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Testimonials from last year's PhD conference: "The best experience of my PhD to date!"
"Fun, relevant and interesting - a must for PhD students!"
"A perfect melting pot of cultural, social and intellectual diversity"
"I am usually very critical of academic conferences, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one - a perfect mix of collegial debate, academic discussion and enjoyable outdoor recreation"
This conference is a celebration of the postgraduate research culture in the UK. It gives early career researchers the opportunity to reflect on where their careers are headed and to develop the career skills that are essential whichever career they choose. All participants will be expected to give a ten-minute presentation on their research; pitched at non-
specialists. It will also be an occasion for academics and others to reflect on their role in guiding students into the employment market.
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What this conference offers is a chance for a cross-disciplinary set of young researchers to explain to each other why their research matters, while hearing from leading figures in academia and outside explain how their research has influenced their lives. The support network established by this event will be invaluable whatever the future holds.
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For all registration inquiries, please contact:
Janis Reeves, Conference Co-ordinator, Cumberland Lodge
01784 497 794
janis@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk
More testimonials from last year's PhD conference:
I don't want to underplay the importance of the conference programme, but the venue, location, and staff at Cumberland Lodge really provided an atmosphere conducive to receiving maximum benefits from the programme itself!
An extremely well organised Conference with great speakers who gave PhD students an excellent and realistic outlook of what lies beyond the PhD
A wonderful experience - both highly useful and thoroughly enjoyable!
Really gives you an impression of the kind of work PhD students in other disciplines are doing.
The conference gave me an overview of career possibiliies and some new friends too.
An excellent opportunity to network with peers and present one's research in a friendly, relaxed and supportive environment.
Excellent speakers that provided much relevance as to what PhD students go though on a daily and yearly basis, no matter where you are in the process
Explore life in after a Ph D - The Cumberland Lodge Conference, your lifetime experience ....
Unmissable event. Exciting, fun, informative and helpful.
The conference helped me to realise that, by doing a PhD, I was developing skills that would be useful for a range of careers, both within and outside of academia. Meeting other students, learning about their research, and presenting a brief summary of my own research was a wonderful experience. I would love to return to Cumberland Lodge!
This was one of the most stimulating and enjoyable academic experiences of my PhD so far.
An inspirational event in fantastic surroundings - I've been recommending it to everyone ever since!
I found “Is there Life After a PhD?” to be an incredibly rewarding and thought-provoking experience which I would highly recommend to all PhD students nearing graduation.
The conference was a truly brilliant event, providing wonderful opportunities to make new friends and grow intellectually.
Cumberland Lodge provides a refreshing and inspirational environment in which to remind oneself of the potential depth and extraordinary diversity of academic life. A real tonic for the student contemplating what lies ahead after a PhD.
Fabulous venue, great food and a really welcoming atmosphere. I was also very impressed by the key speakers - their talks were honest and inspiring
The conference permitted me to widen my understanding of the varying opportunities that exist both inside and outside the world of academia.
The atmosphere and people I met at Cumberland lodge were inspiring - it was a thought-provoking, liberating conference promoting free-thinking, and challenging perceptions of research. I left with a refreshed passion for research and its part in my future. Thank you Cumberland Lodge!
The conference was a great way to think productively about the future in a beautiful setting and with support from both others in the same position and those capable of providing expert advice and guidance
The most useful conference I have attended during my PhD!
A chance to take some reflective time away, to be in an unusual & very comfortable environment & meet researchers from a wide range of disciplines.
PhD student? - Don't miss it!
This was a really useful conference. I enjoyed the opportunity to present my research work and discuss it with peers.
