Doctoral Festival of Ideas Programme
Join us at our inaugural Doctoral Festival of Ideas (funded by the Enhancing Research Culture Fund). You will find the full festival programme either below or on UniHub where you can book directly.
Sessions are either in-person, online or hybrid. Most sessions are open to all (PGR students, staff, UG students and PGT students), however some workshops are restricted to only PGR students. Please book onto the correct sessions.
External to the University
If you are external to the University and would like to attend then please complete this form, selecting which sessions you would like to attend. You will then be sent the joining instructions ahead of the event.
We very much look forward to seeing you at the Festival.
Tuesday 17 June 2025
| Time | Activity | Facilitator(s) | Location | Open to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Breakfast and speed networking breakfast | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Festival opening: Welcome | Prof Joe Devine | 4W 1.2 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Keynote speaker: INCLUDE TITLE OF TALK | Professor Jason Arday | 4W 1.2 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break and networking | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in person | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Slice of Research (Doctoral researcher talks) Parallel Session 1 | |||||
| (1a) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (1b) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (1c) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Slice of Research (Doctoral Researcher talks) Parallel Session 2 | |||||
| (2a) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (2b) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (2c) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Slice of Research (Doctoral Researcher talks) Parallel Session 3 | All | ||||
| (3a) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (3b) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (3c) Theme: INSERT HERE | STUDENT 1, STUDENT 2, STUDENT 3 | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | N/A | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | PGR Poster Display, lunch and networking | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Workshops: Parallel sessions | |||||
| (a) Impact (full title TBC) | Abby Sabey .... [OTHERS TBC] | INSERT ROOM | PGRs | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (b) Public Engagement (full title TBC) | TBC | INSERT ROOM | PGRs | Book in-person | N/A | |
| (c) Enterprise/ Entrepreneurship (full title TBC) | TBC | INSERT ROOM | PGRs | Book in-person | N/A | |
| 19:30 - 21:30 | The Lighter Side of Research: PhD research through humour | Doctoral Researchers | Burdall's Yard | All | Book in-person |
Wednesday 18 June 2025
| Time | Activity | Facilitator(s) | Location | Open to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Faculty/School research parallel sessions | |||||
| INSERT TITLE | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | TBC | Book in-person | |||
| INSERT TITLE | Faculty of Engineering and Design | TBC | Book in-person | |||
| INSERT TITLE | Faculty of Science | TBC | Book in-person | |||
| INSERT TITLE | School of Management | TBC | Book in-person | |||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Doctoral Speed Networking - meet other PGRs | Doctoral College | In person | PGRs | Book in-person | |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | PGR Poster Display and Lunch | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | Alumni panel sessions: Hear from PGR Bath Alumni across different sectors (parallel sessions) | Various (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online | |
| Alumni Panel session 1 | INCLUDE ALUMNI INFORMATION | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | Book online | |
| Alumni Panel session 2 | INCLUDE ALUMNI INFORMATION | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | Book online | |
| Alumni Panel session 3 | INCLUDE ALUMNI INFORMATION | INSERT ROOM | All | Book in-person | Book online | |
| 15:45 - 17:30 | Bake Your Doctorate Competition | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |