Forthcoming Events
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 6th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- How does time - project timelines, contracts, career precarity - shape research opportunities?
- What opportunities are only visible in hindsight, and what does that tell us about how research unfolds?
Presenters:
Alexandar Gradner-McTaggart
Kazuhiro Kudo
Min Thein Win
Qiongyao Wang
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Time: 12:45 - 14:45
Venue: B4-LP-03
Past Events
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 5th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- How do meritocratic ideals influence who gets opportunities to pursue certain research topics?
- What kinds of research-and researchers-are made visible or invisible through current systems?
Presenters:
Hugo Horta
Kan Chen
Pinyan Lin
Namsik Kim
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: B2-LP-16
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 5th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- How do we understand our distance from the research topic(s) we have undertaken, are currently undertaking, or want to undertake?
- How do we define "impact," and whose impact matters?
Presenters:
Helen Gunter
Sylvie Lomer
Guanglun Michael Mu
Kwok Kuen Tsang
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:00 (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: B2-LP-16
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 5th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- How do our disciplinary, institutional, and cultural contexts shape what counts as legitimate research?
- In what ways do power structures (e.g., publication expectations, supervision models) influence how we understand "good" or "rigorous" research?
- If students are already capable of conducting and publishing research, what deeper intellectual, ethical, or relational capacities should doctoral education cultivate?
Presenters:
Angela Yung Chi Hou
Yusuf Ikbal Oldac
Ni Zeng
Yang Li
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025
Time: 15:45 - 16:45 (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: C-LP-02
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 5th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- What counts as"research" and who decides?
- How do power, privilege, and positionality influence what research we do and how we interpret findings?
- What are the implications of decolonising research methods?
Presenters:
Kathryn Telling
Ji Ying
Tugay Durak
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025
Time: 17:00 - 18:00 (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: C-LP-02
This series (hybrid) creates a space to explore the meaning and methods of research, and to consider how it connects with practice. Open to colleagues and friends across career stages, disciplines, and countries, it seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice through dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and practically meaningful. The 5th seminar of this series will feature discussants who will lead conversations on the following questions:
- What do we mean when we say we are "doing research"?
- How do methods shape not only what we know, but how we understand knowledge?
- What does it mean to be a "researcher" without being in academia?
Presenters:
Anu Härkönen
Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko
Lihuan Chen
Date: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2025
Time: 15:30 - 16:30 (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: B2-LP-13