Webinar 2 | CGHE Research on Research Project
- Alis Oancea, University of Oxford
- James Robson, University of Oxford
- Gemma Derrick, The University of Bristol
- Xin Xu, University of Oxford
- Jess Pilgrim-Brown, University of Oxford and University of Bristol
- McQueen Sum, University of Oxford
- Antonin Charret, University of Oxford
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The CGHE Research on Research project team will share insights from this four-year study of global dynamics of research. The project adopts a multi-layered approach to understanding research ecosystems in six countries and regions and internationally, considering values and discourses; organisational environments and relationships; evaluation and assessment frameworks; policy and funding; individual careers and perspectives; and meta-scholarship. The presentation will encompass both methodological reflections and developing findings from the extensive empirical work conducted. Methodologically, we will discuss how the project has been able to develop a comparative research framework, alongside identifying some of the challenges involved in conducting large-scale, cross-cultural comparative research. We explore insights from the development of the interview protocols, the construction, pre-pilot and testing of a suite of global survey modules, and bibliometric work on department- and domain-level data. Substantively, and drawing in the analysis of the empirical data, we will offer examples of findings on differing interpretations of research, researchers and good research, research assessment policies and practices across different contexts, and emerging work on diverse research cultures in different parts of the world.
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This webinar is part of the CGHE webinar series on ‘Research on Research’, based on the CGHE Research on Research project. Find out more about other webinars from this series here.
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Gemma Derrick is Associate Professor (Research Policy & Culture) at The University of Bristol and a CGHE Co-Investigator on CGHE Project 3, ‘Research on Research: the research function and mission of higher education’.
Dr Jess Pilgrim-Brown is a sociologist and researcher in education. She focuses on issues relating to social class, gender and wider social inequalities. Her thesis research ‘Doing the heavy lifting, the experiences of working-class professional services and administrative staff in Russell Group universities’ was the first of its kind in the UK. Her research interests span sociological theory, innovative methods in qualitative research designs and research ethics. She is a current Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford.
McQueen Sum is currently reading for a DPhil in Education at the University of Oxford. She is supervised by Professor Alis Oancea and Dr Victoria Elliott. McQueen is a member of the Centre for Global Higher Education interested in higher education, teaching, teachers’ work, and technology. Her research interests are influenced by her prior experiences of working as an academic tutor at the University of Hong Kong and a researcher for Khan Academy and HarvardX (edX).
Antonin Charet is currently Doctoral Teaching Fellow on the MSc in Comparative and International Education, teaching Foundations of Educational Research and Research Assistant for the Centre for Global Higher Education on the ‘Research on Research: the research function and mission of higher education’ project. Alongside his teaching and research roles, Antonin is completing a Doctoral study on the European Universities Initiative, the European Commission’s flagship higher education programme that seeks to set up European Universities through transnational university alliances.
