Tricks of the Trade: Working Across Disciplines: concepts, language and ways of working

Tricks of the Trade: Working Across Disciplines: concepts, language and ways of working
10am-12pm, Friday, 30 June 2017
Venue: Office of the UCL Vice-Provost (Research) 2 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BT

The challenges facing early career researchers include the following tensions:
- being ambitious but ensuring aims are achievable
- being focussed but not too narrow and being open to new ideas and directions
- being clear about one’s own disciplinary contribution but also its limitations and the contributions of other disciplines
- focusing on one’s academic career vs its translation into policy and practice
- working hard but having a life outside work …

In this talk, Susan Michie will discuss these issues in relation to her own career and experience and help participants think about these issues in relation to their current dilemmas and future career plans.

About Susan Michie (@SusanMichie)
Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology Clinical, Education & Health Psychology, UCL and Director of UCL Centre for Behaviour Change

Susan Michie’s research focuses on behaviour change in relation to health: how to understand it theoretically and apply theory to intervention development, evaluation and implementation, and to evidence synthesis. Her research investigating innovative methods for developing, evaluating and implementing behavioural interventions is conducted in three main health domains: risk factors amongst the general population (e.g. smoking, excessive alcohol consumption), managing long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes) and professional practice.

Susan Michie’s research focuses on behaviour change in relation to health: how to understand it theoretically and apply theory to intervention development, evaluation and implementation, and to evidence synthesis. Her research investigating innovative methods for developing, evaluating and implementing behavioural interventions is conducted in three main health domains: risk factors amongst the general population (e.g. smoking, excessive alcohol consumption), managing long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes) and professional practice.

About 'Tricks of the Trade'
Our series of 'Tricks of the Trade' conversations bring together established academics with early career researchers (ECRs). These events are an ideal opportunity for ECRS to engage with the insights that more experienced researchers have gained over the years.