Event

Pitch the Idea

2:00 pm BST, 29 September 2025

One of our workshop series is “Pitch the Idea“, a space for PhD students to present early-stage research ideas and trial designs, and receive feedback from both peers and senior researchers. This session is inspired by the CFXS idea pitch sessions, and will run roughly every other month, depending on interest.

If you are interested in joining the PhD Community and participating in the sessions, please browse for more information here and register your interest here.

We invite PhD students to share their research ideas or trial designs and receive feedback from peers and senior researchers. Each pitch is a 5-minute presentation, followed by 5 minutes of feedback. These quarterly sessions are designed to be a supportive space to test ideas, sharpen research designs, and get useful, targeted input.

How it works:

1. Expression of interest
 3–4 weeks before each session, interested students submit an Expression of Interest form (see button below with instruction). If there are more pitches than slots, we prioritise time-sensitive projects, while others get priority in the next round.
2. Selection & pairing
 We select up to four presenters per session to keep the conversation focused. Each presenter is also paired with another as a feedback partner – reviewing their canvas in advance and offering constructive comments.
3. Preparation & session
Canvases are uploaded to a shared folder 48 hours ahead of the session. Feedback partners highlight strengths and questions during the session, and may also provide written notes if they wish.

Pitch the Idea – Sessions

📅September 29, 2025 – 2:00-3:00 pm BST / 9:00-10:00 am EST –
Pre-registration and Trial Design

👤 Discussants: Solène Delecourt- Assistant Professor, Berkeley Haas; Stefan Dimitriadis – Assistant Professor, University of Toronto.
⏰ Deadline submission of Expression of Interest form: 16th of September, 2025.