PhD Student Conference 2026

This year, we want to foster an inclusive and accessible academic environment, tailored to those at any stage of their PhD journey. 

This student-led conference provides an excellent opportunity to build on professional academic skills including, receiving feedback, and working through new research concepts among peers. The conference also provides an excellent opportunity to network, socialise and share your insights.

We want to engage in the wider research community at UCA and hope you will join us. In our current political climate, and with the precarity of higher education, getting together and sharing our creative research is a radical act that should be celebrated!   

The event will feature a range of presentations and discussions led by postgraduate researchers exploring creative practices and critical perspectives. We have welcomed presentations from the diverse range of research from our PhD student, showcasing the exciting work happening across all disciplines and all UCA campuses.

Topics this year include but are not limited to:    

• Critical theory, methodologies, and pedagogies.     
• Art History.
• Performance, theatre, costume, production.      
• Collecting, archiving, and dissemination in museum studies and the cultural sector. 
• Artistic practice from any medium.
• Digital arts, AI, animation, interactive experiences.
• Sustainability, accessibility, and diversity in the global cultural market. 

For any enquiries, please contact the organising committee at PhDstudentconference@uca.ac.uk.

We look forward to see you there and hope to foster an inspiring and engaging conference experience!

For more information about this year's call for papers, please see:
Call for Papers- UCA PhD Student Research Conference 2026 – Fill in form

To see more about 2025's conference please see the 2025 PhD Student Conference web page.

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