I’ve been visiting the Isle of Harris with my family every summer since 2010. Last week was the first time I’ve been back to the island since beginning my PhD project, which takes as case study another Hebridean island – Tiree. My research is focused on ancestral tourism to Scotland, and seeks to understand the … Continue reading Heritage & Holidays
Category: PhD Experience
The challenges, experiences and everyday stuff of PhD life
Can You Handle It? Using Special Collections in Research
This guest blog comes from Jill Dye and Erin Farley, who co-organised a SGSAH-funded workshop on using Special Collections material for research. Held in Dundee in May, this SGSAH-funded event was organised out of a discussion with fellow PhD researchers about “library anxiety”. Usually a term used in undergraduate, FE and public library provisions, it … Continue reading Can You Handle It? Using Special Collections in Research
On dealing with (short-term) illness as a PhD student
This week’s thoughts are about getting ill as a PhD student. Not a day had gone by after posting my last blog when I found myself struck down with flu, rendering me all-but-useless for the rest of the week. Perhaps it serves me right for opening on such an optimistic note! I had planned my … Continue reading On dealing with (short-term) illness as a PhD student
SGSAH Cohort Development Fund – “Other Psychotherapies – Across Time, Space, and Cultures”
This guest post comes from Anastasia-Stavroula Valtadorou, a doctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh. In April, Anastasia-Stavroula was awarded a Small Award from the SGSAH Cohort Development Fund to attend the conference “Other Psychotherapies – Across Time, Space, and Cultures” at the University of Glasgow. Thanks to the generous support of the SGSAH’s Small Award (Cohort Development … Continue reading SGSAH Cohort Development Fund – “Other Psychotherapies – Across Time, Space, and Cultures”
Introductions
Hello! I’m Joanna Rodgers and I’m absolutely delighted to be looking after the SGSAH Blog over the next six months. If I’m honest, it’s a daunting task to take over from Lucie, whose blog posts have been so wide-ranging and imaginative. I’ve personally found the monthly round-up posts particularly useful. I’ll be continuing these during … Continue reading Introductions
Farewell & Monthly Roundup: July
Time for my final blog post! Below is a round up of what has been going on in the PhD world this past month. But before we get onto that, I wanted to say thank you to everyone that has read or shared my posts, or contributed to the blog, over the last six months. … Continue reading Farewell & Monthly Roundup: July
Training: Dog vs PhD
One of my most popular SGSAH blog posts was not in fact written by me, but by my crazy dog, Birdie. I’m trying not to take this too personally, and as this is my last week on the job, I thought I’d give the people what they want. *Passes laptop to scruffy terrier* Hello! So … Continue reading Training: Dog vs PhD
PhD Routine: The Impossible Dream
When I took over as editor of this blog I had (what I thought was) a great idea for a series of posts: the PhD day in pictures. I imagined arty shots from lots of different PhD students, showing their daily workplaces, tasks, research, etc. However, each week I have thought about writing this post … Continue reading PhD Routine: The Impossible Dream
Writing a Current Thesis
Our guest blogger today is Mhairi Brennan. Mhairi is a second year PhD researcher in the Film and Television Department at the University of Glasgow. Her thesis focuses on BBC Scotland's television archive material pertaining to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Previously, she worked for several years as a television archive producer. You can find … Continue reading Writing a Current Thesis
A Week at the British Library
This week I've been on a research trip to London.* I thought I'd finished with primary research, but when I wrote the outline for an upcoming chapter back in May I realised that some vital information was missing. I applied for SGSAH Student Development Funding, and was awarded funds to visit the British Library to study … Continue reading A Week at the British Library
