Welcome to our blog where we will feature articles written by our staff, students and supervisors. Our new blog editors are: Loveleen Kumari (University of Portsmouth) and Eleanor King (University of Southampton).
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I attended the 2023 SCDTP final year conference – and what...
Author: Holly Radford Bio: Holly is a part-time Psychology PhD student at...
Date: 18/04/2023
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Localism in Hong Kong, xenophobic nativism or the cultural defence of...
Max Dixon is an ESRC SCDTP-funded Masters in Social Research Methods student...
Date: 21/03/2023
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Normative Power European Parliament?
Wolfram Kaiser is Professor of European Studies at the University of Portsmouth....
Date: 14/03/2023
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Brexit, what Next? A civil society perspective
Dimitra Kiousi is a split-site PhD candidate at the University of Portsmouth...
Date: 06/02/2023
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MIGRANTS ARE ENEMIES” and other metaphors describing immigrants in the Romanian...
Mihaela Iorga is a third-year PhD student in the School of Languages...
Date: 12/01/2023
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The Russian-Ukrainian War: Causes, Conduct and Scenarios
Paul Flenley has researched and published in the areas of Russian Foreign...
Date: 13/12/2022
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Selling Children on the Global Market: The Recreation of the Transnational...
Zineb Khemissi is an Algerian final year PhD researcher at Portsmouth University,...
Date: 30/11/2022
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The Benefits of Working Across the Aisle: Lessons from My Internship...
Lorna Fielker is a an ESRC, SCDTP-funded PhD Researcher within the Department...
Date: 14/11/2022
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Does it matter how we teach research methods?
Melanie Nind, SCDTP Deputy Director (Training & Impact), and Fellow of...
Date: 24/10/2022
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Education, Work & the ESRC Studentship: A Personal Account
Hamis Mugendawala is an Education Economist and social worker with over 17...
Date: 24/10/2022
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Five Lessons from the First Year of My PhD
George has just started the second year of his PhD in Politics...
Date: 27/09/2022
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“It’s been a two-way street” – the difference volunteering makes for...
Anne Heal spent much of her executive career at BT where she...
Date: 09/09/2022