In this episode we speak to organisers of the Early Careers Researchers and Practitioners Network. 

Organisers Raphael Ng, Abigail Lennox, Dorothy Ferary & Gareth Wall join us to discuss the group, it's history and it's purpose. 

The network is a really vibrant space for capabilities work. You can find out more including how to join it here: https://hd-ca.org/thematic_group/early-career-researchers-practitioners-network

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Some more info... 

The overall purpose of Early Career Researchers and Practitioners Network (ECRPN) is:

To facilitate a community that supports early career members in their research and transition from their stage as a student towards a professional phase of their career, and to also foster exchange and integrate practitioner’s knowledge and experience.

Objectives

• Offer a platform where members can develop and achieve their capabilities as growing researchers and practitioners in capabilities work.
• Build a space and coordinate activities to share knowledge and experience, and collaborate across disciplines in research, and cross-sectorally with practitioners.
• Organize events aimed at advancing research and skills development.
• Events fostering practitioner interactions.
• Coordinate support and build community amongst the early career scholars and practitioners. Stimulate interaction between established HDCA scholars and early career scholars.
• Strengthen the interchanges between members, practitioners and established scholars in capabilities work.

Activities

• Online co-writing pomodoro session on Jitsi.
• Webinars covering advice and shared experiences for early career research, including topics on skills and professional development, meet-the-editors/meet-the-practitioners sessions, writing in English for non-native English scholars etc.
• Mentorship program stimulating interaction between Established and Early Career HDCA scholars.
• Panel presentations and Meetup during HDCA conferences

Music by Muertito: https://www.instagram.com/muertito.music/
Production: Verity Watts of https://bettersongs.co.uk/