Postgraduate Research Week 2019, (Monday 25 – 30 March)
Posted on: 22 March 2019
Postgraduate Research Week now in its third year begins on Monday 25 March and runs until Saturday 30. This year’s topics seek to boldly question the nature of humanity, the complexities of transnationalism and what the future beckons for science in the realm of microbes.
It is the first year that Postgraduate Research Week, the Postgraduate Conference and the Trinity Postgraduate Review have all been combined. With all of the speakers at the conference provisionally accepted for the publication in the journal which is due to on Monday 27th May
This week-long research event which is organised by the Graduate Students Union, offers a wide variety of daily lectures, keynotes, workshops and social events open to those currently in postgraduate education and members of the public.
Kicking off on Monday with that day’s keynote by Prof. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin on the topic “In penetralibus: the desert and the closet” introduced by the Dean of Research at 6pm in the Thomas Davis Theatre.
Further keynotes throughout the week include a Tuesday lecture on the future of malaria by Dr Ellen Nisbet from the University of Cambridge, at 7pm in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building. Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer on “The Arts and Humanities Do Matter” at 6pm in JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building on Wednesday and Prof. Ray Monk from University of Southhampton on “The Mystery of Music: A Wittgensteinian response” at 7pm in JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building on Thursday.
The event is organised and run on a voluntary basis by postgraduate students, speaking about the weeks events Patrick McDonagh (GSU Research Officer and Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Postgraduate Review) said “quite honestly the fact it is happening is due to the great work by everyone on the committee who have been instrumental to the whole formation and organisation of the week and have given a great deal of their own time when they did not have to”
Alongside the keynotes, throughout the week there are daily coffee mornings at 10am, workshops at 11am on topics to aid research and on life after research, and afternoon discussion panels including Thursday’s panel on “Transnationalism”, and Monday’s panel on “Being Human”, both at 2pm in the Graduates Memorial Building. But what would the week be without opportunity to socialise and network, so make time in your schedule for the pizza evening on Monday and the pub quiz on Wednesday.
The end of the week sees the international postgraduate research conference,on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 from 12-7pm featuring a large number of UK graduate panellists with a lecture on the Spanish Armada by Dr Hiram Morgan of UCC at 7pm on Friday.
All events are free, and open to the public, more information including registration links are available at https://www.facebook.com/pg/ResearchWeekTCD/