Doctoral Consortium on Managing Your Academic Career
Newcastle University Business School
Thursday 4 June 2015, Partners’ Room 8.10
This one-day developmental event aims to support doctoral students and early career scholars by facilitating conversation, discussion and exchange of ideas with peers, junior and senior in relation to managing a career in academia.
PROGRAMME
09:30 Registration and morning refreshments
10:15 Welcome & Introduction
Dr Rob Willison, Deputy Director of Doctoral Programmes
10:30 Session 1 - Pursuing an academic career
Chair: Dr Mick Brookes (Newcastle)
Speakers: Professor Penny Dick (Sheffield) and Professor Stephen Osborne (Edinburgh)
11:30 Tea & Coffee Break
11:45 Session 2 - Engagement and Impact
Chair: Professor Frank Mueller (Newcastle)
Speaker: Professor Rob Wilson (Newcastle)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 3 - Developing networks, establishing, maintaining and managing collaborations
Chair: Professor Andrea Whittle (Newcastle)
Speakers: Professor Greg Bamber (Monash) and Professor Stewart Clegg (UTS)
14:30 Session 4 - Publishing, the ABS and the REF
Chair: Professor Steve Vincent (Newcastle)
Speakers: Professor Paul Thompson (Strathclyde) and Professor Hugh Willmott (City and Cardiff)
15:30 Tea & Coffee Break
15:45 Session 5 - Panel Discussion ‘Starting your academic career’
Chair: Professor Steve Procter (Newcastle)
Panellists: Dr Ewan Mackenzie (Newcastle) and Dr Laurence Vigneau (Newcastle)
16:30 Networking (nibbles and drinks)
17:00 Closing