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My Brilliant Club story by Simeon Shtebunaev
My Brilliant Club Story PhD title: "Youth’s perceptions towards the planning of the future ‘smart city’ in Europe." Scholars Programme course title: ‘ Can you plan the Future ‘Smart City’? How long have you worked as a PhD Tutor with The Brilliant Club? I...
Viva 60-second interview: Dr Paul Norman
Hi Paul, congratulations on passing your viva! How does it feel?! Well it’s coming up to the three-year anniversary and now it’s something I’m very proud of. At the time though it felt like surviving a car crash. What was your PhD title? Unprotected Practice:...
PhD library hacks by Beth Delwiche
A library isn't just a building full of books, it is so much more! Below are our top 10 library hacks to help you make the most of your library as a PhD researcher: #10 Start simple: the library website The BCU library website is your gateway to all of the services...
Happy (academic) new year!
A huge welcome to all our new and returning doctoral researchers! The PGR Studio team have been busy planning an exciting programme for the next year and are also excited to announce our PGR Studio booklet! The booklet includes our manifesto of researcher development,...
ACE funding opportunities by Ian Sergeant
As part of BCU Arts Design and Media Faculty and PGR Studio a practice based space of doctoral training and excellence, I hosted a round table discussion ACE Funding Opportunities. For the event I invited PhD researchers, arts organisations, an Arts Council England,...
Viva 60-second interview: Dr Emily Bettison
Hi Emily, congratulations on passing your viva! How does it feel?! Thank you! It feels like a massive relief to have passed the Viva. What was your PhD title? The Creation of Creativity in Radio: How does radio as an industry define, practice and negotiate...
Introducing our Research Assistants: Dr Corey Mwamba
Hello! I work with Bobbie and Jacqueline in the PGR Studio; and also as a research assistant in Arts, Design, and Media. I completed my Ph.D. in December 2019; it was a practice-based portfolio looking at the vibraphone, practice philosophy, and inter/intra-subjective...
Lockdown by Jonnie Turpie
Lockdown is difficult. No doubt about it. For artist and researchers alike it is not easy to focus on intellectual or artistic work. If one is a practice-based researcher, as many PGR members are, our practice has to be undertaken at home rather than in the studio or...
Introducing our Research Assistants: Dr Bobbie-Jane Gardner
Hello! I’m Bobbie, one of the PGR Studio Research Assistants. I recently completed a practice-based research degree in composition with support from the fab team at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC). I’m primarily a composer and in the last few months have...
Viva 60-second interview: Dr Charlie Sarson
Hi Charlie, congratulations on passing your viva! How does it feel?! Thanks! Now that it’s had time to sink in, it feels really rewarding and gratifying. At the time of the viva when the decision was communicated I was still full of adrenaline which then quickly...
Which days are good for you?
We have been plotting away, thinking of different events and ways of finding out what you would like to do in our research community! But we first thought we'd start a very simple question... which days are good for you? We understand that everyone's research journey...
Inside//Out Festival 2020: A video and poem
Documentation of our last research festival, as a montage. We hope it gives a real sense of the festival, and sparks ideas for what we could do for our next conference in July! Here's a video from Dr Susie Self... https://vimeo.com/390836485 And here is the classic...
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