Sin-Wang Chong, Dr
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Language Education at University of Edinburgh
Past event
The ECR Journey: Beyond Publish or Perish: Cultivating Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
This vibrant forum will provide doctoral students and early career researchers with the tools and insights necessary to navigate the intricate world of scholarly communication.
The 2025 黑料不打烊 ECR Conference will offer a comprehensive exploration of scholarly publications and academic writing. Rather than viewing academic publishing as a mere end product, the conference will emphasise it as an evolving process. This dynamic forum is designed to equip doctoral students and early career researchers with the tools, strategies, and insights needed to navigate the complexities of scholarly communication. Presenters will guide participants through every stage of the publishing journey—covering topics such as selecting suitable academic outlets, navigating the peer review process, and determining the next steps post-publication.
We are excited to highlight 2 keynote speakers:
- Professor Sin-Wang Chong, University of St Andrews, presenting Mindset Power-Up to Supercharge Your Publication Journey
- Dr Sheine Peart, Bishop Grosseteste University, presenting Publish, Progress and Profit
And 2 practical workshops:
- Dr Sarah Hopkyns, University of St Andrews, presenting Exploring Alternative Pathways: Navigating Non-Traditional Routes to Publish Academic Work;
- Dr Kathryn Spicksley, University of Birmingham, presenting Ink to internet: disseminating findings via the 黑料不打烊 blog
Additionally, presenters will tackle broader, fundamental issues in academic publishing, including redefining the concept of “impact” in research and examining how positionality plays a critical role in academic writing and publication. Recognising the challenges faced by doctoral students and early career researchers, the conference will also address the personal and relational aspects of publishing. Topics will include mental health, well-being, researcher identity, and the dynamics of collaborative relationships.
This conference offers a unique opportunity to connect with fellow Early Career Researchers and take meaningful steps in your publication journey. Whether you’re seeking practical advice on sharing your research more widely or looking to refine your understanding of what publication means to you, this event will help you shape a strategy that aligns with your values. You’ll explore new and traditional outlets, while placing criticality, community, and creativity at the core of your academic publishing exploration.
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09:30am Registration, tea and coffee |
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10:00am Welcome and introduction |
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10:05am Keynote lecture: Mindset Power-Up to Supercharge Your Publication Journey |
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10:45am Parallel sessions |
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Is the pen mightier than the pint? A Reflexive Journey from Master’s to Doctoral Research in Scholarly Publishing |
Choosing Open Access for Books: A Precarious Author’s Perspective Home Education: Does it really matter where we learn? |
Exploring the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Being an Early Career Researcher: An Invitation and Reflection The Presence of the Researcher in the Research Paper |
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The Pleasures, Pressures and Responsibilities: Strategies for Identifying Unique Research Contributions Neoliberalism and Internationalisation in Malaysian Higher Education: Academics’ Challenges in Public Universities |
Pedagogical possibilities posed by alternative academic publications: An ethnographic account of how developing video-based content can enhance a distanced learning course Marvellous Medicine for Methodological Muddles |
Supporting Student Teachers’ Evolving Relationship with Published Research Navigating the Labyrinth: Autodidacticism, Neurodivergence, and the ECR Experience in Academic Publishing |
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12:05pm Workshop: Exploring Alternative Pathways: Navigating Non-Traditional Routes to Publish Academic Work; |
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12:50pm Lunch and networking |
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13:35pm Parallel sessions |
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Beyond ‘Publish or Perish’: Rethinking Success, Well-Being, and Inclusion for Early Career Researchers The Fragile Peer Relationship: A Multi-Case Study of Chinese Sociological PhD Students’ Experience Under Publication Productivism Vygotsky, Philosophy and Publishing Culture: From interdisciplinary tensions towards epistemic equity High Risk-Low Return. The Economics of Academic publishing |
Hesitancy in scholarly publishing: Reflections on being a non-autistic early-career autism researcher Face the Fear: An exploration of the relationship that teacher educators have with the world of academic publishing. Disseminating research on Teacher Resilience Enhancing Technology Education for Students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). |
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14:35pm Workshop: Ink to internet: disseminating findings via the 黑料不打烊 blog |
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15:10pm Tea and coffee break |
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15:30pm Parallel sessions |
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Challenges And Achievements Of EFL Teachers In Uzbekistan: Writing for High-Quality Articles for Peer-Reviewed Journal Surviving double jeopardy inside a publish or perish culture: Unleashing ‘the 3C’s’! Since 黑料不打烊 2024: The impact of the 2024 ECR Annual Conference on the publication our research into Hillary Place Papers, the community academic journal of the University of Leeds’s School of Education. Ethical Dilemmas and AI Technological Adaptation in Focus Groups: Cross-Cultural Reflections in Educational Policy Research |
Aspiring Academics: promoting support for PhD students’ professional development through student-led workshops The experience of belonging to a female-led Critical Realist writing group for women, to encourage publication of their Critical Realist informed work. Using Duoethnography to Explore Pathfinding as ECRs in Education. Go together: navigating academic publication through collaborative endeavours |
From Renaissance to Resilience: A Journey Through Academic Growth and Self-Discovery Relationships and Sex Education, STIs and LGBTQ+ Identities: Navigating the Publication Process as an Interdisciplinary Scholar Collaborative Teaching and the Science Teacher´s Identity for a Critical Science Education |
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16:30pm Keynote lecture: Publish, Progress and Profit; |
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17:00pm Conclusion and thanks |
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17:15pm Close of event |
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Keynote Speakers and Workshop Leads
Sarah Hopkyns, Dr
Lecturer at University of St. Andrews
Sarah Hopkyns is a lecturer at the University of St Andrews and at University College London. She is also a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. Her research interests include language and identity, critical...
