We are delighted to announce the return to holding the ISSR Forum in person.

#ISSRFORUM2022 - SOCIAL & COMMUNITY FUTURES: Making a difference to all

The 5th annual ISSR Forum will bring together research colleagues of all stages from member Schools of Business, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and have identified a forward-looking theme and also one that emphasises the potential, arguably the mission, of social sciences research to make a difference to individuals and to communities.

The Forum will give us the opportunity to celebrate some of the impressive cross-disciplinary work undertaken with the support of ISSR Interdisciplinary Incubator Grants (IIG); it will allow PGR students and new colleagues to showcase and discuss their work in a series of lightning talks and it will mark the return of the Global Scholar Programme by way of a keynote talk by (Dr Son Truong, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada).

We will also hold interactive panels that will give colleagues the opportunity to present on their current work and are, therefore, looking for abstracts for papers that fit, broadly within the overall theme of the day.

A call for papers inviting staff and research students to showcase their research will be circulated in due course.

A draft of the schedule is below:

Lecture Theatre 1 to be known as Main stage

Foyer to be known as F

• 0830-0850: Refreshments and breakfast rolls (F)

• 0900: Welcome introduction Main stage

• 0920: ISSR IIG 2021 Spotlight –talks showcasing funded projects – 4 of 8 projects (10 mins +5 Q’s each) - Main stage

• 1020: Keynote: Dr Son Truong, ISSR Global Scholar Main stage

• 1110: Comfort break and networking (refreshments) (F)

• 1130: Lightning talks – PGR and new staff (1 hour) Main stage

• 1230: Lunch break and networking (F)

• 1330: Panel session – 3 concurrent panel sessions showcasing staff research from across member schools. Each panel will be convened by a staff member and PGR student.

Breakout Rooms 2S12; 2S14 and 2F15

• 15:00: ISSR IIG 2020 Spotlight –talks showcasing funded projects – 4 of 8 projects (10 mins + 5 Q’s each) Main stage

• 15:45: Comfort break and networking (F)

• 1600: Keynote: A N O THER Main stage

• 1650: Closing remarks Main stage

17:00: Ends

• 1715 - 1830: Drinks reception (F)