Pre-conference: 4 July

Find out what is happening before and during the conference.

Tuesday 4 July

3MT competition and PhD research clinics

Free of charge for student delegates who have registered for the full conference.

TimeEvent
9am - 9:15amOpening session and welcome
9:15am - 10:35amThree Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
10:35am - 10:50am Break as judges make decisions
10:50am - 11amAnnouncement of 3MT winners
11am - 12 noonPhD research clinics/mentors to provide feedback to participants
12 noon – 6pmExcursion and walking tour
6pm – 10pmDinner in Guildford at delegates' own expense

Excursion and walking tour

We are delighted to offer pre-conference activities on Tuesday 4 July 2023, after the PhD research clinics. Please note these are based on a first come first served basis as places are limited.

Guildford

The Guildford story (a guided walking tour by Guildford town guides)

Tuesday 4 July 2023, 2pm - 3pm, £5 donation.

A 60-minute guided walking tour around Guildford, a town with a history of intrigue, achievement and discovery stretching back over 1,000 years. You will learn about King John, Lewis Carroll, Alan Turing and many other celebrated people who knew the town well.

Guildford Town Guides are all volunteers and are not paid. A £5 donation is requested. All donations go in full to their charity of the year: Skillway (skillway.org.uk), which supports young people who have struggled academically at school.

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Coach trip to Chawton House including pub lunch

Tuesday 4 July 2023, 12:15pm - 5:15pm, £60.

A pre-paid coach trip to a traditional English Gastropub, French Horn (frenchhorn.co.uk), for a two-course meal and choice of drink, before heading to visit the historic Elizabethan Manor house and gardens at Chawton house. This was the home of the famous writer Jane Austen’s brother and known to Jane as the ‘Great House’. Jane lived in a cottage on his estate and would stroll up to ‘dawdle away’ many an hour in the grand Elizabethan manor and its picturesque gardens.

Should delegates wish to visit Jane’s cottage during the day it is a 5-minute walk from the Great House. Please note this is not included in the price of the trip.