Dr Inge Kersbergen is an SSA funded fellow at the University of Sheffield and has been on the PhD symposium organising committee since 2019 SSA: Can you summarise what the PhD Symposium is? IK: “So, it’s a free, 1 day event where PhD students who do research in the field of addictions come together
PhD Symposium 2020
The SSA’s PhD Symposium is an annual event for addictions PhD students to share their work through presentations and networking.
The 2020 PhD Symposium was held online because of COVID-19. For many students, there were few opportunities in 2020 to discuss their PhD related experiences, findings and challenges with peers, making this year’s event important for many.
The Symposium was divided into several sessions:
- Lived Experiences
- Systematic Reviews
- Addiction and Mental Health Comorbidities
- Alcohol and Opioids
- Interventions and treatment
- Addiction and Cognition
- Addiction and Policy
- Mood and Affect
- Treatment and Recovery
- Smoking and Gambling
There was also a career advice panel at the end of the day.
The event was organised by Dr Inge Kersbergen, Dr Nathan Critchlow and Ms Maike Klein.
On this page you will find session summaries that include many of the presentations from the day. We also have interviews with some of the organisers and a podcast about the symposium by SSA funded PhD students.
Interviews, podcasts and other information
Summary by Maike Klein
Summary by Inge Kersbergen
Summary by Merve Mollaahmetoglu
Summary by Maike Klein
Summary by Maike Klein
Summary by Dr Inge Kersbergen
Summary by Dr Nathan Critchlow
By Merve Mollaahmetoglu
By Olivia Sexton
Summary by Thomas Swanton
Summary by Dr Nathan Critchlow
Summary by Merve Mollaahmetoglu