Blogposts
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Online viva – Reflections and advice from the front line
Read more: Online viva – Reflections and advice from the front lineIn this blog, we hear from Gemma Bridge and Debbie Smith who recently delivered their online viva. Their reflections and insights can help reduce the worries of PhD students preparing for their online vivas in these unusual times. So many changes have happened because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Restaurants have closed, holidays have become distant […]
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Presenting sensitive information in creative ways
Read more: Presenting sensitive information in creative waysIn this blog, Anne-Marie Greenslade discusses presenting sensitive information in creative ways, striking the balance between sensitivity and making an impact. I met Anne-Marie after delivering the keynote speech for the Research and Enterprise conference at Leeds Beckett University (LBU). Anne-Marie is a PhD student of LBU where she conducts research into trafficking and slavery. […]
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Join our first IG Live
Read more: Join our first IG LiveIn this blog post, we share the details of hosting our first IG live on our Instagram account, and how you can join us. Living in a global pandemic has forced us to live in quarantine and self-isolation. This has left us all needing a little bit more connection and engagement with the outside world. […]
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Reasons to undertake an internship whilst doing a PhD
Read more: Reasons to undertake an internship whilst doing a PhDIn this blog, our research communicator and PhD student Gemma Bridge shares three reasons to undertake an internship whilst doing a PhD. This is the last of three posts on Gemma’s experience of doing an internship alongside her PhD. The three posts cover: the process of finding an internship whilst doing a PhD the challenges of […]
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Challenges of doing an internship alongside a PhD
Read more: Challenges of doing an internship alongside a PhDIn this blog, our research communicator and PhD student Gemma Bridge shares three challenges of doing an internship alongside a PhD. This is the second of three posts about Gemma’s experience of doing an internship alongside her PhD. Together the three posts cover: the process of finding an internship whilst doing a PhD the challenges and […]
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Finding an internship whilst doing a PhD
Read more: Finding an internship whilst doing a PhDIn this blog, our research communicator and PhD student Gemma Bridge shares her experience of finding an internship whilst doing a PhD. Gemma previously contributed to our blog talking about the juggling act of a PhD student, managing personal and professional commitments. This is the first of three posts about Gemma’s experience of doing an […]
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Rethinking impact in academic publishing #STMWeek 2019
Read more: Rethinking impact in academic publishing #STMWeek 2019In this blog, I share four ways in which publishers were challenged in rethinking the impact of academic publishing. ‘Impact’ has become a buzzword in academia. It is key to the UK Research Excellence Framework and it’s regarded as a key metric of success for research. For the publishing world, ‘impact’ is an equally important […]
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Three reasons why presenting research in theatre is powerful
Read more: Three reasons why presenting research in theatre is powerfulIn this blog post, we share three reasons why presenting research in theatre is powerful. The inspiration for this blog came from watching the play ‘SHE’ at stage@leeds at the University of Leeds. The play depicted the lives of several women inventors and their struggles as they fought for their rights and equality. It left a lasting […]
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Organising our first meetup
Read more: Organising our first meetupIn this blog post, we share our experience of organising our first meetup on communicating research. Although this was the first time we organised an event like this, based on the feedback we received from the participants, it was very successful. Here we cover three aspects that we feel contributed to the success of the […]