Student-led blogs about their research. If you’d like to write for the doctoral research blog, please email doctoralservices@mmu.ac.uk
Reflections on Research, Collaboration and Community during the PhD Journey
Demonstrating the impact of research is a central theme in academia, and a common goal for many new PhD students alongside successfully completing their projects. In today’s evolving academic landscape, impact extends well beyond traditional outputs, encompassing new forms…
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Population genetics of the Critically Endangered Bermuda skink – in Mexico!
I was fortunate enough to secure a Research and Innovation Fund award, which enabled be to attend the Association for Tropical Biology Conservation (ATBC) 2025 conference in Oaxaca, Mexico earlier this year. While Bermuda itself is not tropical, the…
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Breaking Ground: Presenting my research on public health impacts of oil and gas exploration
Attending the Doctoral Students Conference (DSC) 2025 was a truly memorable andtransformative experience for me. It marked a significant milestone in my PhD journey, as it wasthe first time I stood before an academic audience to present my research….
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From Satellites to Seed Banks: 2025 Landscape Ecology UK Conference
Lauriston Agroforestry Farm – the community allotments with wildflowers and food crops grown together. Caroline Bailey-Rothschild, a final year doctoral student in the Department of Natural Sciences, shares her experience of attending and presenting at the 2025 Landscape Ecology…
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Mental well-being in support of mental health: Insights for Samaritans Awareness Day
In support of Samaritans Awareness Day on Thursday 24 July 2025, Dr Eniola Adeyemi, a doctoral alumna from Manchester Met, shares the importance of mental health support and the research findings from her doctoral degree. As we approach Samaritans…
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Evolution of Female Primate Genitalia
During Summer 2024, I had the opportunity to visit Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, U.S.A. As I moved into the final year of my PhD (looking at the form and function of mustelid mammal genitalia), I was eager to reach…
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My time at PALA 2024 Conference
Photo by David White on Unsplash I had the pleasure of attending the PALA 2024 Conference at Sheffield Hallam University. PALA (Poetics and Linguistics Association) is an international organisation of academics who specialise in stylistics, poetics, language, and linguistics….
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Attending the European Renal Association 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
Photo by Catalina Johnson on Unsplash In May of 2024 I was able to attend the European Renal Association (ERA) in Stockholm thanks to the conference support award offered by Manchester Met (now the Research and Innovation Conference Fund). …
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A Researcher’s Reflection: Learning from the Young Athlete Hip Research Conference 2024
Not all conferences are created equal—I learned this firsthand at the Young Athlete Hip Research Conference 2024 in Oxford. Unlike the larger, more generic academic events, this one was small, specific, and refreshingly collaborative. The organiser brought together researchers…
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Building confidence in talking about my research project
Hello, this is a blog about my experience attending a two-day Learning Disability conference at Queens University, Belfast. I was not presenting formally at this conference; the main purpose of my attendance was to network, help me start talking…
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