In the past, I’ve found a lot of joy, purpose, and fulfilment in writing my own blog. It gave me a platform to express my opinions, share my experiences, and simply be creative at times. Although, my greater hope was that my posts would be helpful or at least interesting. I find great joy and … Continue reading The Benefits of Blogging During Your PhD
Rethinking Bad Writing: Five ideas for improving your writing
I sat in my supervisor’s office, staring out the window lost in my own thoughts. The words, “we need to improve your writing. It really needs a lot of work” still replaying in my mind. Not because they stung, but because they rang true to me. My supervisor and I have a good relationship and … Continue reading Rethinking Bad Writing: Five ideas for improving your writing
Student Development Fund Report: Learning to work with ‘too much’ information
Jonathan is a textile historian and tapestry weaver studying at the University of Glasgow. He is applying his knowledge of weave-structures to research the design and manufacture of mass-produced carpets, using the archives of the Glasgow-based firm, James Templeton & Co. Ltd. Is too much a bad thing? Discussion with colleagues suggests that a common part of the PhD … Continue reading Student Development Fund Report: Learning to work with ‘too much’ information
Explorers not Impostors: 3 things to remember when you feel lost
I have often felt lost during my PhD and it often seems to get mixed up with the imposter syndrome. I’ve often felt like I was wandering through the woods without a map or compass, while some of my colleagues seem to know right where they are going. Honestly, I was worried that if I … Continue reading Explorers not Impostors: 3 things to remember when you feel lost
Getting the Most Out of an Internship: Comics and the British Library
Olivia Hicks is based at the University of Dundee, and is currently in the second year of her PhD. Her research focuses on the superheroine in British and American girls' comics. You can follow her on twitter @missoliviahick and read more blog posts by her at Britishgirlscomics101.tumblr.com I recently had the opportunity to spend three … Continue reading Getting the Most Out of an Internship: Comics and the British Library
Rethinking Procrastination: A symptom not a cause
Procrastination seems to be a staple of the PhD experience. It’s a part of that experience which I’ve shown a great proclivity for, making me a bit of an expert. I’ve even been thinking of changing my thesis because I’m currently working on some advanced topics in the field, particularly, practicing some reflexivity methods on … Continue reading Rethinking Procrastination: A symptom not a cause
3 Months in the Netherlands
Matthew Payne is in the fourth year of his PhD at the University of St Andrews. Before moving up to Scotland, Matthew completed his undergraduate and Master’s studies at the University of Cambridge. Matthew works on Seneca the Younger, the Roman politician, philosopher, poet, and infamously the tutor and adviser of the Emperor Nero. Matthew’s research is on aberration in Seneca’s tragedies, … Continue reading 3 Months in the Netherlands
Conferences: 5 Things to Remember
The last presenter was almost finished, and I was next. I looked around the room many of the faces I saw belonged to people who are at the top of my field. One of them I even cited by name in my paper, which was particularly disconcerting because if I miss understood her work or … Continue reading Conferences: 5 Things to Remember
Why Scotland?
Hannah Yoken is a Finnish-American SGSAH / AHRC funded PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow researching transnational Nordic feminism from a historical perspective. During her studies Hannah has specialised in the development of various social movements and countercultures in post-war Europe and North America. Methodologically, she has a strong interest in oral history and social theory. … Continue reading Why Scotland?
Public Engagement and Plato’s Cave
I’ve been writing a conference paper and it felt like being in Plato’s allegory of the cave, but in reverse. Strapped to a chair, but instead of shadows on the wall it was 18th century works and journal articles on philosophy, law and history in the dim light of a desk lamp and the Scottish … Continue reading Public Engagement and Plato’s Cave
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