Doctoral consortium

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