Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is fast approaching on the 10-16 May 2021. The theme this year is 'Nature', as research conducted by the […]
I write, numb-nosed and icy-fingered, having just returned from what I've begun to describe as my lunchtime "wellbeing walk". That is, the only excuse to get out and about during […]
On Monday I woke to the news that a new study had been published on the benefits of cold water swimming as a potential deterrent for dementia. I lay in […]
After an extended hiatus, we are pleased to say we have dusted off the cobwebs and are back in the swing of things*. A lot has happened since the last […]
Lets go to the beach? yeah cool, meet you in the middle. Photo: Drew Stoodley At Mission Beach last week I watched a pod of around 10 dolphins play in […]
Earlier this month, I was invited to exhibit at Over Seas Apparel in Cardiff's Queen's Arcade. The exhibition was to be part of an event on the 15th of November […]
By Danielle Robertson This piece is a collection of voices from the female surfing community who wanted to respond to a piece printed in Wavelength magazine in July 2019, which […]
Last week I was taken on a mini paddle board expedition. When we arrived at the beach at around 7pm on Labor Day, a late August public holiday, the area […]
Oops! It's been so long since I have updated this. Lots has happened. I'm somehow now in the writing up phase of my PhD programme! I completed a second phase […]
The School of Geography and Planning hosted an impact and engagment event last week, which welcomed esteemed international Professors Krista Comer (Rice University, USA) and Belinda Wheaton (University of Waikato, […]
Last summer I worked on a paper with Professor Anderson to present at the RGS IBG conference in London. It was a pretty daunting experience; a big conference where i […]
I'm in California! Phase two of our international collaboration scoping trip is now in full swing. After a quick tour of Hollywood, a stroll along Venice Beach and a few […]
Boom crash, swoosh. The ocean is well known for its distinguishable sound, the wind, water and waves all moving around, shouting their presence. Their absence is quickly noticed on a […]
"Hey, do you want to go surfing? There’s a wave today.” “Yeah sure. I’ll grab my board, we’ll drive to the beach, we’ll get changed and we’ll go in the […]
Surfing was once the territory of the salty faced slacker, the maverick, the “original rebel”. Today however, it seems that surfers can be found in all walks of life. Professional […]
Spiders, backpacks and their unexpected link to researcher positionality. Usually when I go away and start a blog, I write and write for the first few days and then life […]
After a couple of days having China reminding me how much tougher it is than me (we’ll save those stories for another day, or you can check out https://shenzhenigans.wordpress.com/ […]
The big research trip begins. A few months ago, before I started my PhD, my supervisor made me aware of a funding opportunity and set me a task of doing […]
This blog is going to document the trials, tribulations and travels that I encounter as I work towards a PhD on surfing as a social movement. Yes, surfing. But it's not going […]
