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Activist methods: Balancing research and real-world methods and applications

10:00am - 5:00pm / Wednesday 11th October 2023 / Venue: Room H223 George Holt Building
Type: Symposium / Category: Research
  • Suitable for: Open to anyone interested in activism and its intersections with Academia
  • Admission: Free
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This is a one-day symposium focused on community-building and the sharing of ideas in the interdisciplinary field of activist research. We will have two panels of postgraduate/early career researchers, and an afternoon roundtable of more senior academics, allowing for a variety of voices speaking on how research can be undertaken with the intent to have a positive impact on the world around us.

Order of events:
10:00-10:15 – Welcome and Introductions
10:15-11:45 – Panel 1: Digital Activism
12:00-1:30 – Panel 2: Activist Voices: Who Speaks and How?
2:30-4:00 – Roundtable: Activist Methods
4:00-5:00 – Drinks Reception

This event is open to anyone interested in activism and its intersections with Academia.

Attendees can turn up on the day