5th Annual RiDNet conference 2017: “I, Researcher”
- Date
- Friday 27 January 2017, 8:30 - 18:30
- Location
- Room 8.119, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
- Category
- RiDNet Annual Conferences
The Researchers in Development Network at the University of Leeds 5th Annual RiDNet conference
“I, Researcher: exploring the research experience - context, self and interdisciplinary practice”
Key note speakers:
Dr Eleanor Fisher, University of Reading https://www.reading.ac.uk/apd/staff/e-fisher.aspx
Dr Nilam Ashra-McGrath, University of Leeds https://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/profile/648/255/nilam_ashra-mcgrath
Conference programme
| Time | Content |
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome |
| 9:10-9.50 | Keynote speaker 1: Dr Eleanor Fisher - "What I wish I'd known..." |
| 9.50-10.20 | Tea/coffee break |
| 10.20-11.30 | Parallel panel sessions |
| Panel 1: Methodological reflections on our role as researchers: positionality and reflexivity | |
| Panel 2: Changing perspectives on positionality | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Discussion |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:10 | Parallel panel sessions |
| Panel 3: Managing participants expectations | |
| Panel 4: Going into the unknown - challenging contexts | |
| 14.20-15.00 | Keynote speaker 2: Dr Nilam Ashra-McGrath – PhD Rollercoaster and coping strategies |
| 15.00-16.00 | Roundtable groups (with tea and coffee): Self
Discussion |
| 16.00-16.20 | RiDNet history and book launch |
| 16.20-16.30 | Closing remarks and thanks |
| 16.30-18:30 | Wine reception plus optional conference dinner |
The Researchers in Development Network, or RiDNet, is a student led network of PhD students and early career researchers working in international development and/or conducting social research in developing countries. Our annual conference aims to give students and early career researchers a chance to share experiences, ideas and methods.