Monday 8 April 2013

The Research Poster Conference 2013: an update from our Project Support Assistants

Hi my name is Gail Mobley and I’m a first year English Literature PhD from California. This year I’m part of the four person team organising the annual Research Poster Conference which will be held in the Great Hall on 12 June 2013.
Our project is still in the early stages, we recently closed our abstract application and the accepted presenters have until April 27th to submit their posters. Now our focus has shifted to inviting internal and external guests to the conference, within academic, professional and a variety of other sectors interested in postgraduate research. We are also working to put together two conference workshops for the presenters. One will be aimed at addressing academic/career intellectual needs; the other will hopefully target mental and physical wellbeing. Both should be a fun and relaxing way to kick off a conference.
So far it has all been quite exciting; I personally can’t wait to see the finished posters. Even if you haven’t applied to present at the conference it is still open to all postgraduates. Come take a look at what your fellow researchers are up to while enjoying a lovely free lunch. Hopefully it will inspire you to think about presenting next year. Studying in humanities I’m well aware that posters might not seem equally relevant to all disciplines, but the academic playing field is constantly changing. Conferences across all disciplines are increasingly including poster sessions as a way to include more postgraduate presenters, particularly in interdisciplinary and international settings. Drop by on the day to get a better idea of what posters are all about, at the home of the largest postgraduate poster conference in the Midlands, hosted by your university (and for this year only, yours truly). To book your free place as a guest visit: http://www.amiando.com/CGFIPXE.html

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