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.

Delighted to be at Postgrad LIVE Manchester today on behalf of the Doctoral Academy, talking to prospective students about postgraduate research opportunities at LJMU.
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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

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.

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...

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!

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

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….

SAVE THE DATE! 21 May for the 2025 PGR Festival! We have a dedicated team of PGRs planning this year's event with the theme "Play, Pause, Rewind: the Rhythm of Research"

With 3MTs, posters, keynotes, workshops and other activities, it will be a day to share and celebrate your research journey!

What is a PhD? 2 sessions for LJMU students, graduates, external candidates & Staff to learn more about PhD study.

On campus 3-5pm, Mon 17 March, with Dr Scott Foster, Dr Komang Ralebitso Senior & Prof Cathy Montgomery.
Online version on Teams 2-4pm on Tue 1 April.
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Great to see so many of our new starters at today’s PGR welcome event! Now just hoping the rain clears for this afternoon’s trip to the Anglican cathedral tower 😬🤞🏼🤞🏼

PhD metaphors, cosy cafe, frost at sunrise and "books are my bag". @gladlib.bsky.social & The Doctoral Academy's mid-stage writing retreat - celebrating our inspirational Postgraduate Researcher Community

What does the middle stage of a doctorate feel like? A maze? Wading through treacle? A journey where you’ve lost the map? Or perhaps it’s more like a festival….. PhD metaphors revealing different degrees of joy and despair!

So nice to be back at @gladlib.bsky.social on such a sunny day, along with 16 LJMU PGRs. Appreciating the time, space and collegiality here, and hopefully overcoming any mid-stage PhD slumps in the process!