LJMU Doctoral Academy
@ljmudoctoral.bsky.social
Here to support Postgraduate Researchers and Supervisors at LJMU, posting about researcher development, events and resources relating to the PGR experience, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral-academy
Thank you to 19 PGRs who joined The Doctoral Academy's "Book Time to Write" Writing Retreat at Liverpool Central Library today. We're here every month, book a place via eDoc.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you to 19 PGRs who joined The Doctoral Academy's "Book Time to Write" Writing Retreat at Liverpool Central Library today. We're here every month, book a place via eDoc.
IHR webinar about exciting new Applied History Fellowships taking place tomorrow afternoon!
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
IHR webinar about exciting new Applied History Fellowships taking place tomorrow afternoon!
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Our Carve Your PhD @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social winners are here! We were blown away by the creativity and carving skills demonstrated by our fantastic entrants! The judges' first choice was: Tom Hyatt, School of Arts & Creative Industries: Electromagnetic Art: A Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our Carve Your PhD @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social winners are here! We were blown away by the creativity and carving skills demonstrated by our fantastic entrants! The judges' first choice was: Tom Hyatt, School of Arts & Creative Industries: Electromagnetic Art: A Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell
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Gather round @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social students and carvers 🎃, it's your chance to vote for the winning LJMU Carve Your PhD! Inspired by @openresearchuoa.bsky.social we launched our own competition. To view the entrants and vote yourself go here: ljmuresearchsupport.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/c...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Gather round @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social students and carvers 🎃, it's your chance to vote for the winning LJMU Carve Your PhD! Inspired by @openresearchuoa.bsky.social we launched our own competition. To view the entrants and vote yourself go here: ljmuresearchsupport.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/c...
We second this! The quality and creativity shown by our PhD carvers is quite amazing! Photos to follow. Carve your PhD has to be an annual feature in the PhD calendar from now on…..
Mind is currently blown by the wonderful @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social Carve Your PhD competition entries. Creative, beautiful and really lovely. Well done, carvers! 🎃
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
We second this! The quality and creativity shown by our PhD carvers is quite amazing! Photos to follow. Carve your PhD has to be an annual feature in the PhD calendar from now on…..
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Each time we get a Carve Your PhD entry, we are grateful to @openresearchuoa.bsky.social for their wonderful contest to brighten up these autumnal days as they get darker. Get them in, @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social (check your emails for the reminder!)
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Each time we get a Carve Your PhD entry, we are grateful to @openresearchuoa.bsky.social for their wonderful contest to brighten up these autumnal days as they get darker. Get them in, @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social (check your emails for the reminder!)
ArtsGroupie CIC, with PGR John Maguire, have FREE half term activities: Liverpool Irish Festival 2 Guided Tours of Museum of Liverpool Irish Collection Sat 25 11am & 12:15 pm AND Spooky Storytime Thurs 30 & Fri 31 Oct liverpoolbidcompany.com/halloween/
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/famil...
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/famil...
Halloween | Liverpool BID Company
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October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
ArtsGroupie CIC, with PGR John Maguire, have FREE half term activities: Liverpool Irish Festival 2 Guided Tours of Museum of Liverpool Irish Collection Sat 25 11am & 12:15 pm AND Spooky Storytime Thurs 30 & Fri 31 Oct liverpoolbidcompany.com/halloween/
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/famil...
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/famil...
Delighted to be at Postgrad LIVE Manchester today on behalf of the Doctoral Academy, talking to prospective students about postgraduate research opportunities at LJMU.
www.findamasters.com/events/postg...
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral... for more information on joining us as a PGR at LJMU!
www.findamasters.com/events/postg...
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral... for more information on joining us as a PGR at LJMU!
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Delighted to be at Postgrad LIVE Manchester today on behalf of the Doctoral Academy, talking to prospective students about postgraduate research opportunities at LJMU.
www.findamasters.com/events/postg...
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral... for more information on joining us as a PGR at LJMU!
www.findamasters.com/events/postg...
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/the-doctoral... for more information on joining us as a PGR at LJMU!
These Postgraduate Researchers braved Ghosts, Ghouls, the most Haunted Street in Northern England & St James Necropolis with Shiverpool Ghost Tours! All 22 Souls returned safe & sound 👻💀
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
These Postgraduate Researchers braved Ghosts, Ghouls, the most Haunted Street in Northern England & St James Necropolis with Shiverpool Ghost Tours! All 22 Souls returned safe & sound 👻💀
Thank you to all the PGRs who joined today's Virtual Writing Retreat. So good to return to LJMU's Wednesday Writing Afternoon
October 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you to all the PGRs who joined today's Virtual Writing Retreat. So good to return to LJMU's Wednesday Writing Afternoon
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Oh, it's ON @openresearchuoa.bsky.social Inspired by your contest, we're now taking your advice/guidance/contest and created a competition at LJMU. It's now live for all of our @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social PGRs. Check your inboxes and let's GET CARVIN'. With thanks to our open research friends!
It's the first day of October and therefore the start of the Halloween Season 🎃👻🍬
We're thrilled to announce another year of our Carve your PhD contest, where we challenge our wonderful PGRs to represent their dissertation topic as a Jack O' Lantern. Have Fun! Get Spooky!
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We're thrilled to announce another year of our Carve your PhD contest, where we challenge our wonderful PGRs to represent their dissertation topic as a Jack O' Lantern. Have Fun! Get Spooky!
abdn.site/phD
a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery
Alt: a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery
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October 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Oh, it's ON @openresearchuoa.bsky.social Inspired by your contest, we're now taking your advice/guidance/contest and created a competition at LJMU. It's now live for all of our @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social PGRs. Check your inboxes and let's GET CARVIN'. With thanks to our open research friends!
