Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference 2025
The Society's Postgraduate Forum is delighted to announce details of its Mid-Term Conference 2025.
The Mid-Term Conference will be hosted online and in-person at the Society in London between Tuesday 22 and Thursday 24 April 2025.
What is the Mid-Term?
The Mid-Term Conference is a longstanding feature of the Postgraduate Forum's annual calendar, attracting over 100 postgraduates from across the UK and around the world every year.
The Mid-Term Conference seeks to present a snapshot of the exciting and important research being undertaken by postgraduate geographers on novel topics and in diverse contexts.
The conference affords postgraduates in geography and cognate fields the opportunity to network with peers, develop new insights, and present their research in a friendly, constructive, and informal setting.
Postgraduate researchers at any stage in their studies are invited to present their original research on any relevant geographical topic at the Mid-Term.
The 2025 Mid-Term
The 2025 Mid-Term will include an online-only conference held on Tuesday 22 April, and an in-person-only conference held across Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 April.
Postgraduates wishing to present at the Mid-Term are invited to indicate whether they would prefer to present online-only or in-person-only.
Online-only presentations will take place via Zoom on Tuesday 22 April. In-person-only presentations will take place at the Society across Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 April.
Online presentation slots are limited and will be allocated competitively. Postgraduates submitting an abstract for an online presentation slot will be invited to indicate whether they would like to be considered for an in-person slot in the event that they are not allocated an online slot.
The 2025 Mid-Term Conference will include:
- Research presentations by postgraduate delegates.
- Keynote lectures by guest speakers.
- Networking opportunities.
- Introductory lecture and guided tour of the Society (in-person only).
- Engaging plenary sessions and parallel workshops (in-person only).
- Evening reception (in-person only).
Participating in the Mid-Term
Postgraduates wishing to present at the Mid-Term should submit an abstract via by the deadline of Friday 7 February.
Abstract submissions may be submitted by any postgraduate researcher on any relevant geographical topic.
Postgraduates do not need to be a Member or Associate Fellow of the Society to submit an abstract or attend the Mid-Term Conference.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the Mid-Term Organising Committee and confirmed for inclusion in the conference programme no later than Friday 21 February 2025.
Submit your abstract (Google forms)
Register for the Mid-Term
Postgraduates presenting online on Tuesday 22 April will be required to register for the Mid-Term but will not be required to pay to attend.
Postgraduates presenting in-person only will be required to register for the Mid-Term and will be required to pay the registration fee of £80, which includes lunch and refreshments on both days. In-person registration includes the option to attend the online-only conference.
Registration for the Mid-Term will open in January.