Looking to broaden your horizons beyond your thesis or research project? Join us at the Beyond Research World Cafe, a relaxed, interactive event designed for researchers to explore opportunities that boost your personal and professional development.

In a World Café format, you’ll take part in small-group conversations on a range of topics, hosted by researchers who are making an impact beyond their core research, from public engagement and prizes to representation and inclusion.

Date: Wednesday 11 June, 12.00-1.30pm
Location: ACCA Cafe, Attenborough Centre
Sign up now: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/srsrdp/beyond-research-world-cafe/e-pvjkrv

Meet our hosts who will be sharing their experiences and insights:

Tiffany Murphy – Close to My Heart: Autoethnographic Approaches

Tiffany’s initiative invites researchers to reflect on how their own lived experiences can shape their academic work. Through autoethnography, she explores deeply personal and emotional dimensions of research, opening up new possibilities for self-awareness and authenticity in scholarly writing. Stop by Tiffany’s table to discover how your story can become a powerful research tool.

Louisa Rinaldi and Emily Whelan – Empowering Excellence: Unlocking Prizes, and the 'Research for the Greater Good' Award

Louisa and Emily are demystifying the world of academic prizes and recognition. Their project aims to make awards and accolades more accessible by providing practical guidance and championing the value of diverse contributions to research. Learn how to put yourself, or others, forward with confidence, and hear about their development of the new 'Research for the Greater Good' award.

Mitakshara Medhi – Listening to Lived Experiences: An EDI Initiative

Mitakshara's work focuses on creating inclusive, empathetic spaces within the research community. Mitakshara’s initiative brings together underrepresented voices through storytelling, listening sessions, and creative reflection, all aimed at advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) across disciplines. Talk to Mitakshara about how small actions can lead to systemic change and how you can be part of it.

Charlotte Austwick – Research Hive Scholar

As one of this year’s Research Hive Scholars, Charlotte plays a key role in building community among postgraduate researchers. One of Charlotte’s main focuses as a Hive Scholar is around maintaining positive student mental health and wellbeing. Chat with Charlotte to find out what it’s like to be a Hive Scholar, and how you could become one too.

Explore the full Summer of Research 2025 programme, packed with workshops, events and development opportunities for postgraduate and early-career researchers.

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