We are delighted to announce that our inaugural Festival of Postgraduate Research will run 15 – 19 May, 2017! This week-long festival promises to be a fun, lively, inspiring event and is undoubtedly the highlight in the Doctoral College calendar this year. A student-led committee is currently hard at work organising the programme and we’ll be revealing further details as plans progress.
Our aim is to celebrate and showcase postgraduate research at Brighton, to bring people together, and to draw to the attention of the wider community the important and exciting work of our doctoral students. We’re particularly thrilled to be competing in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition and are already looking forward to our live final on 17 May. If you know anything about 3MT, you’ll be aware it’s a nail-biting ride – and that’s just when you’re seated in the audience!
Our festival will take place at all campuses with main events happening at Falmer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On the agenda are panels, workshops, exhibitions, lab tours, seminars, work-in-progress presentations and more. We’ll be offering funding for transport to ensure students from all sites can access and enjoy this wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary programme.
We very much hope you’ll join us!
Below are some of our confirmed events. Click through for full details and competition registration forms. And watch this space for further announcements!
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Opposites Attract Collaboration Challenge
Research Poster Competition (open to staff and students)
Work in Progress Presentations
Keynote Speakers (please click through to book your free place):
Dr Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge)
Prof Steve Fuller (University of Warwick)
Prof Matthew Weait (University of Portsmouth)
If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line: Fiona Sutton (Lead Festival Coordinator) and Lorraine Slater (Festival Communications; 3MT Coordinator).