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Host Organisation:Guesthouse Projects (Glasgow) HEI: University of Aberdeen PhD Research Synopsis: Valuing young audiences – how children experience and value … More

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Thinking about a PhD but unsure how to start the process? 🎓 In our latest blog, University of Edinburgh researcher & resident blogger Olivia Shaw-Lovell shares her journey from first idea to securing PhD funding, with practical advice for applicants. Read it here: sgsahblog.com/2026/07/31/t...

The PhD Journey Begins Before Enrollment: The Journey to Finding Your PhD Funding

At a time when higher education budgets are tightening and funding opportunities can feel increasingly uncertain, many people are questioning whether pursuing a PhD is still financially possible. F…

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New blog by our @sgsah.bsky.social CDA researcher Laura MacDonald - womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/07/04/c...

New little news bit about a new little blog, from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and @sgsah.bsky.social www.abdn.ac.uk/llmvc/news/2...

Precarity, emotional labour, and joy: on tour with small-scale performances

SGSAH-funded internship has prompted an exciting new blog from one of our Aberdeen PG researchers.

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☀️ Summer break doesn’t always mean a break from PhD research. Our latest SGSAH blog shares reflections on staying productive, managing expectations, balancing family life and making time to rest during the summer research season. 👉 Read the blog: sgsahblog.com/2026/07/24/w...

When Everyone Else Is on Break: Surviving the Summer Research Season

One of the things I learned very quickly during my first year as a PhD student is that summer break does not necessarily mean a break from the PhD. While the university becomes quieter and everyone…

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Meet our new Featured Researcher, Eleanor Dawson! ✨ Eleanor's PhD @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social explores Scottish heritage collections to gain insight into women, sport and the visual in Scottish sport history, 1840-1940. Discover her story & research in full → sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

The SGSAH July 2026 newsletter is here 📨 In this issue: ➡️ We’re hiring: Training Associate Directors ➡️ Meet our new EDI Associate Director, Blogger & Digi Curator ➡️ Host a funded PhD research intern in 2027 ➡️ Community achievements, events…and more! 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

Cake, conversations, unexpected reading recs, and a little divine intervention 🍰📚 In our latest SGSAH blog, an anonymous contributor reflects on attending the University of Edinburgh School of Divinity PG Summer School and why showing up matters. Read it here: sgsahblog.com/2026/07/03/t...

The Summer School Musings: Cake, Conversations, and a Little Divine Intervention

There is something oddly comforting about finding yourself in a room full of other postgraduate students and realising that the academic world is much larger than your own desk, your own department…

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Huge congratulations and well done to our Year 2's whose hard work helped create another successful SGSAH Year 2 Symposium! 👏🥳 Extra shout out to our organisers: Cristina, Esther, Mhairi, Stefan and Tomas who planned and executed the entire symposium! 🎉📚 #SGSAH #PhDCommunity #ThankYou #SGSAHEvents

✨ New on the SGSAH blog “In many ways, my PhD simply gave academic language to questions that community work had already been asking me for years” In her first post, Olivia Shaw-Lovell reflects on the community work shaping her research on trauma & healing. Read: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/29/t...

The Questions That Existed Before Academia

New resident blogger, Olivia Shaw Lovell, introduces her work, and what excites her most about contributing to this SGSAH blog space.

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📣 Fully-funded PhD: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 With @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social, @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social & @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Closing date: 3 June 🔗 archaeologyorkney.com/2026/05/11/f...

Applicants sought for funded PhD investigating the heritage of Fair Isle - Archaeology Orkney

The UHI Archaeology Institute and Glasgow School of Art, in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, are delighted to announce a new ARCS funded PhD opportunity investigating the heritage o...

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Amazing PhD opportunity working on the archaeology and landscape of Fair Isle. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The SGSAH May 2026 newsletter is here 📨 ✨ Inside this issue: ➡️ Summer School spotlights ➡️ Invitation for Supervisors ➡️ PhD viva successes ➡️ Funding opportunities ➡️ New publications...and more! 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

It's been a joy to work on this forthcoming exhibition (RAIN at National Library of Scotland) as the moving image curator and coordinator of sound-art project 'Experiences of Rain'. Thanks to Jelena Sofronijevic and @sgsah.bsky.social for the preview: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/05/w...

‘When people think of Scotland, they often think of rain’

Dr Sarah Mackay and Dr Emily Munro, returning guest bloggers, share their forthcoming exhibition at the National Library of Scotland, researching the nation’s relationship with wet weather.

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✨ New on the SGSAH blog: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲. Harriet Crisp reflects on the ongoing legacy of the EARTH Scholarships (2023–2025), delivered by SGSAH in collaboration w/ British Council Scotland. Read the full blog: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/11/t...

