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Panel

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈpænl/nounCommon term

In academic english & research, panel means: A group of experts who discuss a topic in front of an audience, or a conference session in which several speakers present related papers.

In Turkish: panel, panel oturumu, oturum

How it is used

Researchers sit on, join or propose a panel, and a moderator or chair leads it. In the humanities and social sciences, scholars often submit a full panel proposal with three or four papers. Panel also means an expert group, such as a review or funding panel.

Example sentences

  1. I've been invited to join a panel on digital archives at the conference.

  2. Our panel proposal included three papers on migration and education.

Common collocations

  • panel discussion
  • sit on a panel
  • panel proposal
  • panel session
  • expert panel
  • conferenceA formal meeting, often lasting several days, where researchers present their work, listen to talks and discuss ideas with others in their field.
  • session chairThe person who runs a conference session by introducing the speakers, keeping time and leading the questions afterward.
  • keynoteThe main talk at a conference, given by an invited and usually well-known speaker, often to all participants at the start of a day.
  • presentTo give a talk about your research to an audience, or to show information such as results in a particular form.

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