Professor Sarah Dodd, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, (pictured left in the photo below) will be collaborating on The Ink Way project, a structured writing intervention designed to enhance writing skills within the School of Business, South East Technological University (SETU), Waterford.
Professor Dodd is the latest addition to South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford’s UK joint professor programme.
In cooperation with Professor Felicity Kelliher, RIKON research group (pictured right in the photo above), Sarah will collaborate with the School of Business, SETU Waterford, on The Ink Way project, a structured writing intervention designed to enhance academic writing skills and pursuit of publication within the School.
The Ink Way is a 24-month action research project that will combine support for individual writing trajectories and staff-specific projects, with the collective writing of a research article on The Ink Way. The project uses advanced, critical approaches to authoring place, including hands and feet-on engagement with Waterford’s Greenway and Blueway, as participants are invited to walk the pathway, exploring the stories, legends, journeys and connections of Ireland’s Ancient East.
Professor Sarah Dodd said, “Reclaiming stories, and re-imagining pathways, offers an authentic, natural re-opening to the world. It provides a deeply embedded foundation for future research which rises to the environmental and societal challenges of our crisis society in a transformational and collaborative fashion.”
The UK joint professor programme, launched in 2021, aims to assign eminent UK-based research professors to each School within SETU to enhance the university’s international partnerships, encourage and continue collaborations and grow research capability and capacity. Sarah joins four professors from University of Warwick, Newcastle University, University of Sunderland and Kings College London as part of the initiative.
Speaking of the new partnership, Professor Felicity Kelliher said, “I’m delighted to work with Sarah on this project. We are both passionate about supporting research, not only in Enterprise and Small Business Development, but among our wider collegial community. The Ink Way offers us an opportunity to provide genuine support to colleagues in developing our writing skills and pursuing publications, but it should also lead to other outputs, including research notes on structured writing interventions and materials and processes for future iterations. This approach compliments the School and SETU research goals.”