Events

12 October 2024

Fire-UK Conference Showcase

Our UK Partner Group, the Forum for Independent Research Endeavours (FIRE-UK) invited members to present their research, whether published or ongoing. 

14 September 2024

The Accidental Educator: Unlocking the Teacher in Everyone

2pm EST /11am PST/7pm BST/8pm CET: Librarian/archivist Jo Baines presented this free NCIS webinar. For academics, teaching and learning are the yin to research’s yang, together forming the education sector. Librarians also operate in both areas, as they support academic development. This talk explores what it teaching outside of traditional academic training, the importance to everyone of pedagogy, and how we can all learn a lot from thinking a little about how we inspire others in our professions.

15 June 2024

Disability and Research

In this symposium on disability and the “user interface,” Helen Ross, Kevin Waitkuweit, and Kate Burrows describe their own interfaces as the site where research hits disability.

11 May 2024

NCIS Guide for Independent Scholars book launch

Online book launch for this much-needed resource, with foreword by Ron Gross, author of The Independent Scholar’s Handbook. BYO celebratory drinks!

27 April 2024

Tools and Software for Independent Researchers

Presentations and discussion of the tools and resources we use to support our scholarly work, hosted by Kathryn Burrows.

  • Kathryn Burrows presents work management platform www.monday.com
  • Amanda Haste presents study buddy platform www.focusmate.com
  • Sandra Ham presents writing app www.scrivener.com
  • Linda Baines presents qualitative data analysis software www.quirkos.com
  • Helen Ross presents accessibility features in MS Word
  • Phillip Reid presents document/project platform www.evernote.com
17 February 2024

Ethics of Human Stem Cells

Presented by medical ethicist Elena Salvaterra.

2 December 2023

The Hatnub Quarry

By archaeologist Hannah Pethen Barrett, winner of the 2023 Eisenstein Prize.

2 September 2023

2023: Demystifying Special Collections & Archives

Led by Joanna Baines.

17 June 2023

Career Academia: An Insightful Overview

Led by Kathryn Burrows.

18 February 2023

Our Journeys towards Independence

A seminar hosted by Helen Ross.

VIDEOS FOR MORE PAST EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NCIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.