The GCDC hosted its inaugural Early Career Research Training School in collaboration with the GCRF COMPASS project from 2-6 July 2019. The event brought together Master’s, PhDs and ECRs from around the world for five days of intensive training, networking and feedback on their research. The training school took place in the Graduate School and followed on from Kent’s annual GCRF Conference entitled, ‘Building Resilience’, from 30 June – 2 July in the Templeman Library (which training school participants were invited to attend).
The GCDC offered a limited number of travel bursaries for participants travelling from DAC-list countries, and the 25 attendees came from a diverse range of countries and research backgrounds.
The event was a marvellous success, mainly due to the engagement of the participants in presenting their research and receiving constructive feedback, their willingness to engage with the research of their peers, and their eager and open approach to the networking and training opportunities provided throughout the week.
‘This event was excellent in sharing diverse ideas from different disciplines’.
GCDC Training School programme at a glance (the full programme is available here):
Tuesday 2 July: Lunch and networking; opening remarks; skills training on ‘Networking’; research paper presentations; welcome dinner in Canterbury.
Wednesday 3 July: A study visit to London including a tour of Parliament, the Jewel Tower, lunch and free time, and a trainnig session entitled, ‘Turning Your Thesis into a Book’ at the University of Westminster.
Thursday 4 July: Skills training on ‘Publishing Internationally’; research paper presentations.
Friday 5 July: Research paper presentations; skills training on ‘Fieldwork Funding’; student-organised pub evening in Canterbury.
Saturday 6 July: Research paper presentations; closing remarks and presentation of certificates.
What next? Stay tuned for information about GCDC training events in 2019/20. In the meantime, you can read more about this year’s training school programme, the participants and the programme here, or sign up to our mailing list to stay in touch with the centre.
A range of pictures from the week:
