UKCGE Annual Conference 2022
The Annual Conference is the flagship event in the UKCGE events programme. Join colleagues from across UK as we come together to reflect on the past year in both PGR and PGT education, and discuss some of the most pressing issues affecting the postgraduate sector.
The UKCGE Annual Conference 2022 will take place in-person at the University of Birmingham on 30th June & 1st July.
The theme of this year’s conference is Innovations and developments in postgraduate education and the event will feature presentations, workshops and discussions looking at the latest research and practice from across the postgraduate sector. There will also be plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues from HEIs across the UK and beyond.
Conference Themes
- Support for research supervision
- Challenges and opportunities in delivering PGT programmes
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Innovative practices in postgraduate provision
- Developments in assessments for postgraduate awards
- Innovations in researcher development and career support
Conference Programme
Download as PDFRegistration with Tea & Coffee
Welcome & Introduction
Professor Tim Jones | Provost and Vice-Principal, University of Birmingham
Keynote Discussion Panel — The Experiences of Postgraduate Students
Daisy Bao | University of Edinburgh
Roz Baynham | University of Birmingham
Sophie Mowle | Coventry University
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Oral Presentations
Refreshments
Oral Presentations
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Workshop & Small Group Discussions
Lunch
including lunchtime discussion sessions for the Deans & Directors of Graduate Schools Network and the
Graduate Education Managers Network.
Oral Presentations
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Workshop & Oral Presenations
Refreshments
Oral Presentation & 20:20 Presentations
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Close Day 1
Pre-dinner Drinks
Conference BBQ Dinner
Day 2 Registration with Tea & Coffee
Structures and Strategy in Doctoral Education in the UK and Ireland
Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin | Nottingham Trent University
Carolyn Wynne | Coventry University
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Workshop & Small Group Discussions
Refreshments
Workshop & Oral Presenations
Lunch
Keynote Presentation
Professor Doug Cleaver | Sheffield Hallam University & Chair, UKCGE Executive Committee
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Workshop & Oral Presentations
Refreshments
Oral Presentations
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Oral Presentations
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Closing Conference Summary
UKCGE Executive Committee
Close & Departure
Conference Location
The main conference will take place in Staff House, located in the centre of the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus. Staff House is marked as building R24 on this campus map.
The venue is within easy walking distance of University train station. University station is a 7 minute train journey from Birmingham New Street, with trains leaving approximately every 10 minutes.
The Conference BBQ Dinner will take place at Westmere House (home to Birmingham’s Graduate School) which is marked as building G15 on the campus map.
Accommodation
We understand that the on-site hotel is now fully booked. Therefore for ease of travel to and from the venue, we are suggesting delegates stay in Birmingham city centre from where there are regular trains to University station.
A list of city centre hotels can be found here.
Alternatively the Premier Inn Birmingham South (Longbridge) is located close to Longbridge station from where there is a service every 10–20 minutes going direct to University (journey time approx 15 mins).