PhD Potluck Picnic at Phoenix Park

About this event

Room: Phoenix ParkSummary: A PhD student-led potluck picnic bringing Trinity postgraduate researchers together to share food, rest, and reconnect beyond academic pressures. Centred on wellbeing, belonging, and community care, the event especially recognises part-time, visiting, and family/caring PhDs.Event Category: Special events,Student eventsType of Event: One-time eventAudience: Researchers,PostgradCost: 0Contact Name: Lindiwe MpofuContact Phone: 0874838227Contact Email: : https://chat.whatsapp.com/I7cVrDdWNAfFJBxUbagkf7The For PhDs by PhDs Family-Friendly Potluck Picnic is a student-led community and wellbeing gathering for Trinity postgraduate researchers. The event brings PhD students together in Phoenix Park for an afternoon of shared food, light activities, conversation, rest, and connection beyond the pressures of academic life.This potluck picnic is built on the idea of community care: each participant is invited to bring something to share, whether food, snacks, soft drinks, picnic blankets, games, or simply their presence. Through sharing food and spending time together outdoors, the event aims to create a warm and welcoming space where PhD students can connect as whole people, not only as researchers.The picnic especially recognises part-time PhD students, visiting PhD students, and PhDs with spouses, partners, children, family members, and caring responsibilities.