Shaping Researcher Support Workshops
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your research and unsupported?
Please help us shape the vision for future research support at one of two Thursday lunchtime workshops: 12 March (1 hour) or 19 March (2 hours).
Many researchers work closely with distressing stories, data, and experiences - but we rarely talk about the impact this has on us. The SUPPORT (Scalable, Unified Practices for Presenting Ongoing Researcher Trauma) project focuses on vicarious (secondary) trauma in research - and how we can better support researchers engaged in emotionally or psychologically demanding research. Read about The SUPPORT Project HERE
In these workshops, we will define what we mean by vicarious trauma and share emerging findings from the SUPPORT project (if you would like to complete an online questionnaire, you are welcome to do so). We will actively invite participants to reflect on their experiences and share what they believe would be useful approaches and interventions to prevent and treat vicarious trauma in researchers throughout the research lifecycle. The aim of these workshops is to together develop more effective recommendations for safer, more sustainable research practice.
Who is invited?
• Staff and student researchers who work on sensitive/difficult topics (e.g. trauma and loss, conflict, discrimination, illness, environmental crisis) and/or in challenging settings (e.g. unsafe or unstable, witnessing suffering and deprivation)
• Supervisors of students engaged in sensitive research
• Anyone with an interest in supporting researchers to engage effectively and sustainably with this kind of research
Workshop plan
• Preview results from our survey of Oxford researchers’ experiences
• Tell us about the support you’d like in future, for students researchers, supervisors and academic staff (including methods training, support networks, mental health support and any other elements of support)
• Give us your views about the best timings and formats for training
These workshops are open to all Oxford students and staff from any discipline. Lunch will be provided.
