The symposium includes the following:

- A presentation to share the findings and recommendations from the project, where the project report and briefing documents will be launched.

- A panel where academics with caring responsibilities discuss their experiences of attending conferences.

- An interactive workshop session to consider how to translate the recommendations into action.

- A discussion panel where representatives from academic associations and higher education institutions respond to the issues that arise from the earlier sessions.

About 'In Two Places at Once':

• The project has produced important insights into the challenges that academics with caring responsibilities face when attending conferences, both from their home institutions and from conference participation itself.
  
• While conferences may seem to form a relatively minor part of an academic's work, they are well known to be vital sites for career progression, networking and intellectual engagement. As such, issues of access and participation should form part of the wider equality agenda in higher education.
  
• This study fills a gap in knowledge in how caring responsibilities impact on academics' ability to both attend conferences and fully participate in conferences when they are there.
  
• The study provides evidence of the challenges and has also produced practical recommendations for higher education institutions and conference organisers.

For more information on the study see the project home page and the events & outputs page.

Project contact: Emily Henderson (e dot henderson at warwick dot ac dot uk)