The Kent School of Architecture and Planning (KSAP) is hosting a PGR symposium which explores the challenges in communicating the value of postgraduate research in our fields.
Introduction
Universities, in particular those with a strong Arts and Humanities focus, are facing increasing pressure to justify the value academic research and teaching provide to society and the economy. Much of this is underpinned by a conservative and neoliberal understanding of education, with its emphasis on economic benefits.
The one-day symposium aims to discuss some key questions on the day such as:
- What is the value of postgraduate research and how is the value of research communicated in academia, society and industry?
- Does the context of academia, society and industry affect the way we communicate the value and how?
- How does this discussion in arts and humanities differ from that of social science, technology or science?
- What impact does PGR research have on the development of professions within the built environment?