Description of impact (500 words)
To date, Dr Flynn has supervised seven MA in Research students, two of whom have received the President’s Scholarship Award, along with three PhD scholarship awardees. Dr Flynn’s research supervisees address inequalities in various contexts, exploring topics such as gender, race, marginalised communities, and empowerment within urban environments and the arts. Taking a holistic approach to supervision, Dr Flynn recognises that no two students are the same. She focusses on each student’s capabilities at the outset of their programme and provides continuous support throughout their journey, encouraging participation in communities of practice and engagement with mentors.In addition to her supervisory work, Dr Flynn contributes significantly to the wider SETU community, chairing the Analysing Social Change Research Group. Susan has also designed and runs a suite of creative workshops titled Humanities Unstuck. This suite’s objective is to challenge traditional modes of knowledge production. The workshops aim to encourage and foster cross-disciplinary thinking, and to facilitate researchers to create inter-disciplinary connections through the use movement, creative writing, art and design. These workshops have helped researchers access their own latent creativity and to develop innovative approaches to challenges.
Further supporting research development at SETU, Dr Flynn teaches the postgraduate pathway module EDI for Transformative Research, which equips graduate students with the skills to become effective, transformative researchers capable of driving positive societal change.
| Category of impact | Cultural, Educational, Societal |
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