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Department of History

Postgraduate Conference

The 2024/2025 Postgraduate Conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd of May 2025.

Call for papers

We are now welcoming submissions for proposals to the annual Warwick History Department Postgraduate Conference. To apply, submit your abstract to the Postgraduate Conference Committee via email to historypgconference@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window

All papers will be organised into panels and each panel will be followed by questions and discussions led by a panel chair.

Proposals should be for a 15-minute paper* and should include the following information:

  • A title;
  • An abstract of up to 150 words;
  • A short biography of up to 100 words.

The deadline to submit your proposal is Wednesday, April 16th.

Please note that proposals are expected from all PhD students in the Warwick History Department and encouraged for MA students.

*In addition to regular presentations, this year the Committee is considering an extra format to be added to the programme as a separate round: the PechaKuchaLink opens in a new window (ぺちゃくちゃ). In this Japanese format, presenters show 20 slides and are given 20 seconds per slide. This means that each presentation is exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds long. PechaKucha presentations are often a more dynamic experience for the presenter as well as the audience, and as such offer an opportunity to showcase your research in a new way.

If you are interested in giving a PechaKucha instead of a regular fifteen-minute presentation, please let us know when you are submitting your proposal. The PechaKucha round will only be added to the programme if there is enough interest from students.

The 2024/2025 Conference Committee

  • Brendan Tam
  • Eloisa Ocando Thomas
  • Jade Lindo
  • Anna Bruins
  • Chelsea Younglove
  • Evie Nash
  • Priya Bhatia
  • Rebecca Capel
  • Mark Glubb

The Committee is supported by the History Department's Director of PG Research, Prof. Beat Kümin, and the PGR Coordinator, Kay Jones.

Any questions about the conference can be directed to the committee via

historypgconference@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window 

Instagram: @warwickhistory.pg

X: @WarwickHist2023