All are welcome at Winchester School of Art’s school-wide PhD Seminar Series, which will run from 2-4pm on Wednesdays this term, in person (PGR Rooms at WSA) and on MS Teams. The series consists of (guest) speakers, workshops, trainings, and other research- and practice-led events.
The working schedule for the Spring 2025 term is available below, and will be updated here with any schedule changes. Details and bios for individual sessions will be linked as they become available.
Additional department-level events are also highlighted, in italics, for ease of overview.
16 January 5-6pm, online – Material Interests (Art & Media Technology department research talks): ‘Understanding Early Tudor Art: the Invisible Illumination’ by Prof Kathleen E. Kennedy
29 January – no session; PhD participation at transmediale 2025 (29 Jan through 2 Feb), Chinese new year 29 Jan
5 February
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- Induction and welcome for new PGRs (12-2), start of term social (2-3) and campus tour (3-4)
- From 11:30-12:30, LTB East Side and online, Material Interests (Art & Media Technology department research talks): ‘Decoding Hidden Stories: Finding new narratives within a game’s rules and systems’ with Marie Jarrell and Vanissa Wanick
SPECIAL SESSION 11 February – in collaboration with the Film department seminar series.
- Making Planets… Destroying Worlds?: The Impact of Star Wars Film Shoots on Communities and Nature. Dr Rebecca Harrison presents on her ‘Environmental Impact of Filmmaking’ project (4-5pm, LTB Avenue Campus and online)
12 February
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- Town Hall, intro to PGR reps, and ‘Play With Platforms’ creative workshop on navigating university tech.
19 February
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- ‘Action Research: for artists, designers and managers’ talk and skills workshop by first-year postgraduate researcher David Birks
26 February
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- ‘Visual Strategies of Absence’ workshop by Louise Siddons (Head of Department Art and Media Technology)
- NOTE: starts at 2:30 instead of 2pm due to PhD Periodic Review Meeting from 13:30 – 14:15 in Building 63G South, Seminar Room 7 (T3003)
- ‘Visual Strategies of Absence’ workshop by Louise Siddons (Head of Department Art and Media Technology)
5 March
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- PGR introductions and research mapping
- PGR profiles wall (A3)
- PGR Research Posters
- PGR Blog
- PGR introductions and research mapping
12 March
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- PGR Sharing Session (Current research 2nd year)
19 March
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- NOTE: this session will take place from 10am-12pm in Seminar Room 8, 2nd floor South Building (not the usual 2-4pm in the PGR Room). The online meeting link remains the same. Joint development session with Early Career Colleagues (postdocs, technicians, lecturers, etc)
26 March
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- Ryan Bishop (Head of Research, department of Art & Media Technology) – Foundational Research Skills: Speculative design and social design; and the intersections of graphic design and art
EASTER BREAK
30 April
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- Joanne Turney (Faculty Director of the Graduate School)
– Foundational Research Skills: Feedback, Thesis Writing
- Joanne Turney (Faculty Director of the Graduate School)
7 May
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- Dan Ashton (WSA Impact Champion) – Foundational Research Skills: (Research Impact)
14 May
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- PGR Dept. Seminars (Design, A&MT, F&T)
21 May
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- PGR Sharing Session (Current research 1st year)
28 May
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- PGR Dept. Seminars (Design, A&MT, F&T)
4 June
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- PGR Sharing Session (Current research 3rd and 4th year)
11 June
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- End of Term Social Gathering (TBC)