BISR social research: developing large grant collaborations
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
This is an opportunity to connect with other social researchers from across Birkbeck (at all career stages and all Faculties) with a view to developing collaborations that will lead to large grant applications. Please read the hyperlinks before the event of the projects that Jessica, Ruth and Lisa will be speaking about. Please prepare a headline statement about the focus of your research to share with the group.
The provisional timetable is:
Tea & Coffee available from 10.45
Start: 11 am
11.00- 11.15 A (loose) thematic mapping of social research across Birkbeck (Karen Wells)
11.15 to 12.00 Building large collaborations : Jessica Reinisch on the Reluctant Internationalists (https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/the-reluctant-internationalists) including Q&A
12.00 to 12.30 Very short (1 minute) headline statements from participants about their current or future research (All)
12.30 to 1.15 Building large collaborations: Ruth Beecher on SHaME (https://shame.bbk.ac.uk/) and her new project on Child Sexual Abuse and Recovery ( https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-academic-awarded-1-4-million-for-study-on-child-sexual-abuse-recovery) includes Q&A
1.15 pm to 2 pm Working lunch in small groups organised around potential collaborative themes based on participant's statements about current/future research and social research strengths at Birkbeck
2 pm - 2.45 Why large grant applications are important in the current funding landscape and what the keys to success in large grant applications? : Head of Research Support, Juan Vidal
2.45 to 3.30 Building large collaborations : Lisa Baraitser on Waiting Times (Wellcome)
3.30 to 3.45 Next steps and what support BISR can offer to take these collaborations forward in 2024/25
A very nice vegan lunch will be provided!
Contact name:
Karen Wells