How does your research make a difference?
Tuesday 30 June to Wednesday 1 July
Our seventh Student and Staff Research Conference asks a simple question: how does your research make a difference?
Understood in the widest sense, this question encourages our staff and students to reflect on how their research can bring about real-world change, align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to specialist knowledge, or even enable personal development.
This theme reflects London Met's commitment to supporting impactful research: bringing about change for the benefit of our community, our city, and the world.
We are delighted to announce that this year's conference will feature:
- two keynote speakers: Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of the Guardian and Pulitzer Prize winner, and Prof. Úna Fairbrother, London Met's Deputy Dean for Academic Staff Development
- a research impact workshop, delivered by Dr Diane Smith, London Met's Research and Knowledge Exchange Impact Manager
- a valedictory lecture by Prof. Klaus Fischer, Head of the Graduate School, on his academic journey
- an address from our Vice Chancellor, Prof. Julie Hall
The main body of the conference consists of student and staff 15-minute papers, 3-minute lightning presentations, and a poster exhibition. This year, speakers will cover a broad range of topics from Alasdair MacIntyre’s practical reasoning to Islamic finance regulations, and design maturity frameworks to net-zero practices. Papers will address judicial issues (tracing 3D-printed firearms), AI applications (financial and safety risks in construction, human-elephant conflict mitigation), health and wellbeing (responsible leadership, cancer diagnostics, dyslexia in minoritised communities, knife crime in London, meaning making in grief, DNA and aging), and student concerns (empowering student voices, social connectivity).
The full programme is now available online here.
Prizes will be awarded for the best presentations, and refreshments will be provided on both days. The conference is free and open to all students and staff as well as external guests.
If you would like to be involved in preparing and running the conference, or have any other queries, please contact researchconference@londonmet.ac.uk
