How to build a sustainable academic career Workshop

How to build a sustainable academic career?

CYGNA North / NARTI Event, Hosted by Durham University Business School

Programme

10:30 – 11:00 Welcome drinks

11:00 – 12:30 Panel discussion: How to build a sustainable academic career?
Sharing experiences and advice.

11:00 – 11:05 Welcome: Prof. Martyna Śliwa, Durham University Business School
(Associate Dean ERS)

11:05 – 11:20 Prof. Pip Matthews, Deputy Executive Dean (Education), Durham
University Business School

11:20 – 11:35 Dr Emily Yarrow, Senior Lecturer in Management and Operations,
Newcastle University Business School

11:35 – 11:50 Dr Xiaoxian Zhu, Principal Lecturer (Research and Innovation),
Teesside University International Business School

11:50 – 12:05 Prof. Susanne Braun, Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research,
Durham University Business School

12:05 – 12:30 In conversation with panellists: Q&A session

12:30 – 13:30 Coffee Break

13:30 – 15:15 Workshop: Building your own sustainable academic career

13:30 – 14:30 Questions to be addressed in group discussions:

• What can you do to build a sustainable academic career?
• What challenges are you currently encountering or expecting to encounter in the future, and what strategies can you put in place to address them?
• What support do you need in developing a sustainable academic career?
• How can you contribute to building a sustainable working culture in academia?

14:30 – 15:00 Plenary discussion: next steps

15:00 – 15:15 Closing remarks