Why does your research matter? by Kate Tapper https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr University of Bristol Law School, Wednesday 15 December en-us 2021-12-02 16:39:22 UTC 2026-01-15 00:55:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Engagement with other bodies https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949521876 2021-12-15 14:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949521876 Social value https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949522768 2021-12-15 14:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949522768 what is the audience for our research? academics, student, civil society, etc... https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949523458 2021-12-15 14:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949523458 Engagement with academic community and scholarship https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949523471 2021-12-15 14:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949523471 Legal scholarship and development of ideas and contribution to academic knowledge https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949525386 2021-12-15 14:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949525386 Improving people's lives - hopefully! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949525571 2021-12-15 14:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949525571 It's fun https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526100 2021-12-15 14:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526100 Self fulfillment lwkao1 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526674 2021-12-15 14:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526674 to what extent can and should we treat our research as a 'hobby'? https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526708 2021-12-15 14:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949526708 I just love it https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949527485 2021-12-15 14:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949527485 Uncovering the hidden power structures behind law to make the world a better place - this is particularly important in capitalist society that appear to be transactions between free individuals. But this is misleading. The current trajectory is an unhappy one. jk19964 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949528027 2021-12-15 14:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949528027 It gives me joy! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949530198 2021-12-15 14:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949530198 Development of ideas and natural curiosity https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949530682 2021-12-15 14:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949530682 It excites me https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949531074 2021-12-15 14:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949531074 Keeps us off the streets https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949532469 2021-12-15 14:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949532469 Like to challenge accepted wisdom and preconceptions https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949532821 2021-12-15 14:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949532821 Audience: students; practice; impact; income https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949534926 2021-12-15 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949534926 It gives me joy to investigate and explore the past, and to write about it https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949534931 2021-12-15 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949534931 Informs my teaching and encourages students to think more deeply and even become researchers themselves! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537127 2021-12-15 14:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537127 Because it interests me. joshuapaine2 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537397 2021-12-15 14:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537397 It changes people's lives https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537910 2021-12-15 14:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949537910 Making people read about vicarious liability! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949538967 2021-12-15 14:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949538967 Reduces and mitigates harm https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949539693 2021-12-15 14:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949539693 Few people look into things in depth and its really rewarding and I cant believe I am paid to do that. People dont have time and patience to read and think. jk19964 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949540614 2021-12-15 14:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949540614 It addresses how we think about ongoing developments in the world (eg developments in case law, policy-making). joshuapaine2 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949541074 2021-12-15 14:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949541074 it advances knowledges https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949541822 2021-12-15 14:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949541822 It contributes to a body of knowledge and can change a conversation or a mode of thinking. yvetterussell1 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949542546 2021-12-15 14:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949542546 putting your hand up and making a contribution to public debate https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949542587 2021-12-15 14:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949542587 researching is like reading a detective story and trying to figure things out; trying to get a sense of the whole picture https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949546555 2021-12-15 14:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949546555 Making people take videogames seriously https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949549658 2021-12-15 14:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949549658 doesn't feel like work https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949550004 2021-12-15 14:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949550004 I care about the function of law and in my area that is very artificial, forgetting about the broader function of law for individuals. I hope that pointing out certain problems I can influence legislators. jk19964 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949550927 2021-12-15 14:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949550927 Reach beyond law https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949553150 2021-12-15 14:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1949553150 Links to topical and controversial debates - offers an opportunity to put these in context, offer evidence and make proposals tonianovitz1 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1950143475 2021-12-15 18:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1950143475 Improves our understanding of law, people, the world https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951323984 2021-12-16 09:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951323984 Addressing real world problems through international law interpretation https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951654063 2021-12-16 13:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951654063 Addresses impunity and a lack of accountability https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951654620 2021-12-16 13:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/tqyqkedpini4p5cr/wish/1951654620