Philippa Johnson, a PhD student and poet, invites us on a life-giving route through impostor syndrome I had often admired those folk who stood at […]
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‘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 […]
Collaboration and inclusivity in postgraduate writing groups
Jo Sutherst reflects on the Writing for All Panel at the “Shut Up and Write! Community in Writing Symposium 2024 As I gear up for […]
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 […]
Translation, interpreting and language education in an age of AI
Celine Garbutt, a first year PhD student in the School of Education, talks us through the early stages of her research Thank you for talking […]
‘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 […]
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 […]