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.
We very much look forward to seeing you at the Festival.
Monday 24 June 2024
| Time | Activity | Facilitator(s) | Location | Open to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Pre-festival networking breakfast | Doctoral College | 3WN Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Festival opening: Welcome | Prof Joe Devine | 3WN 2.1 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Keynote speaker: How to be a BRILLIANT Researcher | Dr Andy Cope, AKA 'The Happiness Dr' | 3WN 2.1 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 12:00 - 13:45 | PGR Poster Display and Lunch | Doctoral College | 3WN Foyer and 3WN 3.7 | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | PGR Student Presentations: Parallel Session 1 | All | ||||
| (1a) Theme: Mental Health | Wendy Zhu, Russell Peek, Zifi Tung | 2E 3.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (1b) Theme: Sustainability | Charlotte Taylor, Cosmin Mudure, Jessie Hamil-Stewart | 6W 1.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (1c) Theme: Modern Technologies | Thomas Smith, Sam Hudson, Paul Secular | 5W 2.3 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | PGR Student Presentations: Parallel Session 2 | All | ||||
| (2a) Theme: Policy and Reform | Nok Ching Noreen Lui, Li Dandan | 2E 3.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (2b) Theme: Digital Futures | Daniel Beechey, Wu Haroan, Caitlin Naylor | 6W 1.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (2c) Theme: Heritage, Culture, Social Research, Policy & Reform | Yaqian Li, Vienne Lin, Mir Miri | Online | N/A | Book online |
Tuesday 25 June 2024
| Time | Activity | Facilitator(s) | Location | Open to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:30 | PGR Student Presentations: Parallel Session 3 | In-person | All | |||
| (3a) Theme: Social Research | Adam Coates, Mihaela Mihailescu, Marine Condette | 2E 3.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (3b) Theme: Medicine | Christopher Wild, Kian Cotton, Meg Sambrook | 3E 2.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (3c) Theme: Infrastructure and International Development | Javed Ahmed, Majid Alayed | Online | Book online | |||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | PGR Student Presentations: Parallel Session 4 | In-person | All | |||
| (4a) Theme: International Development | Rehab Al Magrashi, Nathan Workman | 2E 3.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (4b) Theme: Environmental Science | Bethany Teale, Faisal Sharif, Patrick Barry | 3E 2.1 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (4c) Theme: Gender studies | Nai Lang, Josephine McAllister | 5W 2.3 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| 12:15 - 14:00 | PGR Poster Display and Lunch | Doctoral College | 3WN Foyer and 3WN 3.7 | All | Book in-person | N/A |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Workshops: Parallel sessions 1 | In-person | PGRs only | |||
| (a) Working in an Open Research Landscape: What is means for you, your research and your career | Dr Katherine Button | 10W 2.47 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (b) Methods to get your research out there! | Mimi Mihailescu | 10W 2.45/46 (Hybrid) | Book in-person | Book online | ||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel session: Hear from PGR Bath Alumni across different sectors | See list of alumni on booking page | 4W 1.2 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | PGR networking drinks reception with Bath Alumni | Doctoral College | 4W Atrium | All | Book in-person | N/A |
Wednesday 26 June 2024
| Time | Activity | Facilitator(s) | Location | Open to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Talk - Hot Poets: Poetry, Science & Saving the World | Liv Torc & Chris Redmond | 4W 1.2 (Hybrid) | PGRs | Book in-person | Book online |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Workshop - Hot Poets: Poetry, Science & Saving the World | Liv Torc & Chris Redmond | 4W 1.2 | PGRs | Book in-person | N/A |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Workshops: Parallel sessions 2 | Various | PGRs | |||
| (a) Problem solving with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® | Annali Bamber-Jones | 10W 2.47 | Book in-person | N/A | ||
| (b) To GPT or not to GPT: Appropriate use of Language Models in Research | Dr Harish Tayarr Madabushi | 10W 2.45/46 (Hybrid) | Book in-person | Book online | ||
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Keynote speaker: Richard III: the resolution of a 500 year old cold case | Prof Turi King, Director of the Milner Centre, University of Bath | 3WN 2.1 (Hybrid) | All | Book in-person | Book online |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Festival close: Drinks reception and poster competition prizes | Doctoral College | 3WN 3.7 | All | Book in-person | N/A |