PhD Seminar Series Spring 2025

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, 29 Jan through 2 Feb, Chinese new year 29 Jan

5 February

    • Induction and welcome for new PGRs, campus tour, and start of term social
    • 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

11 February – Rebecca Harrison presents on her ‘Environmental Impact of Filmmaking’ project (4-5pm, LTB Avenue Campus and online)

12 February

    • Town Hall, intro to PGR reps, and ‘navigating university tech’ creative workshop.

19 February

    • research talk by first-year postgraduate researcher David Birks

26 February

    • talk by Louise Siddons (Head of Department Art and Media Technology)

MARCH AND MAY SESSIONS WILL BE COORDINATED BY OUR NEW PGR REPS. INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IN JANUARY 2025

5 March

12 March

19 March

26 March

EASTER BREAK

30 April

7 May

14 May

21 May

28 May

4 June

11 June (TBC)