Imposter syndrome is something that every normal PhD student faces at some point. It was one of the first things I blogged about when I was quite new to the world of academia. I didn't then realise how widespread this issue was, or how much you can achieve despite the regular pangs of inadequacy. I … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome at Hogwarts
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That Time I went to Finland & Sweden and Took over 3500 Photos: Making the Most of Student Development Funding
Our guest blogger this week is Hannah Yoken. Hannah is a Finnish-American SGSAH / AHRC funded PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow researching transnational Nordic feminism. Her PhD project is titled 'From peripheral to paragon? The transnational development of Nordic feminism since the 1960s'. During her studies Hannah has specialised in the development of various social … Continue reading That Time I went to Finland & Sweden and Took over 3500 Photos: Making the Most of Student Development Funding
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
On being the only one
Our guest blogger this week is Diljeet Bhachu. Diljeet is a SGSAH-funded doctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh. Based in the Reid School of Music, she is currently researching how people learn to facilitate musical learning, specifically in primary school and community music contexts, with an interest in how lifelong and life-wide experiences shape … Continue reading On being the only one
How To Look After Your PhD Student
Our guest post today comes from Birdie, a part time PhD assistant. Birdie is supposed to be working on creating a healthy but constructive work/life balance, but spends most of her time trying to make the work environment as difficult as possible. When she isn't "working", Birdie's main interests include tennis balls, snacks and shouting … Continue reading How To Look After Your PhD Student
