9-10 June 2026, Coleraine campus Festival of PhD Research

What the PhD Researchers say about the Festival...

Very well organized, with excellent food and a fantastic chance to network with staff and students from other Faculties.

Very well organised, constructive and positive atmosphere. Food was great, things moved along at a really pleasant pace with great consideration for breaks in between sessions.

The atmosphere was great for first time presenting, very welcoming and friendly. Wonderful to meet people from so many different disciplines and to gain insight into how PhD research progresses / evolves. The food and refreshments were top notch and helped make it feel like a celebration. The guest speaker was great fun too.

Well organised, provided great opportunities for PhD Researchers at UU to not only present their own research but also to engage with the research of their peers.

I liked that I could present some of my findings and answer people's questions. As well as meeting people and networking with people.

I really enjoyed that we were able to get together as PhD researchers and celebrate each other's achievements. The bake your PhD was especially fun!

Good opportunity to get all researchers on campus and present in an informal and friendly atmosphere as a practice for other conferences. The addition of the 3 minutes was great as it allowed researchers to deliver their project in a short period of time which allowed them to reach new audiences/make new connections without the need to present for a long period of time to audiences who aren't always engaged or interested in the topic.

Very friendly and supportive environment for researchers to network, present and gain feedback.