PhD Activities Spring 2026

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, and events for after the Spring break (i.e. following 19 April 2026) will follow shortly.

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

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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.

 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 3 March 14:00-16:00 PhD Crits [in person], Sculpture Studio  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.