Dr Sherran Clarence (SFHEA)
@phdgirlsa.bsky.social
Writer, blogger, academic, mum, wife, catmum, sometime surfer, avid knitter and sewist, semi-reformed sugar addict. My work was pirated by Meta to train their AI. https://phdinahundredsteps.com
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I’m Dr Sherran Clarence, and I work in doctoral education and researcher development @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social. I also blog about being a researcher and doing doctoral research and I write about and research inclusion and emotion in doctoral study. #PhDchat @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social
MidCareer girl: Confidence, expertise and humility in mid career
In a post I wrote in 2013, shortly after launching this blog, I introduced you all to PhDgirl - my alter-ego, my superhero self, who was confident and clever, who could write and think and speak eruditely and articulately about her…
In a post I wrote in 2013, shortly after launching this blog, I introduced you all to PhDgirl - my alter-ego, my superhero self, who was confident and clever, who could write and think and speak eruditely and articulately about her…
MidCareer girl: Confidence, expertise and humility in mid career
In a post I wrote in 2013, shortly after launching this blog, I introduced you all to PhDgirl - my alter-ego, my superhero self, who was confident and clever, who could write and think and speak eruditely and articulately about her research. In short, she helped me to 'fake it' til I made it, to claim a researcher identity I didn't always feel completely at ease with.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
MidCareer girl: Confidence, expertise and humility in mid career
In a post I wrote in 2013, shortly after launching this blog, I introduced you all to PhDgirl - my alter-ego, my superhero self, who was confident and clever, who could write and think and speak eruditely and articulately about her…
In a post I wrote in 2013, shortly after launching this blog, I introduced you all to PhDgirl - my alter-ego, my superhero self, who was confident and clever, who could write and think and speak eruditely and articulately about her…
Insightful post from @drjacquelineharley.bsky.social on how essential resilience, stamina and adaptability are to success and thriving in doctoral study. #Resilience is not only an individual attribute; we cultivate it in and with our #researchcommunities, who are NB agents of the #hiddencurriculum.
Thriving in doctoral studies: the Hidden Curriculum as a pathway to growth and resilience. Dr Jacqueline Harley gives us her take:
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Thriving in doctoral studies: the Hidden Curriculum as a pathway to growth and resilience
Dr Jacqueline Harley, Educator and Researcher, formerly an Assistant Professor, currently writing and reflecting on healthcare leadership and academic practice. Embarking on a doctorate is often li…
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May 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Insightful post from @drjacquelineharley.bsky.social on how essential resilience, stamina and adaptability are to success and thriving in doctoral study. #Resilience is not only an individual attribute; we cultivate it in and with our #researchcommunities, who are NB agents of the #hiddencurriculum.
#NTUDoctoral Conference closed with a #FameLab session featuring 5 diverse presentations on piezoelectric technology, healthier homes, material culture and furniture use, the gut microbiome and pancreatic cancer, and understanding the mystery of Tau proteins and their role in cancer. #Inspiring
April 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#NTUDoctoral Conference closed with a #FameLab session featuring 5 diverse presentations on piezoelectric technology, healthier homes, material culture and furniture use, the gut microbiome and pancreatic cancer, and understanding the mystery of Tau proteins and their role in cancer. #Inspiring
#NTUDoctoral snapshots - I feel after these two days that the future is in good hands. I listened to research today on everything from early Alzheimer’s diagnosis for adults with Down syndrome to understanding the behaviour of specific proteins associated with forms of cancer. #AcademicChatter
April 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#NTUDoctoral snapshots - I feel after these two days that the future is in good hands. I listened to research today on everything from early Alzheimer’s diagnosis for adults with Down syndrome to understanding the behaviour of specific proteins associated with forms of cancer. #AcademicChatter
#NTUDoctoral Research Showcase - lots of conversation, research sharing, and excitement about the different PhD projects being undertaken by our #doctoral researchers. #Interdisciplinary networking in action! #PhDchat #AcademicChatter
April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#NTUDoctoral Research Showcase - lots of conversation, research sharing, and excitement about the different PhD projects being undertaken by our #doctoral researchers. #Interdisciplinary networking in action! #PhDchat #AcademicChatter
Rich presentations this afternoon, on the ethical, emotional, personal implications of researching communities - especially those we are part of and identify strongly with. Can we - should we - be impartial, or can our partiality strengthen research impact? #ethics #communityresearch #NTUDoctoral
