North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership

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My reflection on co-organising the student representatives ‘conference themed’ event at Manchester

Sam Browning, Geography & Environment, University of Liverpool (2024 cohort) *(Please read/listen here to the narrated version or do both based on whatever you prefer)! Hi Folks, Each year, the NWSSDTP rep team collaborates to create an impactful event for students across…

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My Reflections on Attending the University of Liverpool’s Latest Neurodiversity Symposium (March, 2025)*

One of our NWSSDTP Student Representatives recently attended the Neurodiversity Symposium at the University of Liverpool. In this blog, Sam discusses how useful he found the day.

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Overseas Institutional Visit- McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Tiegan Blackhurst, Psychology, Lancaster University (2023 Cohort) Last year I was fortunate enough to secure funding from the NWSSDTP which enabled me to visit McGill University in Montreal from October-December 2024. As a visiting scholar, I worked in Professor Victoria…

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Reflections on the NWSSDTP Writing Retreat at Whitworth Hall

Our most recent writing retreat was held in the University of Manchester – Chloe Fox-Robertson shares feedback from the day.

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