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A Feminist Family History in Eight LivesA Few Forgotten WomenThis second bonus episode of A Feminist Family History in
Eight Lives features an interview with three members of the A Few Forgotten Women team: Margaret Roberts, Mandy Geary and Helen Shields. They are all
experienced family historians and work with nine other women to uncover and preserve the memories of just some of those women which might otherwise be lost.
In the episode Margaret, Mandy and Helen explain the origin of the A Few Forgotten Women initiative, give some examples of their varied work and tell listeners how they can get involved in the forthcoming Forgotten...
2024-08-1223 minA Feminist Family History in Eight LivesCreating Feminist WalksCreating Feminist Walks
This bonus episode of A Feminist Family History in Eight
Lives features an interview with Professor Maggie O’Neill, feminist, sociologist and criminologist at University College. In it, Maggie talks about creating four feminist walks: in Durham, London, Newcastle and Cork.
LINKS
Professor
Maggie O’Neill. https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/
Professor Misha Myers https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/las/professor-misha-myers
Other walking artists who have
influenced Maggie:
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Dee
Heddon https://walkinglibraryproject.wordpress.com/about-us/
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Clare
Qualmann https://clarequalmann.co.uk/
Jan Haaken http...
2024-07-1811 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives11. Making a Feminist Family HistoryIn the final episode of A Feminist Family History in Eight
Lives, I reflect on my experiences of creating this podcast series about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers. I’m also in conversation with Professor Maggie O’Neill, an expert in biographical and walking research.
REFERENCES
Light, A. (2014 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin.
(https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)
Meinzer, K. (2019) So You Want To Start a Podcast.
Harper Collins.
Professor Maggie O’Neill. https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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2024-07-1519 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives10. Jennet: A Letter to MarthaThe eighth and final story of this podcast series about my
grandmothers and six of my great-grandmothers. This week we’re back in England, in the north-west, in the 1600s. After the English Civil War, religious dissent
is on the rise and Jennet Greenhow, my tenth maternal great-grandmother is caught up in the rise of early Quakerism.
You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible.
REFERENCES
Quakers in Britain
Grubb, M. (2002) The Quakers of Mosedale. Mosedale Preparative Meeting. 2e.
...
2024-07-0814 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives9. Margrit: The Planter's WifeContinuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode crosses the Atlantic to what was the British colony of Maryland to tell the story of my seventh maternal great-grandmother,
Margrit McClester.
You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible.
REFERENCES
Carr, L.G and Walsh, L.S (1977) The Planter’s Wife: The Experience of White Women in Seventeenth Century Maryland. The William and Mary Quarterly, 34:4 pp. 542-571.
Conditions in the Early Colonies, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History https://natu...
2024-07-0114 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives8. The Life and Times of Philadelphia CarruthersContinuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode moves to Scotland to find out about my sixth paternal great-grandmother, Philadelphia Carruthers. This episode manages to combine clan politics and Hello magazine!
You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible.
REFERENCES
Heirs of Enslavement
Podcast with Laura Trevelyan and Clive Lewis. Persephonica
Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP BBC News 30/11/22
David Harewood: Portrait to diversify Harewood House art collection BBC News 606/03/23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
· Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com
· Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration...
2024-06-2415 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives7. Catherine Kneebone. What Might Have Been.
Catherine Kneebone: What Might Have Been.
Continuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode stars another Cornishwoman, Catherine Kneebone, my fourth maternal great-grandmother. Plus I admit to taking a wrong turn!
This podcast can now be found on Apple Podcasts Connect: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives/id1748422593
REFERENCES
Du Maurier, D. (1967) Vanishing Cornwall. London: Victor Gollancz.
Light, A. (2014 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin. (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)...
2024-06-1018 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives6. The Genealogical Road TripIn a different sort of episode, find out about one of the
key methods I use to research and recreate the lives and stories of my grandmothers and great-grandmothers: the genealogical road trip! Come with me on the South West Sojourn and the North East Excursion!
REFERENCES
Beamish: The Living Museum of the North East https://www.beamish.org.uk/
Kresen Kernow https://kresenkernow.org/
Light, A. (20?? ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin.
