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The pros and cons of going straight through to PhD

May 20, 2019June 14, 2019Leave a comment

My entire life so far has been spent in education. In my last year of school, I applied to university, and went straight from school to my undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Manchester. In my final year of my Bachelor’s, I applied for a Master’s program in Mediaeval English at the … Continue reading The pros and cons of going straight through to PhD

Final thoughts on blogging

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019Leave a comment

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

Volunteering, Interning & the PhD

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017Leave a comment

I have been a volunteer or an intern for the entire duration of my PhD, fitting one day of museum work into every week of academic writing, research and admin. As my museum role gradually comes to an end - I'll be finishing up in the next couple of months -  this seemed an opportune time to … Continue reading Volunteering, Interning & the PhD

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