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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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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rosemchardy
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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