LAHP Annual Research Day – 12 May 2026
When: Tuesday 12th May 2026, 10am – 5pm
Location: Bush House Lecture Theatre 1, King’s College London, Strand campus, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG
We are very pleased to invite you to the 2026 LAHP Annual Research Day! We hope that as many of you as possible will be able to attend the event and encourage students from all cohorts to join us and think about their research collectively. The event will include short student presentations, a 3-minute thesis competition, an image competition, and a presentation from a keynote speaker with a Q&A to follow. More details on how you can participate below!
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Event programme:
- Keynote speaker: As noted in the last newsletter, we’re welcoming suggestions for the keynote speaker you would like us to invite so please do send in your suggestions! The speaker can be based in any of the disciplines LAHP covers and should be someone whose work could have a broad appeal to our community of students. Send your suggestions to lahp@ucl.ac.uk by Wednesday 11th March 2026. We’ll then approach speakers on behalf of LAHP. Please note, we’re only able to invite speakers based in the UK.
- Present your research (15-minute slot): We have 4 slots available for this, and presenters are invited to present their project in a format of their choice, so be as creative as you like! Presentations will be followed by a group Q&A. As we are limited on the number of presentation slots, these will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to present your research, please note this in the registration form (link above) by Friday 27th March 2026. Please do get in touch with us at lahp@ucl.ac.uk if you would like to discuss format options.
- 3-minute thesis competition: We invite you to take part in the ‘3-minute thesis’ competition, which is a lively and low-pressure way to give others an idea of what you are working on and to hear about the wide range of projects being pursued by other LAHP students. You will have 3 minutes to summarise your research as best as possible, with the aid of one slide. We will try to fit as many of these presentations in as we can, but as above, these will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to take part in the 3-minute thesis competition, please note this in the online booking form (link above) by Friday 27th March 2026.
- Image competition: We would like to invite students from across all disciplines to submit an image associated with your research which has aesthetic appeal and represents your research subject well. The image could be a photograph that captures an aspect of your research, a piece of artwork, or a film still – there are no restrictions provided you can submit the image in JPEG format and good resolution! Please indicate in the registration form if you would like to take part in this and submit your image with a brief caption explaining what it represents to lahp@ucl.ac.uk by Friday 27th March 2026. Image entries will be published in advance of the event, and you will have the opportunity to vote online for your favourite entries that best communicate the subject they portray.
Prizes:
By joining the 3-minute thesis competition and the image competition, you will have the opportunity to win Waterstones vouchers – £100 for the winner and £75 for the runner up for both competitions! We will also be announcing the LAHP Public Engagement Prize winner (£200 Waterstones voucher – see below) and up to two runners up (£50 Waterstones vouchers) at this event – the deadline to apply for the LAHP Public Engagement Prize is 30th April 2026. More details on the Public Engagement Prize and how to apply can be found here
The full programme details will follow once student presentations and keynote speaker are confirmed.
If you would like to participate in the event (as outlined below) you can confirm this in the booking form.