Dear UKPN postgraduates,
The annual, student-led Quaternary Research Association (QRA) postgraduate symposium is still receiving abstracts ahead of the abstract and registration deadline on the 1st August 2015. The meeting will be held 2-4th September 2015 at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, in association with the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge. Postgraduate students (MSc or PhD) are invited to submit abstracts covering any aspect of Quaternary research as either an oral or poster presentation. This symposium serves as a great opportunity to meet fellow students working within your field as well as providing you with an introduction to presenting at conferences in a friendly, supportive environment.
We are also excited to announce keynote talks from Rob Mulvaney (British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge) and Babette Hoogakker (University of Oxford) who will be discussing their new developments in Quaternary Science research. We will also have a seminar from Lucy Gonzalez (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge) about how you can improve your success in applying for funding and grants.
Full details of the symposium programme, keynote speakers, and the abstract submission and registration process can be found at http://qrapg.soc.srcf.net/. Registration for the symposium is £20 for QRA members (non-QRA members: £35), which will cover the icebreaker event held at the Sedgwick Museum, entrance to the symposium for two days, an abstract booklet and the tour of the British Antarctic Survey laboratories. A conference dinner will be held at the Riverside Restaurant at the University Centre on the 3rd September 2015, at an extra cost of £20 per person. Details of accommodation options are listed on the website. For response to any queries, please e-mail qrapg2015@esc.cam.ac.uk. We hope you will join us for what will be a fun action-packed conference.
On behalf of the organising committee,
Michelle
Michelle McCrystall BSc, MSc
PhD Research student
British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge
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