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Rich presentations this afternoon, on the ethical, emotional, personal implications of researching communities - especially those we are part of and identify strongly with. Can we - should we - be impartial, or can our partiality strengthen research impact? #ethics #communityresearch #NTUDoctoral
Feliciano Domingos presenting his research on bioaccoustics - understanding marine sound landscapes to explore the effects of noise pollution on the behaviour and stress to marine animals. Can we communicate with marine life through understanding how they use sound? #NTUDoctoral #marineresearch #PhD
April 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Feliciano Domingos presenting his research on bioaccoustics - understanding marine sound landscapes to explore the effects of noise pollution on the behaviour and stress to marine animals. Can we communicate with marine life through understanding how they use sound? #NTUDoctoral #marineresearch #PhD
Oluwasegun Apejoye presenting his systematic review looking at using machine learning to protect cyber networks and home devices which are vulnerable to hacking. Can Network Intrusion Detection Systems help keep us safe? #cybercrime #machinelearning #stopthebots @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oluwasegun Apejoye presenting his systematic review looking at using machine learning to protect cyber networks and home devices which are vulnerable to hacking. Can Network Intrusion Detection Systems help keep us safe? #cybercrime #machinelearning #stopthebots @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social
@ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social is hosting our annual 2-day PGR Research Conference in Nottingham, with 50 PGR presenting their research and thinking about #interdisciplinarity. Kicked off with Prof Andy Newton talking about the need for collaborative approaches to solving big problems. #PhDchat
April 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social is hosting our annual 2-day PGR Research Conference in Nottingham, with 50 PGR presenting their research and thinking about #interdisciplinarity. Kicked off with Prof Andy Newton talking about the need for collaborative approaches to solving big problems. #PhDchat
Trans women are not men, they’re women. And they are no threat to other women if they share a bathroom or a changing room or any other room. I cannot understand this ruling. It’s wrong. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... #transrightsarehumanrights #standwithtranscommunities
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April 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trans women are not men, they’re women. And they are no threat to other women if they share a bathroom or a changing room or any other room. I cannot understand this ruling. It’s wrong. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... #transrightsarehumanrights #standwithtranscommunities
Sitting outside in the warm sunshine, eating my lunch and admiring my blueberry plants. Hard to be inside working today. Spring is such a hopeful season - not sure I fully appreciated it until I moved to the UK. #springthaw #sunnydays #vitaminD
April 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Sitting outside in the warm sunshine, eating my lunch and admiring my blueberry plants. Hard to be inside working today. Spring is such a hopeful season - not sure I fully appreciated it until I moved to the UK. #springthaw #sunnydays #vitaminD
Such a great day inducting a new cohort of #UfNCollaboratory #PhD students into our doctoral training programme, alongside their PhD and community supervisors. Getting the project teams and research off to a strong start, facilitated by the #NCCPE (thanks Zoe and Laura!) @mattjaywhy.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Such a great day inducting a new cohort of #UfNCollaboratory #PhD students into our doctoral training programme, alongside their PhD and community supervisors. Getting the project teams and research off to a strong start, facilitated by the #NCCPE (thanks Zoe and Laura!) @mattjaywhy.bsky.social
Chris Bryant and Peter Kyle need to #DoTheRightThing and protect authors' work from being stolen and pirated by #Meta #RespectAuthorsWork #MetaBookThieves #StopThieves
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Chris Bryant and Peter Kyle need to #DoTheRightThing and protect authors' work from being stolen and pirated by #Meta #RespectAuthorsWork #MetaBookThieves #StopThieves
Spent a couple of days in March with @laurenjnixon.bsky.social at #IlamHallYHA in the #PeakDistrict running a 2-day retreat for NTU PhD students. Everyone got a lot of good work done, but the best part for many was the opportunity to meet new peers & friends #PhDchat #worklifebalance #writingretreat
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Spent a couple of days in March with @laurenjnixon.bsky.social at #IlamHallYHA in the #PeakDistrict running a 2-day retreat for NTU PhD students. Everyone got a lot of good work done, but the best part for many was the opportunity to meet new peers & friends #PhDchat #worklifebalance #writingretreat
I wrote this post for The Auditorium blog, about the inclusive doctoral recruitment and admissions work I have been involved in at #NottinghamTrentUniversity as part of The EDEPI Project and UfN Co(l)laboratory. @mattjaywhy.bsky.social @laurenjnixon.bsky.social theauditorium.blog/2025/03/13/i...
