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The Erasmus exchange programme has impacted my life in very significant ways.  I arrived at Birmingham City University on the 29th of January 2018 and left for my home country exactly at the expiration of the 3-month programme. I left both the institution and the...

These blogs are transcripts of interviews taken by former journalist, Simon Crisp, with research students at various stages of their PhDs. About the experience (not the research) with Jerome Turner In this series, we sit down with a current (or recent) PhD researcher...

MY BIRMINGHAM-ERASMUS EXPERIENCE: THE SEASON OF CONTRADICTIONS Lade Atofojomo I used to love travelling in and around Nigeria as a teen and young adult and did so within my limited budget as often as I could, but responsibility of career, home and children seem to...

Reflections on Post-completion Writing        Dr Dave Harte About a year ago I received an email from Cardiff University (where I was studying for my PhD on a part-time basis) informing me that my access to library services was about to be cut off as I was no longer a...

Hi Amy, thank you for sharing your career story with us. When did you complete your PhD and what School or disciplinary area was it in? In 2013, in Fashion & Textiles. What is the title of your PhD and can you sum up in a couple of sentences what it was about?...