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BOOK A PLACE TO ATTEND

This year's Doctoral Research Conference  will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 12 June 2024 in the Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus. This  event is open to all doctoral researchers and staff from across the University and showcases the diversity of doctoral research undertaken at Reading. The conference provides an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the great things doctoral researchers do across a wide range of disciplines.

The conference will include presentations from the Research for a Better World finalists and the ever-popular Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT©). It will also include an exhibition of entries to the Research Poster Competition, Research Image Competition, Research Life in Pictures Competition and the Research Object Competition.  There will be a performance of poetry and bedtime stories.  The conference will also feature guest speaker Professor Teresa Murjas, Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research.

Things to do now

  • Book to attend the conference via the RRDP booking pages on the RISIS web portal. Please note that attendance at the conference will count towards your annual RRDP training requirement.
  • The 2024 conference programme is available to view.
  • You can watch a short film of the 2023 conference here
  • If you are a staff member and would like to attend, please email DoctoralandResearcherCollege@reading.ac.uk to book a place.

 

 

It's great to see the work of researchers in other  departments and fields.

Attendee of 2023 DRC

Highlights of the DRC 2023

A full recording and a highlights film of the 2023 conference are available to view in the Doctoral and Researcher College Blackboard organisation.

It is a good opportunity for students to showcase their research in lots of different ways. The conference had a celebratory tone.

Attendee of DRC 2023