This week, a group of 3 doctoral and early career researchers share what they wish they would have known going into the first year of their PhD...
Tag: Academia
Why I Left Academia
This week, guest blogger Callum Simpson shares his story about starting a PhD, leaving a PhD, and re-discovering his passion in the process...
Debunking the Progression: Here’s Why it Really Matters
End-of-year progressions, annual reviews, and 'updates' hang over the heads of many researchers this month. This week, Resident Blogger Emma shares her insights on the Annual Progression and why you should take it seriously...
Summer School Preview: ‘Zine Your Thesis
This week, guest blogger Dr Iain Taylor shares the curious intersection between 'zine-making and cultivating academic arguments...
Archiving as You Go Along: The (Un)expected Performativity of Documenting the PhD
Many PhD researchers decide to document their PhD research, but what about the PhD journey itself? This week, Emma shares how she's capturing #phdlife through a durational digital performance she calls 'Snippets of a PhD'...
Beyond the Thesis: Engaging Ways to Share Your Research
If you’re looking for practical tips and inspiration on how to share your research—whether beyond your supervisory team or outside the academic sphere altogether—read on!
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.
The Practical Side of an Archive: Archiving Agnes Owens
In this week's blog, guest author Laura MacDonald shares her experience of doing a partnership PhD, working to develop a new archive as well as researching for her thesis.
New Year, New SGSAH Blogger
January was long enough that NYE feels like a distant memory, but Lunar New Year is just around the corner and that is enough to justify a “New Year, New Me” introduction. My name is Beth, and I am taking the reins of the SGSAH blog for the next six months. I’m a first-year SGSAH … Continue reading New Year, New SGSAH Blogger
The Realities of the PhD Baby
This post from Maxine Branagh-Miscampell is another one from the archives, this time from 2017 and is an article about dealing with pregnancy during your PhD. Our guest blogger this week is Maxine Branagh-Miscampbell. Maxine is a third-year PhD student at the University of Stirling. Her PhD project, titled ‘The Young Scottish Reader in the Long … Continue reading The Realities of the PhD Baby
