North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
MAG Internship
Alex Holder, Socio-legal Studies, University of Liverpool (2017 Cohort)
Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, between June and January of this year I was fortunate enough to undertake a six-month internship with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a Manchester-based NGO which has been working in the mine action sector since 1989. For more than 30 years, MAG’s work has primarily involved the ‘clearance’ of landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded bombs from areas affected by conflict all over the world. In addition to its clearance activities, MAG also engages extensively in weapons and ammunition management, risk education, as well as advocacy and campaigning relating to a number of humanitarian issues.
Read MoreAn Overseas Institutional Visit at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
Andrea Aparicio Castro, Social Statistics, University of Manchester (2018 Cohort)
This summer, I went to Austria to do an Overseas Institutional Visit at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), which is a research institute focused on policy-oriented research. My Overseas Institutional Visit (OIV) was framed within the 2021 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) that IIASA holds annually. The YSSP is a highly selective program that provides a unique opportunity for young scholars to advance their research. My OIV was accepted to the Population and Just Societies program (POPJUS) and aimed to forecast the spatial and temporal patterns of bilateral international migration flows between Europe and South America from 1986 to 2060.
Read MoreAttending the EABCT 2021 Conference
Peter Panayi, Psychology, University of Manchester (2020 Cohort)
In September 2021, I attended my first conference: the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) 2021 in Belfast, NI. I had completed the first study of my PhD at this point, and presented the findings thereof as part of a wider symposium on trauma in people with psychosis.
Read MoreA brief guide to your first academic conference
Samantha Booth, Psychology, University of Manchester (2018 Cohort)
So your abstract has just been accepted to an academic conference. What should I expect and how can I make the most out of the experience?…Here’s 5 quick pointers to get you started.
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