33: Fun With Failure: When Your Research Does not Go to Plan

Pippa Sterk (any pronouns) is a Dutch-born PhD researcher at King's College London. They have been involved in various voluntary communities for over a decade, particularly in artistic and educational settings. Their doctoral research focuses on LGBTQ+ volunteering in higher education.

If you are reading a book on being a researcher of LGBT+ communities, it is likely safe to assume that you have read quite a lot of research on LGBT+ topics already. Probably a lot of the work you have read will form the basis of your own work, and you might have certain researchers that you specifically look up to. I want you to think back about the reading you have done so far and ask yourself the following questions.