This week, resident blogger Ebba writes about an often hidden struggle: the management of menstruation and PMS during the PhD. The reader is advised that the post deals with depression symptoms, pain, and blood.
In Defence of Methodological Wandering: Podcasting as Recreational Research Praxis
This week's guest blogger, Dr Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril, writes about the experience of podcasting her research and about the podcasting format itself. This is an invaluable resource for those considering alternative methods of sharing their research.
Armchair experts and saving the world: disillusionment about academia and philosophy
This week, Joyce Fungo reflects on the inequalities that inevitably shape knowledge production within the field of Philosophy and in academia more generally, which became evident to her when she moved from the Philippines to Scotland to do her PhD in 2021.
Turning historical legal records into stories
To conclude her recent SGSAH internship, resident blogger Ebba reflects on her creative work at the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives. She discusses how the City's historical women inspired her fiction, balancing research with creative licence to maintain narrative tension, and unpacks the development of a tarot card deck based on Aberdeen's medieval records.
Finding focus at Cove Park Creative Residencies 2024
This week, guest blogger Matthew Floyd writes about his residency at Cove Park and how this opportunity helped him find focus and creativity as he shifted from part time to full time studies. For those hoping to undertake a residency of this sort in the future, reading Matthew's post is a great way to find out more about Cove Park and what to expect from a week at this scenic and inspiring artistic haven.
Dealing with grief during my PhD
Grief is a natural part of life, and many of us will experience it during our PhDs. This week, Katie MacLean writes about the loss of her dad. She shares practical advice for how to cope with grief, and how her research has become a way of honouring the memory of her loved one.
Why you need to try improv as a PhD student
This week, resident blogger Ebba writes about her experience of doing improvisational theatre, and explains why she thinks many PhD researchers (and others) would benefit from the improv mindset.
Writing a Successful Academic CV: In Conversation with Julia Leng
Dialogue is essential to the research community, not just among academics but also between researchers and professionals who can help them prosper. This week, resident blogger Ebba speaks to Julia Leng, an experienced careers and employability advisor, about academic CVs. Topics include the most common mistakes that Julia sees PhD students make, how creative to be when putting together one's CV, and the eternal question: 'how long should my CV be'?
A’ leantainn na sgeulachdan ghaisgeil air cruth-tire na h-Alba / Tracing Heroic Tales in the Scottish Landscape
This week, Ceit Langhorne invites you to the world of her PhD thesis: Gaelic-speaking Scotland and its heroic tales. She explains some of the meaning lost in translation between English and Gaelic, the importance of local culture in preserving heroic tales, and how she plans to work with local communities as part of her research. Be sure to read to the end, where Ceit links to her podcast and Gaelic short film.
What’s a street for? Public spaces and cultural outreach
Reflecting on her current SGSAH-internship with the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives, resident blogger Ebba shares her process of brainstorming public outreach ideas that highlight the existing strengths of a place or region rather than competing for space with established enterprises and creative practitioners. This exploratory post about roaming the streets of Aberdeen and Nairn aims to inspire the reader to let others into their own creative process sooner rather than later.
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