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Our next Doctoral Research Conference will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 18 June 2025 in the Palmer Building.
The conference will feature eight competitions, plus a talk by guest speaker Dr Mark Dallas, Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research.
The competition entry forms are listed below.
Please take note of the different competition deadlines and eligibility criteria.
Can you deliver an engaging talk in just three minutes?
Are you undertaking a research project that changes lives, helps shape our understanding of the world and addresses local and global challenges?
Submit an object that connects with your doctoral research.
• Deadline: 28 March 2025
• Download the Research in an Object entry form
Write a bedtime story that strips your doctoral research down to basic components.
• Deadline: 28 March 2025
• Download the Your Research as a Bedtime Story entry form
Submit a poem, rhyme or rap which offer an insight into your everyday life.
• Deadline: 28 March 2025
• Download the Poetry, Rhyme & Rap entry form
Submit an image that offered a visual perspective on your doctoral research.
• Deadline: 28 March 2025
• Download the Research Image entry form
Submit a picture that offers an insight into your everyday life
• Deadline: 28 March 2025
• Download the Research Life in Pictures entry form
Submit a poster on any aspect of your doctoral research.
• Deadline: 5 April 2025
• Download the Research Poster entry form
