Postgraduate Conference 2020
Originally scheduled to take place earlier this year in its usual April slot and in the traditional surroundings of Keele Hall, the fifth Keele postgraduate conference, like so many events in our post-Covid world moved to an online virtual environment this year.
Students were asked to present their research in an accessible and inspiring way to an informed, but non-specialist audience of peers, students and staff with a focus on effective and engaging communication.
Students could choose to:
- Present their work as a poster, including a brief title and an abstract limited to 200 words.
- Enter the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition; students present their work using just one slide and in just 3 minutes.
- Create Your Doctorate; students present their research in a non-traditional format i.e a poem, painting or picture.
140 visitors joined the conference and we received 30 posters from 9 schools and 8 Three Minute Thesis presentations.
- Download a copy of the conference programme here
- Click to view the book of abstracts, poster gallery and Create your Doctorate entry here.
In between time for networking with the poster presenters, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, Professor David Amigoni chaired a panel, ‘What next? Reflecting on life after doctoral study’.
We were delighted to welcome Dr Jodie Underhill, Research Associate at Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), Dr Amber Regis, Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield and Dr Jim Walsh, Chief Executive Officer at Conway Hall to offer their insights and reflections on their personal experiences of their experiences both during and after doctoral study.
