The conference will run from lunchtime Wednesday 2 December to mid-afternoon Friday 4 December.

Navigating the Academic Journey: Funding, Dissemination, and Collaboration for ECRs.
Morning -  Wednesday 2 December

This pre-conference workshop aims to equip students and early career researchers with the foundational academic skills needed to navigate their professional journeys.

• The morning opens from 10.30 to 11.30 am with a session on research dissemination led by Jo Hikaka, Mary Breheny, and Susan Gee, highlighting effective, impactful ways to share study findings across Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Following this, Richard Wright will lead a targeted session from 11.30 am to 12.00 pm on writing research funding applications to help emerging scholars secure financial backing for their work.

Join us on Thursday evening for a hāngī-style dinner at Haere-roa, the UCSA building on campus alongside the Ōtākaro Avon River.

The conference dinner is included in all full conference registrations