Research Accelerator Conference 2023

Research Accelerator 2023 December 5–7 2023

Our popular virtual conference is back! Hosted by Academic Consulting's Director, Lyn Lavery, this year we have an amazing line-up of guest speakers including Pat Bazeley, Nigel King, Helen Sword, Sally Pirie and Christina Silver.

This year's conference will be focused on different ways of working as a researcher, whether that's embracing AI (or not!) or exploring visual and creative methods in your qualitative research. Join us for an action-packed three days of inspiration and information – we can't wait to see you there!

Registration is now open!

What exactly is Research Accelerator 2023?

We know you're busy and that research funds are limited, so we're offering a time-efficient and cost-effective way for you to access the training you need to accelerate your research. Now in its fourth year, our annual virtual conference is going to be an extra special one and we're really looking forward to seeing you there!

The conference is designed to be flexible so you can work around other commitments. We’ve made it stress-free to access the content – everything will be hosted on a single online platform. If you're too busy to attend the three-day event, no problem – there are two extended options for you to binge watch the material over the summer!

What we'll be covering at Research Accelerator 2023

Conference Sessions

This year's conference will be focused on different ways of working as a researcher, whether that's embracing AI (or not!) or exploring visual and creative methods in your qualitative research. View the details of all session descriptions here – we've curated a programme we think you'll love!

Conference Speakers

We've got an amazing line-up of international experts for this year's conference. Helen Sword, Nigel King, Pat Bazeley and Christina Silver are back by popular demand. They'll be joined this year by Sally Pirie, Vanessa Burholt, Chris Deneen, Daniel Turner and Anuja Cabraal. View the bios for our guest speakers here.

On-demand Library

Receive full access to our Research Accelerator video course library. This includes 100+ hours of self-paced tutorials covering research software and skills. Software tutorials include NVivo, SPSS, EndNote, Zotero, Evernote, Trello and XMind. Our courses also teach you the skills you need to use this software effectively, so there are courses on data analysis, writing and productivity as well!

Research Accelerator 2023 includes

Live Sessions

Live webinars presented by an international line-up of guest experts. These will be recorded for those who can't attend, but we recommend attending live if possible so that you can ask questions.

On-demand Sessions

In addition to the conference content, you'll also receive access to the Research Accelerator video course library with 100+ hours of training material covering NVivo, SPSS, statistics, qualitative analysis and more!

Join our Online Learning Community

Sign-up for the conference on a Membership Pass and you'll receive 12 months access to the conference material and course library plus you'll become a member of our online learning community so that you can access regular live sessions and support throughout the year.

What previous attendees say

Whether you're an early career researcher, postgraduate student or experienced academic, our content will help accelerate your research. But don't take our word for it, read what previous attendees have said about our annual December conference.

I hadn't attended one of these before and was impressed all round: great value for money, wide range of content, knowledgeable presenters, effective and easy to use platform, and the extended access was great.

It has been a pleasure to be a part of this conference. I have learned many things from all the resources and sessions provided. Lyn is a great and very articulate speaker who has just made the whole experience great. I hope I can attend the next conference!

It was excellent, super well organised, perfect communications before, through and after the conference. Everything super clear and great speakers. I learnt so much!

It was clear how much effort and thought you put into curating this conference. I really appreciated being able to take part, learn and contribute. Thank you!

I really enjoyed this year's Research Accelerator. It was my first time attending and it gave me the push and excitement I needed to get myself out of my current research lull. Thank you very much!

Your Host – Dr Lyn Lavery

Lyn has taught research methods and data analysis in New Zealand universities for over 25 years. She is an NVivo Platinum Certified Trainer and has previously trained for SPSS NZ, so is confident working across quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods projects. Lyn's PhD from the University of Auckland is in educational psychology, specifically self-regulated learning. Her love of teaching and education, alongside her flexible teaching style and engaging sense of humour, contribute to her outstanding reputation as a facilitator.