Doctoral Workshop
PhD Workshop
11 and 12 March 2026
Call for papers opens 20th of January 2026
Deadlines:
Abstract submission: January 31, 23:00 GMT.
Paper submission: February, 28, 23:00 GMT.
Poster submission: March 3, 23:00 GMT
Every year, we organize workshops in order to assess the progress of the PhD candidates. This event is a unique opportunity for students to present and discuss their research, facilitate interactions among PhD students, and stimulate feedback from more experienced researchers. For this reason, all the students enrolled in the PhD Programme are expected to participate. Participation in the PhD Workshop will be part of the Annual Evaluation of the student's PhD trajectory.
Besides reasons of force majeure (illness or similar), the only reasons for being exempted from this presentation are the following: (a) having deposited the dissertation, (b) having it sent to external evaluation, or (c) being abroad, on a research stay previously approved by the Postgraduate Committee (Comisión Académica). If the dissertation has not been sent to the Postgraduate Committee for external review, the student will still be expected to make a presentation at the PhD Workshop. These exemptions should be requested from the Postgraduate Committee prior to the celebration of the PhD Workshop. Students are also reminded that proper presentation and attendance at the PhD Workshop counts for the annual assessment of the student's trajectory in the PhD program.
First-year students, who are in the early stages of their research, are invited to present a poster – unless they prefer to present a paper - which will be discussed by senior students.
Second-year students and onwards are invited to present a paper or chapter (work-in-progress). Students are expected to give a short presentation (20 minutes for presentation + 10 minutes for questions and discussion). The student must suggest the name of professor/s who could act as discussant in advance or, alternatively, indicate the field of her/his work in order to have a discussant assigned. The sessions are organised by topics and students in the PhD Programme act as chairmen.
Poster Guidelines:
The recommended size for the poster is the following: A0 (84,1 x 118,9 cm or 33.1 x 46.8 inches).
Format: .pdf
The department's administration will provide display boards for your poster. It will also provide tape for mounting your poster to the display board. Each display board has two sides and there will be one poster per side. Each side will be marked with a number. You can mount your poster in any space available upon your arrival to the hall. The display board for the posters are 2 metre and 1 metre tall.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All students on the PhD programme must attend the PhD Workshop. If they are unable to attend, they should write to the Academic Committee stating their reasons and enclosing their supervisor's approval of non-attendance.
If you are unable to attend in person, you may, exceptionally, present by videoconference or, alternatively, present at a seminar after returning from your research stay, provided you have the appropriate support and follow-up from your supervisor.