The Cranfield Doctoral Network Annual Conference is a university-wide event for all research students and staff.
This year's event takes place on Thursday 15 September in the Vincent Building Auditorium on the Cranfield campus with a focus on academic writing. The full programme is detailed below.
| 09:45 - 10:05 | Registration and refreshments - Vincent Building |
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| 10:05 - 10:10 | Welcome - Minute's silence to be observed in honour of The Queen Alicen Nickson, Director of Research and Innovation |
| 10:10 - 10:15 | Opening address Professor Karen Holford, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor |
| Morning host: Alison Whaley, Director of Student Experience | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Keynote: Elsevier - What makes a great publication? (video link) Dr Anthony Newman, Senior Publisher at Elsevier |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | What the Journal Editor wants Professor Phil Webb, Royal Academy of Engineering and Airbus Chair in Industrial Robotics and Assembly Editor-in-Chief, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Comfort break |
| 11:50 - 12:30 | The publishing journey - A Supervisors perspective Professor Bruce Jefferson, Professor of Water Engineering and Director of Research, SWEE |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Q&A: The Publisher, The Editor, The Supervisor Dr Anthony Newman, Professor Phil Webb, Professor Bruce Jefferson |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break and 'Candy Store' Lecture Room 2: How to get published in 10 easy steps, Library support, English writing support Lecture Room 3: Journal Club, Doctoral Researchers Core Development (DRCD), LinkedIn Learning Lecture Room 4: Desk-based yoga |
| Afternoon host: Professor Leon Terry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Open Access - A play in three acts Library Research Support Team |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | The 'so what' question - writing for non-academic audiences Kath Middleditch, Head of Media Relations |
| 15:00 - 15:50 | Pathway from idea to impact Professor Leon Terry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation Research Impact - Best in class Dr Nicky Yates, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Manager Dr Daniel Simms, Lecturer in Remote Sensing |
| 15:50 - 16:00 | Closing remarks Professor Leon Terry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation |
| 16:15 - 18:00 | PubPhD - CSA Bar Host: James Wainwright, CSA President |
| This programme is subject to change without prior notification | |