Simon Mollan/ SMP Pathway Deputy Directors

1.00 – 2.30 Adapting research projects in SMP related topics during the Covid-19 restrictions
This interactive workshop will be led by the SMP pathway team. In advance of the workshop students will prepare a short description of their PhD, including a brief outline of their methodology, and a short summary of how the Covid-19 lockdown has affected the research project. Participants should expect to discuss their research project in the workshop. The workshop will focus on discussing potential strategies for adapting the research project to the current circumstances. In particular the workshop will discuss the challenges of undertaking desk-based research, and moving data-collection online.

2.45 – 3.45 Reflecting on interdisciplinary research in SMP
This session will be an open discussion facilitated by the SMP pathway team. The focus of the event will be to discuss the different forms of interdisciplinarity that are used in research in the disciplines and fields covered by SMP, including within participants’ doctoral projects. The discussion will also reflect on previous White Rose training events attended by students, and will provide an opportunity for students to input into the planning of future events in the SMP pathway.