Workshop: Beyond the Academy

A workshop for postgraduate research students and early career researchers.

25-26 January 2024

The Centre for Korean Studies at The University of Sheffield

This workshop aims to give UK-based postgraduate research students and early career researchers in Korean Studies the opportunity to engage in practical training focussed on strategies and channels for communicating their research to non-academic or hybrid audiences, in alignment with knowledge exchange objectives of UK higher education institutions and research funding bodies. This workshop recognises the importance of Korean Studies in contributing diverse ideas and perspectives and fostering links between the UK and Korea.

Led by mid-career Korean Studies and East Asian Studies scholars with experience in engaging with the media, charities, government and the creative industries, the workshop will include sessions covering the following themes:

• Why and how do we take Korean Studies research outside the academy? 
• Sharing your expertise with the mass media 
• How to pitch an article for The Conversation (and other platforms) 
• Engaging with creative industries and local community organisations 
• Engaging with civil society, policymakers and activists 

Each session will present case studies and offer opportunities to apply key lessons to your own research, so that you leave the workshop with an action plan for your research agenda going forward.

The workshop will run over two days and the number of participants will be limited to 12 to ensure all involved have the opportunity to network and apply learning to their own research, receiving feedback from each other and from the session leaders.

The cost of accommodation for attendees from outside Sheffield will be covered for two nights. Attendees will need to make their own way to and from Sheffield.

The deadline for applications has now passed.