Humanities & Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Blog -

June 13, 2025June 14, 2025

Problems May Not Always Be the Problem — Our Reactions Often Are

Abdul Ghani Amin – a PhD student in the School of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology – encourages us to take a fresh […]

Career development, General, Research by rm938

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Translation, interpreting and language education in an age of AI

Celine Garbutt, a first year PhD student in the School of Education, talks us through the early stages of her research Thank you for talking […]

General, Modern Languages, Research by rm938

May 30, 2025May 22, 2025

‘It’s given me that feeling that I want to give more’

Silvia Nassar-Mustaklem – a recipient of last year’s Dean’s Commendation for Academic Citizenship – talks receiving recognition as she navigates the closing stages of a […]

Career development, General, RCA Events, Research by rm938

May 23, 2025May 22, 2025

Whalebone corsets and the Northern Whaling Fishery

Mary Girerd, a Postgraduate Researcher in English and Creative Writing at the University of Exeter, takes us inside the hidden costs of Victorian fashion. My […]

Art History and Visual Culture, Career development, General, Research by rm938

May 16, 2025May 15, 2025

‘Despite the need, we can get caught up in our research…’

Lyndsey Carmichael – a recipient of last year’s Dean’s Commendation for Academic Citizenship – tells us about her involvement in mentoring and student parent support. […]

Career development, General, RCA Events, Research by rm938

April 25, 2025April 23, 2025

Multiple hats | Research, Work, and Parenthood

Rebecca Edgerley, a PhD student in Sociology, takes us on a journey through her ‘unruly, but sustaining working practices’… I am writing this blog on […]

artistic practice, Career development, Research by rm938