PG Work in Progress Seminar

💡 What is the WIP?

The "Work In Progress" (WIP) seminar is a weekly space for Philosophy postgraduates to present in-progress work and receive feedback in a risk-free, supportive setting. It is informal, graduate-led, and reliably followed by a well-spirited trip to the pub. 🍻

• All PGs are warmly invited to attend and/or present. This includes MAs, MPhils, PhDs, and visitors.

• If you'd like to present or have any questions, email the organisers (see sidebar).

🕙 When/where is the WIP?

• Every Thursday bar Reading Week (Week 6), in room S1.50.
• Starts at 5pm, finishes no later than 6:15pm.
• The room is S1.50.

📝 How does it work?

• It's pretty straightforward: every week, a postgraduate presents in-progress work, with a Q&A after.

• All are welcome to attend/present: whether MA, MPhil, faculty, or visitors.

• Attendance optional but recommended. 

📅 Format

• Presentation: 30 minutes
• Open Discussion / Q&A: 30 minutes
• Material: Anything, really -- assessed essay (for MAs), a supervision essay (for MPhils), or a thesis section (for PhDs), ...
• Style: Flexible -- slides, handouts, or simply talking.
• Audience: No prior reading or background knowledge expected. Visiting PhDs should can present.

🤔 Should I present? ("I have nothing to present; I hate public speaking; etc.")

• Are you a postgraduate? Then yes, you should present.
• In other words, all graduates are encouraged to present at least once.
• The WIP is a unique opportunity for graduates to develop their public speaking / writing skills, take risks, test out theses, and get constructive feedback from peers.*
• Presentations need not (in fact, should not) be watertight or polished pieces at all. You are encouraged to present work at all stages of the writing process -- first drafts, substantial sets of notes, etc.
• Simply signing up for a date is a great way to give yourself a deadline to work towards. (This is what most people do.)