Festival of Doctoral Research

PhDs and postgraduate research

Come and celebrate with us

Back for 2021 to celebrate Research Culture and Communication, and 10 years of the Graduate School.

We’re renowned for our excellent research, and that’s why this year we’re looking forward to celebrating Doctoral Research, research culture and 10 years of our Graduate School. The Doctoral Festival showcases our Doctoral Students, their research, and their achievements.

This year's theme is ‘Research Culture and Communication’. We’re delighted to announce Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE FRS, theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster, as our Keynote Speaker. Jim opened the Graduate School in 2011, so we’ve invited him back to talk about research culture and research communication.

This year’s festival is completely online and is open to the University of Portsmouth community, including Alumni.

What’s happening at this year’s Festival?

Our 2021 event takes place online on Thursday 8 July from 09.30am-5.30pm. The Festival will include talks, competitions, and panel discussions. The event will be held via Zoom, and you can register as an attendee via Eventbrite. You’re welcome to attend the whole day, or you can drop in and out of sessions throughout the day.

Connect with us on social media on Twitter and use the hashtag #UoPDocFest21.

Time	Main Event
09.30am - 10.00am	Registration and links to competition galleries
10.00am - 10.10am	Welcome from Dr. Darren Van Laar Director of The Graduate School
10.10am - 11.00am	Keynote by Jim Al-Khalili
11.00am - 12.00pm	Three Doc Fest Talks & Q&A panel
12.00pm - 12.10pm	Break
12.10pm - 1.25pm	Four Doc Fest Talks & Q&A panel
1.25pm - 2.15pm	Lunch
2.15pm - 3.15pm	3 Minute Thesis Competition
3.15pm - 3.30pm	Break
3.30pm - 4.30pm	Three Doc Fest Talks & Q&A panel
4.30pm - 5.15pm	Alumni Panel - ‘What happens next?’
5.15pm - 5.30pm	Prizes and farewell

Student competitions

Current Doctoral students across all faculties are encouraged to apply for the competitions and to take part on the day. Prizes will be awarded for the winners.

Due to Covid, all competitions will run virtually. We hope to deliver them face-to-face next year.

For more information on the competitions and to apply, please visit our dedicated Festival of Doctoral Research page on MyPort.

Enquiries

Any enquiries about this year's event should be directed to the Graduate School team at docfest@port.ac.uk

We’ll be updating this page regularly so please do check back.