BASEES Talks: Researching Russia and Eastern Europe as a PhD student in times of COVID, Webinar, Tuesday, 23 March, 3pm on Zoom

Researching Russia and Eastern Europe as a PhD student in times of COVID: What to do when a pandemic ruins your plans?  

How could you design a study differently? Should you change your entire thesis halfway through? Most importantly, what do you do when it all goes wrong? Experienced supervisors in history and social science, Professor Sarah Badcock (University of Nottingham) and Professor Anne White (SSEES, London) reflect on the challenges postgraduate researchers currently face. They discuss practical ways PhD students might overcome losing access to their place of research, data, or sources. The event will highlight extra sources of funding, resources for PGRs, and consider some of the pros and cons of researching online in the context of the Slavic world. A Q&A will follow the main discussion and contributions from the audience are welcome.  

Organised and chaired by Jessica Lovett, BASEES Postgraduate Representative (University of Nottingham) and Szinan Radi, BASEES Postgraduate Representative (University of Nottingham) 

The event will take place on Tuesday, 23 March, at 3pm (GMT) on Zoom