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This year's Doctoral Research Conference took place on 18 June 2025. Over 250 doctoral researchers gathered to celebrate the excellence and diversity of doctoral research being undertaken across the university. It was a highly entertaining and fun afternoon and provided an excellent networking opportunity for doctoral researchers to meet colleagues from different disciplines.

We enjoyed a vast range of presentations from doctoral researchers ranging from three minute thesis talks, poetry and bedtime stories along with a keynote presentation from Dr Mark Dallas, Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research.  We also enjoyed an exhibition of research posters, objects, images and research life in pictures.

We would like to thank everyone who was involved and to congratulate the prize winners.

A recording of the 2025 conference is available to view in the Doctoral & Researcher College Blackboard organisation.

We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Conference which will take place on 17 June 2026.

Research for a better world competition

This competition aimed  to reward doctoral research projects that are changing lives, helping shape our understanding of the world and addressing local and global challenges. 

Category: Global research,

Steve Gomersall, Institute of Education, "How technology can be integrated into the classroom in low-resource settings and crisis situations"

Category: National research

Seada Kassie, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, "BRIDGE-ing the gap to restore personhood: A culturally grounded dementia care education framework for United Arab Emirates"

Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Shortlisted doctoral researchers had three minutes to give an engaging talk with one slide.

  • Judges’ Choice: Vic Pickup, School of Humanities, Sorry not sorry: "The invisible women behind Mills & Boon" 
  • People’s Choice: Hillary Chanda, School of Built Environment, "The charcoal&