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So excited to be attending the 2026 NTU Doctoral Research Conference to share my research, 'Understanding the Role of Social Connection in Physical Activity for Trans and Gender Diverse Young Adults.'

If you're attending on April 24th, find me at the research showcase and say hello!

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We will be sharing a series of posts to mark the #InternationalWomensDay, through the words of the wonderful women of #NTUDoctoral research community. If you would like to join our messages for recognition, equality and solidarity, simply use the hashtag #NTUDoctoral.

NTU Doctoral Research Conference 2025 was full of motivation, inspiration and brilliant ideas! We'd like to thank everyone who presented, attended and listened. We are looking forward to seeing how our PGRs' research will grow. Hope to see you next year! #phdlife #ntudoctoral #doctoraljourney

I’ve had a great couple of days at the 2025 #NTUDoctoral Research Conference👩🏻‍🏫

There were loads of fab talks & I loved chatting with other PGRs about their work in different fields📝

Thanks @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social !!👏🏻

#NTUDoctoral Conference closed with a #FameLab session featuring 5 diverse presentations on piezoelectric technology, healthier homes, material culture and furniture use, the gut microbiome and pancreatic cancer, and understanding the mystery of Tau proteins and their role in cancer. #Inspiring

#NTUDoctoral snapshots - I feel after these two days that the future is in good hands. I listened to research today on everything from early Alzheimer’s diagnosis for adults with Down syndrome to understanding the behaviour of specific proteins associated with forms of cancer. #AcademicChatter

Amir Amjadimanesh talks about “Turbulent drag reduction by piezoelectrically actuated surfaces”.

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Next, we have the talk “Using material culture as a method for understanding furniture
longevity” by Katryn Furmston.

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Second talk by Mahshid Naghibi, titled “Development of low-energy and healthy homes in the UK”.

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The last section of our Conference is Fame Lab 3-Minute Talks.

First talk by Komal Mohite on “Tau – Bad for the brain, but good for cancer?”

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Final presentation of the panel by Grace Biyinzika Lubega, titled “Understanding community antimicrobial stewardship
strategies in rural Uganda: A qualitative investigation of underlying factors and lived
experiences”.

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#NTUDoctoral Research Showcase - lots of conversation, research sharing, and excitement about the different PhD projects being undertaken by our #doctoral researchers. #Interdisciplinary networking in action! #PhDchat #AcademicChatter

We are back after the amazing showcase.
Panel 3/2 begins with Leticia Pala's research on the agency of historical women figures under captivity, her presentation is titled "Empress, queens, and captivity: Women of the Sicilian succession
conflict, 1189-119". #ntudoctoral

Some glimpses of the research showcase :) #ntudoctoral

Next presentation by Ria Rampersad, titled “Discourse across the disciplines: Creating new insights with discourse
analysis” where Ria discusses how power dynamics and biases could be revealed in documents using discourse analysis.

It shows why meta analysis is important!

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Track 2 "Innovations in Health Research" started with Sarah Curtis's presentation "Language difficulties in adults with Down Syndrome: Distinguishing
typical patterns from Alzheimer’s indicators". This research aims to expand possibilities for earlier diagnosis and improve caregiving. #ntudoctoral

Parallel panels begin! Track 1
"Tales from the Field" takes off with
Louise Reynolds's presentation "Leadership and culture ‘building’(?) online: Initial findings of an
interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of UK online-only school
leaders".

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Back again for another day of research sharing and cross discipline networking - and we have our research showcase this afternoon, where we’ve got posters, creative pieces and a zine creation station! #NTUDoctoral

Final presentation of the panel by Jack Alfie Smith, titled “Tracing tropes: British cultural encounters and contradictions on the
Red Sea trade route, 1833-1860”.

There are always new avenues to discover and critique when it comes to the colonial empire.

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Jack Benjamin in the next presentation talks about celebrating language as intangible cultural heritage in his presentation, “Language in Nottingham and the region: Celebrating and safeguarding
language as intangible cultural heritage”.

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First presentation of the Culture and Society panel by Alexandra Lala Imberh, titled “Set in stone? Mapping changing cultural and natural
landscapes on the Isle of Portland”

It’s so interesting to see memory studies interact with technological innovation in recent research projects.

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Day 2 takes off with the Lightning Hour. Session B begins with Louise Bonnard and her presentation titled "The efficacy of prebiotics and synbiotics on asthma outcomes: A
systematic review of marine and human studies" #ntudoctoral

Great first day at our 2025 #NTUDoctoral conference. It’s been an intense academic year so far and, let’s be honest, a hard and uncertain one. But having over 50 PGR in a room, presenting research from all fields and perspectives, engaging and sharing has been a real reminder of why we do this.

Rich presentations this afternoon, on the ethical, emotional, personal implications of researching communities - especially those we are part of and identify strongly with. Can we - should we - be impartial, or can our partiality strengthen research impact? #ethics #communityresearch #NTUDoctoral

Next presentation by Samuel Oluwasogo Dada, “Exploration Of the health and socio-economic impacts of
large family size and population growth in selected states of northern Nigeria”.

Always interesting to listen to finished projects. Congratulations on having completed your viva!

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Track 1, second presentation by Stuart Greensmith White, “Embedded and entangled: Narrative ethics as lived
experience”

Stuart reflects on important questions around how close you can get to your participants as a researcher, especially when the research is about your own community.

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For our afternoon panel, Researching Communities, Tamsin Greaves shares her experience of working with domestic abuse victims by harnessing the power of community building and art in her presentation, “Do it now, say it now, don’t be afraid”.

Really inspiring work!

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Panel 1 Track 2 begins with Madeleine Burt and her presentation titled "Representations of the interiority of self in a graphic novel format" on different ways of expressions of interiority and hidden emotions of protagonists jn graphic novels. #ntudoctoral

Lunch is over and we are back with the Lightning Hour 2 - Senses and Spectrums #ntudoctoral

Second presentation on “A novel underwater bioacoustics classification
using DL powered cognitive edge devices” by Feliciano Pedro Francisco Domingos.

Imagine going into the ocean with a device that helps you identify aquatic species using bioacoustics!

-R

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