Research Showcase

Call for Showcasing Submissions

We welcome showcasing submissions from across our diverse PGR community.

We encourage you to find the presentation form that best conveys the message of your research. We have three flexible presentation structure to platform your work Showcase Presentation, Showcase Exhibition and Community Showcase. We value your creativity and ingenuity and look forward to your exciting presentation ideas.

Round 1 call for submissions open until 20 MAR 2026.
Round 2 will be a targeted call for under represented research areas until 27 APR 2026
Eligibility - ALL current University of Warwick PGR (including Visiting PGRs and PGRs working abroad)

Showcase Presentations

These will be held live presentation sessions and delivered in person or via recorded video.

We welcome your ideas for Research Out-of-the-Box, where you will have up to 10mins to showcase your work through any creative means.

If you would prefer a shorter presentation time, you can use the Three Minute Thesis^TMLink opens in a new window style.

Alternatively, you can take inspiration from Visualise your Thesis^TMLink opens in a new window to record an animation or live video presentation.

Support for resources is available from the Doctoral College.

Showcase Exhibition

The Festival Exhibition will be open throughout the Festival, and there will be specific sessions for you to present your work to the audience. In addition, there will be an online exhibition to showcase your work further.

We welcome your ideas for Research Out-of-the-Box, where you will have space showcase your work through any creative means. We encourage you to use multisensory and interactive means.

If you would prefer to use a more established format, you may present your work through a traditional academic poster.

Alternatively, you could make your poster interactive with 'lift the flap' or pop-up sections.

Support for resources is available from the Doctoral College.

Community Showcase

This year we are providing two opportunities for PGRs to collectively exhibit their work in a community display.

Reading Room – this space will hold published works of our PGRs for audiences to read and be inspired. We call on all PGRs to share with us papers and books they have contributed to or written.

Love Letter to Your Thesis - inspired by University of GlasgowLink opens in a new window, we invite all PGRs to reflect on your research journey and express emotional responses as your contribution to our community display.

Support for resources is available from the Doctoral College.

Timeline for Showcasing. Call for Showcasing open February 2026. Round 1 close 20 March 2026. Round 2 Close 27 April 2026. Print content upload 25 May 2026. Abstract Confirmation 1st June 2026. Digital Content upload 10 June 2026. Festival of Postgraduate Research 15 June 2026.

Testimonial

"Participating in the Festival of Postgraduate Research was a fantastic opportunity to share my work with a wider audience, especially with researchers from different backgrounds. Before the festival, we had a training session on 'Presenting to a General Audience,' which was very helpful. I gained valuable insights and applied them to my presentation. Winning the People's Choice Award was incredibly rewarding, and the event provided a great platform for engaging discussions and valuable feedback. I highly recommend it to any postgraduate researcher looking to showcase their work. Thanks to the Doctoral College for this wonderful opportunity!"

Maryam Sattari, 2024 presenter

Testimonial

"Participating in last year's Doctoral College Festival of Postgraduate Research, where I presented my PhD thesis in 3 minutes, proved to be an enriching experience. Initially uncertain about what I had signed up to do, the comprehensive training clarified the purpose and benefits of the event. This platform not only allowed me to showcase my research to a diverse audience, facilitating interdisciplinary connections and potential collaborations, but also developed my public speaking skills, helping to articulate complex ideas concisely and effectively, whilst still conveying the significance of the research. An unmissable opportunity that I highly recommend others to sign up for."

Danielle Adams, 2023 presenter

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Year of study

What format will you showcase your work?

Title of Presentation

Please provide a title for the work you will be showcasing that encapsulates your research. This can be a working title, there will be opportunity to edit or update this title.

Please provide details of the format which you will showcase your work.

We value creativity and ingenuity and want to understand the form of your showcasing to enable us to assist and support you. This is essential if you are showcasing Out-of-the-Box (both presentations and exhibitions).

If you are contributing to Community Showcase Reading Room with published work, please provide reference and link.

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