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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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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