In her final post as Slipway editor, Ruth Moore reflects through a set of ‘postcards’ from her journey towards becoming a doctor of stories. So, […]
Category: Career development
Tantalising vagueness: after the PhD
Dr Suzanne Conway looks back on the immediate aftermath of a Creative Writing PhD, in conversation with Slipway editor (and fellow recent finisher) Ruth Moore. Suzanne, before we get into the ‘aftermath’, can you […]
Behind the scenes at a PGR conference
Featured image: Dr Aparna Mahiyaria, who chaired the panel on Performance, with Bhavana Ram Mohan, a first-year PhD researcher in Drama. On Friday 8 May, […]
India on the Line: Communicating in Colonial India
Dr Shibani Das reflects on the experience of curating and creating a public exhibition as part of her PhD. Kenneth S Sheppard, Rustamji Sorabji Madon, Faizur Rehman, […]
Data across borders in a global digital economy: spotlight on Vietnam
Vy, your research looks at the governance of free trade agreements, focusing on the position of Vietnam. Can you give us a brief, non-specialist introduction […]
Learn to blog at the Festival of PGR Research
Aspiring blog authors are warmly invited to attend an interactive workshop taking place as part of Exeter’s 2026 Festival of PGR Research. The session is […]
Surfacing stories of postgraduate life
Ruth Moore, HASS Blog editor, looks back on this year’s tales from the Exeter PGR community The life of a postgraduate research student across Exeter’s […]
‘We have brilliant students doing fantastic things…’
This week we hear from Tomi Adesina, a PhD candidate in Creative Writing, about her productive blend of creative and corporate writing Tomi, for the […]
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 […]
‘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 […]