Recently, we've seen quite a proliferation of research-driven performances in the SGSAH community. As part of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, resident blogger Emma Dorfman speaks to two PhD Researchers at the University of Glasgow, Ashley Brown and Lori Delaney, about their respective projects and navigating the intersections between humanities research and live performance-making.
Dialogue is vital to the research community. In our ‘In Conversation With’ series, resident blogger Ebba explores different topics with other researchers and professionals in a dialogue format. This week, she speaks to journalist and Glasgow graduate Elysia Taylor-Hearn about how to ask good questions at conferences and other events where academics interact with each other’s work in person.
Dialogue is essential to the research community, not just among academics but also between researchers and professionals who can help them prosper. This week, resident blogger Ebba speaks to Julia Leng, an experienced careers and employability advisor, about academic CVs. Topics include the most common mistakes that Julia sees PhD students make, how creative to be when putting together one's CV, and the eternal question: 'how long should my CV be'?
Dialogue is vital to the research community. Through our ‘In conversation with’ series, resident blogger Ebba explores different topics with guests in a dialogue format. This week she speaks to a fellow researcher, BB, about their experience being a refugee in Scotland, living in the midst of extreme political and cultural narratives, and recognising the value of the arts and humanities in trying times.
Spoiler alert: No, this blog post will not encourage plagiarism.
Doing a PhD inevitably means staying in university longer and not being able to rinse off the student-status. This can at times feel a bit awkward when friends and people around us seem to be in completely different life stages. They might be getting a dog and a mortgage, while you’re trying to convince a prospective landlord that you are technically a professional even if you’re officially a student. You’re neither fish nor fowl, navigating the grey area of work, bureaucracy, and life.
You either have it or you know someone who does: Imposter syndrome. Spreading like a viral disease across campus and beyond, it may be the reason you become your own biggest enemy. It’s the internalised fear of being outed as a fraud at any moment and could, at worst, stunt your own growth. Let’s talk about it.
It’s not a secret that branding, marketing, and showcasing your research online can boost your academic career. You might have noticed that you will find most researchers and PhD students all over Twitter, where they can share their work, establish their relevance in the field, and grow their networks. Perhaps the one or other might even have their own research blog or podcast. Recently however, there has been a slow shift to TikTok as a platform to promote research.
Doing a PhD can be hard sometimes. While undergraduate and taught postgraduate students have regular courses to attend, group assignments, clear milestones, and a cohort with whom they share many facets of their university experience, PhD students often find themselves rather isolated on their unique journeys. Thankfully there are blog posts with life hacks for every walk of life – like this one, specifically curated for the PhD experience.
Photo by Ana Arantes on Pexels.com So this is likely to be my final blog post for this internship, as I finish up this week. I'll shortly be handing over to new blogger, Anna Rezk, and I really look forward to seeing what she brings to the site! You'll get a proper introduction from her … Continue reading Endings and Beginnings
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