Academia & Social Media: Practices, Politics, Problems
This post is both a continuation of my previous thoughts on social media in academia, and the product of several workshops and talks I’ve been asked to give on the topic this past year. Most notably, it is a response to and follow-up from a presentation and spirited discussion on social media at an impressive […]
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Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Cara Barrett, a PhD researcher in Geography, talks about her experiences of being in academia with an invisible disability.
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Literature & History: New Historicism
This lecture examines theories on the relationship between history and literature, and is intended as an introduction to New Historicism in particular.
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Making Meaning: Author, Reader, Text
This is the second lecture in our second-year theory core module, and it introduces students to theories on the relationships between authors, readers, texts, and their meaning. Below you can find the the handout for this lecture. Prezi to follow!
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When to Say No: Peer-Review Culture & Working for Free
Many of you will have been following debates about the amount of free labour many academics – and particularly postgraduate and early-career researchers – provide almost on a daily basis. Much more persuasive and articulate writers than me have written about this issue on their blogs, in higher education sections of newspapers, and other online […]
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My First Funding Application on Je-S
Louise C. Platt thinks back to her first time applying for funding via the research councils’ online system.
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Academia & Sport: Thoughts on Mental & Physical Health
I write this on one of the few mornings in my life when I haven’t been out to exercise first thing. Often academic colleagues who are less or not at all physically active look at me with a mix of shock, awe and disdain when they hear that I usually exercise at least six […]
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My First Conference Paper
Kit Kapphahn recounts her experience of her first ever paper at a postgraduate conference.
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My First Time Marking Essays
Heidi Yeandle reflects on her first time marking undergraduate essays.
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My First International Conference
Imogen Clarke shares her experience of presenting at her first international conference.
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Jane Draycott (University of Wales, Trinity Saint David)
Jane Draycott talks about her journey from her self-funded Ph.D. in Classics to her permanent Lectureship.
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Anonymous
An anonymous contributor shares their experience of being a self-funded full-time Ph.D. student in History.
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Christine Downton (University of Exeter)
Christine Downton is a self-funded, part-time Ph.D. student and distance learner in Classics.
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Anonymous
A Ph.D. graduate writes about the mental and physical difficulties of completing a part-time, self-funded Ph.D., and on the career implications it may have.
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Christina Wilkins
Christina Wilkins is a second-year part-time Ph.D. student in English and Film. She lives in Southampton and is obsessed with monsters.
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Francesca Bihet (University of Chichester)
Francesca is a part-time research student and a distance-learner, working nearly full-time at an educational library next to her studies.
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Bethan Jones (Aberystwyth University)
Bethan Jones is a part-time, self-funded Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth.
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