Faculty of Education Research Students' Association
This is the second part of the series about social media skills for PhDs. I recently did some live-blogging with The Sociological Review as part of a great workshop at the University of Nottingham: “Social Media and Doing a PhD, What Do You Need to Know – A Postgraduate Workshop”.
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This is the first part of the series about social media skills for PhDs. I recently did some live-blogging with The Sociological Review as part of a great workshop at the University of Nottingham: “Social Media and Doing a PhD, What Do You Need to Know – A Postgraduate Workshop”.
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One of our induction talks was to assure us all. We are not imposters but rather individuals who have earned their place. As I sat listening, I smiled (she read my mind). Although I knew fully well that I had earned my place, I felt like an imposter. I looked around the room and noticed there were only 4 other black students. This led to writing this poem.
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One might argue that many of the world’s current political issues stem from a pointedly competitive worldview – a sense of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ that assumes limited resources and thus the need to protect or reserve said resources according to a hierarchy. In the last two years, we have been playing to a different professional tune.
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Not many people get an opportunity to be a part of an organization even after leaving it. I’ve been one of those lucky ones, remaining connected to the ASER Centre, the research and assessment arm of Pratham Education Foundation in India, for whom I have worked for more than 3 years. When I got the opportunity to pursue a PhD at the University of Cambridge, I was delighted to learn that the REAL Centre at the Faculty of Education would be working closely with the ASER Centre on a grassroots intervention to increase accountability in education in rural India.
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The case of Matthew Hedges, the PhD student from Durham University’s School of Government and International Affairs, who has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since May 2018, drew significant attention from the media and the academic community in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Over 600 scholars from all over the world have signed…
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Before embarking on my fieldwork, I felt that I understood the importance of researchers needing to carefully consider the place in which they will carry out their research, and their own positionality, so that the needs of their participants can be taken into account; however, in spite of having conducted research in Bihar, India previously, there were a number of ethical issues that arose, which I did not anticipate.
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