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In the Praise of Daniel Fagunwa and Amos Tutuola
Black History Month is an opportunity to showcase the achievements of black people, especially those who have not received their deserved flowers yet. In this spirit, I want to highlight the writings of Daniel Fagunwa and Amos Tutuola. Fagunwa’s…
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Exploring Life Beyond!
This is a joint post by Yasmin Chopin, Department of English, and Elifnur Güneş, Department of Nursing, Manchester Metropolitan University. It is difficult to know where to start when summing up our experiences of the conference, ‘Life Beyond the…
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Go to conferences! And let Man Met get you there: a first-timer’s journey to the Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Meeting
As a late-stage PhD student, the whirlwind that is attending and presenting at academic conferences is still a relatively new experience for me. Attending the 2023 Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Meeting in Boston, USA – with instrumental help…
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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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