Student-led blogs about their research. If you’d like to write for the doctoral research blog, please email doctoralservices@mmu.ac.uk
Sonic Rebels on tour
I used the funding received through the Research Support Award to attend the Music, Research and Activism conference at the University Helsinki in Finland. I presented as part of the Sonic Rebellions panel together with fellow researchers Baljit Kaur…
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On the Other Side of a Conference! Two views of the 2023 PGR Conference
The 2023 Manchester Met PGR Conference took place on 23 March and was a great success. The Conference’s Marketing and Art Director Beth Turner-Pemberton recaps what happened. The 15th Annual Postgraduate Conference took place at Manchester Met’s Students Union….
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The Writing Buddy Scheme Saved My Doctorate!
It’s no exaggeration to say that I would be extremely unlikely to be sitting here, waiting for my EdD viva, if it hadn’t been for the Writing Buddy Scheme! So, whilst I am not normally into marketing, I feel…
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‘A ninety-minute window’
It’s Saturday morning and I’m leaving after lunch to go to a wedding. I’ve painted my nails, gathered petals to use as confetti, and all that remains for me to do is dress for the occasion. It may be…
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Dream Weaving: A journey into natural sustainable textiles
I decided on this title for my blog because I am a dreamer, and I am in the Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University and doing weaving of sorts. Living in the utopia of my dream, Manchester Met…
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Doctoral Colloquiums as a Source of Encouragement and Peer Support
One of the largest global university consortiums is the iSchools Organization, comprised of more than 120 universities that offer degree programs in the information science field. Each year, the iSchools Organization hosts the international iConference, bringing information professionals together…
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Environmental conflict, capital as power…and a nice trip to London
Anti-fracking protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, Lancashire (Saturday, 20 October 2018). In recent years, as governments and corporations have intensified their efforts to locate, extract and monetise oil, gas, and various other biophysical…
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Connecting Archives: From Liverpool to London
Starting my history PhD in September 2020, I soon settled into a comfortable pattern of home working. I was lucky enough to be able to access some primary material online, which facilitated my initial research on Muslim communities in…
Read MoreA week in Reykjavik for RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference
Here is a photo essay of my week in Reykjavik in June 2022. Please listen to the audio below for my reflections on the experience. I presented a paper of my research into Ella Mary Leather (1874 -1928) a…
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A Practice based Research Inquiry investigating the implications of time and space on paintings made by mid-life contemporary women painters.
My project aims to understand the impact of time and space on my painting and the painting of other mid-life contemporary women painters and to identify how this manifests itself within the processes and forms of painting practice. The…
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