The latest addition to the Wales DTC’s growing bank of resources comes from Julie Latchem, who is just beginning her second year of her Cardiff-based PhD on the sociology pathway. Continue reading
Guide to Public Engagement, Impact and the PhD
Project Videos from the Multimodal Qualitative Research workshop
During this week’s Wales DTC Multimodal Qualitative Research workshop, participants worked in groups on ‘Mapping the Park’ – an exploration of Cardiff’s Gorsedd Gardens as a research setting, thinking about the ideas of time and place.
Did you hear the Wales DTC’s Jessie Abrahams on Radio 4?
Jessie Abrahams’ (Education pathway, Cardiff) paper at the British Sociological Association Conference caught the eye of Laurie Taylor and his producer on Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed, and the resulting interview was broadcast on the programme on 4th August. Continue reading
Internships at the Office of National Statistics
The ONS Public Policy Analysis Division in Newport has three Internship opportunities, and is working directly with DTCs to offer the Internships to ESRC funded students. The internships are for 6 months each, commence between Autumn 2014 to January 2015.
DTC WISERD Winners
Doctoral students attending the recent WISERD conference in Aberystwyth were invited to enter two competitions, both with cash prizes of £200. Continue reading
Collaboration, Compromise and Cultivation
Heather Norris is a full-time PhD student at the University of Aberystwyth, in the Law and Criminology Department. Heather was awarded a departmental scholarship in September 2012. Her PhD study has the working title The Impact of Restorative Approaches on Happiness, School Engagement and Self Esteem. This essay was awarded the Wales DTC prize at the Wiserd Conference 2014. Continue reading
Lucy Baker wins the RT Wynne Medallion Prize
Wales DTC student Lucy Baker has won the RT Wynne Medallion Prize for the Best Student Paper – Transport. Continue reading
Separatism and Regional Differences in Ukraine: One and the Same?
Nicholas Griffin began a Wales DTC scholarship in 2012. Over the past few months, the topic of his PhD has become inextricably linked with the international news story that has been dominating the headlines. Here, he gives us an insight into the regional differences in Ukraine and looks beyond the media coverage. Continue reading
Student Reps Sought for the Wales DTC
The Wales DTC is seeking enthusiastic students to take up the role of DTC Student Representative for each of Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Swansea Universities (a rep for Bangor has recently been appointed). As a Student Representative you will be a conduit for comments/ideas from your fellow ESRC funded students across the academic schools and pathways in your institution (talking to people in coffee breaks, at events or communicating via electronic media are ideal). You will relay feedback to the DTC, both positive and negative, about the PhD student experience and help us identify training needs, areas where we could develop better information and guidance, and other potential future DTC support. It is important to us that we are able to hear your comments and proposals in order to help enhance your research training and overall PhD student experience. Continue reading
Guidance on ESRC “purdah” during elections in May 2014
On 22 May 2014, elections will be taking place for the European Parliament, and in many local authorities in England and Northern Ireland. There will also be elections for the directly elected Mayors of four London boroughs: Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets; and for the directly elected Mayor of Watford. Continue reading