We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the SEED Postgraduate Researcher Conference 2026:
World in Flux: Weaving Interdisciplinary Responses to Global Challenges
Thursday 28th May 2026
University of Manchester
We welcome submissions from researchers at any stage in their postgraduate journey, from any discipline, especially those who have not presented at a conference before.
Options for presentations or posters are available.
This free, one-day event is hosted by the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), in partnership with The University of Manchester.
The World in Flux Conference will explore the reality of confronting global crises that continually evolve, revealing new and shifting dimensions with every attempt to address them. These challenges are not discrete problems to be solved in isolation, but interconnected expressions of geopolitical, economic, technological, and environmental forces in constant interaction.
This event brings together postgraduate researchers across Manchester to examine how we can work together to resolve interconnected global challenges in an ever-changing world.
We invite work related (but not limited) to the following themes:
- Geopolitical instability and global power shifts
- Systems thinking, transformative innovation and interdisciplinary approaches
- Climate change, environmental degradation, and resource insecurity
- Intersections of culture, identity, and power
- Technology, data, and digital infrastructures
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
Participation Options:
Presenter: 15-min presentation, plus 5-min Q&A
Presenter: Poster presentation session
Audience: In-person attendance
We are committed to making this event fully accessible to all participants. If you require support for any access needs, please get in touch with us!
The application deadline is Monday 30th March 2026 at 23:59
How To Apply: https://forms.office.com/e/pwr4LCj83v
Presentation: Please submit a 250–300 word abstract (abstract in progress acceptable)
Poster: Please submit the title of your poster
Audience: Please complete form selecting audience only options
We hope you will join us to present your research and connect with fellow researchers.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at:
seed.conference-2026@manchester.ac.uk
We look forward to your application.
The SEED conference committee