Great to see this. Congratulations on your nomination Amanda!
We were lucky to have Amanda Bennett speak at one of our research cafes that we run with @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social Absolutely fascinating work, from a fantastic researcher!
Good luck to PhD Psychology student Amanda Bennett who has been nominated for a national BAME Health and Care award. 🎉
We caught up with Amanda to talk about her journey into PhD study and how she is breaking down race barriers.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
We caught up with Amanda to talk about her journey into PhD study and how she is breaking down race barriers.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
September 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Great to see this. Congratulations on your nomination Amanda!
We hosted 20 Postgraduate Researchers at our second Writing Retreat at Liverpool Central Library. A wonderful historic venue for PhD work & to connect with the PGR Community. We'll be back regularly, be sure to book your place, contact us or see eDoc for details.
September 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We hosted 20 Postgraduate Researchers at our second Writing Retreat at Liverpool Central Library. A wonderful historic venue for PhD work & to connect with the PGR Community. We'll be back regularly, be sure to book your place, contact us or see eDoc for details.
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Suicide prevention charity, Martin Gallier Project, backed by LJMU experts has unveiled vital research in Parliament to help reshape the UK’s response to suicidal crisis.
The report could become a blueprint for prevention.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
The report could become a blueprint for prevention.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Suicide prevention charity, Martin Gallier Project, backed by LJMU experts has unveiled vital research in Parliament to help reshape the UK’s response to suicidal crisis.
The report could become a blueprint for prevention.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
The report could become a blueprint for prevention.
Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Good to see Dr Kate Slade, LJMU PhD alum, in the lineup for the Science Comedy Spectacular at LEAF this Friday, 8:30pm (advance tickets sold out, walk in tickets available on the door) britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... Part of British Science Festival this week!
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Good to see Dr Kate Slade, LJMU PhD alum, in the lineup for the Science Comedy Spectacular at LEAF this Friday, 8:30pm (advance tickets sold out, walk in tickets available on the door) britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... Part of British Science Festival this week!
What a fantastic resource for qualitative PGRs, from LJMU's Peter Blundell!
I've been interviewing some #Qualitative researchers for my YouTube channel exploring their experiences of the PhD process. New interview each month
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQm...
My PhD Life as a Qualitative Researcher with Dr Bethan Taylor and Dr Peter Blundell
YouTube video by Dr Peter Blundell
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September 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What a fantastic resource for qualitative PGRs, from LJMU's Peter Blundell!
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A great trip on Mersey Ferry River Cruise! Thank you to all PGRs who came along 👍🚢
July 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A great trip on Mersey Ferry River Cruise! Thank you to all PGRs who came along 👍🚢
PGR Festival 2025 Huge thank you to PGR Festival Committee, 3MT Finalists, Poster Competition Entrants & all 160 Delegates who ensured this year's event was a success. Don't forget the Spotify "If your PhD was a song" playlist 3 hours of music nominated by Delegates open.spotify.com/playlist/2K1...
May 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
PGR Festival 2025 Huge thank you to PGR Festival Committee, 3MT Finalists, Poster Competition Entrants & all 160 Delegates who ensured this year's event was a success. Don't forget the Spotify "If your PhD was a song" playlist 3 hours of music nominated by Delegates open.spotify.com/playlist/2K1...
Registration for LJMU's 2025 PGR Festival is now open! Whether you're pressing play on new ideas, pausing to reflect, or rewinding through past lessons, this festival is your space to explore, share, and celebrate your research journey!
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/PGRFest25 for full programme and to book!
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/PGRFest25 for full programme and to book!
April 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Registration for LJMU's 2025 PGR Festival is now open! Whether you're pressing play on new ideas, pausing to reflect, or rewinding through past lessons, this festival is your space to explore, share, and celebrate your research journey!
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/PGRFest25 for full programme and to book!
See www.ljmu.ac.uk/PGRFest25 for full programme and to book!
The School of Advanced Study has an amazing looking free online research training programme, open to all! Topics include academic writing, narrative CVs, book and article publishing, and some specifically for Humanities researchers too: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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All the latest events from the School of Advanced Study.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The School of Advanced Study has an amazing looking free online research training programme, open to all! Topics include academic writing, narrative CVs, book and article publishing, and some specifically for Humanities researchers too: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
LJMU PGRs: If you haven't already, please do complete PRES! let us know your experience on everything from supervision and resources to academic support and opportunities. Your honest feedback will help us to shape a better experience for you and fellow researchers! www.ljmu.ac.uk/PRES25
April 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
LJMU PGRs: If you haven't already, please do complete PRES! let us know your experience on everything from supervision and resources to academic support and opportunities. Your honest feedback will help us to shape a better experience for you and fellow researchers! www.ljmu.ac.uk/PRES25
A productive & entertaining PGR Community Writing Day at Liverpool Central Library, including at Curator lead visit to Lights Up Liverpool exhibition
April 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A productive & entertaining PGR Community Writing Day at Liverpool Central Library, including at Curator lead visit to Lights Up Liverpool exhibition
Listening to Alicia Smith, Culture Liverpool and LJMU alumni, opening keynote at APSS PGR conference. So many amazing and inspirational cultural projects going on in Liverpool neighbourhoods right now….
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Listening to Alicia Smith, Culture Liverpool and LJMU alumni, opening keynote at APSS PGR conference. So many amazing and inspirational cultural projects going on in Liverpool neighbourhoods right now….
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CMCH presents British Institutions & the Legacies of Enslavement
Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians
All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU
Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians
All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU
March 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
CMCH presents British Institutions & the Legacies of Enslavement
Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians
All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU
Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians
All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU