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The following work is credited to Dr Samantha Evans, Dr Jacob Fairless Nicholson, Dr Lydia Gibson and Dr Hannah Walters, as per the individual credits below.
Methodological toolkits: video recordings
Lifeline methodology
How can lifelines be used as an empowering tool for both researcher and researched? This video introduces the lifeline methodology and shows it in action, plotting the hypothetical and normalised trajectory of an early career researcher.
Facilitated by Hannah; contributors Sam, Jacob, Lydia and Hannah.
Way with words; poetry and discourse analysis
How can we understand the way words are used? What power do they have to reinforce and also disrupt power? This video recorded by Sam and Mariah shows how two ‘word-based’ methods (discourse analysis and poetry, specifically cento) can be used as critical methodologies in inequality research. This video provides an introduction to these techniques showing how they can be used to scrutinise online ‘careers advice’ for early career academics. The discussion between Sam and Mariah also highlights points of connection, surprise and the value of collaborating across disciplines.
Jointly facilitated by Sam and Mariah. The text used in the video comes from publicly available sources. The video is 1.26 minutes long.
Mining and mapping UKRI; 5-part video series
What can funding data tell us about EDI in early-career research? How does the collection, aggregation, and inaccessibility of personal and individual-level data on which receives funding further deepen and hide inequalities? Across this 5 part series, Lydia demonstrates how aggregated, publicly-available data alongside contextual information on a regional and organisational level can be used to identify axes of inequality within early-career research and academia more widely.
Research and facilitation by Lydia, contributors, Sam, Jacob, Lydia and Hannah.
Part 1 (25 mins) explores how research council funding is distributed spatially, across universities in different regions in England.
Part 2 offers a short introduction (<8 mins) of analysing funding in particular disciplines, beginning with Lydia’s own (Anthropology).
Part 3 expands on part 2 by exploring the academic journey of another Visiting Fellow (Sociology) in a 10 minute short.
Part 4 expands on part 2 by exploring the academic journeys of another Visiting Fellow (Psychology) in a 10 minute short.
Part 5 expands on part 2 by exploring the academic journeys of another Visiting Fellow (Human Geography) in a 10 minute short.
What are ‘ordinary ethics’ in EDI research?
This episode of our methodological toolkit for research on equity, diversity and inclusion at the early career stage comprises a discussion on ethics. As a starting point it draws on what geographer Raksha Pande (2021) has called ‘ordinary ethics’, that is the casting of ethics as an ordinary rather than special consideration (e.g. for the purpose of filling out an ethics form or gaining ethical approval). The conversation offers collective and speculative reflections on case study examples and questions posed in relevant literature. It features a range of themes including positionality, power, responsibility, and participation, and is structured around designing, conducting, and framing a research project.
Facilitated by Jacob and features the insights of Sam, Jacob, Lydia and Hannah.
Methodological toolkits: additional resource
Making FoI requests in EDI research; an infographic guide
Accessing personal data in EDI research is particularly difficult - understanding the factors that contribute to inequality requires analyses of special and protected characteristics and individual-level data to identify points of intersectionality. These can be costly for organisations to provide (because of the time it takes to disaggregate aggregated data), include levels and types of data that are not held by the organisations one expects, and fail to comply with data protection and GDPR laws. This four page guide offers clear instructions on what the legal requirements on organisations are, what constitutes an appropriate and effective FoI request, and the reasons data are often withheld (using data from the UK Cabinet Office that tracks FoI requests).
Authored and designed by Lydia.
Image credit. Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash. Colorful Hands 2 of 3 / George Fox students Annabelle Wombacher, Jared Mar, Sierra Ratcliff and Benjamin Cahoon collaborated on this mural.