Event Timetable

The conference programme can be found below which contains the itinerary amongst other useful information.

Day 1

09:00 – 09:30 Registration with Tea/Coffee
09:30 – 09:40 Opening Speech – Dr Sandy Brownlee
09:40 – 10:30 Ice Breaker
10:30 – 11:30 Paul Burt, Engineering Manager – BBC
11:30 – 12:45 Lunch and Posters
12:45 – 12:55 Group Photograph – Outside Oscars Dining Room
13:00 – 15:00

Workshops

  • Kick Start Your PhD: A practical approach to starting your journey.
  • There is a First Time for Journals, Conferences and Reviews
  • How to Master Getting the Job You Want After Finishing Your PhD
15:00 – 16:00 Mathias Kern, Applied Research – BT Technology
16:00 – 19:00 Close and Check in for Accommodation
19:00 – 23:30 Conference Dinner and Ceilidh at Stirling Hotel

Day 2

08:45 – 09:00 Arrival with Tea/Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Speeches & Supervisor of the Year
09:15 – 11:15

Workshops

  • Find Your Spark: Productivity, Creativity and Writing
  • Poster Communication and Design
  • Caring for Your Mental Health & Wellbeing
11:15 – 12:00 Posters & Judging
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 14:45

Workshops

  • Solving Problems and Making Friends Using Sprint Design
  • Communicating your Research and Public Engagement
  • Life after PhD
  • Caring for Your Mental Health & Wellbeing
14:45 – 15:00 Tea/Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:00 Gillian Docherty OBE, CEO – The Data Lab
16:00 – 16:30 Prize Giving and Conference Close