• Thursday December 12th, 2024, 11am – 12:30pm UK time
• Dr Agnieszka Rydzik, University of Lincoln.
• Dr Maria Gebbels, University of Greenwich (moderator)

What we will cover?

This session will introduce you to a range of visual research methods that can be complement and augment more conventional methodological approaches.

Who should attend?

Any doctoral researcher in hospitality and tourism. There is no cost to attend.

About the presenter

Dr. Agnieszka Rydzik
Associate Professor in Tourism and Work at the University of Lincoln. Her research focuses on employment relations and the future of work; the precarisation of work; and gender, migration and worker agency. She is interested in community-based research, and visual and participatory methodologies, and is passionate about creating more hospitable workplaces, communities and institutions. Her current research, funded through the British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, explores technological change and the future of hospitality work.

How to register?

Please register

• Wednesday March 20th, 2024, 10am-11am UK time
• Dr. Eleni (Elina) Michopoulou, University of Derby
• Dr Alisha Ali, Sheffield Hallam University (moderator)

What we will cover?

This session will offer insights into the publication journey. Considerations on how to evaluate and choose the right journal, how to start writing the manuscript, how to prepare for the submission process and useful hits and tips on managing the revision process will be offered.

Who should attend?

Any doctoral researcher in hospitality and tourism. There is no cost to attend.

About the presenter

Dr. Eleni (Elina) Michopoulou is an Associate Professor in Business Management at University of Derby, UK. Her research interests include information systems in tourism, services (tourism/hospitality/events), marketing and management, and technology acceptance. She is particularly interested in the field of accessible and wellness tourism, which she has actively been researching for over fifteen years. Eleni has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications including academic journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. She is the co-director of the International Research Association of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Networks in Academia (ATHENA); co-founder of THEINC International Conference, sits on the editorial board of over 10 high impact academic journals and is the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Spa and Wellness by Routledge/Taylor&Francis.

• February 13th 2024, 10am-11am UK time
• Dr Pallavi Singh, Sheffield Hallam University
• Dr Alisha Ali, Sheffield Hallam University (moderator)

What we will cover?

Networking is an important part of your professional and career development as a doctoral researcher. However, networking can be daunting, and many times you don’t know where to begin or how to maximise the opportunities from networking. This session will take you behind the scenes of networking and discuss tops tips for networking.

Who should attend?

Any doctoral researcher in hospitality and tourism. There is no cost to attend.

About the presenter

Dr Pallavi Singh is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Her research interests include environmental education in schools, sustainable consumption in families, consumer food waste, socialization theory, and child influence in family decision-making. Her work has been published in leading marketing journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Technology Forecasting and Social change, International Marketing Review, International Journal of Market Research among others. She has guest edited special issues in leading journals. She is co-founder and lead of the research subcluster on Surplus, waste and excess food in society (SWEFS) in Sheffield Hallam University and Chair of the Sustainability Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Academy of Marketing. She reviews for leading marketing Journals like Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Journal of Consumer Behaviour etc.

• Wednesday December 2nd 2021 at 5pm UK time
• Dr. Barbara Tomasella, University of Derby, Dr Alisha Ali, Sheffield Hallam University (moderator)

In this seminar , the intricacies of abductive research are discussed, and the link to other approaches such as inductive and deductive.