This terrific two-part guest post comes from Aileen Lichtenstein. Aileen is starting her third year of her PhD in History at the University of Glasgow. Her fascinating research examines the transatlantic connections of German anarchism in Berlin, London and New York between 1880 and 1914. She is especially interested in how people and ideas circulated … Continue reading I still keep a suitcase in Berlin-Part 1
Ten Things I learned in the First Year of my PhD
Keep an annotated bibliography. It helps to know what books you've read, but it helps even more to know which books were useful, and had good points and ideas to remember later on. If you write a lit review as part of your first year it also pays for itself many times over! Keep it … Continue reading Ten Things I learned in the First Year of my PhD
Podcast your PhD
This guest blog comes from Ruth Salter (@RuthSalter), who is beginning the second year of her PhD at the University of Edinburgh researching the cultural-political position of the mid-twentieth century Scottish Folk Revival. The blog reflects on the highly acclaimed ‘Podcast Your PhD’, a SGSAH CDF sponsored masterclass which Ruth, Janine Mitchell (University of Stirling, … Continue reading Podcast your PhD
Working Alongside the PhD
The first year is a tough one. It can involve moving house, quitting jobs, inductions, new routines, and a fair bit of travel. Working alongside all that can be daunting. Have a little blog post on what it’s been like for me, and how I’ve balanced things. New town, who dis? When you start the … Continue reading Working Alongside the PhD
The First Year Review
This last week I had my first year review. Every university does these differently. Some have your supervisors there, others have one of your supervisors and an external, and others have two members of your faculty there, with your supervisors observing (like mine). I was very nervous about it due to missing the deadline for … Continue reading The First Year Review
Changing Direction
This guest post is by Perin Westerhof Nyman. Perin is entering the fourth year of her PhD in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. Her research considers the use of dress as a political tool in the Scottish royal household, particularly during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. She also works … Continue reading Changing Direction
Edinburgh Early Modern Network
It's a guest blog! Here's Thom! My name is Thom Pritchard (yes, I like Radiohead a little bit too much), having completed my Master’s degree in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies at the University of York, I came to the University of Edinburgh to pursue a PhD in Literature and History on the terrible preoccupations … Continue reading Edinburgh Early Modern Network
The First Deadline.
This week has been quite intense. It's been a Deadline Week. This is the face of a man who's just submitted a chapter draft. And seen a fly in his tea. Those of you currently researching for a PhD will know what that means. It means stress, it means sending work to colleagues for proofing … Continue reading The First Deadline.
Technophobia (an apology)
So this post is a little late, and I must apologise for that. My internet went down, which was annoying, because I'm doing a PhD and working. But I live in Edinburgh, which is full of libraries, coffee shops, pubs, and even buses that have free internet. It's almost Nikola Tesla's dream come true (it's … Continue reading Technophobia (an apology)
This is a Post About Languages
I'm lucky enough to have grown up speaking two languages, Welsh and English (we actually weren't allowed to speak English to our teachers in primary school outside English lessons). In secondary school I then learned a third, French. In my undergraduate degree I took a year of Ancient Greek, and I'm now learning Scots Gaelic … Continue reading This is a Post About Languages
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