11 March 2014
The Second International Entrepreneurship Workshop
The deadline for the call for papers has already closed for our International Entrepreneurship Workshop here at UEBS, but we are still accepting registrations for the conference. We still have some spaces for UEBS faculty and students who can attend free but must pay for the dinner/ceilidh.
This is an incredible opportunity for people to hear some of the top researchers in the world in IE – particularly Jan Johanson one of the most cited authors in International Business. He rarely speaks anymore so this is a real coup for the school to have him!
Doctoral Society Workshop 2 – Planning an academic career
Date, time and place : 13th March, 9:00 am to 1:00, Conference Room (4th Floor).
Do you know what it takes to be successful in the competitive world of academia? What do you have to offer that will make you stand out from the crowd? This interactive workshop will help you to answer these questions and encourage you to take control of your academic future. You’ll also hear from academics in the School about their own experiences of a career in academia and reflect on case studies to help you understand what it takes to succeed in this competitive field.
This workshop will be facilitated by a Careers Adviser from the Careers Service with input from academics in the School. ( We will provide you details of invited academic speakers for workshop very shortly)
Note: Lunch will be provided.
Kindly send your registration request to Ruchi on ‘s1158502@exseed.ed.ac.uk.
Seminar on Research Questions
Based on the success of this workshop last year, the Doctoral Society is pleased to be running this workshop again with the input of Dr Stephen Harwood.
The workshop introduces the 'cybernetic methodology' which is a methodology for problem solving when the problem itself is unclear or unknown e.g. in a PhD.
The workshop walks through ways to work around this problem systematically and will instil you with more confidence about how to structure your work towards the PhD in circumstances where you are unsure of, for example, your research questions. It introduces methods which can be applied practically and quickly to assist in making sure the work you are doing contributes towards your thesis and isn't wasted time.
Given the focus of the workshop, it is anticipated to be more useful for early PhD students and particularly those in qualitative or inductive areas. However, some of the best feedback last year came from quantitative or mixed method researchers applying deductive frames to their research.
If you are interested in attending the workshop and learning how to solve problems when the problem is unknown then please email James (james.dunn@ed.ac.uk) with a brief overview of your research and concerns and confirming your attendance.
The workshop will run across two days (28th March and 11th April) from 10am to 2pm (latest) and attendance is required at both should you wish to attend.
There are only 10 spaces available and these will be held on a first-come-first-served basis or at the discretion of the organiser and facilitator.