So I'm basically THE WORST when it comes to FOMO (fear of missing out, for those lucky enough not to know/care what it is). It applies to most aspects of my life, but since we're chatting academia here (chatademia? Does that work? No...?) I'll stick with examples from my life as a PhDer. When I … Continue reading Struggling with both fear and FOMO in academia
Category: PhD Experience
The challenges, experiences and everyday stuff of PhD life
GUEST POST: Interning with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Diljeet Bhachu is a PhD research candidate in Music at the University of Edinburgh, funded by the AHRC through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. She has kindly shared with us her experiences of the last 8 months as an intern with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. I haven’t really posted much about … Continue reading GUEST POST: Interning with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Greetings From My Homeland
No Photoshop this week so no *hilarious* pictures for you, I'm afraid. I'm as cut up about it as you are 😥 I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I think I've listened to the Wicked soundtrack too much this week. I know, I know, you wouldn't think it was possible, but I was just … Continue reading Greetings From My Homeland
SGSAH Welcome Event 2016/17
Hello all. John here from the SGSAH office to give an update on how things are going at the world’s first national graduate school for the arts & humanities. As I’m sure you all saw from the deluge of promotion, we had our welcome event for 1st year PhD students last Friday. It was the … Continue reading SGSAH Welcome Event 2016/17
Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 2
Last week we published part 1 of Catherine Weir's experience of applying to an SGSAH artist-in-residence position. This week we're delighted to share part 2, that looks in detail at Catherine's time at RSPB Mersehead, with reflections on the benefits of being an artist in residence during your PhD. Last April, Roseanne Watt (University of Stirling) and … Continue reading Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 2
Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 1
This week we have part 1 of a fantastic 2-part insight into the process of applying to and undertaking an SGSAH artist-in-residence post during a PhD. A huge thank you to Catherine Weir for sharing her story and photographs with us. Part 2 will be posted next week. Twelve months ago, weighed down by a … Continue reading Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 1
Is the internet my best friend? (probably not)
I’ve been having internet issues today - this was meant to be posted at noon. It's thrown my schedule off somewhat and it's really annoyed meeeeee-uh! Actually, I find myself troubled by my reliance on the internet these days. When I was an undergrad, my laptop didn’t have Wi-Fi, I didn't get Facebook 'til 2nd … Continue reading Is the internet my best friend? (probably not)
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
Revisiting Old Work
Last week I waxed lyrical on my introduction to Cornell Notes, so wanted to update you on my progress with them. They're...fine. I don't feel like my life has changed much since I started using them (I was expecting fireworks every time I took up a pen, at the very least). They're actually not bad … Continue reading Revisiting Old Work
GUEST POST: Reflections from a residency host
As part of the 2016 SGSAH Residencies Pilot, Matluba Khan joined the team at Deveron Arts in Huntly as their Thinker-in-Residence, which she discussed in two guest posts earlier in the year (read them here and here). This week we're very pleased to have an insight from the opposite side of the residency with an post … Continue reading GUEST POST: Reflections from a residency host
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