Inclusive doctoral recruitment and development: considering challenges and possibilities
Dr Sherran Clarence, Senior Lecturer, Doctoral Education and Development, Nottingham Trent University What does ‘inclusion’ mean to you, in a higher education context? Who needs to be included and …
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March 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I wrote this post for The Auditorium blog, about the inclusive doctoral recruitment and admissions work I have been involved in at #NottinghamTrentUniversity as part of The EDEPI Project and UfN Co(l)laboratory. @mattjaywhy.bsky.social @laurenjnixon.bsky.social theauditorium.blog/2025/03/13/i...
Reposted by Dr Sherran Clarence (SFHEA)
Let’s be clear: there is no provision in our constitutional order for the arbitrary confiscation of white-owned land, nor any serious suggestion that the current government plans to pursue such a strategy.
EXPROPRIATION ACT OP-ED: Cutting through the maze of disinformation – a guide to land reform in South Africa
www.dailymaverick.co.za
February 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Let’s be clear: there is no provision in our constitutional order for the arbitrary confiscation of white-owned land, nor any serious suggestion that the current government plans to pursue such a strategy.
I deleted my Airbnb account this evening. It is a small thing to do, but the small things do add up. There are so many rabbit holes, you can’t go down them all, but you can take a stand where you are able to, like leaving Twitter and being here. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... #stopthemadness
Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE
Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media
www.independent.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I deleted my Airbnb account this evening. It is a small thing to do, but the small things do add up. There are so many rabbit holes, you can’t go down them all, but you can take a stand where you are able to, like leaving Twitter and being here. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... #stopthemadness
Rest is peace, Prof Elbow.
Peter Elbow was one of my first writing teachers through ‘Writing without teachers’ + and I use his tools and advice in my teaching to this day.
I was fortunate to hear him speak several years ago - such a gentle, kind + thoughtful man.
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Peter Elbow was one of my first writing teachers through ‘Writing without teachers’ + and I use his tools and advice in my teaching to this day.
I was fortunate to hear him speak several years ago - such a gentle, kind + thoughtful man.
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Peter Elbow Obituary February 6, 2025 - The Co-op Funeral Home of People's Memorial
View Peter Elbow's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Rest is peace, Prof Elbow.
Peter Elbow was one of my first writing teachers through ‘Writing without teachers’ + and I use his tools and advice in my teaching to this day.
I was fortunate to hear him speak several years ago - such a gentle, kind + thoughtful man.
www.funerals.coop/obituaries/p...
Peter Elbow was one of my first writing teachers through ‘Writing without teachers’ + and I use his tools and advice in my teaching to this day.
I was fortunate to hear him speak several years ago - such a gentle, kind + thoughtful man.
www.funerals.coop/obituaries/p...
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Last push for participants for our study of sex/gender differences in cognition- we desperately need more autistic men and neurotypical men to take part. You will need a computer/laptop with a keyboard to complete the study.
www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.2/surv...
