Meetings

Information about forthcoming CYGNA meetings

Initially, our events took place every two months at a London-based university. Since COVID-19, we run both online and on-campus meetings. Write-ups of nearly all our meetings can be found here. A quick overview of past presentations can be found here.

2024-2025 CYGNA meetings

Please note: all times are London time, i.e. Winter time GMT+0, Summer time GMT+1.

>New members drop-in #6: 1 Oct 2024 11.00-12.00 

#61: 8 October, 12.00-14.00: CYGNA General Assembly meeting (online)

OrganizersCiara O'Higgins (Deusto Business School, Spain), Anne-Wil Harzing (Middlesex University, UK), Christa Sathish (Univ. of Westminster, UK)

Celebration of CYGNA's 10-year anniversary, presentation of our new initiatives and CYGs, and co-creation of our plans for the future through academic storytelling.

>New members drop-in #7: 5 Nov 2024 15.00-16.00 

>Informal meet-up: 28 Nov, 18.00-21.00, ESCP London (on site)

Gathering to support the inaugural lecture of founding CYGNA member Argyro Avgoustaki. A short write-up with pictures is here.

#62: 10 December 2024, 11.00-13.00 Christmas celebration (online)

OrganizersSatkeen Azzizadeh (Middlesex University, UK), Dan Ha Le (University of Turku, Finland). Invitation with details can be downloaded here.

#63: 24 Jan 2025, 12.00-16.30: Finding your voice and making it heard
University of Leeds (on site)

Organizer: Annie Wei (University of Leeds, UK) and CYGNA North team.

>New members drop-in #8: 28 Jan 2025 11.00-13.00 

#64: 14 March, time TBA: The good, the bad and the ugly of editorial and reviewing responsibilities [working title] (online)

OrganizersCiara O'Higgins (Deusto Business School, Spain) and a team of a dozen CYGNA members sharing their experiences.

#65: Late April/early May: Research on gender and diversity in CYGNA: who is doing what? [working title] (online)

Organizers: Emamuzo Idegbesor (Univ. of Westminster, UK), Seonyoung Hwang (Royal Holloway University, UK), Huong Nguyen (LaTrobe University, Australia), Tina Miedtank (Radboud University, the Netherlands).

#66: 20 June, 12.00-15.00 [TBC]: Getting creative with qualitative research methods, Oxford Brooks University (on site)

Organizer: Sylwia Ciuk (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 

2023-2024 CYGNA meetings

Please note: all times are London time, i.e. Winter time GMT+0, Summer time GMT+1.

#54: 13 Oct 2023, 12.00-14.00: CYGNA past, present, future (online)
>>> Prefaced by new members drop-in 2, 11.30

Organizers: Ciara O'Higgins (Deusto Business School, Spain), Anne-Wil Harzing (Middlesex University, UK). Presenting an overview of CYGNA's history, recent expansion of our coordination team, new initiatives, and our plans for the future.

#55: 15 Nov, 11.00-16.15: The Power of Neurodiversity
University of Westminster (on site event)

Organizers: Christa Sathish (Univ. of Westminster, UK), Clarice Santos (Middlesex University, UK)

#56: 8 December 2023, 11.00-13.00: Christmas celebration (online)
>>> Prefaced by new members drop-in 3, 10.30

OrganizersShasha Zhao (University of Surrey, UK), Satkeen Azzizadeh (Middlesex University, UK)

#57: 19 Jan 2024, 11.00-15.00: Sustainable Academic Careers
University of Durham (on site event)

Organizer: Martyna Śliwa (University of Durham, UK) and CYGNA North team

>>> New members drop-in 4: 16 Feb 2024, 12.00-13.00 [see picture below]

#58: 1 March 2024 10.00-12.00: Necessary Condition Analysis: What, Why and How?

Organizer & presentersTatiana Andreeva (Maynooth University, Ireland), Nicole Franziska Richter, University of Southern Denmark

>>> New members drop-in 5: 26 April 2024: 13.30-14.30

#59: 17 May 2024, 10.00-12.00 (online): Motivation & social meaning, Theory vs Practice: how to find a balance?

Organizers: Shea Fan (Deakin University, Australia), Heejin Kim (Osaka University, Japan), Ting Liu (Kyoto University, Japan)

#60: Friday 21 June - Sunday 23 June 2024, all day, on-site event @ Cumberland Lodge: CYGNA 10-year anniversary

Organizers: CYGNA coordination team.

Watch a brief video on CYGNA at my YouTube channel

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