Amy describes the experience of pregnancy and then parenting during PhD study and the approach to restarting her research.
Category: Postgraduate research
Meet Sara – PhD Business and Management research that tackles energy poverty
Iranian PhD student Sara Tavakoli discusses her journey to Manchester and the research focusing energy poverty and justice.
Imagining Our Working Lives: A Creative Exploration of Life-Courses and Work
The following report was written up and read by Clare Courtney, a Human Geography PhD student using her reflective notes taken during the workshop.This event was part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science taking place over three weeks in October 2025 showcasing...
Active Lives, Natural Spaces: Rethinking How We Support Young People’s Wellbeing
As part of the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science 2025, colleagues Alexandra Hennessey and Sarah MacQuarrie (Dept of Education, SEED) hosted an interactive event exploring how play, movement, and access to green spaces can boost...
What We Learned from The Making Room Fair
A blog by Tetyana Solovey, PGR in Sociology. Tetyana Solovey discusses how the repair and remaking of clothing can be fun, useful, and surprisingly easy to learn. The Social Life of Repair The Making Room Fair, held on 6th November at The Yard in Manchester, was a...
More Than A Poster – The Postgraduate Research Showcase 2025
Researchers in the Faculty of Humanities talk about their experience being involved with postgraduate research showcase 2025.
Dangerous Writings, Difficult Questions
A blog post by Rebecca Cargill It is with some excitement and curiosity that I booked my ticket to attend Dangerous Writings: A Symposium on the Ethics and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts. It is a title that excites and intrigues, promoting thought on what...
Silencing, Censorship, and Epistemic Justice: Reframing Ethics and Responsibility in the Quest to Engage in Dangerous Writings
A blog post by Brogan Pritchard The act of writing has a long history. From Homer’s ancient epics to Shakespeare’s sonnets and Orwell’s dystopias, writing has been a tool for expression, imagination, and experimentation. It unfolds possibilities for the self, the...
Is Academia Ready for Me?
Ashley Collar, PhD student and Teaching Assistant in Sociology at The University of Manchester, tells us why embracing her working-class roots, hyperfeminine style, and neurodiverse identity has become a powerful act of representation.
Top 10 Reasons NOT to do a PhD (in Humanities)
A PhD is a huge achievement but requires a lot of consideration. Explore the reasons our students say people shouldn’t study for a PhD.
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