This week on the SGSAH blog we have a series of posts from students who undertook SGSAH funded residencies earlier this year. Yesterday we heard from Katerina Talianni, who was thinker in residence at Deveron Projects in Huntly. SGSAH Research Residency at Cove Park Our post today is by Daphne de Sonneville. Daphne is an artist and … Continue reading SGSAH Residencies: Researcher in Residence at Cove Park
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Monthly Roundup: June 2017
It has as usual been a busy month here on the SGSAH blog! To bring June to a close I have brought together various links that may be of interest, as well as recapping our posts of the last month. We started the month with a post from Lois Burke and the Postgraduate Gender Research … Continue reading Monthly Roundup: June 2017
Time for a new SGSAH Blogger…
Hello from me for the final time! This is officially my last post as the SGSAH blogger #SINGLETEAREMOJI. Since I’ve been pestering various PhD students for their reflections on their internships, residencies and funded projects for the last six months, I thought I’d pester myself to share some of my own thoughts on the blogger-in-residence … Continue reading Time for a new SGSAH Blogger…
New Term for a New Teacher
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
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
Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 2
Last week we published part 1 of Catherine Weir's experience of applying to an SGSAH artist-in-residence position. This week we're delighted to share part 2, that looks in detail at Catherine's time at RSPB Mersehead, with reflections on the benefits of being an artist in residence during your PhD. Last April, Roseanne Watt (University of Stirling) and … Continue reading Guest Post: On residencies, and why you shouldn’t give into chronophobia, Pt. 2
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