PhD students from the universities of York, Sheffield and Leeds have shown off their excellence in the arts and humanities in our first issue. This autumn, they are going to do it again. The WRoCAH journal is now at its second issue and, as ever, we hope to give all students a chance to experience the rigorous peer review process before applying to national academic publications. But we are more than a practice forum: we are a showcase for talented researchers to exhibit and discuss their work with the wider academic community.