities of the research-commissioner relationship |
16.10-16.30 | Question/discussion |
16.30 | Close |
Event Fee(s) | |
Guest Price | £0.00 |
Member Price | £0.00 |
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