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Neurobiological basis of mother-infant attachment 

Costanzo shares his experience of attending the International Attachment Conference in Rouen last July. Between the 15th and 17th of July 2024, in Rouen (France), researchers gathered for the International Attachment Conference. It was an opportunity for me to…

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My Experience at Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) 2024 

Zhihao shares his experience of attending the Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) 2024 conference. As a current doctoral student, attending the Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) 2024 conference was an enlightening journey into the cutting-edge of robotics technology and…

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Presenting at the 2024 Lancaster Historical Postgraduate Conference 

Shuwen shares her experience of attending a Historical Postgraduate Conference at Lancaster University, with the support of the Doctoral College Arts and Humanities Faculty. On the 13th and 14th of June, I attended the Historical Postgraduate Conference organised by…

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My Experience as an MRES at the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference in Busan, South Korea 

In his blog, Everton shares his experience attending the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference in Busan, South Korea. Introduction  Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference in Busan, South Korea. This three-day event brought…

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The Impact of Conferences on my PhD Journey – Reflections on the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 

In his blog, Justin Cho shares his experience of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference. This year in May, I was given the opportunity to present a collaborative research project that I am currently working on at the 9th International…

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Experiences of a PhD Presenter: Unveiling Insights from the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference in Busan, South Korea 

In her latest blog, Maria Alamgir shares her experience of attending the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference in Busan, South Korea.   Introduction   With the unwavering support of my supervisors, Prof. Timothy Jung and Dr. Mandy Claudia tom Dieck, as…

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – Hear from our Previous Entrants

We’re delighted to share blogs from doctoral students Kelly Curtis, the People’s Choice Award winner and David Jackson, the Judges’ Choice Award runner up from the 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition, about their experiences and why they think our…

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Reflecting on the Doctoral Student Conference 2024

Owen Greenwood and Tobin O’Connor from the Doctoral Student Conference Committee 2024 share their experiences below. There is still time to sign up to join the 2025 committee! Please email doctoralconference@mmu.ac.uk to find out more and register your interest….

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My Three Minute Thesis (3MT)™ “Grass to Grace” Experience! 

It was in one of the lecture rooms in the Faculty of Science and Engineering within the now old John Dalton building, a nice evening in April 2023, where an induction session was held for volunteers for an innovative…

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Presenting My Sports Data Research at POMS in America 

In April, I had the privilege of traveling to Minneapolis in America, to present my sports data operations research at the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) conference. This event was a remarkable opportunity to connect with fellow researchers…

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