Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference

Wednesday 5 July 2023 

10:00-11:00   Keynote Speaker Dr. Jade Munslow Ong

This will see a keynote talk from Dr. Ong. A BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker who is the former winner of the 'Supervision of the Year' award. Dr. Ong is based within the Salford School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology, where she leads on the AHRC funded project 'South African Modernism 1880-1920'. 

Thursday 6 July 2023 

10:00-11:00   Keynote Speaker Dr. Campbell Price

This will see a keynote talk from Dr. Campbell Price, who is the current Curator of the 'Egypt and Sudan' gallery at Manchester Museum. Dr. Price's keynote will cover various aspects, including the refurbishment of the museum and its inclusive approach.  

Wednesday 5  & Thursday 6 July 2023 

13:00-14:00 Becoming a Postgraduate Researcher 

Join us at the Chapman buidling in lecture theatre 6 to find out more about how to being your Postgraduate Research (PGR) journey with us here at Salford. The workshop will cover key aspect like the application process, fees and funding, how to find a supervisor and useful tips for writing a research proposal.

Wednesday 5  2023 

13:00-14:00- Lunchtime Workshops

• Exploring Zines and Archives: Find out more about the world of Zines and how these can be used for your research.
• APRIS: New Research Platforms at Salford: Our presenters will explain the improvements being carried out to the systems supporting research and how these will help your research.

Thursday 6 July 2023 

13:00-14:00 -  Lunchtime Workshops

• Creating and Modernising Your Online Academic Presence: An interactive workshop designed to help you navigate the online academic world. You may find it useful to bring along your laptop or mobile device.
• The Bright Club: An interactive workshop designed to help you navigate the online academic world. (Spaces for this session are limited, please indicate your interest at the registration desk). 

15:30-16:30 Afternoon Workshops

• Postgraduate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Project at the University of Salford: This session will offer you an exploratory introduction to three postgraduate EDI projects at the University of Salford: 'Widening Participation in Research', 'Decolonising the PhD' and 'International Postgraduate Lead'. 
• Intellectual Property and Commercialisation for Researchers:Find out about the do’s and don’ts of protecting your IP rights and commercialising your research, and how the University can help you.
• The Brilliant Club Information Session: The Brilliant Club helps secondary school pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to progress to the most competitive universities, training PGRs to deliver The Scholars Programme in schools and colleges across the UK. Find out how you can get involved.

The research presentations will see three parallel session run during one time slot throughout the event. These will entail our current postgraduate researchers to hold a 7 minute talk about their work. The sessions will vary throughout the day and some sessions are run on both days. 

Wednesday 5  2023 

11:15-12:30

• Health Interventions: Lecture Theatre 1, chairs Lucie Sykes and Dr Stephen Ling. 
• Working Together: Lecture Theatre 2, chairs Ismaila Bunza and Dr. Sam Gregory 
• Novel Technologies: Lecture Theatre 3, chairs Abdulhamid Ardo and Dr Katherine Yates

14:00-15:15

• Working Lives: Lecture Theatre 1, chairs Khin Myat and Dr Julian Bass 
• Movement and Travel: Lecture Theatre 2, chairs Alex Mbabu and Dr Melanie Stephens
• Cybersecurity: Lecture Theatre 3, chairs Joseph Ediae and Dr Levingshan Augusthus Nelson

15:30-16:45 

• Improving Environments 1: Lecture Theatre 1, chairs Kevwe Olomu and Holly Broadhurst 
• Lived Experience: Lecture Theatre 2, chairs Ben Warburton and Katie Barnes
• Cybersecurity: Lecture Theatre 3, chairs Salah Albenjasim and Dr Jo Scott

Thursday 6 July 2023 

11:15-12:30

• Health Interventions 2: Lecture Theatre 1, chairs Nafisa Usman and Dr Kelli Zezulka. 
• Telling Stories: Lecture Theatre 2, chairs Chamara Panakaduwa Gamage and Dr Mandeep Saini
• Improving Environments 2 : Lecture Theatre 3, chairs Aveen Sabir and Dr Alan Price

14:00-15:15

• Humans and Animals: Lecture Theatre 1, chairs Fahad Rashid and Dr Matt Jones
• Changing Attitudes: Lecture Theatre 2, chairs Esozhim Ogbugo and Dr Juan Ferriz-Papi
• Health Interventions 3: Lecture Theatre 3, chairs Jummai Enare Abang and Dr Solmaz Rohani

SPARC will be held over two days, Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 July 2023. You can join us for both days or just one, depending on the sessions you would like to attend. The event will run from 09:00-17:00, but the length of your day depends on what you’d like get involved with. The day will be include talks from keynotes, postgraduate student research presentations and workshops.

Yes! You are more than welcome to bring a guest with you. Please book an additional ticket for them when you book your place. 

Yes, parking will be available on campus. We recommend parking in our Delaney car park (M5 4NJ). 

If you have booked your attendance as 'online' through the booking portal, you will be sent an email prior to the event with further information about SPARC. This will include a Microsoft Teams link to join the talks throughout the day.