Field Research: Challenges and Risk Management

Session facilitated by Dr Pauline Couper and academic colleagues from the Geography team at YSJU

Field research is a messy business. From planning logistics and negotiating access to places and people, through looking after your own safety, to coping with the complexities of constructing knowledge from the world-in-process; dealing with the unexpected is an inevitable part of fieldwork. This session provides insight into the range of challenges field researchers encounter. We draw on YSJU colleagues’ own experiences of research, and Pauline’s research interviews with geographers from around the world about their experiences of field research.

Learning Outcomes

Through this session attendees will gain:

1. Appreciation of the range of challenges associated with field research.

2. Awareness of the difference between risk assessment and ongoing risk management.

This session will take place in SK/036 (Skell building, ground floor). To book your place, please click here.