The Difficult Research Support Network
DRSN Check-in: Reflecting on Difficult Research (Drop-in)
This final session of the year offers an open, informal space to reflect on your experiences of difficult research and to think ahead.
Whether you are preparing for fieldwork, in the midst of it, or looking back, you are welcome to bring questions, challenges, or moments you’d like to unpack. The session will include space to reflect on what has been most difficult, what has helped, and what you might do differently going forward.
We can also revisit themes from earlier sessions this year or explore anything that hasn’t yet been discussed.
There is no fixed agenda – the session will be shaped by participants, offering a supportive space to share experiences, exchange strategies, and connect.
The Difficult Research Support Network (DRSN) is a student-led community within the Social Sciences Division, launched last year to help researchers maximise the potential of their work while safeguarding their wellbeing.
Find out more about the Difficult Research Support Network and other events.
Please see our booking Terms and Conditions below
The Convener
Maria Obrebska
Other Divisional Events
Researcher Development Terms and Conditions
In booking any training workshops, you agree that:
In booking any training workshops, you agree that:
COMMITMENT: application is not an expression of interest; it is a firm commitment. You will be available for the full duration of the course session(s); if you are not, please do not make a booking. You will not accept any subsequent meeting invitations that may fall during the given workshop times.
PRE-WORK / HOMEWORK: if applicable, you will complete any given pre-work and/or homework as described on the workshop web listing, as it constitutes part of the workshop
CANCELLATION: should your circumstances change, and you are not able to attend the full session(s). you will cancel giving at least 72-hours' notice, so we can offer the place to someone on the waiting list.
ARRIVAL: you will join, or arrive at, the workshop 5 minutes before the advertised start time, to ensure a prompt start.
LATE POLICY: you understand that the online room will be locked / workshop door will be closed 10 minutes after the event start time and late-comers will not be admitted. This is to preserve the integrity of the course for those who are present.
ENGAGEMENT: you will give the session your undivided attention and engagement. You will not be able to do other tasks in parallel. If online, you will ensure that your environment and internet connection allow you to participate verbally and with video cameras on. These are interactive workshops, and it is not appropriate to attend from a silent or shared workspace.
ATTENDANCE RECORD: you understand the Register will be taken in the last half-hour of the course, and anyone not present in the room at that point will be marked as non -attending (see below)
FEEDBACK: you will contribute feedback afterwards, to help us understand how well the session met its intended aims, and facilitate our continuous improvement
CONSEQUENCES OF NON-ATTENDANCE: you understand that any non-attendance
a) is visible to departments and supervisors/PIs, and
b) may result in any future bookings you’ve made within the same term being cancelled, and the place(s) offered to the waiting list.
If you have specific circumstances which may affect your engagement with this event, or your meeting our Terms and Conditions, please continue with your booking and contact us by email to discuss how we can support you: researcherdevelopment@socsci.ox.ac.uk