Gulf Research MeetingThe first-ever Gulf Research Meeting Doctoral Symposium is a two-day event providing social science students researching aspects of sustainability with a unique opportunity to interact with experienced academics and practitioners in the field, as well as fellow doctoral candidates, to discuss their ongoing research. One of the major issues facing developing countries such as the GCC countries is the ability to address and balance the often competing demands of People, Planet and Profit. The symposium will provide a multi-disciplinary forum for those engaged in seeking solutions and a deeper understanding of the complexities of this issue in order to develop a questioning, yet supportive worldwide community and network of scholars and practitioners in sustainability with a special interest in the Gulf region.
3 DAYS / 10 Workshops
MORE THAN 200 ACADEMIC PAPERS
The Doctoral Symposium will take place during the main conference. Each accepted
paper will be presented to a panel of experts as well as an audience of fellow doctoral
students. Each student will be expected to give a 20 minute verbal presentation followed
by a 20 minute interactive session including question and answer, discussion and
feedback. In this way, the panellists and audience will interact with the presenter,
providing constructive advice and suggestions for moving the research forward to
completion. Feedback will be focused on opportunities beyond the doctoral study
including dissemination of the research and exploitation of possible opportunities that
impact the development of the sustainability agenda in the Gulf.
