This week, guest blogger Lucy Jackson shares her PhD story, delving into her research on accents and media bias. Lucy's research examines how the Glaswegian accent and the people who speak with one are represented in the media. She looks at stereotypes, how the media influences our biases, and how eye-tracking techniques can reveal what we really think.
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.
Ahead of the annual SGSAH Summer School, Sam Cheney and Florian Weiser share their experience of organising and leading an online reading group with SGSAH.
In this week’s blog, resident blogger Beth Price considers the pros and cons of sharing your research on social media and shares her advice for anyone considering trying to go viral.
In this blog Beth Price shares her advice for dealing with critical feedback on your work, and keeping your self-motivation and self-confidence up in the face of negative comments.
In this week’s blog, Beth Price celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, reflecting on what still needs to be done. International Women's Day Poster, free resource from IWD website March is Women’s History Month, and this Friday, 8 March, is International Women’s Day (IWD), so naturally I have been thinking about my existence … Continue reading My Research Life: International Women’s Day as a Woman in Academia
In this week’s blog, Beth Price shares her advice on how to network as a postgraduate or early-career researcher, and how to make meaningful connections outside of your department. Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com Mention the word “networking” within hearing distance of a group of postgraduate students, and they will either shudder or suddenly become … Continue reading Back to Basics: Building networks beyond your department
In this blog, resident SGSAH blogger, Beth Price, talks through how she chose her PhD project, working in the field of Chinese Studies, and the ever-expanding list of questions she is trying to answer. My PhD research sort-of follows my master’s thesis, which focused on the Chinese artist, Pan Yuliang (1895 - 1977). I first … Continue reading Media, Medicine, Modern Woman: My PhD Story
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
Building Authentic Case Studies was a two-day workshop that took place during Spring into Methods 2023. The Spring into Methods programme runs annually and brings together arts, humanities, social science, and other doctoral researchers from across Scotland to offer sessions providing an in-depth approach to learning a specific research method. The motivation for the Building Authentic Case Studies … Continue reading Building Authentic Case Studies
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