Our Research-Oriented Professor programme is designed to offer support and provide guidance for members of our community at mid-career stage for whom Research is a core element (speaks to Sections A2, D2 and E2 of the BAM Framework).
Although individuals at mid-career stage perform key roles for their institutions beyond, and represent the largest career group within our community, there has been limited support available in supporting colleagues who aspire to becoming a Professor with a particular focus on research.
The programme will explore the variety of career journeys, barriers and pivot points in a swiftly changing research policy and funding environment.
This programme is designed for mid-career academics.
Mid-career is defined as the time after one has mastered the fundamentals of what is required for effectiveness, is ready to seek the next set of challenges……before one starts to prepare for retirement (Baldwin et al., 2014).
Programme
Session Dates and Venues
All sessions will be in-person
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Session 1: Birmingham, Aston University (TBC) - 11th April 2025
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Time |
Session Title |
Speaker |
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09.15 |
Registration |
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10.00 |
Welcome to the programme and introducing the BAM Framework |
Prof Sarah Robinson, Rennes Business School Prof David Sarpong, Aston University |
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10.30 |
Crafting an academic identity |
Prof Pauline Dibben, Sheffield University |
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11.30 |
Developing a protean professorial career |
Prof Roberta Fida, Aston University |
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12.30 |
Career strategy activity- development discussion |
Prof Jonathan Liu, Ming-Ai (London) Institute |
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13.00 |
Networking Lunch |
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14.00 |
Research and Publication strategy |
Prof Paul Hibbert, Warwick University |
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15.00 |
Developing sustained research funding |
(TBC) |
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16.00 |
Conclusions and next steps |
Prof Sarah Robinson, Rennes Business School Prof David Sarpong, Aston University |
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16.30 |
Close |
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- Session 2: London, Birkbeck, University of London (TBC) - 13th June 2025
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Time |
Session Title |
Speaker |
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09.15 |
Registration |
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10.00 |
Welcome and recap – progress since the last session |
Prof Sarah Robinson, Rennes Business School Prof David Sarpong, Aston University |
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10.30 |
Building national and international networks and profile |
Pawan Budhwar, Aston University |
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11.20 |
Break |
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11.30 |
Maximising research impact |
Prof David Denyer, Cranfield University |
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13.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 |
Developing research environment and supporting ECRs |
(TBC) |
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15.00 |
Job Crafting Discussion |
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15.30 |
The promotion process: Tips on getting on the professorial ladder |
Prof Marian Garcia, Aston University |
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16.15 |
Career strategy development |
Prof Sarah Robinson, Rennes Business School Prof David Sarpong, Aston University |
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16.30 |
Close |
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Facilitators
Professor David Sarpong
David Sarpong is Professor of Strategy and the Marketing and Strategy Subject Group Head at Aston Business School, Aston University. An elected Vice Chair of the British Academy of Management (BAM), David serves on the BAM Council’s Sub-Committee of Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB), and is a former Convenor of the Annual Doctoral Symposium of the Academy. A Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, David has since 2015 conducted research on Russia's Basic Research Program (RBRP) on 'Global Competitiveness’ at the National Research University in Moscow. He is Associate Editor for the Journal of Strategy and Management, and currently enjoys a Visiting Professorship at the Bristol Business School, and an Honorary Research Fellowship at the School of Management, Information Technology, and Public Governance, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Professor Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson is a Professor at Rennes School of Business and a visting Professor at the University of Glasgow. Previously, she worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, the Open University, Lancaster University and in international development in China and Ukraine.
Her interests relate to learning in its many forms, both personal and organisational. She is particularly interested in developing visual, digital and hermeneutic research methodologies for organisational research and in applications of Pierre Bourdieu’s work to organisation studies.
Projects
Current projects include:
- a study of the learning and development of early career academics in contemporary business schools
- the origins and development of the English wine industry
- the genesis of women as political leaders in Scotland.
Journals
Sarah has published in a broad range of journals including:
- Human Relations
- Organization Studies
- British Journal of Management
- Organisation
- Business History
- Management Learning
- Leadership and International Small Business Journal.
Aims & Objectives
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To provide targeted support for mid-career academics who wish to progress to a leadership/ management role in research knowledge and intellectual growth (A2, D2 and E2 of the BAM Framework)
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To offer insight and guidance on writing for publication strategies, including generating impact from published work. Topics include: crafting your research identity; building your publication pipeline and providing effective and humane leadership in your field.
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To offer a platform for sharing best practice in generating research funding, including where to target, how to craft your bid, leading others and networking, delivering your research project.
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To share and draw out best practice in leading and managing others, achieving success, and research/ intellectual growth
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Expand your peer network beyond your institution.
Fees
- Early-bird BAM Member: £595 (until 28th February 2025, 23:59 UK time)
- Late fee BAM Member: £695 (until 28th March 2025, 23:59 UK time)
If you are not a BAM member and would like to join the programme, please become a member first. You will then be able to book a ticket via the 'Book Now' button.
To find out more, and to become a member, please click here
Booking deadline: 28th March 2025.
Contact
For specific information about this event please contact the workshop facilitator(s):
- Sarah Robinson: [email protected]
- David Sarpong: [email protected]
For general enquiries please contact the BAM Office at [email protected]
Expressions of Interest
If you are planning to attend the programme and are awaiting funding, please complete your expression of interest by clicking here.
If you cannot make the 2025 dates but are interested in joining next year's programme, please complete your expression of interest HERE and we will get in touch when we launch ROP 2026.
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment for the event must be received before the start date of the event concerned. Access will not be permitted to the event if full payment has not been received.
Cancellations
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Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the event will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the event will not be eligible for a refund.
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Although we endeavour to run all events as advertised, BAM reserves the right to cancel any event if, for example, there are not enough people to justify running the event or if other significant unforeseen circumstances arise. Please be aware that delegates are always responsible for ensuring their own travel and accommodation against cancellation, and the British Academy of Management is not able to reimburse anyone for these under any circumstances.
To cancel a booking a cancellation request must be submitted via your BAM Account, to do this:
- Go to your BAM Account
- Click 'My Events'
- Under 'Upcoming Events' will be the booking, please click Cancel Booking
- Follow the steps and complete the request