by Chris Hill | Jan 28, 2019 | PGR Experience
Hi Khulod, congratulations on passing your viva! How does it feel?! Thank you so much. It took me some days to realise that I have passed my viva. Finally I am at the end of my PhD journey and a new chapter in my life begins. I did it! I passed my PhD viva! […]
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by Chris Hill | Jan 14, 2019 | PGR Experience
TAKE OVER: Research Lab and the practices of making sense Dr Jakub Jan Ceglarz Research Associate at Birmingham School of Art This blog post emerged from the reflection on the event that took place in Birmingham School of Art from an end of June until early July 2018. The event itself allowed artists, who are […]
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by Chris Hill | Dec 4, 2018 | PGR Experience, PGR Support
Applying for academic jobs: Seven choices to make by Sophie Coulombeau, Lecturer in English Literature, Cardiff University This post first appeared in on Sophie Coulombeau’s blog on September 24, 2014. Yesterday I had a chat with postgraduate students in my new department at Cardiff University, about the process of applying for academic jobs after the PhD. It was felt […]
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by Chris Hill | Nov 12, 2018 | PGR Experience
Educating Ali The following blog is by Dr Ali Haggett. Ali writes about her experiences of academia and her transition out of academic life and work. You can follow Ali’s blog here. The 21st September 2018 was my last day working as an academic at one of the UK’s top universities. Unlike many on precarious […]
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by Chris Hill | Nov 5, 2018 | PGR Experience
A Day in the Life of a Research Professor David Roberts 5.30am: Wake up. It’s an old habit from my days of (a) commuting from West Worcestershire to Birmingham and (b) knowing I had to get into the Dean’s Office at 7am to do emails, sign forms and say hi to Wuhan, where […]
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by Chris Hill | Oct 3, 2018 | PGR Experience, Viva stories
Hi Regina, congratulations on passing your viva! How does it feel?! Absolutely thrilled! I have to admit that it took me some days to realise that I have passed my viva – despite the whole department celebrating with me! What was your PhD title? Towards a New Theory of Metafiction: Literary Self-Reflexiveness in Contemporary British […]
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