BACK TO THE FUTURE. THE NEXT TWO DECADES OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION

9. & 10. APRIL 2025, London

7th Annual PRIDE Conference in London

With growing cohorts of doctoral candidates and changing demands on the educational mission, doctoral education has undergone fundamental changes. New structures have emerged in many places with the formation of doctoral schools and structured doctoral programs. In many respects, doctoral education has become professionalized: guidelines for supervision have been established and training opportunities for supervisors have been provided; the directors of doctoral schools have taken on new leadership roles; and professional groups have been formed in many universities, contributing significantly to the quality and development of doctoral education. After two decades of reform, we would like to take a look back and a look forward at doctoral education.

We want to analyze what has been achieved and critically question what still needs to be done to achieve the original objectives of the reform. We also want to look at possible scenarios for the future of doctoral education, taking into account new challenges and recent developments that have already reached us, and explore the impact these might have on the roles and activities of professionals.

Accent Text: This event will bring together leading academics, practitioners, professionals, policy makers and researchers to discuss the past, present and future development of doctoral education in Europe and beyond.

15% Discount Off PRIDE Network Annual Conference & UKCGE 9th International Conference on Professional & Practice Based Doctorates (ICPPD)

We are delighted to be working with our colleagues at the UKCGE to offer a 15% discount for delegates to attend both the 7th Annual PRIDE Conference and the 9th International Conference on Professional & Practice Based Doctorates (ICPPD). The ICPPD will also take place in London on 7th & 8th April 2025, in the same week as and immediately before the PRIDE Conference.

To take advtange of this offer please complete the following steps:

Book your place for the PRIDE Annual Conference on this page using the Promo Code UKCGExPRIDE2025 the 15% discount will be automatically applied to your booking.
Once your PRIDE booking is complete visit the ICPPD Conference page and select “Book now”. Again please use the code UKCGExPRIDE2025 when completing the booking form.

The 15% discount applies to those booking to attend both the 9th International Conference on Professional & Practice Based Doctorates and the 7th Annual PRIDE Conference. Separate bookings for each event must be made via the websites for each event using the promo code for each booking
To receive the discount the promo code must be used at the time of booking and cannot be applied retrospectively.
The names and email addresses of those using the discount code will be shared between UKCGE and PRIDE to ensure that bookings have been made for both conferences.
If an attendee using the booking code has only booked to attend one of the events, and not both, they will be required to do one of the following:
a) Make a booking for the other event at the earliest opportunity.
b) Pay the difference between the discounted and full rates for the event they are booked to attend.
c) Cancel their place at the booked event (standard cancellation rates will apply).
Failure to complete one of these actions may see their booking cancelled without refund.
For ICPPD the 15% discount applies to “Member — Full Conference”, “Non-member — Full Conference” and “Member — Single Day” tickets. The discount does not apply to “PGR/Student” tickets, nor to tickets to attend the Conference Dinner.
This offer cannot be used in collaboration with any other offer.
The terms and conditions of booking for each event are otherwise unaffected.

Conference Venue & Host

Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from over 150 different countries.

Call for Contributions

We invite the community to submit presentations on the topic of doctoral education reform and professionalization. Share your research, experiences and insights on the development of doctoral schools, professional support staff and supervision practices that contribute to a robust doctoral education system and provide evidence of the impact of actions taken.