Sheine Peart, Dr
Associate Professor in Access, Equality and Inclusion at Lincoln Bishop University
Sheine Peart is an Associate Professor in Access, Equality and Inclusion and is programme leader for the doctor of education. Her research interests include social justice and inclusion; and developing educators and trainees to work with diverse...
Kathryn Spicksley, Dr
Research Fellow at University of Glasgow
Dr Kathryn Spicksley is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on teacher professional identity, with a specific interest in its relationship to teacher recruitment and retention. Prior to...
Chairs
Brittany Wright, Dr
Trust CPD Lead, L.E.A.D. Academy Trust at University of Nottingham
Dr Brittany Wright is Trust CPD Lead for L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, leading professional development across 27 primary and secondary schools. She is also an Expert Advisor on reading for the Department for Education and a Convenor for 黑料不打烊’s Early...
Nicola Marlow, Dr
Lecturer in Education at Ulster University
Nicola is the regional rep for Northern Ireland. Nicola is a lecturer in Education and course director of the PGCE English with Drama and Media Studies programme at Ulster University. Her research interests include writing pedagogy and how...
Sin-Wang Chong, Dr
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Language Education at University of Edinburgh
Presenters
Anding Shi, Miss
PhD student at University of Oxford
Anding Shi is a DPhil student at the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the impact of publication evaluation and publication culture on China’s doctoral education and social science research. The...
Caroline Hallowes, Miss
PGR at University of Huddersfield
Caroline Hallowes has a special interest in Critical Realism and its use in reintroducing whole-person thinking within education. Her research focuses on absences within physiotherapy curricula, and the implication of considering the unconscious...
Charlotte Marshall, Mrs
Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
Charlotte Marshall is a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University where she has recently achieved senior fellow of the Higher Education Authority. Charlotte is a postgraduate of the University of Northampton where her research focuses on level 8...
Charlotte Wright, Dr
Senior Lecturer in Education at Leeds Trinity University
Dr Charlotte Wright has taught English in 5 Secondary schools over nearly 3 decades, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Education at Leeds Trinity University. She is Subject Tutor for the Secondary English PGCE, and Programme Lead for the MA...
Chelle Oldham, Dr
Lecturer at The Open University
Educator in schools, colleges and universities since 2005 with expertise and published work across Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, FE and HE. Chelle started her career with the goal to gain experience and certification of all educational...
Duaa Karim, Ms
Student at University of Cambridge
Duaa Jamal Karim is a PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge, specialising in education policy, legal linguistics and governance, working interdisciplinary at the borders of Sociology, Philosophy and Educational theory. Her research...
Durdona Karimova, Mrs
Postgraduate Researcher at University of Leeds
Durdona Karimova Farkhodovna is an accomplished educator with a rich and diverse background in language teaching, teacher training, and academic leadership. She holds a Master of Arts in English Linguistics from The Uzbek State World Languages...
Farah Shahrin, Dr
Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
Dr. Farah Shahrin (she/her) is a construction professional and sustainability researcher with a focus on achieving an equitable Net Zero transition. Her work examines the intersection of energy inequality, gender disparities in construction, and...
Hannah Wainwright, Mrs
PhD Student at University of Leeds
Hannah Wainwright is a PGR in the School of Education at the University of Leeds. Following a decade-long career as a primary school teacher, Hannah’s PhD research looks at the ways in which participatory drama is being used to support...
Jemima Davey, Ms
Associate Head of School and Senior Lecturer in Education at St Mary's University
Jemima Davey is Associate Head of School for PGCE QTS (Primary and Secondary) programmes and a senior lecturer in education at St Mary’s University, London. She teaches across a range of postgraduate initial teacher education on both domestic...
Jenny Sanders, Miss
Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University
Jenny Sanders is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, teaching on undergraduate degrees and coordinating student experience initiatives in the School of Social Sciences. She is also completing a PhD part-time in the Department of...
