SPINE Breakfast Talk for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Researchers

The SPINE project warmly invites PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers to an informal breakfast talk and discussion with visiting scholar Dr Laura Kayes from Australia

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Laura recently completed her PhD at RMIT University. Her doctoral thesis, “The Relational Infrastructure of Innovation: Interdisciplinary Knowledge Building in Australian Higher Education”, explores how university innovation initiatives foster interdisciplinary collaboration across traditionally siloed institutional structures, with particular attention to the participation of humanities, arts, and social sciences disciplines. Drawing on research across innovation labs, accelerators, and venture initiatives, her work examines how relationships, institutional arrangements, and systems of recognition shape what kinds of knowledge can meaningfully contribute to interdisciplinary work.

During the session, Laura will share insights from her doctoral research, followed by an open discussion and space for questions. Beyond the presentation itself, the event is intended as a collegial and informal space for PhDs and ECRs to connect across departments and faculties, exchange ideas, and discuss shared interests and challenges in research.

The aim is also to explore whether there is interest in developing similar future sessions where researchers can share work in progress, receive feedback, discuss concepts and methodologies, and reflect collectively on research practices and concerns across disciplinary boundaries.

Breakfast and coffee will be provided.

All interested PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers are very welcome.

Warm wishes,
Natalia Rodriguez Castañeda and Vera Spangler
Postdoctoral Researchers, SPINE Project