{"id":4096,"date":"2024-12-17T16:46:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:09:49","slug":"phd-seminar-series-spring-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/2024\/12\/17\/phd-seminar-series-spring-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Seminar Series Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4099\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/files\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-864x1536.png 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>All are welcome at Winchester School of Art&#8217;s school-wide PhD Seminar Series, which will run from 2-4pm on Wednesdays this term, in person (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/pgr-rooms\/\">PGR Rooms<\/a> at WSA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_MzNmNzQ3ZGEtMjc1OC00YjE5LWFhOWItMGRlMzExMjMwYzlk%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c268db73-b491-4169-8cc9-6da0c0730869%22%7d\">on MS Teams<\/a>. The series consists of (guest) speakers, workshops, trainings, and other research- and practice-led events.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Additional department-level events are also highlighted, in italics, for ease of overview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>16 January 5-6pm, <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/virtualevent\/4c74d09d-7103-4228-9cbe-5d22d23e024a@4a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8\">online<\/a> \u2013 Material Interests (Art &amp; Media Technology department research talks): \u2018Understanding Early Tudor Art: the Invisible Illumination\u2019 by Prof Kathleen E. Kennedy<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>29 January \u2013 <\/em><em>no session; PhD participation at <a href=\"http:\/\/transmediale.de\">transmediale 2025<\/a> (29 Jan through 2 Feb), Chinese new year 29 Jan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Induction and welcome for new PGRs (12-2), start of term social (2-3) and campus tour (3-4)<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<li><em>From 11:30-12:30, LTB East Side and <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/virtualevent\/96070dfa-a83a-41a6-a43f-04f4ff0ca5e5@4a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8\">online<\/a>, Material Interests (Art &amp; Media Technology department research talks): \u2018Decoding Hidden Stories: Finding new narratives within a game&#8217;s rules and systems\u2019 with Marie Jarrell and Vanissa Wanick<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>SPECIAL SESSION 11 February<\/strong> \u2013 in collaboration with the Film department seminar series. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/making-planets-destroying-worlds-the-impact-of-star-wars-film-shoots-on-communities-and-nature\/\">Making Planets&#8230; Destroying Worlds?: The Impact of Star Wars Film Shoots on Communities and Nature.<\/a> Dr Rebecca Harrison presents on her \u2018Environmental Impact of Filmmaking\u2019 project (4-5pm, LTB Avenue Campus and <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/7068be18-269f-40f9-99ba-f9ebad5b9015@4a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8\">online<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Town Hall, intro to PGR reps, and &#8216;Play With Platforms&#8217; creative workshop on navigating university tech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>19 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/action-research-for-artists-designers-and-managers\/\">&#8216;Action Research: for artists, designers and managers&#8217;<\/a> talk and skills workshop by first-year postgraduate researcher David Birks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>26 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/visual-strategies-of-absence\/\">&#8216;Visual Strategies of Absence&#8217;<\/a> workshop by Louise Siddons (Head of Department Art and Media Technology)\n<ul>\n<li><em>NOTE: starts at 2:30 instead of 2pm due to PhD Periodic Review Meeting from 13:30 \u2013 14:15 in Building 63G South, Seminar Room 7 (T3003)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">PGR introductions and research mapping<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257,&quot;335559991&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">PGR profiles wall (A3)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">PGR Research Posters<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">PGR Blog<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PGR Sharing Session (Current research 2nd year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>19 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">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. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/2025\/04\/11\/navigating-academic-and-professional-pathways-insights-from-diverse-career-journeys\">Joint development session with Early Career Colleagues<\/a> (postdocs, technicians, lecturers, etc)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>26 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\">Ryan Bishop (Head of Research, department of Art &amp; Media Technology) \u2013 Foundational Research Skills: S<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\">peculative design and social design; and the intersections of graphic design and art<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">EASTER BREAK <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>30 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Joanne Turney (Faculty Director of the Graduate School)<br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\">\u2013 Foundational Research Skills: <\/span><\/span> Feedback, Thesis Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>David Gauntlett (Toronto Metropolitan University)<br \/>\n\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/practice-based-research-anxiety-epiphany-and-other-feelings\/\">Practice-Based Research: Anxiety, epiphany, and other feelings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>14 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PGR Sharing Session and preparation for first progression review (Current research 1st year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>21 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Angelina Pan (Teaching Fellow in Graphic Communication, WSA)<br \/>\n\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/graphic-landscape-in-cities-decoding-the-identity-and-meaning-of-chinatowns-in-london-manchester-and-liverpool\/\">Graphic Landscape in Cities: Decoding the Identity and Meaning of Chinatowns in London, Manchester, and Liverpool.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64739879 BCX4\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NOTE: this session will take place from 10am-12pm (not the usual 2-4pm)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>28 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Ashton (WSA Impact Champion)<br \/>\n\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/foundational-research-skills-research-impact\/\">Foundational Research Skills: (Research Impact)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PGR Sharing Session (Current research 3rd and 4th year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>6 June<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/2025\/06\/04\/threads-of-thought-wsa-phd-exhibition-2025\/\">&#8216;Threads of Thought&#8217; PhD Exhibition opening<\/a> and private view (from 16:30, Brooks Shopping Centre, Winchester)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All are welcome at Winchester School of Art&#8217;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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/2024\/12\/17\/phd-seminar-series-spring-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;PhD Seminar Series Spring 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99787,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[702608],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phd-seminar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99787"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/wsapgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}