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Doctoral Research Conference 2023

On 14 June 2023, our community gathered together for the Doctoral Research Conference, to celebrate the excellence and diversity in doctoral research at the University.

We enjoyed an amazing range of presentations from students, inspiring keynote presentations on research integrity from Dr Etienne Roesch and on research communication from Pete Castle and student-made films, posters, image and object exhibitions amongst others.

It was a fascinating and engaging afternoon, providing an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the great things doctoral researchers are doing across a wide range of disciplines. We would like to thank everyone who was involved and to congratulate the prize winners. A full recording of the conference is available to view in Blackboard.

We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Conference to be held on 12 June 2024

3 Minute Thesis winner

Competition winners

Research for a Better World Competition  

Judges' Choice 

Category – local community

Marta O’Brien School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Air pollution and impact on children’s health in Reading

 

Three Minute Thesis Competition 
Judges' Choice 

Beverley Jennings

Institute of Education

Should students read more books by dead white men?
People’s Choice

Gaia Mortier

School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences

Bloody treasures: The unexplored potential of external parasites

 

Research in an Object Competition
Judges' Choice 

Henrietta Hammant

School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences

Captain Oates’ sleeping bag
People’s Choice

Lana Marie

Theodoulou School of Literature and Languages

A piece of pyrite

 

Research Poster Competition
Judges' Choice 

Nagihan Ozsoy

School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy 

Shutting the doors on inflammation
People’s Choice

Nagihan Ozsoy

School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy 

Shutting the doors on inflammation

 

Research Film Competition
Judges' Choice 

Jane Elizabeth Bennett

School of the Built Environment 

An autistic auto-ethnographic walk         
People’s Choice

Thuraiya Al Jabri

School of Biological Sciences 

Wild olive of Oman

 

Poetry, Rhyme & Rap Competition
Judges' Choice 

Hongyan Zhang

Institute of Education             

Homesickness and me                                                
People’s Choice

Hongyan Zhang

Institute of Education

Homesickness and me 

 

Research Image Competition
Judges' Choice 

Peter Moore

School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences            

Alder generations
People’s Choice

Saumya Sood

School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy 

Chlorophyll caught green-handed 

 

Research Life in Pictures Competition
Judges' Choice 

Kimberley Perry

School of Biological Sciences           

The art of multi-tasking
People’s Choice

Jingxian Xie

Henley Business School

The dichromatic journey as a doctoral researcher