(https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)
Royal William Yard...
2024-06-0321 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives5. Catharine Dolphin: Parallel LivesMeet Catharine Dolphin (1841-1922), my maternal great-great grandmother, who was born into wealth but lived and died in a pit village. How social stigma led family members to live parallel lives.
REFERENCES
Edgerton, D. (2018) The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth Century History. London: Allen Lane.
Elliott, B. (2014) Tracing your Coalmining Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword.
Horn, P. (2016). My ancestor was in service: A guide to sources for family historians London: Society of
Genealogists Enterprises Limited.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
· Music:
Thinkin...
2024-05-2715 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives4. Anna: From Service to ShipyardMeet Anna Rookley (1858-1949), my paternal great-grandmother, whose long life was lived in the shadow of the shipyards. The hidden side of family history.
Thanks to Rodda Thomas for his contribution to this episode.
REFERENCES
· Horn, P., (2016). My ancestor was in service: A guide to sources for family historians London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Limited.
· Titanic Belfast. https://www.titanicbelfast.com/
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
· Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com
· Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!
KEEP IN TOUCH:
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2024-05-2023 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives3. Gladys: Grandma in CornwallMeet Gladys (1898-1978), my paternal grandmother, proud
Cornishwoman and ace dressmaker.
REFERENCES
The Newlyn Archive (2018). Newlyn At War 1939-1945 https://newlynarchive.org.uk/product/newlyn-at-war/
The Newlyn School https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/n/newlyn-school
Elizabeth Armstrong Forbes https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/elizabeth-forbes-189
Cornwall Yesteryear, Today and
Dreckly. A Short History of West End Stores, Redruth by Charles Sibthorpe. https://cornwallyesteryear.com/a-short-history-of-west-end-stores-redruth-by-charles-sibthorpe/
National Maritime Museum, Cornwall.
Operation Ariel and Falmouth – June 1940. https://www.maritimeviews.co.uk/focus-on-falmouth/operation-ariel-and-falmouth/
The Co...
2024-05-0619 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives2. Lillian: A Twentieth Century LifeMeet Lillian (1907-1989), my maternal grandmother and hear
her story from coalmining community to wartime London.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com
Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!
REFERENCES
Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/
Elliott, Brian A., (2014). Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
Renton, D. (2006). Crossing occupation borders: migration to the north-east of England History in Focus: Migration. Issue 11. https://archives...
2024-04-2922 minA Feminist Family History in Eight Lives1. All the People in the Tree?How we do family history has changed remarkably in the last twenty years. What hasn't changed is whose stories get told. Introducing a new series focusing on women's lives.
Further Information
Light, A. (2015 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin Books.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862
Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/
e: in8lives@gmail.com
insta: @femfamhistory
Find out more about this project by
heading to my website www.thinkthreeways.co...
2024-04-2213 minA Feminist Family History in Eight LivesA Feminist Family History in Eight LivesTrailer for a podcast series, starting 22 April 2024.
In A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives Kate Carruthers Thomas is a re-creates the stories of her grandmothers and six great-grandmothers over ten generations. The family history which too often remains out of sight.
FURTHER INFORMATION
e: in8lives@gmail.com
insta: @femfamhistory
Find out more about this project by heading to my website www.thinkthreeways.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com
Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!
2024-04-0802 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E7: Queer Paradigms in ResearchIn this episode Dr Sebastian Cordoba (https://twitter.com/scordoban), a Lecturer in Psychology for the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at University of Suffolk, explains and explores queer research paradigms, and we discuss what being a queer researcher really means. Sebastian is currently turning his dissertation into a monograph for the Routledge Gender and Sexualities in Psychology series. He is also collaborating on a research project entitled AutOnoME which examines how neurodivergent gender minority youth experience online spaces.Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
2021-12-1340 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E6: Feminist Research & Researching Sex WorkersIn this wide-ranging conversation with PhD researcher Victoria Holt (https://twitter.com/victoriabee27), we talk about feminist research, the importance of reflexivity and researching marginalised groups. Victoria is a doctoral researcher at the University of Roehampton (https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/victoria-holt), exploring sex workers’ experiences of domestic and familial abuse. She is an activist with the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM) (https://www.swarmcollective.org/) in the fight for the decriminalisation of sex work, which is core to the work and research she undertakes.You can find Victoria's blog here: https://fo...