Traces and tracks: Reflecting on the EARTH Scholarships impact programme

As EARTH Scholars reconvened in Glasgow during Earth Day 2026, Harriet Crisp reflects on the impact of a unique international programme at the intersection of environmental arts and humanities.

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What support do PhD supervisors need now? Join our SGSAH Supervisor Forum (Open Floor), 17 June, 2–3pm (online). Open to all Arts & Humanities supervisors & PGR support staff across Scotland. Share ideas & shape what comes next... 🔗 RSVP via our website: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

Registration now open for SGSAH Summer School 2026 🚀 18–19 June (online) + 24–25 June (Glasgow) For arts & humanities PhDs in Scotland, including our Doctoral Research Showcase (open to all) Explore the programme & book soon—spaces limited! padlet.com/sgsah/sgsah-...

SGSAH Summer School 2026 Programme

Booking via Eventbrite from 7 May: https://SGSAH_Summer_School_2026.eventbrite.co.uk

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Look! — A fully-funded practice-based PhD with @rcsofficial.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social exploring creativity, psychology and collaboration with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra 🎻 ⏳ Closing date: 26 May 🔗 Details: www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/arch... Spread the word! 🔄

A big thank you to Jelena Sofronijivec, our Blogger-in-Residence for the past 6 months, and to Rachel Millar, who has been our Digital Curator. We’ve really valued their contributions during this time. We’ll be introducing our new Blogger and Digital Curator over the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

What can rain tell us about Scotland? ☔ In the latest SGSAH blog, Sarah Mackay @smgthomson.bsky.social & Emily Munro share their forthcoming exhibition 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 at the @natlibscot.bsky.social — exploring rain as shared heritage, cultural identity & connection. Read here: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/05/w...

‘When people think of Scotland, they often think of rain’

Dr Sarah Mackay and Dr Emily Munro, returning guest bloggers, share their forthcoming exhibition at the National Library of Scotland, researching the nation’s relationship with wet weather.

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✨ New SGSAH blog: 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Guest bloggers Cicely Farrer & Alison Scott reflect on creative, ethical ways of working with activist archives, following a collaborative event at @natlibscot.bsky.social, Kelvin Hall. Read more 👉 sgsahblog.com/2026/04/28/g...

Gathering around activism in the archives

Guest bloggers Cicely Farrer and Alison Scott reflect on their event, Creative Citizenship in the Archives, co-organised with the SGSAH KE Hub Citizenship, Culture & Ethics (CCE).

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PhD Film student has joined us at the archive on placement via a @sgsah.bsky.social internship, one of 20 students who joined us this term. Jack has been working on our ‘Alasdair & Others’ project and has been researching the connection between Gray and Hugh MacDiarmid.

🎬 PhD Opportunity: 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 In collaboration with @natlibscot.bsky.social, @qmuniversity.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Apps due by 06/05/2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/p...

Today, on Earth Day, in partnership with British Council Scotland, we're proud to host the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium, bringing EARTH scholars, mentors & partners together to share the real-world impact of the programme - in research, communities and futures shaped through collaboration.

🌍 This Earth Day 2026, SGSAH & British Council Scotland launch a new Impact Portfolio from the EARTH Scholarships Programme. Showcasing work by our EARTH Scholars (2023–25), it highlights creative, interdisciplinary responses shaping more sustainable futures. Explore: issuu.com/sgsah/docs/c...

#Glasgow bound today for the @sgsah.bsky.social #Earth symposium. Looking forward to meeting with other #PhD students and presenting how the #scholarship has shaped my research on human #RedDeer relationships in #Prehistory 📸 mine @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social #Zooarchaeology #Archaeology

Brilliant to be back with @sgsah.bsky.social for the EARTH Scholars reunion day - here with Harish Lokhun from @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scotland welcoming scholars back to Glasgow

📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Scottish video game heritage! ARCS-funded PhD researching a national collection of Scotland’s game history. With @abertayuni.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk & National Museum of Scotland. Apps due by 11/05/2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Video Game Heritage at Abertay University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Video Game Heritage at Abertay University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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This week we’d like to introduce our Board- Meet our Chair, Monica Callaghan—Head of Operations & Strategy @sgsah.bsky.social With 20+ years in arts leadership, she champions access, innovation, & inclusion. She joins us to support growth, learning and long-term impact. 📸 by Matthew Arthur Williams

Meet our new Featured Researcher, Cicely Farrer! ✨ Cicely's PhD @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social explores art, gender & activism, tracing how artists organised politically across the 20th century. Discover her story & research in full → sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...