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Welcome to our ICE conference

We look forward to welcoming Research students to present at our FREE two-day event held, in person, at the City Campus of the ³ÉÈËBÕ¾. 

Under the theme of ICE – IGNITE.CONNECT.ENGAGE - the conference aims to bring together postgraduate researchers from all disciplines, stages of research, and backgrounds. This is a great opportunity for all postgraduate research students to present and discuss your research in front of a supportive audience and to develop and enhance your skills in sharing your work. 

We invite postgraduate research students from all disciplines to submit an abstract for a range of presentation formats. 

"Attending the PGR Conference not only offered an opportunity to disseminate my research but it also gave me space to connect with other PGR students at Worcester and further afield. We all shared research experiences which were both validating and supportive. I’ve come away feeling motivated and energised for the next stage of my research."

PGR Conference 2024 Attendee and Presenter

Full conference programme

You can access a full programme for the Postgraduate Reserch Conference 2025 here. 

Event keynote

Pro Vice Chancellor Research Prof John-Paul Wilson: “A Short History of Doctoral Education in the UK” 

This presentation will explore the origins of doctoral education in the UK in the early 20^th century and track its subsequent development, drawing on my own experiences of undertaking a PhD in the early 1990s and of 30 years thereafter of being a “doctoral educator”. In tracing this history, I will explore what has changed for doctoral students and what has fundamentally remained the same, highlighting the eternal challenges of successfully completing a doctorate.

 Prof. John-Paul Wilson completed his PhD on the socio-economic history of the Greek world c.800-500 BCE in the Department of History at UCL in 1994. Subsequently he held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1996-1999 and a one-year research fellowship on the AHRC-funded Celtic Inscribed Stones project (1999-2000) both also at UCL. During his PhD and postdoctoral employment, he taught at UCL, KCL, St Mary’s University and Cardiff University. In 2000, he took up a Lecturer post in the Department of Classics at University of Wales, Lampeter, becoming Head of Department in 2004. He moved to Worcester in 2007 to take up a management role in the Doctoral School and has subsequently held a series of research leadership and management roles, focused on doctoral education, researcher development, research governance and research strategy, culminating in being appointed Pro Vice Chancellor Research in 2023.

Key dates

Conference registration is now open!

Available Streams

Presentations

For mid to late stage PGRs: Presentations should be 15 minutes with up to 15 minutes for questions. Abstracts should be a maximum of 200 words and should include: context/aims of the research, methodology/approach, findings, and implications (research/practice as applicable). Presentations should not focus on an overview of your research project. 

Ignite Presentations

For early stage PGRs, an opportunity to share your thinking to date, or a work in progress. If you are pre-data collection or at the design stage of your research and would like to present your work for early feedback, this could be the option for you. Abstracts for Ignite Presentations should be a maximum of 200 words and include the context/aims of your project and a brief insight into the intended purposes of your presentation. Each presenter will be given 5 minutes to present an aspect of their research, with 10 minutes for questions. 

Travel and Venue Details

This year we will be holding the conference at the university's City Campus in the heart of Worcester and close to Foregate Street railway station. 

Details of the venue, including directions, maps and AccessAble guides, can be found on our City Campus page. 

Accommodation

We are not able to offer university accommodation this year, however there are numerous options for accommodation in Worcester.  You may find the following list of hotels useful for finding accommodation, with many more in the City and surrounding area: 

Further information about Worcester is available at .