As part of the SGSAH cohort, I have been lucky to attend a series of doctoral training events throughout the course of my PhD. These events have provided us with an awareness of some of the challenges awaiting us as PhD students, and equipped us with some of the skills we need get through. Last Friday was the … Continue reading Contemplating Life Beyond the SGSAH Cohort
Category: Beyond the PhD
Careers, fellowships, early career research, academic life, and more
Introducing the First World War Network
The New National First World War Network for Early Career & Postgraduate Researchers: A Responsive and Supportive Peer Network in a Challenging Context Our guest post today comes from Oliver Wilkinson. Oliver is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton, and a current committee member of the FWW Network. Find out more about the … Continue reading Introducing the First World War Network
Reflections on Teaching
It turns out getting into gear for teaching is...exhausting! Mostly because I was having weird panic dreams about being in class and forgetting which text we were covering, then waking up in a cold sweat. And also the general admin that goes along with a teaching position is a draaaaaag. So many new and different … Continue reading Reflections on Teaching
New Term for a New Teacher
Happy new year, folks! I hope you've had a very restful break and you're pumped and ready to step once more onto the PhD carousel. I'm currently pepping myself up with a super strong coffee (rated SIX on the packet!) in order to face my inbox. Before I started this I considered writing a blog … Continue reading New Term for a New Teacher
‘Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia’
Since I'm free of D.H. Lawrence (for now!) I've got a wee bit more free time on my hands to take part if real life, as well as attending more PhD-related events. So last Thursday I popped up to the University of Stirling to attended the 'Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia' event, organised by the Faculty of … Continue reading ‘Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia’
GUEST POST: Gathering food (and thoughts) from the earth
This week we've got a fantastic guest post from Alice Tarbuck on the importance of having hobbies outside you PhD and the exciting world of holistic food gathering. Alice is a final year PhD student at the University of Dundee and the Scottish Poetry Library. You can usually find her buried in a hedge. Its always … Continue reading GUEST POST: Gathering food (and thoughts) from the earth
GUEST BLOGGER: SURVIVING THE VIVA
Brianna E Robertson-Kirkland, a PhD Candidate in Music at the University of Glasgow, follows up her post-thesis-submission musings with reflections on the viva process. The Viva is perhaps one of the most intensive exams a student will ever take, not just because it marks the day a PhD researcher will find out if their work … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SURVIVING THE VIVA
GUEST BLOGGER: Completing the PhD—Relief or Grief?
Brianna E Robertson-Kirkland, a PhD Candidate in Music at the University of Glasgow, reflects this week on the mixed feelings that come with the end of the doctoral process. PhD Submission Day: three years’ worth of blood, sweat and tears now becomes more than electronic words on a computer screen. The printing process transforms it … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: Completing the PhD—Relief or Grief?
THE DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE: NETWORKING
For some people, it’s the greatest thing ever. For others, it’s tantamount to a curse word. Networking. Whether someone reminds you to “be sure to network!” at your next conference, asks if you have business cards ready to hand out to “broaden your network”, or maybe there’s an event in your diary reminding you of … Continue reading THE DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE: NETWORKING
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