RiDNet Conversations | Feeling in the Field: The Emotional Dimensions of Fieldwork
- Date
- Tuesday 10 March 2026, 15:00
- Location
- Maurice Keyworth SR 1.03
- Category
- RiDNet Workshop
We are pleased to invite you to the next event in our RiDNet Conversations series, bringing together PGRs and postdocs working on global development issues from across the University of Leeds.
🗣️ RiDNet Conversations
Feeling in the Field: The Emotional Dimensions of Fieldwork
📅 Tuesday 10th March
🕐 15:00 - 16:00
📍 Maurice Keyworth SR 1.03
What does it feel like to be in the field? Methods books only go so far in preparing PGRs for the emotional challenges and dilemmas they face when conducting fieldwork in development research. Fieldwork can be emotionally demanding, but this aspect has often been left out of methodological reflections. This RiDNet Conversations event foregrounds this issue, creating a space for PGRs and postdocs to share experiences of navigating emotions in fieldwork.
We are inviting contributions from PGRs and postdocs who would like to speak to this topic. Short presentations (max. 5 mins) are welcome but not required. If you would like to speak to this theme, please email us at [email protected].
👉 If you would like to attend but not present, please sign up here.
The event will provide an informal and supportive space to connect with other researchers, ask questions, and exchange insights from your research journeys. PGRs at all stages and from all faculties are welcome, including those who have yet to conduct fieldwork. Post-doctoral researchers are also encouraged to attend and share their experiences. You’ll also hear from CGD Co-Director Geoff Goodwin. Refreshments will be provided!