Happy new year, folks! I hope you've had a very restful break and you're pumped and ready to step once more onto the PhD carousel. I'm currently pepping myself up with a super strong coffee (rated SIX on the packet!) in order to face my inbox. Before I started this I considered writing a blog … Continue reading New Term for a New Teacher
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Seasons Greetings from the SGSAH Blog!
Hopefully you've all signed off on work for the festive season now and you're chilling out on the sofa with a Baileys (yes, I know it's only lunchtime, but 'tis the season) and a good movie. I'm currently watching the classic 2006 Christmas romp, Deck the Halls (which has an average rating of 6% on … Continue reading Seasons Greetings from the SGSAH Blog!
GUEST POST: Some thoughts for new PhD students
This week's guest post comes from Lydia Murtezaoglu, a new PhD student in English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Lydia offers an excellent insight into her experiences of starting the PhD and how daunting that can be. Starting a PhD is challenging, as I knew it would be. You are embarking on your greatest academic … Continue reading GUEST POST: Some thoughts for new PhD students
‘Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia’
Since I'm free of D.H. Lawrence (for now!) I've got a wee bit more free time on my hands to take part if real life, as well as attending more PhD-related events. So last Thursday I popped up to the University of Stirling to attended the 'Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia' event, organised by the Faculty of … Continue reading ‘Postdoctoral Careers Beyond Academia’
Guest Blogger: Beijing: the city of wonders
This week's guest blogger, Caterina Bellinetti, has written a really exciting, insightful piece about her recent trip to Beijing, which was funded by the SGSAH as part of the Speaking My Language programme. Caterina previously wrote about her experiences of the course and why it's great from PhD students. “Arriving at each new city, the traveler finds again … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Beijing: the city of wonders
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year…
That's right, folks, it's funding application season! This week I have some excellent advice from this year's intake of SGSAH AHRC funded students, to help and encourage anyone in the process of composing a proposal. I also thought I'd share the story of my own funding journey, as a means of proving that dreams can come true with … Continue reading The Most Wonderful Time of the Year…
GUEST POST: Publishing in Research and Practice Workshop: Reflections
Joanna Foster is a practice-led PhD Researcher at DJCAD, University of Dundee. She has kindly shared her experiences of the recent SGSAH Publishing in Research & Practice Workshop, as well as some of her fantastic sketches. In September I took part in the SGSAH-run Publishing in Research & Practice Workshop, hosted by Stirling University. The … Continue reading GUEST POST: Publishing in Research and Practice Workshop: Reflections
Struggling with both fear and FOMO in academia
So I'm basically THE WORST when it comes to FOMO (fear of missing out, for those lucky enough not to know/care what it is). It applies to most aspects of my life, but since we're chatting academia here (chatademia? Does that work? No...?) I'll stick with examples from my life as a PhDer. When I … Continue reading Struggling with both fear and FOMO in academia
GUEST POST: Interning with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Diljeet Bhachu is a PhD research candidate in Music at the University of Edinburgh, funded by the AHRC through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. She has kindly shared with us her experiences of the last 8 months as an intern with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. I haven’t really posted much about … Continue reading GUEST POST: Interning with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Greetings From My Homeland
No Photoshop this week so no *hilarious* pictures for you, I'm afraid. I'm as cut up about it as you are 😥 I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I think I've listened to the Wicked soundtrack too much this week. I know, I know, you wouldn't think it was possible, but I was just … Continue reading Greetings From My Homeland
