This online course is run by the Researcher Academy and forms part of the Research Supervisor Seminar Series

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target Audience: University staff involved in research supervision (either formally or informally)

Course Description:

Professor Paul Crawford will discuss and debate the thorny matter of working from home, how Covid-19 introduced and provided a stress test to this practice, how staff and students faced conditions akin to a sanctuary or prison in the pandemic, and experienced both joys and pains in digital life.

He draws on his research into the impact of cabin fever and counters to the siren call for universities to get behind home working. As he argues, Covid-19 has yielded new insights into the opportunities and stark dangers of working from home, not least drawing on historical evidence and research in penal, remote living and aerospace studies.

Following the greatest confinement of people to their homes in history, we should take time to determine the best approach to creating optimal research environments for our students, not least PhD students who can endure quite solitary working for long periods.

Speakers: Paul Crawford

Process: Webinar - Panel presentations and discussion


Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access MS Teams
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course

Booking Conditions 

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will still be recorded.