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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
Layers of practice: writing a PhD alongside a public writing life
Fiona Williams is a second year PhD in Creative Writing. Her debut novel The House of Broken Bricks was published by Faber in January 2024. […]