Wednesday 18 January 2012

Café PhD

A social opportunity to discuss, debate and learn more about postgraduate research

Do you want to meet and socialise with postgraduates across your College?
Are you interested in Doctoral study at the University of Birmingham?
Would you like to find out more about being postgraduate researcher in your College?
 If you answered yes to one or more of the above, then Café PhD is for you. Café PhD is a social, a research forum and a discussion session rolled in to one.
Ultimately, Café PhD is an informal social event designed to showcase and discuss exciting doctoral research being done at Birmingham, as well as offering the chance to find out what postgraduate research is all about.
This term’s Cafe PhD event for the College of Social Sciences is scheduled as follows:
College of Social Sciences Café PhD
from 5pm, Wednesday 18th January
Café Aroma
Staff House (first floor), with drinks available in Staff Bar
Research/ Discussion theme: ‘Social Sciences in the twenty-first century’
Come along and get a chance to:
·         Hear two current PhD candidates from the College introduce key issues from their research
·         Discuss and debate these issues in a relaxed and social atmosphere
·         Ask questions about all aspects of the PhD experience
·         Enjoy free drinks
Speakers:
-          Liam Stanley (School of Government and Society): ‘The politics of the Financial Crisis’
-          Doga Istanbulluoglu (Business School): ‘Consumer behaviour on Facebook’
If you would like to learn more about Café PhD, or if you are a current doctoral researcher interested in paid speaker opportunities to present at a Café Event, email Holly Prescott: h.prescott@bham.ac.uk  
 For more details about the event and for upcoming Cafes, visit Cafe PhD on the web at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/cafephd.aspx  
 Café PhD is run in association with the University’s Postgraduate and Mature Students’ Association.