Matilda Girerd, a Postgraduate Researcher in English and Creative Writing at the University of Exeter, takes us inside the hidden costs of Victorian fashion. My […]
Sharing postgraduate research stories from Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
‘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 […]
Could 2025 be your time to blog for HASS?
The HASS PGR blog is up and running again for a second year, and we are looking forward to showcasing once again a wide range […]
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, […]
Exclamat!on: a field guide to producing a postgraduate journal (part 1)
“To produce a sentence, let alone a whole article, in which ‘every word is unalterable’ is a daunting quest, especially for the emerging author. To […]
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 […]
HASS PGR Blog: celebrating a vibrant first year!
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 […]