27 early career academics from ten universities came together in Bournemouth for a two-day sandpit funded by .Ìý
The event, organised by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s (Centre for the Study of Conflict, Emotion and Social Justice) and and (Narrative, Culture and Community Research Centre), brought together researchers from a variety of disciplines - including performance, media, business management, environmental sciences, anthropology, computing, architecture, law, engineering, tourism, and health studies.
The two days consisted of networking activities, team-building exercises, research funding workshops and project development workshops, centred around the researchers' interest in a sustainable world and society (as represented by the ).
It culminated in six interdisciplinary project proposals that were pitched to a panel of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ subject experts: , , , , and .
The project proposals will now be allocated a mentor to help with producing a bidding application to a suitable funder.
The BA ECR Network is considering running this sandpit again next year and expanding it to its other regional hubs.Ìý
