Past – Present – Future: Research at London Met
Building on the success of the previous four years, we are pleased to announce the fifth annual University-wide research conference. This two-day event will provide a platform for students and staff to come together and showcase their research with the aim of celebrating and sharing our findings and fostering future collaborative and interdisciplinary partnerships.
The conference is organised by the Postgraduate Research Student-Staff Liaison Forum which brings together research students and staff to discuss academic and research community matters in cooperation with the Graduate School and the Research and Postgraduate Office. The forum is chaired by Dr Eirini Meimaridou.
Research at London Met is very much concerned with real world issues and thus with our future – a future we hope will be fairer and more inclusive.
We have three keynote speakers confirmed, whose work addresses our theme of 'Past – Present – Future':
- Sarah Keating, Head of the Formal and Non-Formal Education Division at the Council of Europe, will speak about addressing populism through citizenship and values education
- Dr Lucy Bullivant, our alumna and author of Masterplanning Futures, will present her research on ‘livable urbanism’
- Dr Lan Jiang, senior lecturer at London Met's Guildhall School of Business and Law, will talk about the development of corporate social responsibility and governance
From our students and staff we will also hear about ‘territorial typologies’ in Stockholm, about children’s architectural needs and dreams in Beirut, and about sub-Saharan sculptures.
Our human science research includes biological security, coronaviruses, anti-cancer applications and vitamin D deficiencies in black people in Islington. We will hear much about AI applications, for instance on how to prevent unethical and inequitable AI application in forensics and on how AI can support special educational needs and disabilities.
Our Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre sponsors research on experiencing the Syrian and Aghan resettlement schemes and on forced migrants accessing (or not accessing) higher education. We will hear about the effect of climate change on gender roles in Zimbabwe and about how Norway stimulates innovation. Psychology papers address the narratives of bystanders of image-based sexual abuse and interventions to address the mental health crisis of children and young people.
Business colleagues will explore our research history in corporate responsibility and governance. We will hear about carbon pricing and about consumer protection in relation to new financial products as well as music business theory and how a ‘born-global’ family firm has negotiated organisational change. Pedagogical research addresses the construct of ‘teaching excellence’, intercultural communication and citizenship in English language teaching, how drawing can support the research process, and lecturer identity in Sri Lanka.
The conference brings together researchers from all schools and, in keeping with the theme, several alumni. We will highlight our knowledge transfer partnerships, for instance about developing specific assistive hardware.
Our tried and tested format features keynotes, 15-minute talks and 3-minute lightning presentations and poster spots. Most papers will be given live, but some will be available as recordings that can be accessed throughout the conference and after. The most engaging and profound papers await prizes in several categories.
Programme details are coming soon. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the conference and engaging with such an interesting and diverse range of topics over the two days!
The conference will take place in-person at our Holloway campus across 2 and 3 July 2024.
