It is normal to feel anxious when thinking about publishing, especially as a PhD Candidate or an Early-Career-Researcher.
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One day we sat and ranted about our lives in academia as women, and women of colour. For two of us (Andrea and dyuti) this was also with regards to an academic institution not in our home country. This piece strings together our conversations, frustrations, thoughts, anger, helplessness and doesn’t aim to offer solutions but hold some space, some resonance in our words.
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Even though qualitative research is more respected nowadays, it is still seen in some academic circles just as a starting point in research. We still live in a world where quantitative approaches are dominant and considered more robust for relying on numerical or measurable data.
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The Research Hive is a dedicated space within the University of Sussex Library, created especially for researchers. Supported by SAGE Publishing, it allows researchers the possibility of engaging with other members of the community at the university. This year, the Sussex Research Hive Scholars are Georgia, dyuti and Andrea! Below there is a quick introduction to get to know them a bit better followed by some of the events, blogs and activities they have organised so far!
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As researchers, we are part of the knowledge production system and if our research fails to represent the population, then our research is inevitably biased – but how do we know if our research is inclusive? Here are three questions that might serve as a starting point.
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Most of us got into academia because we wanted to contribute to society – whether directly through applied subjects or indirectly through the system of knowledge production (which may then feed back into practical applications). The realm of research is indeed thriving with progress made in terms of interdisciplinary work, and increasing inclusivity and decolonialisation efforts. Unfortunately, these progress parallels growing gap between research and the community. Our ivory tower is somehow getting higher and higher.
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The Research Hive is a dedicated space within the University of Sussex Library, created especially for researchers. Supported by SAGE Publishing, it allows researchers the possibility of engaging with other members of the community at the university.
Each year three doctoral researchers are selected to be Research Hive Scholars, to provide additional support to the community through events, activities and communication.
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As Aanchal, Devyn, and Louise wrap up their time as SAGE Research Hive Scholars at the University of Sussex, they reflect on the experience of supporting a PhD community at Sussex. They have sailed the Hive through several faculty strikes and a global pandemic, while undertaking their PhDs and multiple side projects.
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After a year since the UK went into a nationwide lockdown, the Research Hive Scholars at the University of Sussex asked their fellow Doctoral Researchers to tell them about their experiences of completing a PhD during a pandemic. There has been much discussion about the difficulties that PhD students have faced over the past year, funding difficulties, challenges fostering a working environment, and field work delays to name a few.
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At a time when peering ahead into the future seems overwhelming, looking back and indulging in activities that used to offer comfort in the past have been a source of some respite.
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Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are often encouraged to act as reviewers for academic journals and conferences. Engaging in peer review from this perspective can be useful for budding authors looking to submit their own papers for publication. However, there can also be barriers for those early in their careers.
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In the final part of this series, Devyn talks to Aanchal and Louise about synchrony in Autism Spectrum Conditions, a new side project, and disruptions to school research.
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In this conversation with the Sussex Hive Scholars, Devyn and Louise ask Aanchal about her work on comics and nostalgia and her experience of being an international student at Sussex.
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How are international students affected by COVID-19? Were there any surprises when conducting interviews online? What does it feel like to be part of the group you are studying? These are just some of the topics that came up when the Hive Scholars sat down to discuss the research being done by one of our own!
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When COVID-19 came around, an obvious joke went around in academic circles: PhD students are already isolated, so nothing will change for them. But nothing could be further than the truth. COVID-19 lockdown and university closures mean a big aggravation to the isolation already experienced by researchers.
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Peer review is an essential part of research and academic publishing, driving advancement in the chosen research area whilst helping editors shape the content of their journals and authors improve their papers.
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As a PhD candidate, conference attendance is a daunting rite of passage and choosing the right presentation mode can be tricky. Many opt for poster presentations as their first conference experience, but are they really worth it?
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As a researcher, especially as part of a community here at the University of Sussex, I know from experience and from conversations with fellow researchers that one of the biggest challenges we face is not one that is external but one that comes from within: Imposter Syndrome.
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