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PsyToolkit
PsyToolkit: Run psychological studies online.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Last push for participants for our study of sex/gender differences in cognition- we desperately need more autistic men and neurotypical men to take part. You will need a computer/laptop with a keyboard to complete the study.
www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.2/surv...
www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.2/surv...
Just ran a workshop on understanding self-sabotage & procrastination + challenging discourses in #academia that say our worth+value = our productivity+outputs. Talking to #PhD and #earlycareer scholars about this is vital to change these discourses + their effects #inclusion #researchculture
February 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just ran a workshop on understanding self-sabotage & procrastination + challenging discourses in #academia that say our worth+value = our productivity+outputs. Talking to #PhD and #earlycareer scholars about this is vital to change these discourses + their effects #inclusion #researchculture
Struggling to blog recently - can't keep writing posts about how I can't write - and it all seems a bit futile in the face of the world rn. Found this post from 2016 that resonated & gave me a bit of a push to maybe write something new: phdinahundredsteps.com/2016/11/13/g... #mentalhealth #writing
Grappling with complexity in a world gone mad
I’m not sure how to write this post. I have not posted on the blog for a while. I don’t really want to write any more ‘I’m so tired I can’t write posts’, but I n…
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February 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Struggling to blog recently - can't keep writing posts about how I can't write - and it all seems a bit futile in the face of the world rn. Found this post from 2016 that resonated & gave me a bit of a push to maybe write something new: phdinahundredsteps.com/2016/11/13/g... #mentalhealth #writing
I’m Dr Sherran Clarence, and I work in doctoral education and researcher development @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social. I also blog about being a researcher and doing doctoral research and I write about and research inclusion and emotion in doctoral study. #PhDchat @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I’m Dr Sherran Clarence, and I work in doctoral education and researcher development @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social. I also blog about being a researcher and doing doctoral research and I write about and research inclusion and emotion in doctoral study. #PhDchat @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social
To keep, to break or to make the ‘rules’… that is a question
What are the 'rules' of dissertation writing? They almost certainly differ between fields. In the visual arts, for example, a dissertation would almost certainly include text as well as images, textiles, design elements of a certain…
What are the 'rules' of dissertation writing? They almost certainly differ between fields. In the visual arts, for example, a dissertation would almost certainly include text as well as images, textiles, design elements of a certain…
To keep, to break or to make the ‘rules’… that is a question
What are the 'rules' of dissertation writing? They almost certainly differ between fields. In the visual arts, for example, a dissertation would almost certainly include text as well as images, textiles, design elements of a certain shape and form. In Mathematics, a dissertation would have to include mathematical 'language' and forms as well as more conventional text, as arguments are made in equations as well as in other forms of writing.
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December 4, 2024 at 11:11 AM
To keep, to break or to make the ‘rules’… that is a question
What are the 'rules' of dissertation writing? They almost certainly differ between fields. In the visual arts, for example, a dissertation would almost certainly include text as well as images, textiles, design elements of a certain…
What are the 'rules' of dissertation writing? They almost certainly differ between fields. In the visual arts, for example, a dissertation would almost certainly include text as well as images, textiles, design elements of a certain…
New post up on the blog: Considering trust and trustworthiness in #doctoralsupervision practice: tinyurl.com/3mrjn47v. What does it mean to "trust the process" in research, especially when you are new to doctoral study, or to research supervision?
#inclusivepractice
#researchcultureandenvironment
#inclusivepractice
#researchcultureandenvironment
Considering trust and trustworthiness in doctoral supervision
In July of this year I went to a conference in South Africa, the Higher Education Close-Up conference (one of my favourites because it is small and very collegial and constructive). The theme of th…
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November 29, 2024 at 2:17 PM
New post up on the blog: Considering trust and trustworthiness in #doctoralsupervision practice: tinyurl.com/3mrjn47v. What does it mean to "trust the process" in research, especially when you are new to doctoral study, or to research supervision?
#inclusivepractice
#researchcultureandenvironment
#inclusivepractice
#researchcultureandenvironment