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Deadline for submissions: 20 October 2026

Call for abstracts

We invite you to submit an abstract (500 words) for a 10 minuteÌýpaperÌýwhich explores an element of your methodological thinking.ÌýÌýInÌýparticularÌýwe welcomeÌýcontributions thatÌýdo one of the following:Ìý

• Critically examineÌýpositionality through methods. You might considerÌýhow yourÌýresearcherÌýidentity, power relations, and disciplinary locations become visible in methodological choices,ÌýandÌýaskÌýhow these shape knowledge productionÌý

• ExamineÌýcreative and participatory methods,Ìýperhaps considering howÌýways these approaches disrupt conventional notions of rigourÌýÌý

• ExploreÌýethical considerations inÌýresearch,Ìýperhaps consideringÌýhow ethics is lived and enactedÌýinÌýmethods rather than resolved through procedural approval aloneÌý

• Present approaches toÌýdataÌýanalysis. This could include presentations of diverse approaches to data analysis;Ìýreflective accounts of working with creative data;ÌýorÌýexplorations ofÌýthe tensionsÌýyou haveÌýfacedÌýwhen translatingÌýdataÌýinto academic argumentsÌý

Reviewing criteria

Submissions will be reviewing against the following criteria:

• Clarity of the focus of the researchÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
• Clarity and justifications of methods and methodologies
• Depth of reflection on the making of the researcher
• Relevance of the issue to other doctoral researchers or ECRs