Meetings

Meeting 1: 21/10/2020

Agenda

  1. Update the research objectives
  2. Allocate responsibilities
  3. Discuss the research plan
  4. Website design/Blog
  5. Plans for research paper for the findings
  6. Ethical application

Meeting 2: 05/11/2020

Agenda

  1. Update interview questions
  2. Discuss the research plan
  3. Website design/Blog
  4. Discuss research methodologies to be adopted
  5. Discuss ethical application

Meeting 3: 19/11/2020

  1. Agenda
  2. Discuss how we will recruit the participants
  3. The research poster
  4. Mass communication to invite participants (FAST/FBL)
  5. What day and time it would be great to do the interviews
  6. How are we going to record these interviews with the current lockdown?
  7. Which organisation we will select for the transcript of the interviews
  8. Which conferences we will target for the dissemination (L&T conference…)
  9. Updating the website to make it more appealing. 

Meeting 4: 03/12/2020

Agenda

  1. Discuss progress with Ethical application
  2. Discuss research instrument (Focus group questions and interview questions for academic staff)
  3. Discuss Agenda for the meeting with External mentor (Prof. Pauline E. Kneale: Plymouth University)

Meeting 5: 17/12/2020

Agenda

  1. Update on the progress with Ethical application
  2. Debriefing on the meeting with our Mentor Prof. Pauline Kneale
  3. Discuss plans for possible Expert workshop/conference on BAME Attainment gap
  4. Discuss plans for Research workshop on previous study
  5. Planning to start literature review on the topic

Meeting 6: 21/01/2021

Agenda

  1. Discuss data collection strategies
  2. Draft email messages for various stakeholders
    • Faculty managers
    • PA
    • Subject leads
    • Academics
    • Students
  3. Discuss the list of possible participants
  4. Choose dates for focus groups with students
  5. Invite participants to take part in the study

Meeting 7: 04/03/2021

Agenda

  1. Patrice Presentation on the research team strategic planning
  2. Discussion on Longitudinal study on BAME attainment
  3. Discussion on Future research activities
  4. Planning for meeting with External mentor
  5. Discussion on the possibilities of creating a conference on the topic.
  6. Discuss the opportunity of a pilot contextualised study for the  subject group Events, Tourism & Hospitality

Meeting 8: 15/03/2021

Agenda

  1. Debriefing following meeting 2 with the External mentor
  2. Planning for research dissemination
  3. Planning for the Learning and Teaching conference
  4. Discussion on various strategies for networking with other researchers in the sector.
  5. Discuss issues/concerns related to the Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a theoretical Framework for the research
  6. Discussion about recruiting possible research assistance
  7. Discussion on Longitudinal study on BAME attainment
  8. Discussion on how to share our research findings with colleagues

Meeting 9: 17/05/2021

Agenda

  1. Discuss on the next way forward for the study
  2. Planning for data analysis
  3. Procedures to follow for interview transcripts/ accountant for FBL
  4. Discussion on L&T conference workshop
  5. Discussion on Final research grant report due 30 June 2021
  6. Planning for next meeting with External Advisor (24 May 2021)
  7. Patrice’s updates on the last Bid group leader meeting
  8. Discussion on the next bid for next academic year
  9. Planning for next focus groups (Hospitality department)
  10. Planning for research dissemination