Developing and sustaining an effective scientific workforce is essential regionally and globally. An interdisciplinary social science community can inform this development through studies of research experiences, research infrastructure and resources, career advancement, mobility, collaborative and other professional activities, and research evaluation. This workshop aims to bring together and create synergies among researchers and stakeholders who share these interests in the Baltic region and/or from a comparative perspective.

Agenda

8:45–9:00	Arrival and coffee
9:00–9:15	Welcome and Workshop Overview and Introductions Agrita Kiopa, Vice-rector for Science, RSU Julia Melkers, Ieva Puzo
9:15–10:00	Research Careers Across Time and Space Artjoms Ivļevs, UWE Bristol / RSU, Research careers in economics: reflecting on 20 years of personal experience Ieva Puzo, RSU, Studying researcher mobility: life course perspectives
10:15–11:00	Networks in Scientists’ Careers Inta Mieriņa, University of Latvia, The role of networks in scientists' careers: the case of the Latvian diaspora Kaspars Bērziņš, Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre, Social capital and research productivity of foreign-born scientists in the U.S.
11:15–12:00	Public Value Orientations Richard Woolley, INGENIO CSIC-UPV, Public-Value Research Careers Julia Melkers, Arizona State University, Co-Production for Public Value: Academic Scientist Collaborative Patterns with Non-Academics
12:00–13:00	Lunch and Discussion
13:00–13:45	Access to Resources Aija Lulle, University of Eastern Finland / RSU, Encouragement: let's plan a research proposal and research output Diāna Kiščenko, RSU, Performative or Transformative? Gender Equality Plans and the Researcher Experience
14:00–15:10	Research Training and Advancement Olga Cara, University College London / RSU, Doctoral research as an apprenticeship (online) Antra Boča, Latvian Association of Young Researchers, Bridging research and industry by building a new career model for early-career researchers Miķelis Grīviņš, RSU, In search of research impact
15:20–16:10	Data and Research Careers Peter Kolarz, Research on Research Institute (UCL), The rise of metascience: data and experimentation to improve research systems for everyone Richard Woolley, INGENIO CSIC-UPV, European MORE Data and Latvian Scientists
16:10–16:30	Open Discussion on Data Opportunities and Ideas