Postgraduate Research Conference
Each year the Graduate College organises an interdisciplinary research conference for Lancaster and University of Cumbria students. We also stream the event online, allowing our distance learners to participate in the conference, and even present papers.
The event also includes both a poster and Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition*, in which students have the opportunity to win prizes for the quality of their poster or thesis presentation. There are also workshops and opportunities to network with fellow researchers from across the academic disciplines.
*Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.
Postgraduate Research Conference
The Postgraduate Research Conference 2024/5 will include Bitesize sessions, and a full day conference (date TBC)
PGRC 2024 has been taking place as a series of Bitesize sessions.
Sessions include:
- 3 Minute Thesis
- Sustainability in Research
- Poster Presentations
- Long Presentations
- Academic Writing
Please join the PGRC Bitesize Team to keep up to date with the sessions
These are also shown on our Libcal Calendar
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PGRC 2025
Full details to follow - the below is work-in-progress.
An Inter-disciplinary conference
The Postgraduate Research Conference is an inter-disciplinary conference, where Postgraduate Researchers from the Universities of Lancaster and Cumbria present their research to an audience of non-expert peers.
We believe that sharing ideas and research across specialisms, departments, and faculties is important for all researchers. It can lead to collaborative projects, provide positive and constructive feedback from the research community, and broaden people's outlook within their own specialisms.
Conference theme
The theme of this year’s conference is Sustainability.
The UN defines sustainability as, "Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Presenters should demonstrate how their research achieves this, although the them is not compulsory but extra points will be awarded by judges if the theme is adhered to.
Who can attend the conference?
The conference is open to all Postgraduate Research Students at Lancaster University. We also welcome Taught Master's Students and Undergraduates who may like to attend. There will be the opportunity for distance learning students to view the presentations, as these will be streamed live on the day.
PGRC 2025
Programme
The programme and timeline are subject to change: