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Supporting Early-Career Researchers: Value and recognition as a catalyst for success
No full textThis paper explores the pivotal role of recognition in the career progression of emerging researchers in Higher Education. In an ever-competitive academic landscape, early career researchers (ECRs) face numerous challenges, including availability of resources and the struggle to establish themselves. This reflection highlights how ECRs can benefit from support and recognition, both within their academic institutions and the broader scholarly community. It delves into the various forms of recognition, such as awards, grants, publication acknowledgements and promotional progression as well as support mechanisms such as mentorship, training and their impact on researchers’ motivation, professional development, and contributions to their field. Additionally, the paper offers insights into practical strategies and policies that can be employed to better support and empower ECRs on their journey towards academic success. In supporting the ECR community, our future mid-career researchers will be well placed to face future challenges. Recognition, it argues, is not merely a form of validation but a powerful catalyst that fosters innovation, collaboration, and cultivation of a new generation of leaders in research
Developing Researchers’ Writing Skills: A critical reflection of developing a series of academic writing workshops for postgraduates
No full textAlthough belief in the ‘sage on the stage’ (the teacher as an expert standing at the front, delivering information) and tabula rasa (the student as a blank slate, ready to be written on) belongs to the distant past of outdated pedagogical theory, writing skills, especially grammar, are often treated as exceptions. This is especially the case when learners are also researchers; with pressure to produce high-quality work within tight deadlines, researchers are often expected to receive grammatical knowledge passively and replicate it promptly. This is what we sought to change. At the end of 2021, I created a series of academic writing workshops, which I have subsequently delivered to postgraduate students at Warwick University. This article provides a critical reflection of what I did, what challenges I faced, and what lessons I learned. It is hoped that this reflection will empower other academics and instructors to approach academic writing for postgraduates with confidence and integrity.
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Empowering a Global Community Through Co-Production of a Connected University Research Culture
No full textHeriot-Watt University (HWU) is a global university with five academic Schools connected across five campuses. To foster a vibrant and inclusive research culture across the global research community, HWU has invested time and resource to strategically improve research culture, building on current strengths, while addressing cultural challenges faced by the research community. We have engaged all members of the community through a lengthy consultation and co-design process to co-produce a global action plan. The global community has a forward looking, unconstrained and ambitious future vision of what an ideal research culture at HWU should look like, and there are gaps between that vision and the diagnostic of perceptions of the ‘as-is’ culture. The action plan will drive forward an active strategy for supporting the research community. This paper gives an overview of the action plan development process using Lippitt and Knoster’s Model of Complex Change as a framework, sharing the key themes that emerged from consultations, plans for moving ahead, reflections on the successes and challenges, with a focus on how to foster research culture and connect a global university
“Equality, freedom, solidarity – the issues on which I was raised”: Viena Chilena 73 | 23: an archive for the intergenerational memory of the Chilean diaspora in Vienna, Austria.
Get PDFAs part of this special issue, we received this reflective piece from Viena Chilena 73 | 23, a project initiated to record and articulate the history and memory of Chilean exile in Austria and Austrian-Chilean solidarity during the 50 years since the 1973 military coup in Chile. This contribution pieces together elements of the project website, extracts of their archival work and reflections from the project collective
Caring with the Non-Human: Reciprocity in market gardening
No full textThe Anthropocene draws our attention to damaging relations we have with other planet beings. Taking that as a starting point, this article combines the cycle of care and an immersion at a market garden. Complementing theory and practices, two researchers from Wageningen University dialogue about how in soil care, there is complementarity and tension between caring for/with/about plants, livelihoods, people, and biodiversity. From a number of conversations this dialogue developed into a work of creative writing with critical reflections on the data gathered through participant observation. We shed light on questions about the relationality of caring with soil in practice, reciprocity between humans, non-humans and entanglement of care practices. The dialogue format allows us to discuss a broader range of facets around soil care. It is clear from the empirical material that soil care is never only about gardening practices. So, in line with our relational approach we let ourselves discuss various topics. Moreover, the dialogue format allows us to express ourselves in our own words, again staying closer to the empirical reality. This article contributes to the existing literature by (i) providing an example of a productive market garden that allows for the flourishing of all non-human beings; (ii) further developing the cycle of care theory by applying it to a real case; and finally, (iii) exploring various considerations around reciprocity in caring with soil.
Funding InformationAdriana Ressiore\u27s PhD project is supported by the research project Global Epistemologies and Ontologies (GEOS) and funded by NWO Vidi Grant (V1.Vidi.195.026 ETHNOONTOLOGIES). The PhD project of Michiel van de Pavert is financed by a grant from the Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS) at Wageningen University
Literature in Politics: The Appropriation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in contemporary British parliamentary debate
No full textThe relationship between English Literature and Politics has, historically, been understated and underexplored in academia. This article recognises the value of this relationship, significantly contributing to the field through original research which explores the political appropriation of literature. Using politicians’ references to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in parliamentary debate as a precedent, this research shows how fiction is used as a strategy of political argument. In supporting this claim, this research engages with the rising approach of Rhetorical Political Analysis, and wider theory which views political rhetoric as argumentation.
