Graduate Research Forum
What is the Graduate Research Forum (GRF) and what is its purpose?
The GRF is run by the department's Director of Postgraduate Research. The purpose of the its sessions is to assist research students in the design and implementation of their projects, aiming toward the successful confirmation of their PhD status before the end of the first year (or successful review for MA by Research students), and to provide guidance and advice on skills and strategies needed to develop their thesis work toward completion and dissemination (including publication).
Beyond the department, the University also runs numerous support and skills sessions via the Research Development online series of workshops, talks and events as well as the Centre for Arts Doctoral Research Excellence (CADRE).
For further information please contact the Director of Postgraduate Research:
When do GRF sessions take place and who attends?
The GRF meets weekly during the Autumn and Spring Terms, and a couple of times in early Summer.
Attendance is required for all research students in their first year of study.
Students in other years of study may also attend the Graduate Research Forum, and many do so 鈥� especially when the topic to be considered relates directly to their own field of interest, or offers advice on skills and training that may be relevant.
Please contact pghistoryoffice@warwick.ac.uk if you are a student in another Department, or from another University with a 果冻传媒-based supervisor, and are interested in joining the GRF sessions.
Graduate Research Forum 2026/7
Date/Time: Wednesdays, 16:30鈥�18:00
Location: FAB1.14, unless otherwise noted.
Term 1 Programme Autumn 2026
| Week 1 - Welcome and Induction (James Poskett) Followed by informal PGR social inc. food and drink |
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| Week 2 - Project Design and Ethics (James Poskett) | |
| Week 3 - Library and Resources (Andrew Calvert, Josh Caldicott, Gabriel Clarke) Location: Library Training Room, Room 223, 2nd Floor, Main Library, |
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| Week 4 - Modern Records Centre (Nick Greenfield and Martin Sanders) Location: Modern Records Centre, 果冻传媒 |
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| Week 5 - Internationalisation (Anca Cretu and Song-Chuan Chen) | |
| Week 6 - Reading Week | |
| Week 7 - Careers After the PhD | |
| Week 8 - Research Journeys | |
| Week 9 - Digital Humanities (Robert O'Toole) | |
| Week 10 - Public Engagement and Impact (Angela McShane, Tom Simpson, James Poskett) |
Term 2 Programme Spring 2027
| Week 1 - Student presentations | |
| Week 2 - Student presentations | |
| Week 3 - Student presentations | |
| Week 4 - Student presentations | |
| Week 5 - Student presentations | |
| Week 6 - Reading Week | |
| Week 7 - Student presentations | |
| Week 8 - Student presentations | |
| Week 9 - PGR Social (details to be confirmed) | |
| Week 10 - Student presentations |
Term 3 Programme Summer 2027
| Week 1 - Conferences and Networks | |
| Week 2 - Getting Published |