By Herine Otieno On 6th of February, I (with the support of fellow commonwealth scholars in SHU and Sheffield University) hosted a conference whose focus was: ‘State of Research and … Continue reading Hosting a conference as a student: the nuts and bolts
BMRC/MERI Winter Poster Event – Results
A very lively and enjoyable event, with lots of discussion apparent throughout. It was great to see so many posters covering the breadth of MERI and BMRC, and to include the … Continue reading BMRC/MERI Winter Poster Event – Results
Sport and Health Winter Doctoral Symposium 2015
The winter doctoral symposium provided a platform for PhD researchers to present their research and participate in critical reflection as attendees. Organised by doctoral researchers in sport and health, the … Continue reading Sport and Health Winter Doctoral Symposium 2015
Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme
In October, doctoral researchers Aimee Paskins, Jodi Brookes, Karl Norris and Joseph Snuggs took part in the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Biotechnology YES), an innovative competition developed to raise awareness of … Continue reading Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme
The Challenges of Doing Feminist Research: Reflecting on the Feminist Research Methodologies Conference
This one day conference, hosted by the Sheffield Institute of Education, provided an opportunity for postgraduate researchers to share their experiences of doing feminist research, to generate discussions around feminist … Continue reading The Challenges of Doing Feminist Research: Reflecting on the Feminist Research Methodologies Conference
Further Conference Success for SHU Doctoral Researchers
In November 2015, Abbey Thorpe and Joseph Snuggs, both PhD students in the BMRC, flew out to Philadelphia to attend the Spine Research Philadelphia Conference. This time Abbey was awarded … Continue reading Further Conference Success for SHU Doctoral Researchers
Award for SHU International Ambassador
SHU’s Directorate of International Development presented doctoral student Mootaz Salman with a certificate for his role in organising the first Higher Committee for Education Development (HCED) conference for Iraqi scholars which took … Continue reading Award for SHU International Ambassador
Andreas Ehrenreich Organises International Conference on the Giallo
Andreas Ehrenreich, a doctoral student in Humanities Research Centre, recently organised an international conference on the giallo, a genre of Italian film thrillers that was particularly prominent in the 1960s … Continue reading Andreas Ehrenreich Organises International Conference on the Giallo
Conference Successes for BMRC Students
Doctoral students Lisa Deininger and Ekta Patel, from BMRC, recently presented at the IV International Conference on Analytical Proteomics in Costa de Caparica, Portugal. Lisa presented a 5-minute talk entitled … Continue reading Conference Successes for BMRC Students
NEPG Conference, Newcastle University
Four SHU doctoral students attended the North-East Postgraduate Conference (NEPG), the UK’s largest annual postgraduate conference for medical biosciences. Mootaz Salman was part of the organising committee, the first time in … Continue reading NEPG Conference, Newcastle University