2021-11-2946 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E5.2: Netnography & Being Part of the Online CommunityIn the second half of a two-part episode 5, I speak to Diana Tremayne (https://twitter.com/dianatremayne) about netnography as an approach, and also the insights and challenges of being part of a community that you are researching. Diana is a lecturer at the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, and she has recently completed her doctoral research into online teacher learning communities.You can find her blog here: https://anotherfeblog.wordpress.com/Some further resourcesCostello, L., McDermott, M.-L. and Wallace, R. (2017) ‘Netnography: Range of...
2021-11-2240 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E5.1: Doing a PhDIn the first of a two-part episode 5, I speak to Diana Tremayne (https://twitter.com/dianatremayne) about her research, where we focused on the doing of a PhD. We talk about the process of doing and writing, and discuss some of the challenges that PhD researchers need to overcome to be successful. Diana is a lecturer at the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, and she has recently completed her doctoral research into online teacher learning communities.You can find her blog here: https://anotherfeblog.wordpress.com/Credit: M...
2021-11-1522 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E2: Virtue EthicsIn this episode, I talk to David Carpenter (https://arma.ac.uk/speaker/david-carpenter/) who works as a trainer for the Health Research Authority, the UK Research Integrity Office (https://ukrio.org/) and the Association of Research Managers and Administrators. We talk about the paradigm of virtue ethics, what it is, and what it means to researchers and participants. David comes to this episode with a wealth of knowledge and experience of what ethics means to research, and how we can embed ethical practices to become better researchers. If you are interested in reading further, check out t...
2021-11-0844 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E4: Feminist Paradigms in ResearchIn this episode Dr Angelika Strohmayer (https://twitter.com/tripsandflips_), a Senior Lecturer in Northumbia University’s School of Design (https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/s/angelika-strohmayer/), explains and explores feminist research paradigms, and we discuss what being a feminist researcher really means. Throughout the episode, we talk about a range of resources you can use and read to learn more about feminist research (skip to 23:00 to hear Angelika outline some key readings), including:Bardzell (2010) 'Feminist HCI: taking stock and outlining an agenda for design'. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in...
2021-11-0126 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E3: What Is Methodology?In this episode, I talk to Dr Sarah Warnes (https://www.mgmt.ucl.ac.uk/people/sarahwarnes), Associate Professor in Education at the UCL School of Management. We talk about what methodology actually means, how to understand and write about it, and how to explore your methodology as part of a research project. In this episode, we talk about the 'research onion' from Saunders et al (2012) - an open access version can be found here: https://research-methodology.net/research-philosophy/Warnes, Sarah (2015) Exploring the Lived Dimension of Organisational Space: An Ethnographic Study of an En...
2021-10-1830 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S3 E1: Data ActivismIn this episode I speak to Dr Javiera Atenas (https://twitter.com/jatenas), Senior Lecturer in Learning and Teaching Enhancement at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-javiera-atenas). Javiera currently works in developing critical data literacies amongst academics and supporting institutions in developing open education and science policies. We talk about data activism – what it is and the impact it has on research and researchers. Javiera has some fantastic resources available on 'Understanding critical data literacy beyond data skills' here: https://zenodo.org/record/5155667#.YSZbR45KiUlAnd her latest research can be...
