Below you will find our schedule for the Winchester School of Art PhD weekly meetings, which will generally run from 2-4pm on Wednesdays, 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 will be updated here regularly.
For other Faculty and University wide events please see the central University events calendar: https://events.soton.ac.uk/
| TUE | WED | THU | |
| January | 28 January 12:00-14:00 New PhDs Induction and campus tour, followed by PhD/ECC Start of Term Social @ 14:00-16:00 [in person], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) | ||
| February | 4 February 14:00-16:00 PhD Town Hall – discussing important business for the coming year[hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online | ||
| 11 February 11:00-13:00 PhD Crits Rezia Wahid and Qixuan (Fay) Wu [in person], Sculpture Studio
AND 14:00-16:00 Practice-based research skills session with Prof Teresa Dillon [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online. Teresa Dillon is a self-taught artist and curator who draws on methodologies from psychology, social science and the performing arts. |
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| 18 February 14:00-16:00, PhD WriteLab [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online | |||
| 25 February 14:00-16:00 Letterpress workshop with Andy Reaney in preparation for Into the Fold, WSA’s artists book and zine festival (6-7 March) [in person only, max 6 participants], Printmaking Workshop (1023 East, WSA) | |||
| March | 4 March 14:00-16:00 Zine and book-making workshop with Dr Megen de Bruin-Molé in preparation for Into the Fold, WSA’s artists book and zine festival (6-7 March) [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online | ||
| 17 March 14:00-16:00 PhD Crits [in person], Sculpture Studio | 18 March 14:00-16:00, PhD WriteLab [hybrid], physical location TBC | ||
| 25 March 14:00-16:00, Design Research Methods with Dr Daniel Cid (Head of Research Design Department) [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online. A session focused on the idea that, in a way, we all design, and this potential can be transformed as an ongoing rehearsal for what more sustainable ways of living could be. |
EASTER BREAK 30 MARCH – 24 APRIL
(teaching and some university services will be suspended)
| TUE | WED | THU | |
| April | 14 April 14:00-16:00 PGR Student Crit Workshop with Elissa Wang and Rui Cai [in person], Sculpture Studio (East Side). The work will remain up through Weds 15th and Thursday 16th April. | ||
| 29 April 14:00-16:00, PhD WriteLab [hybrid], physical location TBC and online | |||
| May | 6 May 14:00-16:00 Learning to Teach: Reports and Reflections from SoTeach3 with PhD teachers and Megen de Bruin-Molé [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online | ||
| 13 May 14:00-16:00 PURE online profiles workshop with Megen de Bruin-Molé [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online. | |||
| 20 May 14:00-16:00, Progression review preparation session (leader TBC) [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online | |||
| 27 May 14:00-16:00, PhD WriteLab [hybrid], physical location TBC and online | |||
| June | 10 June 14:00-16:00,PhD WriteLab [hybrid], physical location TBC and online | ||
| 17 June 14:00-16:00, ‘Identifying and narrating impact’ workshop with Dan Ashton, focus on developing PURE profiles [hybrid], PGR Meeting Room (East 3024) and online |
WSA Summer Graduation will take place at 10am on Monday, 20 July 2026 in Winchester Cathedral. Following this, at around 12pm there will be a formal reception on the Cathedral grounds for staff and PGRs. There will then be a PhD celebration, lunch, and social at The Willow Tree from around 1pm.