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How Do We Know When We Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality in Forests? A Systematic Review
No full textThis systematic review develops a comprehensive understanding of how land degradation is measured with respect to forests, and what qualitative and quantitative methods are being utilised in the pursuit of land degradation neutrality (LDN) generally. Scopus and Environmental Abstracts (EVA) databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies from 1998–2021 using key search terms including ‘land degradation neutrality’, ‘soil’ and ‘forest’. Of the 53 included studies, most articles (n = 25) are experimental reports, and the next most common classification (n = 14) is literature reviews. Studies tended to be longitudinal (mean length of 15.4 years) and Eurasia-centric. Almost all extant research focuses on the indicators rather than the drivers of land degradation. Choosing indicators to measure remains contentious; however, most research uses those prescribed by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: land cover, net primary productivity and soil organic carbon. Despite this convergence around which indicators to monitor, there is no standardisation in the methods used to do so. Therefore, no meaningful comparison between countries or even studies can be made. This lack of standardisation and bias towards indicators instead of drivers is important because, under the current paradigm, land managers seeking to prevent or offset forest degradation cannot do so with any certainty. Until these issues are addressed, it will be impossible to track progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15.3 for global LDN, and large-scale conservation work in this area is based on guesswork. How will we know when we achieve LDN in forests, globally? Based on current research, we will not. Future research must seek standardised ways to quantify land degradation based on its drivers: erosion, urbanisation and human activity, drought and desertification, and pollution
La scienza nella scrittura di Antonella Anedda: Lo sguardo percettivo fra micro e macrocosmo
No full textThis paper examines the role of scientific imagery, particularly in the fields of biology, astronomy, and geography, in Antonella Anedda\u27s latest works, both in verse and prose. The analysis focuses on the connection between this imagery and the concept of perception, which serves as a recurring theme in Anedda\u27s writing. Perception influences the lyrical subject\u27s expression and their relationship with the depicted world. The article first explores the gaze directed towards the microcosm and subsequently shifts to the gaze turned towards the macrocosm and vast expanses. In both instances, the inclusion of scientific elements not only contributes thematically but also facilitates the presentation of an anti-anthropocentric portrayal and ethical perspective of the self.
L’articolo indaga la funzione dell’immaginario scientifico (soprattutto biologia, astronomia e geografia) nella scrittura più recente, in versi e in prosa, di Antonella Anedda. Si osserva come tale immaginario si leghi alla nozione di percezione, una costante nell’opera della poetessa, plasmando la maniera dell’io di manifestarsi e di relazionarsi col mondo rappresentato. Dapprima, viene studiato lo sguardo rivolto al microcosmo, poi quello rivolto al macrocosmo e ai grandi spazi. In entrambi i casi, l’apporto delle scienze non è solo tematico, ma permette di proporre un’immagine e un’etica dell’io anti-antropocentriche
Contesting Extractivism through Amazonian Indigenous Artivism: Decolonial reflections on possibilities for crafting a pluriverse from within
Get PDFThis article provides an analysis of Amazonian Indigenous peoples’ “artivism” – understood as artistic expressions with activist orientation. It approaches artivism within the context of the emergence of Contemporary Indigenous Art in Brazil and its significance in the resistance against the centuries-long oppression of native peoples, illustrated by the advancement of extractivism in the Amazon. We focus on the artworks by four prominent Indigenous artivists: Jaider Esbell’s critical engagements with art history; Denilson Baniwa’s reanthropophagy movement; Daiara Tukano’s critique of articide; and Emerson Pontes’ transformation into Uýra, the Walking Tree. Altogether, the messages embedded in their artworks contest the dominant growth-oriented development narrative anchored on the pre-eminence of the human-nature ontological dualism, where Nature is reduced to economic resource, along with a view of development that positions western ways of knowing, being and living at the forefront of a civilizational continuum. We conclude by elucidating the central decolonizing role of Indigenous artivism and its potential to strengthen Indigenous’ voices and agendas which include exercising self-determination, resisting extractivism, and crafting more plural and just worlds
Feminist Urbanism: A Participatory Approach of Mapping Diverse Perspectives of Safety and Fear in the Latin American Urban Space
No full textBuenos Aires is globally appealing for its diverse culture, history, and opportunities. It lures people for employment, education, and healthcare, adding to urbanization tensions. The city administration advertises integrative urbanism to improve attractiveness but struggles with high crime rates, particularly compared to some European cities.
This study focuses on safety through a feminist urbanism lens. We question the effectiveness of safety measures and who benefits from them. Key considerations include how various demographics, from the elderly to security forces, perceive safety and city renovations.
We adopt a feminist perspective, referencing seminal works like Leslie Kern\u27s \u27Feminist City\u27 (2021) and Argentine activist Ana Falú (2022). Utilizing participatory mapping tools designed in Latin America, our study aims to decolonize traditional knowledge production methods