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‘Early’ ‘career’ ‘researchers’ in the social sciences: Redefining the terms

Locke, W; Freeman, R; (2017) ‘Early’ ‘career’ ‘researchers’ in the social sciences: Redefining the terms. Presented at: Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference, Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper draws on the findings of a research study for the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of the experiences of early career researchers (ECRs) in the social sciences and, in particular, the extent and quality of support for postdoctoral researchers from research organisations, funding bodies and career services (Locke, Freeman and Rose, 2016). The aim of the research study was to gain an insight into the diversity of roles, opportunities and support available for (ECRs) in the social sciences whether they worked in the HE sector or not at the time of the study. A definition of early career researchers was not prescribed and respondents were free to define themselves as such when deciding whether to respond to the survey. This paper will delve further into the respondents’ perceptions of themselves as ‘early career researchers’ and analyse these according to significant variables.

Type: Conference item (Presentation)
Title: ‘Early’ ‘career’ ‘researchers’ in the social sciences: Redefining the terms
Event: Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference
Location: Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Dates: 06 - 08 December 2017
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.srhe.ac.uk/conference2017/
Language: English
Keywords: Academic careers, Academic work, Academic profession, Research, Post-doc, Young academics.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Centre for Doctoral Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040235
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