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Welcome to the blog!
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.
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doctoralresearcher
Sep 27, 20222 min read
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...
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rosemchardy
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 19, 20225 min read
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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rosemchardy
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Nov 5, 20213 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Oct 1, 20214 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Sep 24, 20214 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Sep 10, 20215 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Aug 27, 20214 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Aug 20, 20215 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Aug 13, 20214 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 30, 20214 min read
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...
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doctoralresearcher
Jul 23, 20212 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 16, 20212 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 9, 20214 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 9, 20215 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 2, 20215 min read
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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doctoralresearcher
Jul 2, 20212 min read
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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