Programme Overview of the Conference A warm welcome from the Day 1. Overview Conference Organising Team 09:00-10:00 Registration As the Organising Committee, we would like 10:00-10:15 Opening Remarks to offer you a warm welcome to the inaugural Doctoral College Conference, previously 10:15-10:45 Keynote speaker 1 known as the PGR Conference, at the Univer- sity of Surrey. 10:45-11:15 Tea and coffee break This year’s conference theme is ‘The Universi- 11:15-12:15 PGR/ECR Presentations, with ty’s Grand Challenges: Uniting Research introductions from Deans Cultures. This encompasses, firstly, our three grand challenge themes of: ‘Science Deliver- 12:15-13:45 Lunch and poster session A ing Global Wellbeing’, ‘Sustainable Cities, Communities and Economies’ and 13:45-14:15 Keynote speaker 2 ‘Connecting Societies and Cultures across 14:15-15:15 PGR/ECR Presentations, with Borders’. Secondly, by uniting ECR and PGR introduction from Dean students, perspectives and networking opportu- nities have been broadened. Thirdly, we are 15:15-16:15 Workshops with tea and coffee uniting research cultures internationally. We are pleased to have worked with Santander 16:15-17:15 PGR/ECR Presentations Bank to involve researchers from international partner universities in this year’s conference. 17:15-18:00 ‘Thesis in a Nutshell’ competition This provides more opportunities for interna- tional networking and research promotion 18:00-19:00 Dinner, followed by… than ever before. 19:00-21:00 ...music and comedy night The conference includes keynotes from Sur- rey’s own leading academics, as well as presen- tations and posters from an inspiring range of PGRs and ECRs. There are lots of exciting Day 2. Overview workshops covering careers, networking and managing the stress of PGR study, along with 09:00-10:00 Late Registration competitions, the announcement of Surrey’s Supervisor of the Year, a music and comedy 10:00-11:00 PGR/ECR Presentations night, and so much more. 11:00-12:00 Workshops with tea and coffee As we are streaming more than one event simultaneously, this complete programme of 12:00-13:00 PGR/ECR Presentations events will hopefully make it easier for you to plan your days. There will also be intermittent 13:00-14:30 Lunch and poster session B performances of ‘Overcast’, an interactive PGR GSA presentation, over both days of the 14:30-15:30 PGR/ECR Presentations conference. For more information and booking details, see page 4. We look forward to seeing 15:30-16:00 Tea and coffee break you all throughout the two days! 16:00-16:30 Keynote speaker 3 Finally, a thank you to our two external spon- sors, Novogene and Promega UK. 16:30-17:00 Closing remarks and prize giving 1 Day 1. Schedule 9:00 -10:00 Foyer Registration Opening Remarks 10:00-10:15 LTD Prof. Michael J Kearney, Provost & Executive Vice-President Keynote speaker 1 - Prof. Matthew Leach, CES 10:15-10:45 LTD Sustainable Cities, Communities & Economies Paper: eCook: innovation for sustainable development in cooking practices 10:45-11:15 Foyer Tea and coffee break PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 1: LTL Stream 2: LTM Exec. Dean introduction for Exec. Dean introduction for LTL / Science Delivering Global Well- 11:15-12:15 Sustainable Cities, Communities LTM Being and Economies Prof. Helen Griffiths, FHMS Prof. Paul Smith, FEPS Andrea Darling, Biosciences Isaac Olawoore, Engineering Saeed Alqahtani, Computer Science Davide Marucci, Engineering Adam Bromley, Chemistry James Suckling, Sustainability 12:15-13:45 Foyer Lunch and poster session A Keynote speaker 2 - Dr. Kirsty Lohman, Sociology 13:45-14:15 LTD Connecting Societies and Cultures Paper: Dutch punks on tour: connecting communities through subcultural flows PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 3: LTL Stream 4: LTM LTL / Associate Dean introduction for Marcela Mendes, Biosciences 14:15-15:15 Connecting Societies and Cultures Sarah Golding, Psychology LTM Prof. Sabine Braun, FASS Hannah Whitmore, Chemistry Frederick Dayour, Hospitality Tosan Edematie, Business Jing Wang, English & Languages Florencia Ratti Mendana, International 15:15-16:15 Foyer Workshops with tea and coffee (see page 16) PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 5: LTL Stream 6: LTM LTL / Lucas de Oliveira, International Randunu Dharmasena, Engineering 16:15-17:15 LTM Stelios Savvopoulos, Computer Science Elizabeth Saunders, Biosciences Katy Peters, Law Ivan Mowse, English & Languages Will Mace, Politics Daniele Souza, International 17:15-18:00 LTD ‘Thesis in a Nutshell’ competition and announcement of ‘Supervisor of the Year’ 18:00-19:00 PATS Foyer Dinner, followed by... 19:00-21:00 PATS ...music and comedy night Studio 2 Day 2. Schedule 9:00 -10:00 LTD Late Registration PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 7: LTL Stream 8: LTM LTL / Maaike Elliott, Biosciences Claudia Davidson, English & Languages 10:00-11:00 Hashini Thirimanne, Engineering Alison Cooper, Psychology LTM Nyangi Gityamwi, Health Sciences Rosalind Setterfield, Law Filip Koidis, Biosciences Lucas Brito, International 11:00-12:00 LTD Workshops with tea and coffee (see page 24) PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 9: LTL Stream 10: LTM LTL / Shamini Holloway, English & Languages Andrea Santos Garcia, International 12:00-13:00 Joao Aguiar, Engineering Hibaaq Mohamud, Chemistry LTM Anastasia Loukianov, Sustainability Simon Steenson, Biosciences Geoffrey Knott, Engineering Indrachapa Mudiyanselage, Engineering 13:00-14:30 Foyer Lunch and poster session B PGR/ECR Presentations Stream 11: LTL Stream 12: LTM LTL / Min Jang, Chemistry Fabiano Pinho, International 14:30-15:30 Katharine Johnson, English & Languages Natalia Nigro de Sá, International LTM GSA & Politics Music & Media Julia Peetz, Alex Harden, 15:30-16:00 Foyer Tea and coffee break Keynote speaker 3 - Prof. Susan Lanham-New, Nutritional Sciences 16:00-16:30 LTD Science Delivering Global Well-Being Paper: The Global Issue of Vitamin D Deficiency: Solving the Problem through Academia, Government & Industry Collaborative Interfaces 16:30-17:00 Foyer Closing remarks and prize giving Throughout conference Ivy Centre Overcast (Performance) runs throughout the day (see page 4) 3 Overcast how we distinguish between surface and depth, Overcast - Performance by Yaron how light and darkness impact how we might Shyldkrot feel and what colour has to do with all of this. How does it feel to be inside a cloud? Overcast is The performance is the result of the second stage an intimate performance that explores light, per- of my Practice-as-Research PhD on uncertainty ception and mood in conditions of obstructed vis- in theatre in the dark and considers visual obfus- uality. The performance immerses the audience cation through ideas revolving around clouds, in different lighting states and challenges their haze, and mist. Through the performance, I in- perception by simulating the experience of being vite the audience to reflect on the significance of in clouds. This new work in progress encourages light (in their experiences in performance) and visitors to look around before the edges of space the different atmospheres that might emerge are blurred. Overcast plays with and investigates when we cannot see clearly. For booking: https://overcastsurrey.eventbrite.co.uk Please be aware that the performance contains moments of total darkness. Technical details: Overcast is an intimate performance for 4 audience members at a time. It will be shown in Studio 2 at the Ivy Arts Centre (please see campus map). The performance lasts 20 minutes and will run multiple times throughout both days of the Doctoral College conference. The performance is free but as ca- pacity if very limited, advanced booking is advised. In case of remaining tickets manual registration will be available on each day of the conference. 4 Day 1 & 2. See booking details 5 Opening RemarksKeynote 2 Day 1. 10:00-10:15 Welcome from way to see what else is going on outside one’s own immediate field of interest – very often this Prof. Michael J Kearney, sparks ideas that otherwise might never have oc- curred in isolation. Moreover, one gets an appre- Provost & Exec. Vice-President. ciation of the art of how to communicate research ideas effectively to others. As well as conducting high-quality research, an important component of On behalf of the organisers here at the Univer- researcher training is learning the skills of dissemi- sity of Surrey, I would like to welcome you to nation; again, the experience of attending the con- the 2017 Doctoral College Conference. This ference will be invaluable in this regard. year’s theme is “The University’s Grand Chal- lenges: Uniting Research Cultures”. I would like to thank the organisers; without their enthusiasm and dedication none of this would be Taking part in the conference provides post- possible. I look forward to seeing you at the Con- graduate researchers and early career research- ference and I have every confidence you will re- ers with an opportunity to present their work member this year’s event as a valuable step in and research results to colleagues and friends, your research career. to share thoughts and ideas and get advice from fellow researchers. It is also an excellent Biography: Michael joined the University of Surrey in 2002 as the inaugural Director of the Advanced Technolo- gy Institute and was appointed Head of the School of Electronics and Physical Sciences in 2005. He became Dean of the newly formed Faculty of En- gineering and Physical Sciences in 2007, served as Pro Vice-Chancellor between 2011 and 2013, and took up the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Re- search and Innovation in 2013. Between May 2015 and May 2016 he served as Acting Vice- Chancellor before assuming his current position as Provost and Executive Vice-President. Between 1995 and 2002 he was Professor of Elec- tronic Device Engineering at Loughborough Uni- versity, serving a three-year period as Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineer- ing, and prior to that he worked for seven years for GEC-Marconi Ltd., managing the company’s Long Range Research Laboratory between 1994 and 1995.