Advantages of attending a conference during the last year of a STEM PhD

The final year of a STEM PhD programme is always hectic. With numerous experiments to conclude and extensive writing demands, time becomes precious. However, attending an international conference, such as the Platelet Society – European Platelet Network (EUPLAN) joint…

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BAAL and Yorkshire, what a combination!

As part of my PhD journey, conferences are always a part of my research as they open up new paths to networking, meeting new academics and exchanging valuable ideas and insights about research. As part of my development, I…

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Presenting at Your First International Conference: A PhD Student’s Experience

As I waited for my fellow academics to reply to my attempt at generating audience participation, I was glad I said no to the offer of whisky at last night’s conference social.  After a nervous second, thankfully, around half…

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An Amazing Opportunity at Falmouth University’s Haunted Landscapes Conference

Thanks to the funding received from the Graduate School’s Research Support Award and the kind help from my supervisor Professor Toby Heys, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the conference ‘Haunted Landscapes: Nature, Super-Nature, and Global…

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8th International XR-Metaverse Conference: A PGR Student’s Experience

Through the support of my supervisors and The Graduate School Research Support Award, I was lucky enough to attend this year’s International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation (IAITI) XR-Metaverse conference in Las Vegas. As a postgraduate student, this was…

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Attending the BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference

In June 2022, I applied for the Research Support Award as I had applied to present at the Annual Developmental Psychology Section Research Conference with the BPS. I was thrilled when I was accepted to present at the event…

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Audire Conference 2022 – Sound Experiences: Memory, creativity and participation

Thanks to the Research Support Award I was able to attend and participate in the Audire Conference 2022 entitled ‘Sound Experiences: Memory, creativity and participation’. The conference took place in Braga, Portugal on the 27th and 28th June 2022. You can see…

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Collaboration in research: lessons learnt from the 7th International XR Conference

“If you want to run fast, run alone. But if you want to run far, run together”. This well-known proverb pretty much summarises my experience of doing a research degree at Manchester Met so far, as well as clearly…

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Bringing my PhD project to a close at the ICA 2022 Paris Conference

Exactly one year ago, my fieldwork for my practice-led PhD project concluded with a new curatorial collaboration. A combination of performance, photography and poetry, ASEAN Manifesto launched on 8 August 2021 via www.aseanvisionproject.com. The same day marked the 54th…

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