2024 was the year this blog came to life. So, as summer arrives (in theory if not in meteorological practice!) we take a look back […]
Sharing postgraduate research stories from Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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 […]
Routes to Return – Working to Enable More Museums to Undertake Repatriation
As a PhD student at the Penryn Cornwall campus of the University of Exeter, my work focuses on arguably the most pertinent issue facing Western […]
Visions Unveiled: A Spectacular Journey of Discovery at the PGR LCVS Conference 2024!
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies (LCVS) at the University of Exeter recently hosted an extraordinary event, the PGR Conference – Visions Unveiled: […]
PGR 3-Day Residential Writing Retreat (Buckfast Abbey)
As part of Exeter Writes Initiative, we are offering a 3 day PGR writing retreat at Buckfast Abbey this summer from 22nd-25th July. This is a dedicated space […]
Meeting Points: The Yokohama Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM) 2023
In preparation for my upcoming performance projects, I attended the Yokohama Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM) in December 2023. Established in 2005, the YPAM is an […]
Cross Faculty PGR training workshops: Being a Neurodivergent Researcher
Being a Neurodivergent Researcher This series of three workshops aims to support neurodivergent researchers in navigating the unique challenges they face during the final stages […]
Navigating Liminal Employment: the Life of an ‘Apres-Doc’
I often introduce myself at conferences or reading groups as an ‘apres-doc’. As with ‘apres-ski’, this is meant to communicate that I have completed the […]
Playing in the tides: research culture from a PGR perspective
It is a strange life, being a postgraduate research student, especially in those subjects which do not involve regular lab work or other collective activities. […]