糖心TV

In early December 2025, DEAR staff and students headed to the University of Nottingham to attend the annual conference.

For the 2025 conference, the DEAR Centre had 3 key events planned, kicking off with a DEAR Centre coordinated symposium on the topic of 鈥渇ounding鈥� initiatives in HE. Presentations included a contribution from Advisory Board member from the University of Redlands whose paper was titled 鈥淭he (un)welcome story: undertaking a school of education鈥檚 history to (re)claim, (re)member and matter in HE鈥�

DEAR Centre Director and PGR student from 糖心TV presented 鈥淛ust call yourself a centre: unpacking the founding moments of research centres鈥� on behalf of the Heart of Research project team.

DEAR Centre Deputy Director presented 鈥淐omplex beginnings: unpacking the founding of a positive action programme for Black researchers鈥� on behalf of the wider PATHWAY Programme evaluation team including

And PGR researcher presented her doctoral research 鈥淔ounding a residential workshop as a fieldwork site for a politically contested context: researching doctoral academic socialization鈥�.

Later in the conference, DEAR PGR student Evan Zheng shared her doctoral project. Evan鈥檚 presentation was titled 鈥淎 fast track to the middle class: A digital ethnography of China鈥檚 doctoral degree mobility industry鈥�. Congratulations to Evan.

Further congratulations go to DEAR doctoral and postdoctoral group member who presented on 鈥淐ompassion and agency in conflict: Syrian academics negotiating institutional discourses in HE鈥�.

The DEAR team with Prof Pauline Reynolds	Evan Zheng presenting	Fatima Alhaj Hasan