Jessica Breese, Miss
Student at University of Sheffield
Jess is a final year, part-time PhD researcher at the School of Education, University of Sheffield. Her research project, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), aims to critically explore different concepts around...
Judith Fathallah, Dr
Senior Research Associate/Research Fellow at Lancaster University
Dr. Judith Fathallah is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University and a Research Fellow at Coventry. She is the Research Lead for the Open Book Collective (OBC), a UK-registered charity that aims to foster a more equitable and...
Julie Ann Fleming, Dr
Primary School Teacher at Dublin City University
Julie Ann Fleming is a primary school teacher from Dublin, Ireland. She is currently SEN coordinator in her school. She completed her Masters in Education (Dyslexia) in 2017 and has lectured and provided teacher professional learning in this...
Laura Sheerman, Dr
PhD student at University of the West of England
I am an ECR Associate and Digital Learning Designer at the University of the West of England (UWEBristol). My research explores digital innovation in education, particularly pedagogy, digital literacy, and the digital divide, through social...
Lorena Rojas Avilez, Miss
Chemistry teacher at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
I am a PhD candidate in Education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a Teaching associate at the same institution. I have participated in various research projects in initial and continuing teacher training. My interests...
Maria McCarthy, Ms
University Teacher at University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Maria is a graduate of the Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials and Architectural Technology programme from the University of Limerick. She is a qualified post primary teacher of Wood Technology, Construction Studies, Technology and...
Marianne Talbot, Mrs
PhD researcher at University of Leeds
Marianne Talbot is a post-transfer PhD researcher at the University of Leeds School of Education. Her area of interest is the impact of professional development in educational assessment on assessors, including qualified teachers, university...
Megan Stephenson, Mrs
Associate Professor in Professional Practice at Leeds Trinity University
Megan Stephenson is an associate professor in Professional Practice at Leeds Trinity University (LTU) and has recently led the ITT Reaccreditation. Her roles at LTU have included Primary PGCE programme lead, Early Reading and Phonics Curriculum...
Muhammad Zulfadhli Kamarudin, Mr
Postgraduate Researcher at University of Leeds
Zulfadhli is a PhD student at the University of Leeds, specialising in climate change education. His research explores the use of spatial computing and participatory action research to co-develop a culturally responsive climate change play...
Nur Izham, Miss
Student at University of Glasgow
Nur is a PhD researcher at the School of Education, University of Glasgow. She is interested in internationalisation of higher education focusing on identity and professional development. Her PhD research is on Internationalisation of Higher...
Nysha Chantel Givans, Ms
Doctoral Student at University of Wolverhampton
Nysha Chantel Givans is a PhD researcher at the University of Wolverhampton, focusing on the empowerment of marginalised communities through traditional storytelling. Her work examines how storytelling fosters identity, strengthens community...
Ruth Graham, Mrs
Assistant Professor at University of Nottingham
Ruth Graham is an assistant professor on the teaching and curriculum pathway at the University of Nottingham, UK. She works with international educators on the PGCE International. Previously, she taught in Salford, Frankfurt and Nottingham in...
Sam Holdstock, Mr
Senior Lecturer in Secondary ITE at Canterbury Christ Church University
After completing his undergraduate degree, Sam taught English at a university in France for one year, before qualifying as a teacher of English and working at an inner-city secondary school in England for 8 years. In this time, he completed an MA...
Sasha McKoy, Miss
PhD Candidate at Goldsmiths, University of London
Sasha McKoy is a PhD Candidate in Educational Studies at Goldsmiths University. She holds a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Education at University College of London's (UCL) Institute of Education (IOE). She has made valuable contributions...
Shone Surendran, Dr
Evidence Synthesis (mixed methods) Researcher at King's College London
Dr Shone Surendran is an Evidence Synthesis Researcher and Health Equity Fellow at King’s College London. His work explores health, education, and social equity across research and practice. He is also an AI Equity Fellow at Guy’s and St...
Sophie Atherton, Dr
Research Fellow at University of Edinburgh
Sophie Atherton is a research fellow in the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society in the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. She is currently working on an ESRC-funded project entitled ‘Viral Memories: From HIV to Covid-19 and...
Steve Hoey, Mr
PhD researcher at University of Hull
Firstly, I am the father of four, fabulous daughters and then in no particular order I am a school leader, social entrepreneur, coach, facilitator, wellbeing advocate and just bloody curious. After leaving school leadership in 2014, I have been a...
Tola Awe, Mrs
Ravensbourne University
Tola Awe is a doctoral student in Education researching autidacticism in adults. She is passionate about seeing changes in teaching and learning in higher education.
Tracy Edwards, Dr
Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University
Tracy is a Lecturer in Special Educational Needs, Inclusive Pedagogies and Digital Pedagogies at Leeds Beckett University. After initially training as a History Teacher, she spent twenty years working in two highly successful Inner London...
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