by HumWebTeam | Oct 8, 2014 | news
My CASE studentship is part of the EDF R&D ECLEER Programme (which is a network of researchers based in France led by EDF the energy company), with an immediate link to a project between four UK universities and EDF R&D on thermal comfort, housing and older...
by HumWebTeam | Sep 16, 2014 | news
In February 2014, I moved from Liverpool to Chicago to start 6 months of fieldwork, focused on homeless experiences in the city. Supervised across sociology and human geography and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (North West Doctoral Training...
by HumWebTeam | Jul 8, 2014 | news
I recently completed a 3 month internship with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies (IASC MHPSS) Reference Group. The Reference Group (RG) is a United Nations (UN) body fostering unique collaboration between more...
by HumWebTeam | Jul 1, 2014 | news
On Monday 9 June 2014, a group of PhD students from Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester universities participated in a NWDTC-organised workshop by PhD coach, Will Medd. The group that met at the outset of this cold, wet Liverpool morning was a collection of...
by HumWebTeam | Jun 24, 2014 | news
“That’s a boss segue” is a phrase I hear almost on a daily basis at my PhD CASE Partner, KCC Live. For those who are not technologically minded, or in with the lingo, a segue is an uninterrupted transition from one piece of music to another. KCC Live is a community,...
by HumWebTeam | Mar 23, 2014 | news
Dimitrina Kaneva is a Doctoral student in the Educational Research: Policy and Practice pathway at the University of Manchester. ‘I have recently completed a 6 month ESRC internship with the Cabinet Office Government Innovation Group. I came across the internships...