2021-09-2042 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research Knowledge Exchange 1: Dr Katherine AllenIn this episode, Dr Katherine Allen presents her research: "We need to hold the hope for this: feminist epistemology, patriarchal realise and the uses of utopianism" as part of the knowledge exchange talks organised by the University of Suffolk Gender and Sexuality Research Interest Group (https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/gender-and-sexualities-research-interest-group). Find Dr Katherine Allen online (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/katherine-allen) and on twitter (https://twitter.com/alwaysalreadyun)Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
2021-08-1139 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E6: Accessible Quants & Using Secondary DataIn this episode, I’m talking to Dr Christopher Huggins (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-christopher-huggins), Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience and Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Suffolk. Chris is a mixed methods researcher whose profile focuses on subnational politics in Europe and the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. In our interview, we talk about accessible quantitative and secondary research with a focus on his published short article entitled “Did EU regional spending affect the Brexit referendum?” (https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2018.1544852).Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
2021-05-0738 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E5: Research FundingIn this episode, I interview Andreea Tocca (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/andreea-tocca), Research Development Manager at the University of Suffolk. Andreea is a multidisciplinary Academic with 20 years of experience in higher education and practical practice in the healthcare sector. In this episode we talk research funding - how to plan research projects, how to find funding, and how to be successful in funding bid writing. Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
2021-04-2235 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E4: Writing as MethodIn this episode, I interview Dr Helen Kara (https://helenkara.com/). Helen is an independent researcher and prolific writer, with a background in research methods, health, social care, and the third sector. Her two latest books are available from Bristol University Press: Creative Research Methods in Education, co-authored with Narelle Lemon, Dawn Mannay and Megan McPherson (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-research-methods-in-education), and Creative Writing for Social Research, a practical guide, co-authored with Richard Phillips (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-writing-for-social-research).In this episode we talk about how fundamental writing is to our research practice, a...
2021-03-2539 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E3: EthnographyIn this episode, I interview Dr Kat Duffy (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/staff/katherineduffy/), Lecturer in Marketing at the Adam Smith Business School, at the University of Glasgow. Kat is a researcher of consumer culture with a particular interest in the digitalisation of consumption. Her work is published in international journals including Consumption, Markets and Culture, Journal of Marketing Management, and Gender, Work and Organisation. She is an interpretivist researcher whose approach is and broadly ethnographic, using methods such as semi-structured interviews, wardrobe audits, videography and netnography.Show Notes...
2021-02-1834 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E2: Lessons Learned in Contract Research Through AutoethnographyIn this episode, I get the chance to interview Dr Will Thomas (https://willt486.github.io/), Associate Professor of the Suffolk Business School (https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/suffolk-business-school), about his reflections on contract research through the methodology of autoethnography. We talk about the process of autoethnography, including what it is and how to do it. We also talk about his experience of contract research, and lessons learned. You can read Will & Mirjam's research in: Thomas & Southwell (2017) ‘Hate the Results? Blame the Methods: An Autoethnography of Contract Research’ in Vine, Clark, Richards & Weir (eds.) Ethnographic Research and Analysi...
2021-02-1121 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S2 E1: Participatory Action Research (PAR)Disclaimer: This episode contains an instance of swearing. In this episode, I speak to Mike Seal, Professor of Education and Social Mobility at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/professor-mike-seal). Mike talks about a range of research projects that he has engaged in, and focuses on what he calls a 'maverick methodology', Participatory Action Research (PAR). This methodology is the focus of his book Participatory Pedagogic Impact Research: Co-Production with Community Partners in Action, available from Routledge (https://www.routledge.com/Participatory-Pedagogic-Impact-Research-Co-production-with-Community-Partners/Seal/p/book/9780367590000). Mike's latest book is...
2021-02-0445 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E9: Interview with Professor Mark NK SaundersIn this episode, I speak to Professor Mark NK Saunders (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/business/saunders-mark.aspx) from the Birmingham Business School. Mark has published widely on both research methods and Human resource management, and has authored books such as Research Methods for Business Students and Keeping your Doctorate on Track, and has publishes over 100 journal articles and book chapters. In this interview, we talk favourite research projects, how many interviews are enough in qualitative research, and some tips and tricks for getting research back on track when things start to go wrong. Selected p...
2020-12-0733 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E8: Explaining Quantitative Methods to a Qualitative ResearcherIn this episode, my guests attempt to teach me (a qualitative researcher) about quantitative research. I speak to Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman (http://globalhealth.port.ac.uk/team_member/dr-mohammad-mahbubur-rahman) about his research and finding the story in quantitative data, and Dr Shahidul Islam (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-shahidul-islam) helps explain some of the key features of quantitative research. The Guests...Dr Mohammad Rahman is a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Health and Care Professions at the University of Portsmouth, and Dr Shahidul Islam Lecturer in Accounting at U...
2020-11-3057 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E7: Using Secondary DataIn this episode, I speak Dr Catherine Price (https://warwick.ac.uk/study/csde/gsp/eportfolio/directory/pg/live/u1455901/) about her research using below-the-line comments in online news articles. We’ll be thinking about using secondary data for research purposes, including what kinds of data can be used, where we can find it, and what issues there might be in evaluating itThe Guest...Dr Catherine Price's work on foodbank use using secondary data collection methods can be found here: Price, C., Barons, M., Garthwaite, K. and Jolly, A. (2020) ‘The do-gooders and scroungers’: examining narrati...
2020-10-3023 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E6: Using Visual Methods in ResearchIn this episode, I speak to two fantastic researchers Dr Jan Wilcox (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-jan-wilcox) and Dr Suzanne Culshaw (https://www.bera.ac.uk/person/suzanne-culshaw) about their use of visual methods in their PhD research. You'll hear how they employed visual components to their methods to enhance their data collection, providing focal points for participant discussions. They'll also be sharing some tips on how to include visual methods in your own research design. The Guests...Dr Jan Wilcox's PhD thesis can be found here: Wilcox, J. (2019) The Incredibles: Investigating what i...
2020-10-2153 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E5: Using Social Media for ResearchIn this episode, we’re be thinking about how we might use social media to gather research data. We’ll also talk briefly about netnography (https://youtu.be/F8axfYomJn4), and in our interview for this week, with Kerry Jordan-Daus (https://twitter.com/KerryJordanDaus), we’ll hear some of the issues with this particular methodology.Further resources on using online research methods can be found courtesy of the Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (https://scgrg.co.uk/online-research-methods) and the National Centre for Research Methods (https://www.restore.ac.uk/orm/site/home.htm).Credit...
2020-10-2033 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E4: Using Interviews and Focus GroupsThis episode will explore the use of interviews and focus groups as methods for data collection, and some of the nuances and challenges of using online technologies to facilitate them. We’ll be talking to two guests: Dr Sue Hollinrake (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-susan-hollinrake), Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Suffolk, and Kat Nudds (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katnudds/), the Career Coach with the mindset of a personal trainer (https://www.thecareerpt.co.uk/) and Talent Development Partner at Derivco Sports.Dr Sue Hollinrake's research can be found here: Dix, G...
2020-10-1450 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E3: The Literature ReviewIn this episode, we'll be hearing about the literature review. We'll be thinking about what goes into a good quality literature review, and how to structure our planning for this hugely important section to our research project. We'll be talking to Lizzie Mapplebeck, Director of the Suffolk Alliance Mental Health Transformation Programme and MBA student at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/courses/pg/master-business-administration-mba).Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD offers some great resources on his blog on the literature review: http://www.raulpacheco.org/resources/literature-reviews/Pat Thomson also has some great advice...
2020-10-0122 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E2: Conducting Ethical ResearchIn this episode, we will be talking about research ethics. We’ll be speaking Fiona Ellis, co-founder of the Survivors in Transition (https://survivorsintransition.co.uk/), a Suffolk-based charity who support men and women who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood. As you can imagine, Fiona has a range of ethics experience, not only from her role within SITS, but also as a member of the University of Suffolk institutional ethics committee. We also speak to Dr Will Thomas (https://willt486.github.io/), associate professor of the Suffolk Business School, about his research and the importance he places on an...
2020-10-0144 min
Do Better ResearchDo Better Research S1 E1: Why we do researchIn this, episode one, we’ll be exploring what we mean by research, and why we do it. We’ll be talking to some active researchers – Dr Tom Vine and Dr Fran Hyde of the Suffolk Business School (www.uos.ac.uk/business) - about their research journeys and what they enjoy about engaging with research. We’ll also be thinking about where research projects come from, both from within our workplace and deciding what to study as part of a research project. The Guests...Dr Tom Vine has a new book out! Check it out here...
2020-10-0124 min