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Offsite Creation

Experiencing in different places and transforming perception and concern into artistic practice often brings unexpected research progress. In July 2023, I engaged in a three-week artist-in-residence programme in Barcelona. As an international artist and researcher, I would like to…

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Presenting at Your First International Conference: A PhD Student’s Experience

As I waited for my fellow academics to reply to my attempt at generating audience participation, I was glad I said no to the offer of whisky at last night’s conference social.  After a nervous second, thankfully, around half…

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National Fitness Day

In celebration of National Fitness Day, Nathan, one of our PhD researchers, has written a blog about the importance of physical activity, and in relation to his research area of developing an exercise intervention that reduces the bone and…

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The Importance of Mentorship: Reflecting on the Success of the Pilot PGR Mentoring Scheme in Social Care and Social Work

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash As we approach the new semester and welcome week at Manchester Met, Bethany Jay (Social Care PhD student and PGR Rep for the Faculty of Health and Education) and Dr Sue Caton…

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The first BSA international Bourdieu Conference: A PhD Student’s Experience

With the help of the Graduate School and Department of Sociology, I was given the opportunity to present my work at the first BSA International Bourdieu Conference hosted in Barcelona. This was a 3-day conference that was filled with…

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Trip to the XI International Congress on Leibniz, Hannover 2023

During the XI International Congress on Leibniz (31 July to 4 August 2023) in Hannover, Germany, I presented a paper called Wicked Problems and the invention of Calculus. Just before the start of the presentation I mentioned to the…

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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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