9 December 2014

Our regular update of successful grant applications and prizes in the School. Congratulations to all of those who've successfully secured funding for their research projects and to those who have received a prize for their work!
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Society for the Advancement of Management Studies

Chris Carter has successfully secured funding from the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS). The funding will be used to hold a workshop: 'Researching Professionals, Their Work and Organizations…'. SAMS felt that this project would offer would offer substantial benefit to doctoral and early career scholars in management studies. Well done Chris!

CHSS Research Leader Programme

Well done to Susan Dunnett and Galina Andreeva, who have both been offered places on the College Leader Programme for New and Aspiring PIs. The course is organised by the Institute for Academic Development on behalf of the College, working closely with colleagues in the College. It is facilitated by external development consultants and there are contributions from senior staff in the College. The programme focuses on the challenges faced by research leaders as they establish themselves as PIs and group leaders. Topics include building your research profile, developing and supporting a research group, and understanding the internal and external research and higher education environment. Drawing upon the experience of senior colleagues and a range of internal and external contributors the programme will consider issues around leadership: how to recruit, manage and motivate a research team; decision making: how to balance competing demands, deal with difficult situations and identify the best options available; and personal advancement: publication profile, funding opportunities and career development.

BAM Conference, Best Paper

Congratulations to Mehdi Safavi, who was awarded Best Developmental Paper in the Strategy as Practice track at The British Academy of Management Conference, Belfast for his paper 'Change and Stabilization of Routines: The Roles of Field and Symbolic Capital'. His co-author (and friend!), Dr. Omid Omidvar, is now a lecturer in Strategic Management in the Department of Strategy and Applied Management, Coventry Business School. Well done!

Universitas 21 Graduate Research Conference

Rachel Moss, one of our PGR students, was selected to attend the Universitas 21 Graduate Research Conference at the University of Auckland. The theme of the Research Conference was ‘Celebrating Ageing Research’, and encompassed a broad range of topics connecting the diverse range of disciplines, interests, knowledge and capabilities of students and staff attending. The overarching theme was further elaborated to address four sub-themes: Making Ends Meet, An Ageing Society, The Ticking Clock and A Slippery Slope.