Dr Nadine Leese

Emalee is about to complete her M.Phil(b) in Art History at the University of Birmingham, works as an editor, and is hoping to carry on her research at Ph.D. level.

An MA graduate talks about her self-funded, part-time postgraduate degree and reflects on her feelings about her pending application for Ph.D. funding.

Cara Sheldrake has just completed a Ph.D. in Classics and Cornish Studies with the University of Exeter.

A Ph.D. graduate writes of her experiences as a full-time student who moved between different levels of funding and different patterns of employment.

A Ph.D. student in the arts and humanities who self-funded a full-time doctoral degree and completed within three years reflects on their experiences.

Sara Brown has been a High School teacher for twenty years and completed her Ph.D. in Literature at the University of Salford in 2013.

Sarah Burton is a sociology postgraduate at the University of Glasgow and will commence her Ph.D. research at Goldsmiths College in September 2013.

Katie Lowe is a Brand Manager at Mash Marketing, and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Literature at the University of Birmingham.

Nazia Hussein is a Bangladeshi currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Centre for the Study of Women & Gender at the University of Warwick.

Andrea Nevitt is 18 months into a part-time Ph.D. on the Game of Thrones fan culture at Keele University, and she works full-time in an administrative role.

Andy Pope is a Ph.D. student in contemporary British film at the University of Portsmouth and writes about being a part-time, self-funded, mature Ph.D. student, parent, and husband with a full-time job.

Rachel Preece-Dawson is a primary school teacher specialising in English. She completed her MA in Education at Staffordshire University.