SGSAH events, projects, news and funding
This guest blog comes from Rebecca Jones, who will shortly begin the second year of her PhD in English at the University of Strathclyde. Her research uses feminist ecological, vegetarian, vegan and animal studies theory to analyse masculinity, species and the consumption of the animal in retellings of the classical Prometheus myth in literary fiction from … Continue reading Getting Emotional in Animal Studies
This week's guest post comes from Anna, a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, where she is investigating social interactions with robots. In addition to science, she is passionate about photography, travelling to exotic countries and all things cinema. You can connect with Anna on Twitter (@AnnaHenschel), through her website, and through ORCID. Programming used … Continue reading Yes, we can code
Today, sadly, is my final day as the SGSAH blogger. It has been an absolutely rollercoaster past 6 months, but I wouldn't have picked a better time to have the blogging role in my life as I now have a paper trail of my progress over that time, as well as the proof I can … Continue reading Final thoughts on blogging
Mika Schroder is in the second year of her PhD at the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance. Her research explores the meaning and practice of the ‘participation’ of ‘local stakeholders’ within international biodiversity law from the perspective of spatial justice and ethics. This is the second of two posts related to her AHRC … Continue reading Immersion into spaces of law: Experiences from international legal negotiations
Claire Field (@fieldclaire) and Ethan Landes are PhD students in Philosophy on the University of St Andrews and University of Stirling joint programme. This workshop series was made possible by funding from SGSAH. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/publicphilnetwork/ It’s never been a better time to be a philosopher. At least, a cursory glance at a newspaper provides a cornucopia … Continue reading Doing Philosophy in Public
Mika Schroder is in the second year of her PhD at the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance. Her research explores the meaning and practice of ‘participation’ of ‘local stakeholders’ within international biodiversity law. The project is interdisciplinary, drawing on methods and theories from anthropology, law and geography. Her methodology is grounded in spatial … Continue reading A journey for scoping out research: Reflections on ethics, dialogue and process
On the 27th of November, SGSAH held a Heritage Careers Day at the National Galleries Scotland for researchers looking to explore their prospects in the Scottish heritage sector. Registration for the event filled up extremely fast, so for those who were not able to attend the day in person, I've made note of a few … Continue reading SGSAH Heritage Careers Day
Happy fall y’all! After a wee delay on this (anyone else have EVERYTHING happen all at once??) we’re back with another round-up for the month of October. As always, I will try to keep an eye out for any exciting opportunities, blogs, etc., happening in the near future, but please do drop me an email … Continue reading Monthly Roundup: October 2018
During my Undergraduate degree, I was the Queen of 'extracurricular activities'. From creating a non-profit group on campus, to holding membership in a handful of other associations and organisations, I was always busy adding to my CV and networking across departments and interest groups. During my Master's degree, I was just trying not to sink. … Continue reading Developing Groups or Associations during the PhD
Dr Katie Halsey is a Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Studies in the Division of Literature and Languages at the University of Stirling, as well as Co-Director of the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Stirling. 23 doctoral researchers signed up for this doctoral training workshop via the EventBrite site. On the day, 18 students attended (of whom … Continue reading Technical Skills for Textual Editing: Understanding Variants
