Independent research

If you are, or are considering becoming an independent researcher, you can do no better than to join the (most definitely Inter)National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS). I was one of the many people who got their doctorate late in life – I started at 48 and finished at 52 – and with the support of NCIS I have since flourished as an indie. Their moral support has been priceless, not to mention their grants programme, regular free online events and in-person conferences. Check them out at www.ncis.org and on Facebook as well as Twitter and LinkedIn.

If you’re a UK-based indie, there’s also a UK Partner Group of NCIS: the Forum for Independent Research Endeavours (FIRE-UK). A good programme of on-line events, and an exciting conference opportunity in Autumn 2023. Website and Facebook page will be online soon.

I was recently honoured to be asked to provide a guest post on the blog run by fellow linguist and independent scholar Dr Kathleen Stein-Smith. Happy reading! https://kathleensteinsmith.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/language-as-superpower-a-guest-post-by-amanda-j-haste-phd/

Click to access NCIS_May14.pdf

In 2014 I wrote a piece entitled “Affiliation – Who Needs It?” which was printed in the now-archived magazine known as The Independent Scholar. If this is a question to which you’d like some answers, feel free to dive in….