led by Daisy Bao, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, and Kikelomo Ladipo, PhD student at the University of Leicester
Supported by a storytelling expert, Dr Joanna Wheeler, this two-half-day event aims to support researchers at any stage to understand why storytelling is important for research, to begin to develop storytelling skills, and to understand how to use storytelling in an ethical and creative way. Storytelling can be applied as part of qualitative and quantitative research and can help to reach audiences across disciplines.
The outline of this event is presented below:
Day 1 (Thursday 5th December, 11.30am – 2.30pm)
- Meanings and principles of storytelling in research
- Overview of meanings of storytelling in research with examples
- Overview of principles of ethical uses of storytelling, and examples of what they mean in practice
- Discussion about how to apply principles in practice
- Learning to tell powerful stories
- Learn creative exercises to identify and tell stories
- Choose a story about yourself and your research, and develop this story
- Give and receive feedback on stories
Day 2 (Friday 6th December, 11.30am – 2.30pm)
- Sharing your stories
- Listen and tell stories developed from Day 1
- Applying storytelling to your research
- What questions to consider when using storytelling
Students are asked to ensure they can attend both sessions before signing up for this event, as they are interrelated.