This week, Resident Blogger Emma prepares for her very first conference as a PhD Researcher, reflecting back on mistakes from her first conference experience prior to the PhD...
Category: Events, Projects, Conferences
Summer School Preview: ‘Zine Your Thesis
This week, guest blogger Dr Iain Taylor shares the curious intersection between 'zine-making and cultivating academic arguments...
Get Involved: SGSAH 10 Year Anniversary Research Showcase
In this blog, find out how you can get involved with SGSAH's 10 year anniversary celebrations coming up in autumn this year, with the chance to showcase your research.
Enhancing Your Voice: Reflections on Social-Justice Informed Voice Training
In this week's blog, Adam Nasser Benmakhlouf and Marta Duran Arranz reflect on the SGSAH workshop, Speak and Be Heard. They talk about the practicalities of organising the workshop, the emotional experience of attending, and the importance of having a so-called Good Voice.
‘Hands on the Treasure Troves’: exploring archives and sharing experiences in an informal setting
'Hands on the Treasure Troves' was a SGSAH CDF-funded event held on 26 October 2023. It was supported by Culture Perth & Kinross and the University of Aberdeen. What follows here are highlights and reflections from the CDF event-running experience.
Building Authentic Case Studies
Building Authentic Case Studies was a two-day workshop that took place during Spring into Methods 2023. The Spring into Methods programme runs annually and brings together arts, humanities, social science, and other doctoral researchers from across Scotland to offer sessions providing an in-depth approach to learning a specific research method. The motivation for the Building Authentic Case Studies … Continue reading Building Authentic Case Studies
Why You Should Consider Attending a Writing Retreat: Hospitalfield Edition
As some of you may know, last week kicked off a series of SGSAH-organised writing retreats in Hospitalfield, Arbroath. The instructions for participants were clear: Have something to work on, set manageable goals – and most importantly: forget about the outside world for three days.
How to talk about old books
In our digitally saturated age it is easy to forget that for 94.2% of the past half a millennium the western world has been reliant on the printed book as our predominant "information technology". What does this mean for us as scholars? For one thing it means that any of us working in a historical perspective will probably want to have some understanding of how the book developed as a technology and of how we can make use of that in our research.
How to stand out at research showcases
The SGSAH annual research showcase is just around the corner. This might be just the opportunity for you to present your work with funding of up to 1000£ for related costs, regarl. But how can you best capture your (PhD-)life’s work to attract attention and garner interest in your topic? Here are three tips to make your work stand out and get most out of the showcase.
Black History Month Scotland: What happened to the momentum of spring 2020?
It’s October, which is Black History Month in Scotland. Black History Month is a concept that started in the United States with the African American scholar Dr Carter G Woodson who pointed out the lack of education about Black American history and culture. Since the history and culture here in the UK differs from that in … Continue reading Black History Month Scotland: What happened to the momentum of spring 2020?
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