{"id":5978,"date":"2026-04-10T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/?page_id=5978"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:18:12","slug":"graduate-school-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/graduateschoolfestival\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate School Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Graduate School Festival is back for 2026!<\/p>

Between 16 and 18 June 2026 we will be hosting a range of events showcasing the work of our Doctoral Researchers.<\/p>

Full programme details will be available soon. S<\/strong>ign up is required for all events. <\/b>You can do so by following the registration links for each event. Registration will close an hour before the event.<\/p>

If the event is\u00a0online\u00a0<\/b>you will receive a confirmation email two days before the event with a link to join the meeting,\u00a0which you should follow at the relevant start time. If the event is\u00a0in-person<\/strong>\u00a0please just head to the event venue as specified below.<\/p>

If you have any questions or need any help with registration please email\u00a0graduateschool@westminster.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Graduate School Festival 2026 Programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Are you thinking about doing a PhD? This is a great place to start!<\/p>

This online event will help to demystify the whole process! You will hear from our panel of current doctoral researchers about their experiences and, more importantly, have a chance to ask them questions.<\/p>

Find out more and register by heading to the event page here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Join us for a screening of Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth and a Q&A with filmmaker and current University of Westminster doctoral Researcher Pratibha Parmar at the wonderful Regent Street Cinema.<\/p>

Find out more and register by heading to the event page here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This workshop will explore why academics should build podcasting into their impact and engagement plans. This session will cover what makes a ‘good’ academic\/research focused podcast and why they are valuable modes of research dissemination.<\/p>

Current UoW Doctoral Researchers can book via Inkpath<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This event aims to set you up for a day of Impact in the Graduate School Festival! We\u2019ll have some of Westminster\u2019s \u2018Impact Stars\u2019 give their insights via panel discussion followed by personalised advice for your own research.<\/p>

Find out more and register by heading to the event page here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This peer-led interactive workshop invites doctoral researchers to reflect on how their theoretical frameworks shape the direction, contribution, and impact of their research.<\/p>

Find out more and register by heading to the event page here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Join us for this years University of Westminster Graduate School 3MT Competition where participants take on the challenge of presenting an 80,000 word thesis in just 3 minutes and with only 1 slide!\u00a0<\/p>

Find out more, including those taking part this year, and register by heading to the event page here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Doctoral Dialogues<\/a><\/h3>

A podcast series featuring informal conversations between PhD Researchers from across the university.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Graduate School Festival through the years\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Journeys to the PhD<\/a><\/h3>

Interviews with PhD Researchers speaking about their experiences, their routes to doctoral study, their advice and guidance for others thinking of doing a PhD and their challenges to the status quo in higher education.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Your Research in Action<\/a><\/h3>

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