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Here you will find our content split into two broad categories:
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Research is home to all of the innovative research being carried out across all of the faculties at Strathclyde.
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PGR Life is where to go if you are interested in reading about the fascinating range of experiences, perspectives, advice and opinions from our PGRs on a variety of topics.
Feel free to browse, read and comment. Please note that we are a respectful community and any comments deemed offensive or inappropriate will be swiftly removed!
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Trade-Off: Balancing Accuracy and Usability for the FutureForge Manipulator
Daniel Johnston Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering daniel.johnston.100@strath.ac.uk Figure 1: The FutureForge manipulator installed at...
doctoralresearcher
Sep 27, 20222 min read
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Technology-enhanced Microteaching to Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety: A Socio-cultural Perspective
Nouf H. Albehairi, Humanities & Social Sciences – School of Education, University of Strathclyde- Glasgow, Nouf-h-h-m-albehairi@strath.ac...
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Jul 22, 20222 min read
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My Journey with the DRG; DSMS and the friends I have made
Samantha Francis Department of Social Work and Social Policy Photo courtesy of Jack Hovell When I started my PhD in October 2020 amid...
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Jul 19, 20225 min read
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Formula 1 - is it just cars going round in circles?
Ross Urquhart Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Copyright The Guardian In short, no. No, it is not. Formula 1 (F1) is so much more...
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Apr 22, 20224 min read
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Methods in Reliability
Rafael Schwarzenegger School of Management Science Below, I will describe concepts in reliability which the reader might find interesting...
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Nov 5, 20213 min read
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Tips for Research Survival: Documenting research achievements
Rose McHardy from the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry begins this series looking at helpful ways of working through a PhD. I...
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Oct 8, 20212 min read
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A Socially Distanced PhD: Not all Zoom and Gloom?
Laureen Walker from the School of Social Work and Social Policy describes the nuanced, yet all too familiar, experience of doing a PhD...
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Oct 1, 20214 min read
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A reflection on my first month of PhD or, Hello, I’m you in five weeks’ time
Esme Lillywhite offers some inspiring words on the initial stages of the PhD journey for new PGRs. Me in the first week of PhD: P A N I C...
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Sep 24, 20214 min read
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Starting a PhD as a mature student - is it daft?
Susan Brush is a PhD candidate in the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Doctoral Training in Smart...
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Sep 10, 20215 min read
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Examining Freedom with "Free Guy"
Nicola Robertson presents an existentially charged movie review. You may remember Ryan Reynolds from such films as “Deadpool” and...
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Aug 27, 20214 min read
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Can a computer do my experiments for me?
Rose McHardy Faculty of Science Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry A famous quote from Professor Dominic Tildesley, former...
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Aug 20, 20215 min read
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Resilient Integrated Electrical Composite Systems on Aircraft for Decarbonisation of Air Travel
Preeti, Catherine E. Jones, Graeme M. Burt, Patrick J. Norman Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Decarbonisation is a...
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Aug 13, 20214 min read
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Rollercoaster Ride
Vijayita Prajapati poetically describes some familiar peaks and troughs of the PhD journey. My dreams have come true My aspirations have...
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Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Reverse Supply Chains in Industry 4.0
Wisam Ibrahim Mousa Al-Shihmani [1], Mouhamad Shaker Ali Agha [1], Tariq Masood [2] [1] Department of Management Science Strathclyde...
doctoralresearcher
Jul 30, 20214 min read
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Trail Running Adventures
Charmaine M Gittens talks about her passion for, and the unique benefits of, running off the beaten path. Running is a great way to...
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Jul 23, 20212 min read
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Decision Support Tool for Nuclear Power Plants considering Sensor degradation
Koushiki Mukhopadhyay Strathclyde Business School Department of Management Science Purpose – The current global scenario witnesses...
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Jul 16, 20212 min read
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PhD Mommy - A Rant
Our PhD Mommy charts the trials, tribulations and triumphs she has experienced during her time as a PGR and a parent. I started my PhD...
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Jul 9, 20214 min read
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Rural Education –policy in place and place in policy
Anne Paterson School of Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Rural Scotland accounts for 98% of the land mass of Scotland...
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Jul 9, 20215 min read
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Rotation of Crops... for Resilience! (or how I learned to stop worrying and lead an aesthetic life)
Nicola Robertson discusses Kierkegaard's legacy towards a resilient population. In his seminal work Either/Or, specifically in his essay...
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Jul 2, 20215 min read
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How Effective are the Private English Centers for Very Young Learners in the Canton Area of China?
Jolie Chen School of Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences I would like to invite you to think of a child you know. Then...
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Jul 2, 20212 min read
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