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 […]
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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 […]
‘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. […]
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 […]
Read in waiting rooms: more wisdom for life as a part-time postgraduate
Ursula Crickmay, a PhD student in the School of Education, shares the second part of her mini-series about stamina in part-time PGR life when you […]
Keep writing! Advice on navigating part-time PhD life
Ursula Crickmay, a PhD student in the School of Education, shares the first in a mini-series about stamina in part-time PGR life when you are […]
Exclamat!on: a field guide to producing a postgraduate journal (part 2)
This blog is the second part of a mini-series taking you inside the process of bringing a PGR-led journal to life – a field guide, […]
Returning in Person: Conference Attendance in the Shadow of Covid
In June 2024, I attended the 29th Regional Southwest and Wales Postgraduate Religion and Theology Conference at St Padarn’s Institute in Cardiff. It was the […]
A Sense of an Ending: reflections while writing up
Iona Ramsay in edited conversation with Ruth Moore Can you tell us about your research and what stage you’re at? I’m in the final year […]
Thriving during a PhD summer: four ways to stay connected
Some research students can’t wait for the long summer break between university terms. It’s a chance to put teaching, training and other termtime commitments on […]