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Confessions of having never attended a conference before
It is very easy to assume that everyone knows what happens at a conference. When I saw Women Who Create: The Feminine and the Arts 2024 advertised at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, I knew it was something that would…
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A first conference experience: the 36th International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference, Helsinki 2024
his summer I had my first academic conference experience at the ISME world conference where I presented two papers from the early stages of my PhD work into somatic education for musicians. As a self-funding part time PhD student,…
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Conference Hack
Attending the 32nd Women’s History Network Annual Conference : Curating the Female Self Hosted with the Bedford Centre for the History of Women and Gender at Royal Holloway, University of London, 5-6 September 2024 (Cover image published with permission of…
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A Blend of Scholarship and Culture: EDAMBA Summer Academy Experience in Athens
Last summer, Alaa and I had the opportunity to participate in the 33rd EDAMBA Summer Research Academy in Athens, Greece. Our participation was jointly funded by the Faculty of Business and Law and the Doctoral College. The EDAMBA Summer…
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Drifting with care: how I navigated my first geography conference
Even though human geography is part of my research area besides sound studies and queer studies, the 7th European Geographies of Sexualities Conference at the University of Brighton was the first geography conference I have attended. My aim was…
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My experience at the NICEC Conference 2024: “Careers and Sustainability – Skills, Wellbeing and the Environment” (2 – 3 July 2024)
Cover Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash The 2024 NICEC (National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling) Conference took place in the centre of Birmingham last year, exploring the theme of sustainability within career decision making, research and practice. Through the support…
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The V&A’s Public Country House Conference
One thing immediately striking about recent conference The Public Country House, which was held at the V&A in May 2024 and was in collaboration with the National Trust and The British Academy, was the sheer scale. The two-day conference…
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A week at Cumberland Lodge with Eima & Purnima
Eima Karim and Purnima Gamage share their experience of attending last year’s Life Beyond the PhD conference. Last minute train ride Shortly after announcing that we were selected for this year’s Life Beyond the PhD conference, the Doctoral College…
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Daring to Propose the Unfinished: The Benefits of Presenting “Research in Progress” for Feedback and Experience
Rebecca shares her experience of attending last year’s iConference in Changchun, China. For me, living in my PhD research project feels like swimming in a stormy ocean—diving to the depths introduces me to a rich array of creatures I…
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Attending the Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference
Caitriona shares her experience of attending the annual Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference in Stirling, in June last year. I was delighted to be a recipient of funding that allowed me to attend the annual Division of Health…
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