This week, a group of 3 doctoral and early career researchers share what they wish they would have known going into the first year of their PhD...
Category: A Conversation With
Embodying Research Through Performance: In Conversation with Ashley Brown and Lori Delaney
Recently, we've seen quite a proliferation of research-driven performances in the SGSAH community. As part of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, resident blogger Emma Dorfman speaks to two PhD Researchers at the University of Glasgow, Ashley Brown and Lori Delaney, about their respective projects and navigating the intersections between humanities research and live performance-making.
How Do You Ask Good Questions? In Conversation with Elysia Taylor-Hearn
Dialogue is vital to the research community. In our ‘In Conversation With’ series, resident blogger Ebba explores different topics with other researchers and professionals in a dialogue format. This week, she speaks to journalist and Glasgow graduate Elysia Taylor-Hearn about how to ask good questions at conferences and other events where academics interact with each other’s work in person.
Historical Fiction and the History Discipline: In Conversation with Alyssa Benedetto
Dialogue is vital to the research community. In the fourth part of our ‘In conversation with’ series, resident blogger Ebba discusses historical fiction with Alyssa Benedetto, a PhD researcher combining the study of medieval history with creative writing and intersectional feminism.
Navigating Disability and Chronic Illness During Your PhD: A Conversation
Dialogue is vital to the research community. This week, PhD researchers Emma McCabe and Eeva Savolainen speak about navigating PhD life with disability and chronic illness, the labour of locating and gaining access to health resources, and the importance of connection and solidarity among chronically ill and/or disabled scholars.
Writing a Successful Academic CV: In Conversation with Julia Leng
Dialogue is essential to the research community, not just among academics but also between researchers and professionals who can help them prosper. This week, resident blogger Ebba speaks to Julia Leng, an experienced careers and employability advisor, about academic CVs. Topics include the most common mistakes that Julia sees PhD students make, how creative to be when putting together one's CV, and the eternal question: 'how long should my CV be'?
Refugee life and the role of the arts and humanities in trying times: a conversation
Dialogue is vital to the research community. Through our ‘In conversation with’ series, resident blogger Ebba explores different topics with guests in a dialogue format. This week she speaks to a fellow researcher, BB, about their experience being a refugee in Scotland, living in the midst of extreme political and cultural narratives, and recognising the value of the arts and humanities in trying times.
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