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MGS Conference 2025
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(Extra)Ordinary Experiences? Approaching Everyday Lives In Social Science Research #mgsconf25
↳ www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminars/mgsconf25/

Conference programme: https://bit.ly/mgsconf25-programme

📍Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham 📅Mon 23 June 2025
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And finally a massive thank you to our conference organisers

Abbie Price, Adam Chen, Dhaniska Seneviratne, Eliza Niblett, Holly Rodgers, Imogen Knox, Monica Xiao Wei, Rupali Limachya, Viktoriia Kobzeva, Zsofia Keresztes
MGSconf25 organisers
June 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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That's a wrap! Thank you for all the presenters for your interesting and topical presentations.

And thank you to all those who came to view the presentations!
Christopher Burden presenting Tom White presenting Irene Rahmaniar presenting Kathryn Jordin presenting
June 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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@sophierwoodward.bsky.social presenting her keynote on material culture!

Thank you for the great talk, incredibly interesting talk on dormant things. Check out her new article, Live methods and live things
Professor Sophie Woodward Cultivating attentiveness: re-enchanting ordinary and unnoticed material culture
June 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Aishwarya Viswamitra delivering the second workshop on communicating beyond academia!
June 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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@georgiabird.bsky.social delivering the first workshop on emotionally demanding research
Georgia Bird delivering the Emotionally Demanding Research Workshop
June 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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And we're off! Welcome talk delivered by Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams
Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams
June 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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💭Have a question about your future plans? Chris Thompson will be hosting a session, come drop in and chat!

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MGS: Extra Time (Conference Edition) Have questions about placements? Potential CV advice? Want to pursue something outside of academia? This group drop-in session with Dr Chris Thompson, DTP Placements Manager, is your chance to ask questions, get guidance, and explore your options in a relaxed and supportive environment. This is an open Q&A session with Chris Thompson! Come along and chat with Chris about future plans There’s no need to book — just turn up!
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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🗣️Interested in disseminating your research to a wider audience?

Aishwarya Viswamitra will be running a workshop on communicating beyond academia!
Bring you research to life workshop We spend years developing expertise, writing thesis chapters, and producing publications, but how do we communicate the heart of our research beyond academia? What happens when we need to explain our PhD to someone outside our field, in a single sentence, or through a single image? Through interactive exercises, you’ll be challenged to: Craft a 60-second ‘elevator pitch’ tailored to non-specialists Find the one image that captures the essence of your work Reflect on whose lives your research might impact, and how to show that Translate academic language into accessible, engaging content
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🤔Conducting emotionally demanding research?

@georgiabird.bsky.social will be running a workshop exploring the best practices for supporting researchers' mental health in EDR. She will be discussing a recent article by @maryquinton.bsky.social and the resultant guidelines (lnkd.in/ePuqvreb)!
Emotionally demanding research workshop Researchers often engage with sensitive, traumatic, or deeply personal topics, but support and guidance on managing the emotional toll is rarely part of formal training. This workshop creates space to acknowledge that reality, share strategies, and build community around the challenges we often face alone. The workshop will: Explore the best practices for supporting researchers’ mental health in emotionally demanding research. Reflect on individual research practices and engagement with sensitive topics Discuss techniques to support students conducting emotionally demanding research
June 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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We're pleased to have @sophierwoodward.bsky.social present her keynote: Cultivating attentiveness: re-enchanting ordinary and unnoticed material culture.

Look at our programme to find out more! bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...
Keynote Speaker Professor Sophie Woodward
June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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MGS: Extra Time (Conference edition)

Whether you're considering a placement, exploring non-academic career paths, or just starting to think about your future plans, Chris is here to help. He’s happy to chat with you about your goals, worries, and questions, no matter how big or small.
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Bring your research to life: Communicating beyond academia

This dynamic, hands-on workshop invites you to shift your perspective on research communication. You’ll explore how to distil complex ideas into clear, compelling messages that connect with real-world audiences
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Emotionally Demanding Research

This workshop explores best practices for supporting researchers’ mental health in emotionally demanding research.
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Have an idea for a workshop or want to help host talks?

Fill in our form below:
forms.office.com/e/yNKQaFaLLU
Call for volunteers: https://forms.office.com/e/yNKQaFaLLU We are looking for talk hosts and people to run workshops
May 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Throughout the day, presenters will explore how they approach researching everyday lives.

We have created six thematic pathways to explore how current PGR research examines the complexities of the everyday.
Presentation themes: 1. Everyday Life and Identity 2. Digital Life and Media 3. Health, Wellbeing and Disability 4. Social Justice, Inequality & Marginalisation 5. Education, Language & Learning 6. Politics and Society
April 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Registration is now open! Visit mgsconf25.eventbrite.com to secure your ticket.

View our preliminary programme here:
bit.ly/programme25

#mgsconf25
Registration to attend the MGS ESRC DTP Conference is now open!
April 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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We are extending the deadline for our call for abstracts!

The deadline is now: midday on 31st March

Submissions are invited for flash talks (5 minutes), presentations (15 or 20 minutes), and poster presentations

For more information visit: www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminar...
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March 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Want to present your work?

We welcome abstracts from all students and submissions on a range of interdisciplinary topics in the social sciences.

💭Questions?
DM us or email us at mgsconference25@contacts.bham.ac.uk

www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminar...
#AcademicSky #MGSConf25
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MGS ESRC DTP Conference poster (Extra)Ordinary Experiences?
March 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Our conference this year is held at @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Presenters can submit for a conference paper, flash talk or poster presentation. The deadline to submit is the 24th March

Visit our website or DM us if you have any questions

www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminar...

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MGS ESRC DTP Conference poster. (Extra)Ordinary Experiences: Approaching Everyday Lives In Social Science Research
February 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Our call for papers for the 2025 conference is now open!

The theme for this year is: (Extra)Ordinary Experiences? Approaching Everyday Lives In Social Science Research

For more information see:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

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February 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM