The PhD Student Group supports post-graduate researchers in an international network.
The Society for Post Medieval Archaeology is committed to supporting its research community. A big part of that community begins with the students who are undertaking new and exciting post-medieval research around the world. To support these researchers the SPMA maintains a dedicated PhD Group.
What we do
To get an idea of what the Group gets up to, view the Programme below.
The Group is a space within the Society for members who are currently undertaking PhD level research on any post-medieval topic to connect with other students around the world, and become part of a network of potential collaborators. The PhD Student Group offers monthly workshop sessions. They are co-developed with PhD Group members so that the individual needs and interests of the group are addressed each year.
The Group meets online each month during the academic year, allowing international members to join from around the globe. Workshops and sessions cover topics such as:
- adapting your thesis for publication
- turning research into teaching
- specialist subjects presented by academics in the field
- research data collection
- date processing and data management best practices
- insight into postdoctoral employment.
The Society raises the profiles of our PhD Group members. Members are invited to share their research activities over the summer through the SPMA webpage Notes From The Field, and across the SPMA’s social media platforms. Members also author articles in our Newsletter. As part of the PhD Student Group, members also have opportunities to gain experience in international conference organisation and session chairing, as well as book and peer reviewing.
Additionally, social and networking events are a part of the PhD Student Group membership. This can include opportunities to present research at work-in-progress seminars and receive feedback from others, engage an audience beyond academia, and events with other related societies.
To see what some of the Group members are doing in terms of their research, check out their contributions to the Newsletter.
How to join
Members from anywhere in the world are welcome to join the PhD Student Group and we look forward to meeting you soon!
The Group is managed by the SPMA PhD Group Co-ordinator, Dr Lenore Thompson. PhD students simply need to become a member of the society and then contact Dr Thompson with a request to join the PhD Group.
What would you like to see the PhD Student Group do? Members can make suggestions for the future programme using this Form.