Written by Mairi Hamilton, a second-year AHRC-funded doctoral researcher in the Centre for Gender History at the University of Glasgow. Mairi is exploring women’s experiences of abuse in the home in nineteenth-century Scotland. Find her on twitter at @MairiAntoinette The Dreaded Training Needs Analysis For a long time ‘training needs analysis’ (TNA) was a phrase … Continue reading Why Training Needs Analysis Is A Friend, Not A Foe
A lot of people assume when you're doing a PhD you came up through academia always planning to pursue this path. I have rarely found this to be the case. I've spoken with incredible women who have gone to University, left, had lives and families outside of academia, only to choose to pick it … Continue reading From Disney to PhD
I have generally simple tastes. A good cup of milky tea, a new book, painted nails...things that aren't too hard to come by. People always say a good cup of tea can fix anything, which I've generally found to be partially true- it may not fix my problem, but it certainly wont make it any worse. … Continue reading Do what makes you happy
I don't know about you, but when I signed up to do a PhD I thought I mostly knew how it was going to work. *cue laugh track* The PhD is just about the thesis. Reality- The thesis is only part of the PhD. Which is insane to think about. Over the course of my … Continue reading Misconceptions about the PhD
This event was generously supported by the Cohort Development Funding from the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities. This event involved training from Wendy Brotchie and her colleague, from Forth Valley Rape Crisis about the nature of working with difficult issues in everyday work contexts and the potential effects that this can have on … Continue reading Researching Trauma in the Arts and Humanities
As we get deeper and deeper into the dark days of winter, I thought now would be as good of a time as any to pass along some tips and tricks I've picked up on staying motivated during this time of year. I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it harder to get … Continue reading Tops Tips to Stay Motivated During the Dark Days of Winter
Happy fall y’all! After a wee delay on this (anyone else have EVERYTHING happen all at once??) we’re back with another round-up for the month of October. As always, I will try to keep an eye out for any exciting opportunities, blogs, etc., happening in the near future, but please do drop me an email … Continue reading Monthly Roundup: October 2018
This semester I began my journey not only as the SGSAH blogger and a 2nd-year PhD student AND a wife...I began GTA-ing. Being a Graduate Teaching Assistant had been my M.O. (loving the acronyms here) since I first experienced teaching University students during my undergrad when I was a Peer Facilitator. This role had me … Continue reading 6 Tips for New GTAs
During my Undergraduate degree, I was the Queen of 'extracurricular activities'. From creating a non-profit group on campus, to holding membership in a handful of other associations and organisations, I was always busy adding to my CV and networking across departments and interest groups. During my Master's degree, I was just trying not to sink. … Continue reading Developing Groups or Associations during the PhD
I realised the other day that I have not lived up to all my promises in my introductory blog post back in August. Mainly, that there was a severe lack of cat-related posts on this blog. Don't worry...we're going to fix that. PhD pets! We all love them, some of us have them, and some … Continue reading Why cats make great PhD pets
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