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During the summer of 2017, I conducted fieldwork in rural Punjab, Pakistan. I have always been conscious of the disadvantage through which people struggle, but as a…
The British Journal of Anaesthesia published a research with two conclusions as part of an extraordinary peer review trial with a view to broaden the scope of…
- Fatima Qureshi
- June 11, 2019
When I meet another person pursuing their PhD, I am almost always tempted to ask them, “So, what brings you here?” This might actually interest me more than their…
Some days I might be knee deep in a marsh, breathing in deeply the weird smell I’ve come to love, thanking my favorite deity, i.e. Mother Nature, that I don’t have a…
I have written and finally submitted the first draft. But reaching this milestone has meant working every day, for the last month or so at least. Which means I have not…
- Sherran Clarence
- June 10, 2019
I recently came across a blog post about dealing with going back to work after your maternity leave. It made me think about the one thing that I did when returning to…
The other day, I had an encounter with an unfamiliar academic who has left a huge impression on me. Concerned with some public activity on their social media, I…
- Madeleine Kendrick
- June 7, 2019
My first day at Homerton College brought back memories of my first day at secondary school. Although there were familiar faces, embarking on the MEd course was…
A few weeks ago, I realized that I had finally hit the upward swing of the independence curve, often associated with a doctoral student’s research journey. My…
- Madeleine Kendrick
- June 7, 2019
I’m writing in the arid, breezy shade outside my £10-per-night hotel in northeastern Uganda. I’m trying to take a break from PhD life – not really. Being an ethnographer…