The first ever Irish Postgraduate Research Conference will be held in the new Student Hub at the DCU Glasnevin Campus on the 8-9th November.
The programme schedule for Day 1 of the conference is as follows. The conference sessions can be viewed in more detail here. You can download a copy of the conference programme using the link below. A PDF version of the final programme is available for download here:
Thursday 8th November
| Time | Location | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45-09:30 | The Hive | Registration | |
| 09:30-10:15 | Solas Room | Opening of the Conference | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Solas Room | Keynote: Brian Trench - Hard and Soft Borders in Communicating Research | |
| 11:00-11:30 | The Hive | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:00 | KA113 / KA115 | Student Session 1: Education & Learning | Student Session 2: Health (Nutrition, Physical Activity, Care) |
| 13:00-15:00 | TBC | Lunch Break* | Poster session |
| 15:00-16:30 | KA113 | Workshop Research Communication* by Brian Trench (Senior Lecturer DCU School of Communications) | |
| KA115 | Workshop Grant Writing* by Dr. Geraldine Canny (Head of the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office) | ||
| KA102 | Workshop Mendeley* by Vasiliki Pitsia & Anastasios Karakolidis | ||
| KA103 | Workshop Qualtrics* by Gavin D. Brown | ||
| 16:30-17:00 | The Hive | Coffee Break | |
| 17:00-18:30 | KA113 / KA115 | Student Session 3: The World of Work | Student Session 4: Medicine & Mental Health |
| 19:00-21:30 | The Hive | Dinner* |
Friday 9th November
| Time | Location | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | The Hive | Morning Coffee | |
| 09:00-09:45 | Solas Room | Keynote: Mathias Möschel - Headscarf/Veil Bans as Harassment | |
| 10:00-11:15 | KA113 / KA115 | Student Session 5: Planet Earth and its elements | Student Session 6: Technology & Digitalisation |
| 11:15-11:45 | The Hive | Coffee break | |
| 11:45-13:00 | Solas Room | Young Researchers | |
| 13:00-14:15 | The Hive | Lunch* | Poster Session |
| 14:15-16:00 | Solas Room | Panel of experts: The Effects of Populism on Research, Examples from Europe | |
| 16:00-16:30 | The Hive | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-17:45 | KA113 / KA115 | Student Session 7: Working through the Challenge | Student Session 8: Society |
| 17:45-18:30 | Solas Room | Award ceremony and closing remarks** | |
| 18:30 onwards | NuBar | Social Activity |
* Please note that if you are not a registered participant, these sessions require pre-registration and payment. Please see the website for more information or send an email to contact@iprc.ie.
**During the ceremony the prizes will be awarded for best poster and oral presentation, one has to be present to win. Please note that the doors will not open in between the panel of experts and the award ceremony.
***The above programme is subject to change, and it is advised that attendees check this page for any changes.