North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
Gregynog Ideas Lab, a summer school in the idyllic Powys, Wales.
Zeenat Sabur, Politics, University of Manchester (2020 Cohort)
Earlier this summer I attended Gregynog Ideas Lab, a summer school in the idyllic Powys, Wales. The summer school offers PhD candidates and academics in the field of international politics a chance to take part in a week of invigorating workshops led by scholars from a wide range of critical schools of thought – from feminist, to postcolonial and poststructural.
Read MoreMy OIV to Iceland
Kenneth Rushworth, Politics, University of Manchester (2018 Cohort)
Between the months of May-July I took part in an overseas institutional visit (OIV) to the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands). My area of research is Electoral Registration, and the crux of my visit was to compare the differences between the British and Icelandic registration models.
Read MoreSweet Home Alabama…. Indiana: Overseas Fieldwork Visit
Hannah Sawyer, Psychology, University of Liverpool (2018 cohort).
I am currently sat here writing this blog from my new (temporary) home at Purdue University, Indiana. I am almost halfway through my overseas fieldwork visit and what an experience it has been so far! I am not going to lie, leaving my family at the airport and travelling to Indiana by myself was not easy. Although I may be used to living 200 miles away from home, 4000 miles is a completely different story, and let’s just say my sense of direction is not the best! So, the thought of having to make my way to a new university by myself was terrifying. However, I made it, and I am having a great time (the constant sunshine and less of the Liverpool rain may also be contributing to that).
Read MoreCASE Studentship: Staffordshire and Slavery
Hannah Smith, Economic and Social History, Keele University (2021 Cohort)
I commenced my CASE studentship in October, and I have found it beneficial in numerous ways. My studentship includes a one-year MRes project, plus a three-year PhD project. The PhD is focused on Staffordshire and Slavery, however for my MRes I am analysing the memory surrounding slavery and abolition in Liverpool, and the legacies remaining for the people of colour within the community. The research I have pursued for my MRes has alerted me to possible avenues I would like to pursue for my PhD, such as collective memory’s impact on current society. The 1+3 year format of my studentship allowed me to have a funded MRes in the same way my PhD is funded. The stipend I have received has allowed me to solely focus on my MRes, enabling me to dedicate more time towards it compared to if I had to support myself.
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