SCDTP Final Year Conference 2026/27

Progress and Power

The Final Year Conference is the highlight of the SCDTP year and the one event organised by students, for students. It is a chance to present your work to a friendly, interdisciplinary audience, to see the range of research going on across the four partner institutions, and to mark how far you have come.

This year’s theme is Progress and Power, with three sub-themes running through the day:

• People
• Technology
• Environment

The themes are meant to be read generously. Whatever your discipline, there will be a way in – and the most interesting conversations at this conference are usually the ones between fields rather than within them.

Presenting

The conference is put together by the student organising committee. A call for presentations, with formats, abstract length and the submission deadline, will be circulated to all students and published here. If you are in your final year, do start thinking now about what you would like to share.

Practical details

• Lunch and refreshments are provided.
• Reasonable travel costs for SCDTP students will be covered – details will follow with the booking form.
• Please tell us about dietary requirements and any access or support needs when you book.
• The Queens Hotel is a short walk from the Southsea seafront and around twenty minutes from Portsmouth & Southsea station.

How to join

A save-the-date has already gone out to all SCDTP students, and the booking form will follow. Any questions in the meantime, email scdtp@soton.ac.uk.