Longitudinal insights seminar with Bren Neale and Marta Silva

Researching Lives through Time, Professor Bren Neale, University of Leeds

SLIDES HERE: Bren Leeds Presentation Nov 2025

This presentation will outline three key facets of QL enquiry: its Real- time, Real- world and Fluid nature. It will introduce the theoretical underpinnings for this mode of research, exploring its engagement with the fluidity of time, process and causality.

Between Ancestral Knowledge and Academic Trajectories: Indigenous Experiences in Chilean STEM Higher Education,  Marta Silva, Assistant Professor, Austral University of Chile   SLIDES HERE: Marta presentacion_Leeds_FINAL

If you would like to contact Marta regarding here research you can email her: [email protected]

This presentation explores the academic trajectories of Indigenous students and professionals in Chile’s STEM fields, drawing on two qualitative studies. The first, recently published, focused on life histories of Indigenous STEM undergraduates; the current project expands this work through a longitudinal qualitative study with Indigenous engineering students and professionals. I analyze how participants navigate tensions and convergences between academic and Indigenous knowledge systems over time. Findings point to culturally coexistent learning paths shaped by family, rural schooling, and evolving professional identities. I will also share insights from expert consultations at the OECD Global Science Forum, where this research has informed broader equity debates in global science and higher education.