Guest Blog: We’re pleased to welcome Simran Kaur, SGSAH’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Associate Director, to the blog. Simran joined SGSAH in May 2026 and also works within the EDI team at the University of Strathclyde as Senior Race and Equalities Officer. In this guest contribution, she shares some reflections from her first few … Continue reading Joining SGSAH: Reflections on EDI, Access and Belonging
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The Part of the PhD Journey I Did Not Say Out Loud
I am thankful to be here. I know what this opportunity means. But knowing the weight of the opportunity does not remove the ache of the sacrifice. People often see the achievement, but they do not always see what it costs.
Gathering around activism in the archives
Guest bloggers Cicely Farrer and Alison Scott reflect on their event, Creative Citizenship in the Archives, co-organised with the SGSAH KE Hub Citizenship, Culture & Ethics (CCE).
Fauna, Forests, Fabrics: Researching Folk Weaving in Lithuania and Scotland
Guest blogger Cecilia Charlton discusses the value of durational ethnographic practices in heritage textile research.
Listening to – and as – Research
Previewing their SGSAH-supported event in Glasgow in April 2026, guest blogger Sara Guidi considers the environmental meanings of storytelling, through the lenses of gender studies and diasporic narratives.
A View of EARTH, from Scotland
Concluding the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Alison Scott reflects on the ongoing impacts of the programme for scholars based in Scotland.
Learning about Ecosystems through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry
In the next post from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Marta Kucza details her experimental fieldwork in Estonia and Scotland.
Oil Pigs: The Moving Energy Theatre and ‘Performing the Archive’ in Shetland
In the first in a series of posts from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme, guest blogger Miriam Sentler shares thoughts about her creative research methodology in the context of Shetland’s changing energy landscapes and industries.
Reflecting on the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships
Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium in April 2026, and continuing the ecologies strand, resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic introduces a series of posts from this year’s cohort.
What is Academia’s Role in a ‘Post-Literate Society’?
This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society" and its implications for the work of academic researchers.
