As part of the 2016 SGSAH Residencies Pilot, Matluba Khan joined the team at Deveron Arts in Huntly as their Thinker-in-Residence, which she discussed in two guest posts earlier in the year (read them here and here). This week we're very pleased to have an insight from the opposite side of the residency with an post … Continue reading GUEST POST: Reflections from a residency host
Tag: Scotland
A Whole New World of Notes
I take near constant notes while I’m researching, which is great in terms of satisfying my need to have reams of written-on paper at the end of the day, but when it comes to using those notes and turning them into an essay, I feel totally over-faced. More often than not I can’t bring myself … Continue reading A Whole New World of Notes
SGSAH Meet the Host Event
Last Thursday I went along to the City Arts Centre in Edinburgh to check out the SGSAH Meet the Host event, and to learn more about some of the opportunities available in this year’s Doctoral Internship/Artist-in-Residence programme. The event was great overall, and very busy. The City Arts Centre was an excellent venue – plenty … Continue reading SGSAH Meet the Host Event
Guest Post: Introducing Anna Scott
Anna Scott is the new Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships Manager with the SGSAH and has very kindly written a post detailing more about her role and the upcoming opportunities for researchers across Scotland, which all sound super exciting! I joined the SGSAH team in August from Arts & Business Scotland, where I was Stakeholder Engagement Manager … Continue reading Guest Post: Introducing Anna Scott
The Moral Maze of my PhD Research
Like most people, my PhD has changed quite a bit since I excitedly (read: frantically) wrote my proposal and started approaching universities three years ago. My original plan had been to look at talking animals as moralists in the poetry of Marianne Moore, Ted Hughes and Luke Kennard. As it stands, Mazza Moore may be the … Continue reading The Moral Maze of my PhD Research
Recovering from the 2nd Year Slump
Hello! I'm back from my trip and just about recovered from jet lag - a 19 hour return journey always seems so much shorter when you're excitedly booking a holiday, right? So Shanghai is great! Extremely different from Edinburgh, obviously. Once again, I highly recommend the SGSAH 'Speaking My Language' course if you're interested in … Continue reading Recovering from the 2nd Year Slump
A Scheduled Stop
In the words of Snoop Dogg when he featured on Katy Perry’s seminal hit California Gurls, “Greetings, loved ones”. I hope you’re all well and safe. I’m currently writing a bunch of posts in advance of the next couple of weeks because I’m going to Shanghai on Wednesday WHAAAAAAAT?! Pretty exciting/nerve-wracking! Last year I took … Continue reading A Scheduled Stop
Guest Blogger: Learning to share: research impact, public engagement and the SGSAH Summer Showcase
Lucie Whitmore is just heading into the final year of her SGSAH funded PhD at the University of Glasgow, interpreting women’s experiences of the 1914-1918 war through the clothes they wore. She is a costume intern at the Museum of Edinburgh, and previously worked as a research assistant on a historical embroidery project at Edinburgh … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Learning to share: research impact, public engagement and the SGSAH Summer Showcase
GUEST BLOGGER: THE BOON OF BALANCE IN THE PART-TIME PHD
Fiona Houston, a PhD candidate of First World War Literature at the University of Aberdeen, reflects on the benefits of the part-time PhD road she didn't initially intend to travel, but now wouldn't necessarily trade for a more straightforward path. I’m a part time PhD student. It wasn’t through choice. I applied many (many) times to … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: THE BOON OF BALANCE IN THE PART-TIME PHD
Creative Approaches to Research (and blogging…)
As I mentioned last week, I'm staying in the Borders right now (avoiding the Fringe and trying to write up a chapter of my thesis) and I've been ALL about getting back to nature - hugging trees, eating dirt etc. The house is just on the outskirts of a little town called Langholm, where everyone … Continue reading Creative Approaches to Research (and blogging…)
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