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The Doctoral and Researcher College is delighted to announce the launch of the Doctoral Research Conference 2024 competitions.

This year’s Doctoral Research Conference (DRC) will take place on Wednesday 12 June 2024 in the Palmer Building. The conference will feature nine competitions, as outlined in the table below. Click on the individual competition name to access the entry form.

The conference will also feature guest speaker Professor Teresa Murjas, Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research.

Competition  Entry deadline

Three-minute thesis

22 March 2024

3 April 2024

Research for a Better World

22 March 2024

3 April 2024

Poetry, rhyme and rap

28 March 2024

3 April 2024

Research image 

28 March 2024

3 April 2024

Research life in pictures

28 March 2024

3 April 2024

Research in an object 

28 March 2024

3 April 2024

Your research as a bedtime story (new)

28 March 2024 

3 April 2024

Research poster  19 April 2024
Research film   19 April 2024

Attendance at the conference will count towards your annual RRDP training requirement. Bookings will open in the summer term.

 

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