North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
Attending the Research Methodology in Urban Planning Winter School, Florence
Charlie Cullen, Planning and Environment, University of Liverpool, 2018 Cohort.
At the beginning of this year I attended the 7th Annual Winter School in Florence. This event offers PhD students from across the world the valuable opportunity to develop their research skills within the field of urban and spatial planning. Experienced academics based at institutions across Europe deliver a variety of lectures and workshops.
Political Studies Association/HoC Committee Office Internship
Anna Sanders, Politics, University of Manchester
Aiming to gain some practical experience in policy alongside my doctoral studies, I decided to apply to the Political Studies Association’s/House of Commons Committee Office internship. A large part of my doctoral research focuses on analysing policies in a British context, so the chance to witness government scrutiny first-hand sounded like an invaluable opportunity.
Viva Survivor – One Student’s Experience of Completing her PhD
Eloise Symonds, Educational Research, Lancaster University, 2017 Cohort.
When I first started my PhD, the word ‘Viva’ would send chills down my spine; it sounded terrifying. I never thought I would be in a position to defend my work against two experts in the field.
Entrepreneuring and Emancipation in At-Risk Social Groups
Lee Wainwright, Business and Management, University of Liverpool, 2019 Cohort
After being a struggling entrepreneur myself, I have a strong passion for applying entrepreneurism into settings outside of the privileged, well connected, ‘suited and booted’ stereotypes it’s normally associated with, and in particular in the application of entrepreneuring (the doing of entrepreneurial activities) to disadvantaged groups, and those we might consider as ‘at-risk’ of falling out of society’s support and favour.
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