Annual Research Conference 2022
On Friday 17th June 2022, the University of Bedfordshire hosted our Annual Research Conference that took place at the university's Luton Campus.
The aim of this event was to give attendees the opportunity to learn about research projects and themes across the University, make new research connections, and consider inter-Institute research collaborations. This was provided through presentations, lively discussions, networking and a debate that took place in Moot Court
We welcomed a host of internal speakers, as well as external speakers from The National Centre for Universities and Business and UCL – offering a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the types of research within the University of Bedfordshire and its impact within the regional, national and international setting, as well as how to engage with it.
Agenda
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening Remarks: Welcome to the conference The Researcher Development Concordat: How the new Research and Innovation Strategy 2022-26 and the Researcher Concordat Action Plan 2022 seek to expand and support research at Bedfordshire |
Professor Rebecca Bunting, Vice-Chancellor of University of Bedfordshire Professor Andrew Church, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation |
| 10:15 – 11:45 | Session 1: | Panel & Paper list [PDF] |
| Panel 1 - ‘Communities on the Move’ | ||
| Panel 2 - ‘Young Generations’ | ||
| Panel 3 - ‘Sustainability’ | ||
| Panel 4 - ‘Behave and Learn’ | ||
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Tea/coffee | |
| 12:00 – 12:40 | Keynote 1: ‘Building a Track Record for Funding Applications and Developing Your Research Identity’ |
Stephen Hart, Professor of Latin American Film, Literature and Culture (UCL) |
| 12:40 – 13:20 | Lunch and poster exhibition | |
| 13:20 – 14:00 | Keynote 2: ‘Developing a Research Career Whilst Teaching in Higher Education’ |
Uvanney Maylor, Professor of Education (UoB) and REF 2021 Education Panel Member |
| 14:00 – 15:50 | Session 2: | Panel & Paper list [PDF] |
| Panel 5 - ‘Women of the World’ | ||
| Panel 6 - ‘Reaction to Crisis’ | ||
| Panel 7 - ‘Balancing Acts’ | ||
| 15:50 – 16:05 | Tea/coffee | |
| 16:05 – 16:25 | 3-Minute Thesis | |
| 16:25 – 17:00 | Research and Business: Worlds Apart (and/) or Closer Than You Think? | Dr Joe Marshall Director of NCUB, National Centre for Universities and Business |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Closing remarks | |
| 17:15 – 18:00 | Wine reception |
We gave all staff and postgraduate research students the opportunity to present their work linked to the themes in conference paper sessions or as posters.
Presentations and posters were particularly welcome from (but not limited to) the following:
- Early career researchers
- Postgraduate research students
- Internally or externally funded projects
- Professors and experienced researchers
- Collaborative projects (both inter-institutional and intra-institutional)
Poster Competition
Participants in the research poster competition submitted a brief description of their poster (100 words)
The winners of the poster competition were Yanqing Duan, Yongmei Bentley and Patricia Wilson
3-minute Thesis for Postgraduate Research Students
Postgraduate research students were invited to participate in a ‘3-minute Thesis’ competition. 3-minute thesis (3MT) ‘a compelling spoken presentation on [a] research topic and its significance in just three minutes’.
The chosen 3MTs were presented at the conference and judged by a panel of academics and peers. The following postgraduate research students were invited to present:
Tasneem Ramadan (RIMAP), ‘Arab Women’s Performing of Gender: An Ethnographic Study of Egyptian Women’s Performances’ - [WINNER]
Derek Willmer (RIMAP), ‘Absurd Sustainability’
Asmaa Al-Abdulghani (IHR), ‘Barriers and Facilitators towards Deceased Organ Donation among Muslims in Qatar’
