Session theme: What benefits does BAM offer to doctoral students?
This session is an interactive round-table discussion where senior leaders from the British Academy of Management (BAM) including the BAM President Prof Katy Mason and BAM Chair Emma Parry, will explain how BAM supports doctoral and early-career researchers throughout their academic development. It will cover the ways BAM helps doctoral students build confidence, develop professionally and connect with peers and mentors in a supportive research community.
Vision:
The aim is to enable doctoral researchers to be confident, successful, and excited about their doctorial journey choices. This space is about being open and having innovative minds come together to learn, share, and network in a safe environment.
Mission:
We are curious minds, that strive for success and recognition. We will be confident through discussion, knowledge sharing, and celebrating success. As per the doctoral researcher’s definition.
Values:
To share information that will help inspire doctoral researchers to thrive in their doctoral journeys. Knowing what matters as a doctoral researcher is key to having a successful research journey.
Provider Information
BAM Council's Sub-Committee of Academic Career Development (ACD)
Who Should Attend?
Doctoral Students
The event speaks to Sections A1 and A2 as detailed in the BAM Framework
Guest Speaker
Professor Katy Mason
Professor Katy Mason is President of the British Academy of Management and PVC Dean and Professor of Markets at University of Salford, researching how actors manage to make moral markets.
She is President and Fellow of the British Academy of Management, Fellow of Academy of Social Science and Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. Her work has been published in Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, and Academy of Management Learning and Education and Industrial Marketing Management.
Professor Emma Parry
Emma Parry is Professor of Human Resource Management and Head of the Changing World of Work Group at Cranfield University. Her research focuses on the impact of the changing external context on managing people, particularly in relation to technological advancement, national context and workforce attitudes. She has published several books and numerous papers in these areas.
Emma has also worked with organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sector and is a regular speaker and commentator on HRM practice. She was named in the top 5 Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine in 2022.
Emma is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) and British Academy of Management (BAM), Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) and Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).
She is Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Human Resource Management and currently serves as Chair of BAM.
Chaired by
Olamide Falehin
Olamide Falehin is a doctoral researcher and associate lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Her PhD explores trust in entrepreneurship and the experiences of African minority entrepreneurs in the West Midlands. She represents postgraduate researchers on the UWS PGR Doctoral College Board and with the British Academy of Management (BAM), and her work has been recognised with awards, including the Best Development Paper and Best Reviewer Awards at the BAM conference. Beyond academia, she supports SMEs in building sustainable businesses.
Benefits of attending
- Network with other doctoral students and academics all in one place
- Educational purposes (learning new skills)
- Knowledge sharing
Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.
Event Fee
This event is free for all doctoral students to attend.
If you are booking multiple paid events as a Non-Member, it may be cheaper for you to purchase a BAM Membership as nearly all BAM Events are free or at a discounted rate for Members.
For more information, please visit BAM Membership
Registration closes on 19th February 2026 at 23:59 GMT
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment for the event must be received before the start date of the event concerned. Access will not be permitted to the event if full payment has not been received.
Cancellations
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Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the event will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the event will not be eligible for a refund.
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To cancel a booking a cancellation request must be submitted via your BAM Account, to do this:
- Go to your BAM Account
- Click 'My Events'
- Under 'Upcoming Events' will be the booking, please click Cancel Booking
- Follow the steps and complete the request