Words of wisdom for new postgraduate researchers: Part two

Posted on 2 October 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Are you just starting out on your PhD? It’s likely to be an exciting but also daunting time for you. Rest assured that nerves are totally normal! In this mini blog series, Kaisa Pankakoski, a postgraduate researcher at the School of Welsh, shares her top tips for a smoother research journey. Read part one here! Completing a
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Words of wisdom for new postgraduate researchers: Part one

Posted on 18 September 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Are you just starting out on your PhD? It’s likely to be an exciting but also daunting time for you. Rest assured that nerves are totally normal! In this mini blog series, Kaisa Pankakoski, a postgraduate researcher at the School of Welsh, shares her top tips for a smoother research journey. Completing a PhD is
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Looking beyond the horizon for new vaccine strategies against HIV-1 infection

Posted on 27 August 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

James Wheeldon, School of Medicine HIV/AIDS remains a global threat affecting 37.9 million In the developed world, HIV/AIDS is now effectively managed, to the point where patients who adhere to highly-active combined anti-retroviral therapy can live near-normal life expectancies. Nevertheless, Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) still remains a significant threat to life in many parts
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Parents’ drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively impacts all areas of child well-being – new study

Posted on 21 August 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Emily Lowthian, School of Social Sciences, and Simon C Moore, Professor of Public Health Research, Co-Director of Crime and Security Research Institute and Director of Alcohol & Violence Research Group. We all know that the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs harms our own health. But many people are not aware that their use of
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Mary Poppins’s magic could transform the Chinese cinema scene

Posted on 7 August 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Hiu Man Chan, School of Journalism, Media and Culture After 54 years, Mary Poppins has made a comeback in the aptly named sequel, Mary Poppins Returns. Grossing more than US$300m worldwide (so far) and now nominated for two Academy Awards it is fair to say that Disney has a hit on its hands. A quintessentially
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Exploring patients’ experiences of eye injections for neovascular AMD

Posted on 30 July 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Did you know that AMD currently affects about 700,000 individuals in the UK? Statistical models have estimated that these numbers will rise to 3.8 million by 2050. But what exactly is AMD? Here, Christina Yiallouridou from the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, shares her research into this condition. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a
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Friends, digs and life lessons: thoughts on my PhD so far

Posted on 9 July 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Everyone’s PhD journey is different, and we’re excited to capture and celebrate this diversity of experience on our blog. In this post, Adelle Bricking, a 2nd year PhD student from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, shares some memories and lessons from her PhD journey so far. I am going to get this down
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Should you go on a writing retreat?

Posted on 17 June 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Do you struggle to find the time and motivation to get going with your writing? It can be difficult to find the right time and environment in which to write productively. That’s why the Doctoral Academy offers residential writers’ retreats, providing you with an intensive writing environment for the final stages of your doctoral research.
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Posted on 10 June 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Earlier this year, we challenged postgraduate researchers from across the University to present their research in just three minutes and with only one slide. Cardiff University has taken part in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for the last five years, and this year saw our highest level of interest to date. In the
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22q11.2 deletion: the most common syndrome you have never heard of

Posted on 4 June 2019 by doctoral-academy-blog

Natali_Mis/www.shutterstock.com Hayley Moulding, School of Medicine You wouldn’t be blamed for thinking that 22q11.2 was a postcode or password. My guess is you wouldn’t have thought it was the most prevalent syndrome of its kind. So let’s talk about “22q”. Everyone has 23 pairs of chromosomes – that’s 46 all together. Chromosomes are made of
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