Manchester Pride
The August bank holiday weekend can only mean one thing – Manchester Pride! I wanted to take this opportunity to focus on and thank the LGBTQ+ young people who have taken part in my research so far. The young…
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How Researching Bisexuality Helped Me Understand Myself
I am a firm believer that the best research comes from both a professional and a personal investment in the material. The journey of my PhD is one that began in childhood. I turned to the media, as so…
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Navigating LGBTQI+ progress: The case of the Marriage Equality Act 2013
As Manchester Pride approaches, I reflect on this year’s celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the Marriage Equality Act 2013 and what this means in terms of broader understandings of LGBTQI+ justice. My research focuses on exploring the spatial…
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Celebrating Manchester Pride Through Poetry
In celebration of Manchester Pride 2023, Phil Harper – a research student based in our Graduate School – share’s poetry they’ve written based on their doctorate which currently looks at care staff’s understanding of the needs of non-binary individuals…
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Skink or Swim
Arriving in Bermuda and seeing my accommodation for the next three months, I began to wonder what I had let myself in for. I first felt trepidation; leaking roofs, a leaking boat, and unreliable amenities (for example, no running…
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Exploring the Concept of Izzat: Its Influence on the Lived Experiences and Psychological Wellbeing of South Asian Women in the UK
In celebration of South Asian Heritage Month (July 18 – August 17), Rabeya speaks of her research on the concept of izzat. My research is focused on the concept of izzat (which can be loosely translated to mean honour,…
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An Amazing Opportunity at Falmouth University’s Haunted Landscapes Conference
Thanks to the funding received from the Graduate School’s Research Support Award and the kind help from my supervisor Professor Toby Heys, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the conference ‘Haunted Landscapes: Nature, Super-Nature, and Global…
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Joining a Community of Co-creation and Engagement as a Researcher, Teacher and Student
I began my PhD in the midst of the pandemic. The world came to a halt, as though a foot had come down hard on the brake pedal of life, enforcing a global emergency stop. I was a mid-career…
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