Information

The PHP Conference is one of the few undergraduate research conferences in Canada.

It is organized by a committee of undergraduate students, along with three faculty advisors.

The deadline to submit an abstract to present in the 2026 conference is December 18th, 2025

This year’s conference will be held on February 6th and 7th, 2026.

TRU student registration is sponsored by TRUSU. Therefore, registration is free but still mandatory for TRU Students. There are costs associated for students visiting from other universities.

Format

  • Sessions run during the day on Friday and Saturday. Each Session is 1 hour and 15 mins long with two or three presentations included in each
  • Students present their original research papers on a subject related to Philosophy, History, and Politics
  • We do our best to organize each session thematically

Presenting at the Conference

  • You will deliver a 10 – 15 minute presentation on your paper’s key points and main argument. A question period will follow after each student’s presentation.
  • Faculty and committee members can offer support leading up to the conference.

Benefits

  • An amazing opportunity that includes a weekend of fun, learning, and academic experience
  • A rare opportunity that grows your experience exponentially.
  • Develop your research, public speaking, and networking skills.
  • Add an invaluable experience to your CV – helps with career and graduate school aspects.
  • Meet students and faculty in your field of interest from other institutions.
  • Chance to share your ideas, research, and hard work with other like minded students

Banquet and Keynote Addresses

  • We will be having a banquet to close out the conference on Saturday, February 7th , 2026
  • Tickets to the conference banquet will be released soon.

Registration

Associated Journal: PHP Dialogues

  • The PHP Conference is associated with an academic journal, PHP Dialogues. Students must have presented at the conference in order to submit to the journal.
  • The journal committee is run through TRU and submission invitations go out to presenters following the conference.
  • Please consult the PHP Dialogues website for more information.