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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – Hear from our Previous Entrants
We’re delighted to share blogs from doctoral students Kelly Curtis, the People’s Choice Award winner and David Jackson, the Judges’ Choice Award runner up from the 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition, about their experiences and why they think our…
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Reflecting on the Doctoral Student Conference 2024
Owen Greenwood and Tobin O’Connor from the Doctoral Student Conference Committee 2024 share their experiences below. There is still time to sign up to join the 2025 committee! Please email doctoralconference@mmu.ac.uk to find out more and register your interest….
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My Three Minute Thesis (3MT)™ “Grass to Grace” Experience!
It was in one of the lecture rooms in the Faculty of Science and Engineering within the now old John Dalton building, a nice evening in April 2023, where an induction session was held for volunteers for an innovative…
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Presenting My Sports Data Research at POMS in America
In April, I had the privilege of traveling to Minneapolis in America, to present my sports data operations research at the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) conference. This event was a remarkable opportunity to connect with fellow researchers…
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My Experience at the Microbiology Society Conference 2024
As a current doctoral student, attending the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 was extremely helpful to me as this allowed the opportunity for scientists, researchers and experts from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in microbiology in…
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Learning to Think-With the World, Bringing Hope in Bleak Educational Times
A posthuman conference experience by Manchester Met doctoral student, Ruth Churchill Dower. My train from the airport to the centre of Helsinki arrives in the dark and I am thrilled to see villages nestling in valleys of deep snow…
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From Manchester’s Bustling Streets to SPARC’s Academic Meets
Jonny Hobbs, a first year Doctoral Student, shares his experience of attending a SPARC event at the University of Salford. It was a gorgeous day in Manchester as I stepped off the train. Immediately, I am awestruck by the…
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Platelet Society Conference 2024
Bismah Mateen, a first year Doctoral Student, shares her second blog for us, about her experience of attending the Platelet Society Conference 2024. Hello again, this blog is about my very first conference! I submitted an abstract a few…
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Storytelling at the Museum
In celebration of International Museums Day (Saturday 18 May), Robert shares a blog about the stories shared through local museums, their history and the education they offer us. For many of us, museums are where we get our history….
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Museums for Education and Research
The Horsfall Museum’s Bird Room, late 1930s. Image courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery. In celebration of International Museums Day (Saturday 18 May), Hannah Williamson shares about her research into the work of Bertha Hindshaw at the Horsfall Museum to…
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