Are you a hedgehog or a fox? Does the idea of becoming a ‘hedge-fox’ sound at all attractive? What do you understand by these terms and how might they actually define the type of academic you want to be or the nature of your professional career, within and beyond academe?
In this workshop Professor Matthew Flinders (University of Sheffield and ESRC Council) draws-upon the findings of his recently completed national review on the topic of research leadership in order to highlight the changing nature of academe and the existence of a major skills-gap.
This is not intended to be a conventional workshop and the topics that will be discussed underline this point – from a focus on ‘docking points’ and ‘the art of translation’ through to an awareness of why ‘mobility matters’ and the benefits of ‘trespassing’ or ‘triple-writing’ or ‘braided careers’ – the aim is to cultivate an opportunity for participants to think about how they might best position themselves in order to flourish in a rapidly changing social context.
The aim is simply to promote discussion and understanding about the changing nature of an academic career and the existence of both challenges and opportunities. The workshop will be of value to all students irrespective of whether they are thinking about a future career within or beyond academe (or possibly trying to combine the two).
Prof. Flinders’ national review will have been published by the ESRC/UKRI before this event takes place and will provide the required pre-reading and focus for the session.