At various times, your doctoral students may be required to work with organisations external to the University of Nottingham. This could include other Universities, industry, charities, think tanks, or social movements. These organisations could be key empirical sites for your students’ projects, or they may be ‘partners’ or funders of the work. In some cases, these organisations may be long standing professional contacts of you as the supervisor; in other cases they may be new connections for you or new links made by your student.

The aim of this session is to consider some of the benefits and risks of working with external organisations. Drawing on their own varied experience of research, the session leaders will provide critical thoughts on how best to mitigate some of the potential risks or challenges of this kind of research supervision. We also hope that participants will come willing to share their own thoughts, experiences and insights.

Speakers
Dr Pru Hobson-West is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, and an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. She has over 10 years’ experience of supporting students working with external organisations, particularly on interdisciplinary projects that address sensitive subjects.

Dr Joel Segal is an Associate Professor and Head of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group in the Faculty of Engineering with over 10 years experience of supervising students with a range of external organisations, mostly in interdisciplinary research.

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