Dear Colleagues As part of my EdD research, I am inquiring into the experiences of academics from professional backgrounds as they negotiate their new career as an academic in higher education in the UK. Thank you to all in the SEDA community for responding to my first request for new academic from professional backgrounds. I am now seeking participants who: - Have held a *professional* career (for example nursing, teaching, engineering, finance) - Now employed in an *academic lecturing *role for *more than 3 years * The research aims to increase the understanding into the period of transition between professional career and academic career to inform the educational development community. Information is included in the attached participant information sheet, but please do contact me directly if you have any further questions: [log in to unmask] . If you would like to participate, please email outlining your current role and previous profession. Please do cascade to any of your contacts who may be interested in participating. The study has been approved by the Oxford Brookes University Research Ethics Committee UREC Registration No: 181187 Kindest regards Mary Mary Kitchener SFHEA Educational Development Consultant Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development Tel: 01865 485098 Email: [log in to unmask] @lecturerkitch *Connect with OCSLD* Subscribe to our monthly newsletter <http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=d8ae0c780c&id=264f0e0dce> | Blog <http://ocsld.brookesblogs.net/> Website <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/ocsld/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ocsld> | Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/BrookesOCSLD> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ocsld> Publications to buy online <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/books/index.html> | Online courses <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/online/index.html> | Workshops <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/staffcourses/general/index.html> If you have received this email in error, you must treat the information in it (and in any attachment) as strictly CONFIDENTIAL and should delete it immediately. Oxford Brookes University is not responsible for any personal opinion expressed in this e-mail. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the SEDA list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=SEDA&A=1