Balancing breadth and depth in a research career

Facilitator: Professor David Weir

RDF indicator: B2

Programme: Staff Continuous Professional Development (Research) Programme 2021-22

Theme: Early Career Researchers (academic staff in first five years since PhD)

Session Overview:

Research even in a University environment is pretty much a managed process in the current climate. The emphasis on targets, outcomes, deliverability, application and relevance tends to prioritise restricted research focus, short term planning and narrow horizons. But a research career can last a lifetime and the open mind will always seek complexity, sensing interconnection and novel explanations. In this session we take a little time to suggest the need for a balance in a research career between the wide and the narrow paths to knowledge.

Learning Outcomes:

After participating in this session you should have:

• A deeper understanding of “wide” and “narrow” research styles.
• Growing recognition of personal strengths and available uses of other perspectives on research.

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