Dealing with rejection is tough, but putting many hours into your research funding bid, paper, or application, only for it to be turned down is an all too common experience, and especially difficult to process. But it doesn’t have to be the end of the line for your idea! Rejection is surprisingly common within the academy, and there is nothing ‘wrong’ with experiencing it.
Please join us for an inspiring talk on ‘Dealing with rejection: how to handle failure in academia’ by professor Benjamin Sovacool. You will also hear from three early career researchers from the University of Oslo that will share their own reflections on this topic.
Program
Please note that this is a provisional program and may be subject to change.
- 13:00 Doors open
- 13:05 Welcome by Vebj?rn Bakken, Director of UiO:Energy and Environment
- 13:10 Talk by Benjamin Sovacool, Director of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences, "Dealing with rejection: how to handle failure in academia"
- 13:50 Q&A
- 14:00 Break with light refreshments
- 14:15 Early-career researchers sharing their experiences in academia. You will hear from:
- David Rodriguez Goyes, Researcher at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law
- Katinka Kristine Holtsmark, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics
- 15:00 Wrap up
Who can participate?
The mini-seminar is open for all early-career researchers at the University of Oslo. It will be a valuable session for researchers at all stages across the all disciplines: we welcome those just starting out on the research funding journey, to those with more rejections than they care to count.