Papers

When Grant Doherty presented his paper “National Energy Program: Reactions through the American Media” at NU’s Undergraduate Research Conference last year, he figured he’d chat with a few other history students about Pierre Trudeau.

He didn’t expect to be engaged by geography and business students about Canada’s  current and future energy policy.

“It was a great experience. You’re often so busy doing your own thing, that you forget there are other students and departments doing research that can connect with your own,” says Doherty, now taking his master’s degree in History at Nipissing.

“At the UGRC, the professors were very constructive. Often at conferences, questions can be very critical of your work. The focus of this conference is to provide a learning experience.”

He made a 15-minute presentation of his paper, on a panel about environmental policy.  The interdisciplinary-nature of the conference means panel presenters may come from different areas of expertise. As a result, they become collaborative and often thought-provoking.

Presenting his paper last year, gave him a taste of the life as an academic scholar. He’s working on his MA, and plans to present  his graduate research project “Canada and Guatemala in the 1980s: The Case of Raoul Léger”  at the Trent-Carleton Graduate Conference in March 2012.

For an idea of research presented last year, take a look at the 2011 Conference Program. ​

To submit a paper, you must provide: 

• Full name of applicant, phone and email contact information
• Applicant’s degree and year of program
• Any audiovisual equipment that will be required for your presentation
• The title of your Paper/ presentation and a 250 word abstract detailing the research question, including a brief description of the research methodology used.

How to present a winning  PAPER_Presentation_Details.pdf