The session yesterday was insightful as a discussion of the issues that may arise when researching your own institution. The poll in the beginning clarified that most of us thought it was a good idea to do so. It became clear as we went through the different reflection questions, that the original question is too complex to give a simple yes or no answer to.
We seemed to always drift towards discussing the condition and details of the scenarios in our conversations to be able to give a response. A thorough and critical reflection of the potential risks or challenges with the proposed research might just be one of the important takeaways from this session. Naturally, you would always have to consider this but perhaps the implications of your research can be more challenging when you do the research within your own institution.
