Events : What Do PhDs Do?
Wednesday 16 February 2005

The North West launch of the publication What Do PhDs Do? (WDPD?) was held on Wednesday 16 February 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

Time	Session
9.30 – 10.00	Registration Tea, coffee and Danish pastries will be available.
10.00 – 10.10	Welcome Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgrad Talent North West
10.10 – 10.20	Introduction Jane Sugars UK GRAD Programme Centre for Excellence
10.20 – 11.20	What Do PhDs Do? Overview from two of the key contributors - Sara Shinton, Shinton Consulting and Charlie Ball, Graduate Prospects
11.20 – 11.45	Tea & Coffee
11.45 – 12.05 12.05 – 12.25	Workshop Sessions 1 How can the What Do PhDs Do? information be used in Institutions and how can Postgrad Talent NW help? 2 Postgrads in the NW - what regional initiatives would engage NW Higher Education Institutions and the North West Development Agency? Group feedback
12.25 – 13.00	Panel Session With recent PhD graduates in the NW
13.00 – 14:00	Lunch and event close

Dr Sara Shinton and Dr Charlie Ball co-authors of the study, provided an overview of WDPD? the first publication of it’s type detailing the employment destinations of UK PhD graduates.

View further details and download a copy of the WDPD? report.

 

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