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UKRI-Funded Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Project: ‘Supporting the Next Generation of Humanities Research Leaders’
Call for PhD Alumni Q&A: AI and EDI Expertise and ExperienceWe are looking to recruit up to 5 AHRC DTP-funded PhD alumni to take part in a relaxed Q&A session with current PhD students over lunch at our in-person event (University of Salford) on Thursday 9...
Unearthing the Roots of the Palm House, Kew Gardens – Excy Hansda
Image Caption: Photograph of the Palm House at the Kew Gardens (Source: Excy Hansda)The Palm House at Kew Gardens is one of the most recognisable glasshouses in the world. Beyond its striking iron-and-glass structure lies a layered history shaped by royal ambition,...
At the Edge of the PhD – Excy Hansda
I have just started my final year of PhD study. Supposedly, it is an exciting milestone: the beginning of the end. It feels far more stressful than exciting. There is too much to do and too little time. Final edits, final submission, looming deadlines: all piling up...
Hello from Leah – Your New Placements & Partnerships Officer
Hi everyone,I’m Leah, and I’ve recently joined the NWCDTP team to support you with placements, overseas visits, academic exchanges, and other knowledge-exchange opportunities over the next 12 months. I’m really looking forward to getting to know the PGR community and...
Nan Song: Well-being of international students during winter break
An email lands in your inbox. It is a note from your university, letting you know that all teaching and academic work are about to wind down and wishing you a restful vacation during winter break. It is also not hard to tell from the shorter days, dropping...
November Blog Post: ‘Need to Know’
Hello NWCDTP researchers! For those of you who don’t know me: I am Hannah, the EDI Advocate for the NWCDTP. I work part-time with the NWCDTP in order to improve inclusivity, accessibility, and enhancing the student experience for current and future PhD researchers. It...
Nan Song: How to Settle in as an International PhD Student
Starting a new life as an international student in a new country can be an exciting and daunting experience. Back in 2023, the moment I stepped off the plane and cleared customs, I saw a ‘welcome’ sign at Manchester Airport. A feeling suddenly hit me - I had truly...
Excy Hansda: Communicating Research Findings & Networking- Overseas Institutional Visit at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
Towards the end of my third year of PhD studies in Architectural History at the University of Liverpool, I joined the University of Antwerp as a Visiting Research Student (VRS) at the Faculty of Design Sciences, utilizing the Overseas Institutional Visit (OIV) funding...
Excy Hansda: Navigating Archival Fieldwork in Mumbai: Challenges, Opportunities, and Positionality
A few months ago, I finished my fieldwork for my PhD research in Architectural History. My research investigates the microhistories of the middle-class Indians who moved to the suburbs of Bombay in the early twentieth century and the kind of spaces they lived in....
Event wrap-up: AHRC wide PhD EDI conference and networking
The Cross-DTP EDI Conference and Networking Event took place on 18-19 February 2025at The Core Technology Facility, University of Manchester, and brought together DTP (andother) students from across the UK for a two-day event filled with discussions andnetworking...