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July 22, 2024July 8, 2024

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 […]

Career development, Conference, Research, Research Trips by js1340
July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

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 […]

General, Research by rm938
July 15, 2024July 8, 2024

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 […]

Career development, Research by rm938
July 12, 2024July 17, 2024

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 […]

Career development, General, Research by rm938
July 1, 2024July 2, 2024

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: […]

Art History and Visual Culture, Conference, Modern Languages, Research by js1340
June 24, 2024June 27, 2024

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 […]

Performance Practice, Research, Research Trips by js1340
June 17, 2024July 2, 2024

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 […]

Career development, General, Research by rm938
June 10, 2024July 2, 2024

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. […]

Creative writing, Research by rm938
June 3, 2024July 2, 2024

Co-organising “Visions Unveiled: Unfolding Narratives of Art History, Visual Culture, and Modern Languages” – A Journey to Remember

Planning an academic conference is no walk in the park! Being one of the three volunteer committee members for the upcoming AHVC/ML PGR conference “Visions […]

Art History and Visual Culture, Conference, General, Research by js1340
May 27, 2024July 2, 2024

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. […]

Creative writing, Research by rm938

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