… Loughborough’s IAS features film-maker, Chris Ivey! By Agostinho Pinnock Below is the continuation and final part of our feature on Chris Ivey’s recent showing of his film ‘We are Here: Charlottesville Two Years Later’. The Pittsburgh artist and film-maker, was a recent guest of Loughborough’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS). Ivey is an eternal […]
… Loughborough’s IAS features film-maker, Chris Ivey! By Agostinho Pinnock “…I am an artist first, then a filmmaker… One of the goals with my film work is to give the audience a view of life from the perspective of marginalised people and how the events around them affect them, directly and indirectly. This is what […]
When I started my PhD, I expected the writing to be the easy part. After all, I had spent 21 years of my career as a government economist perfecting the art of writing clearly and succinctly about economics for many different audiences, from Ministers to the general public. It was all about short sentences and […]
Ending up on a PhD program means that you have probably been very good at what you have been doing up to this point in time. The choice to commence a PhD often positively reflects passion, commitment, and the willingness to go through the work and experience required to earn this degree. But what happens, […]
“First, I will find you and then I am going to zap you” Quote of the day! Laser Quest was the flagship PhD SSN event for Doctoral Researchers in Loughborough University. The event was subsidised for students and tickets got sold out in advance!! The event gave students some fun-filled exciting moments and an opportunity […]
“If you can cry from onions and still have a smile on your face, you are a talent!” Quote of the day! PhD SSN collaborated with Action Soup Kitchen for the second time to cook for homeless people on Sunday. There were all new faces in the church kitchen and they were in full action: […]
“Research on cooking is not that easy”Quote of the day! PhD SSN collaborated with Action Soup Kitchen section to cook in the church for the people who may need food. It was great to see PhD students getting together and get hands dirty in the kitchen. We prepared the enchiladas as main dishes and cheesecake […]
“Who will win the Cricket World Cup: England or India? Quote of the day! We had the big day for all PhD students: The PhD Awards and massive thanks to our Doctoral Researcher President and Vice President (Leah and Hugh) for organising the Award event. With 3D printed awards and plenty of pizzas, singing and […]
The PhD Awards are just less than a week away! With awards ranging from Contribution to Knowledge to Contribution to Community, PGR Rep of the Year to the Sub-warden of the Year, this is the event that we all have been waiting for. And what better way to celebrate the night than hitting the pub […]
In this first of blog series on her PhD journey, Chidinma Okorie writes a note to remind herself and anyone reading this blog of the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Happy reading! 😊 Dearest self, How are you today? Did you manage to get enough rest? Have you eaten? How did your exercise session […]
