The Interdisciplinary Summer School in Higher Education Research and Science Studies (HERSS)

Deadline: May 17, 2024

Program Starts: September 09, 2024

Program Ends: September 13, 2024

Events

Summer & Winter Schools

Location(s)

  • Germany
Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Overview

HERSS Summer School 2024 on Innovative Methods in Higher Education Research and Science Studies from September 9th to 13th, 2024 at DZHW in Hannover, Germany

The research area of higher education and science studies is at a crossroads. The all-encompassing expansion of the web, coupled with new methodological toolkits, opens completely new research avenues that go far beyond traditional (web) survey techniques. Researchers continuously strive for new, innovative research methods to, for example, recruit participants (e.g., through social media and apps), use mixed-method approaches (e.g., through narrative voice answers in smartphone surveys), investigate digital behavior (e.g., through web tracking), and explore activities on social platforms (e.g., through digital data donation). This methodological expansion is accompanied by a massive increase in new, powerful analysis techniques that fall under the umbrella of social data science, including text mining and machine learning. These analysis techniques are key to coping with the inherent heterogeneity and flood of data.

Details

MISSION & OVERVIEW

The interdisciplinary Summer School in Higher Education Research and Science Studies (HERSS) is jointly organised by a consortium of higher education research and science studies institutions in Germany and has been taking place since 2015.

The school aims to bring together both young scientist (students and PhD students) and experts in this field in order to present and discuss current themes, projects and results of their research. The teaching of empirical methods and procedures is also an essential part of the summer school's programme. In this way the summer school promotes the exchange and networking within higher education research and sciences studies on both the national and international level.

The focus topic of the summer school changes annually since a different member of the consortium of organisers hosts the event each year and consequently, it takes place at different locations in Germany. The summer school's office is located at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies(DZHW) in Hanover.

Being internationally oriented, the summer school is held in English. It is generously funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

TOPIC

This year's HERSS Summer School aims to bring forward recent advances in innovative methodology in the field of higher education and science studies. It includes keynotes and hands-on workshops teaching and discussing cutting-edge methods and data analysis techniques, including research on advances related to the whole data life cycle. Along this cycle, we structure the summer school into three overarching tracks: (1) data collection, (2) data sharing and enrichment and (3) data analysis. In the data collection track, modern app-based or multi-modal survey techniques are discussed. For the data sharing and enrichment track, participants will get insights into novel data sources and how to collect them. The data analysis track focuses on using modern machine-learning and natural language processing (NLP) frameworks in R or Python.

AUDIENCE AND CONTENT

HERSS Summer School invites contributions from undergraduates, doctoral students, and postdocs in the field of higher education research and science studies from all over the world. It resembles a fruitful exchange format for both qualitative and quantitative researchers, as well as those that want to get a deeper insights into most recent developments. Although most of the workshops (three per track) are planned to also onboard beginners, (basic) knowledge on methodology and data analysis is a prerequisite. In order to fuel fruitful discussions and collaboration opportunities, we require participants to submit a motivation letter for participation in the HERSS Summer School. Furthermore, slots for the presentation of research projects are scheduled in which participants can present their advances. During these sessions, our peers will give valuable feedback. Finally, HERSS Summer School includes several keynotes from international experts speaking about cutting-edge research topics, such as digital data donation.

The summer school is structured into 9 workshops, 4 keynotes, 2 poster sessions, and a plenary debate.
To date, the following speakers followed our invitation:

Data Collection Track:

Data Sharing and Enrichment Track:

Data Analysis Track:

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Description of Ideal Candidate

CALL

  • The summer school addresses particularly PhD students, early-career postdocs, and science policy experts/practitioners.
  • The Participants will have the opportunity to present a paper or poster and receive expert feedback on their work.
  • Participation without presentation or poster is also possible if announced in advance (no short term cancellations of presentations).
  • Presentations and posters can address the summer school topic and related questions, but are not restricted to these topics.
  • Paper presentations will have up to 15 minutes for their presentation plus discussion time.
  • Poster presenters will have 5 minutes for their presentations and shared discussion of all posters will follow.
  • Posters will remain exhibited throughout the summer school period.

Dates

Deadline: May 17, 2024

Program starts:

September 09, 2024

Program ends:

September 13, 2024

Program Starts: September 09, 2024

Program Ends: September 13, 2024

Cost/funding for participants

 The participation fee for the whole week of the summer school, including course materials and catering is 300 Euro per person, on a self-funding basis.

We offer a small number of stipends to participants with limited funding opportunities. To apply for a stipend, please submit a letter (max. 1 page) explaining your financial situation. The organizers are strongly committed to creating equal opportunities. In case of equal qualification, preference will be given to underrepresented groups.

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