Mutually Intelligible? – Getting involved in Opposites Attract

By Linda Baines and Paul Kelly

This post reflect the experience of two researchers’ involvement in Opposites Attract – how they came participate in Opposites Attract, what they feel they brought to it, their experience of being involved and plans for any next steps. The text incorporates both Paul and Linda’s words.

The Researchers
Paul Kelly is currently based in Southampton Education School, carrying out ESRC-funded doctoral research on the marketisation of universities in the context of recent policy developments in Higher Education. His thesis explores the use of inter-explicative methods in case study research, focusing specifically on the relationship between social sciences and the humanities. He has previously worked as a lecturer in the Centre for Language Study at Southampton.

Linda Baines worked for a long time for a research council in a variety of senior management roles. She completed her PhD (“Exploring Responsible Knowledge Exchange”) at Southampton Business School in February 2016. Her doctoral research explores interconnections between knowledge exchange (a role which universities and PSREs have assumed alongside research and teaching), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ethics.

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