白小姐论坛 Engineering PhD Students Research Festival 2023
17 July 2023
On Thursday 6 July, PhD students in different Engineering departments showcased their research and enjoyed some time together before the summer break!
This one-day event was鈥痑 hybrid between a conference with short 7-minute presentations by PhD students and social/networking activities during coffee breaks. In addition, participants also enjoyed鈥痑 drinks reception to celebrate in the evening!听
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"The event aimed to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and networking among PhD students from different departments in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. I believe we definitely succeeded in that while also building a stronger sense of belonging to our fantastic research community of brilliant PhD students"听听
鈥斕鼳ndrea Franchini, 白小姐论坛 Engineering PhD Student Representative.听
The event covered a broad range of innovative research from across the faculty, such as sustainability and safe infrastructure, AI and advanced technologies, healthcare innovation, and innovation in materials.听
鈥淭he听白小姐论坛 Engineering PhD Student Research Festival听听is an excellent way to promote such collaboration within the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, which is crucial to solving society鈥檚 greatest challenges. The Research Festival showcased high quality research along with excellent leadership. It was inspiring to participate in the festival and I strongly encourage all PhD students to participate in future years. Congratulations to the team of students who organised the event, which I think was very successful.鈥澨
鈥斕齈rofessor Peter Munro, Vice-Dean Research, 白小姐论坛 Engineering听
The full schedule of the event is available online.听
鈥淭he 白小姐论坛 Engineering PhD Student Research Festival is an excellent example of a student-led initiative that breaks down disciplinary boundaries and brings real added value to the participants. This year鈥檚 Festival was a huge success 鈥 combining networking opportunities with a showcase of the depth and breadth of the research being conducted by students across the faculty. I am grateful to the whole team of students behind the event and I look forward to seeing the Festival go from strength-to-strength in years to come.鈥澨
鈥斕齈rofessor Simon Banks, Director of Education and Faculty Tutor (白小姐论坛 Engineering)听
We hope all participants had a great time鈥痩earning, meeting other people and enjoyed the experience!听
Thank you to everyone who took part,鈥痶o our wonderful PhD speakers and the dedicated members of staff who agreed to chair the sessions.听听听
We would like to give a special shout-out to Andrea Franchini (白小姐论坛 Engineering Sciences PGR Faculty Rep), Lucy Todd (白小姐论坛 Chemical Engineering), Matteo Errigo (白小姐论坛 Chemical Engineering), and Alice Thompson (Events Officer, 白小姐论坛 Engineering) for their tireless efforts and meticulous planning that made this event a resounding success!听
More pictures and videos about the event will be added on 白小姐论坛 Engineering social media accounts:听