In the next post from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Marta Kucza details her experimental fieldwork in Estonia and Scotland.
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Oil Pigs: The Moving Energy Theatre and ‘Performing the Archive’ in Shetland
In the first in a series of posts from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme, guest blogger Miriam Sentler shares thoughts about her creative research methodology in the context of Shetland’s changing energy landscapes and industries.
Reflecting on the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships
Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium in April 2026, and continuing the ecologies strand, resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic introduces a series of posts from this year’s cohort.
‘My work as an artist is about being in the world, a twenty-four-hour connection to it’: Leena Nammari on the recharge of a residency
In the final contribution in a series from Cove Park in Scotland, guest blogger Leena Nammari reflects on their SGSAH-supported residency, and practice-based research about heartbreak and grief in Palestine.
‘Peace and Time’: Writing up a PhD at Cove Park
Following Grace Wright's contribution to the Blog about zine-making, guest blogger Lucy Howie shares notes from their SGSAH-supported residency at Cove Park in Scotland.
Take the Floor: A PhD Researcher’s Guide to the Ceilidh
Following the SGSAH Year 1 Residential in Stirling—and Burns Night—guest blogger Joshua MacRae leaps through the history of cèilidh dancing, his personal favourite dances, and what academics can learn from taking part.
Plotting the Protest: Zine-Making as Research and Resistance at Cove Park
In the next post of the ecologies strand, guest blogger Grace Wright reflects on their SGSAH-supported residency at Cove Park in Scotland, and the place of zines in archives, academic research, and active resistance.
The EARTH Scholarship Programme: The humanities in times of crisis
This week, PhD Researcher Lewis Wood kicks off a three-part series reflecting on the 2025 EARTH Scholarship Programme. In this post, he highlights the importance of critical reflexivity in precarious times and how his fellow EARTH Scholars have supported this ongoing endeavour...
Being an International Researcher is Hard, But Did It Just Get Harder?
This week, resident blogger Emma shares her experiences as an international student whilst unpacking the new government's immigration plans, questioning particular restrictions for students, and musing on how this might impact international PhD researchers in the future...
Writing a thesis on public transport
The PhD can be a journey in more than one way. In her last post as the SGSAH resident blogger, Ebba looks back on an unexpected delight of her doctoral years: short-distance travel.
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